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NJPW News: Wrestle Kingdom 13 To Air Live On FITE

Published

5 years ago

November 29, 2018

New Japan’s big Wrestle Kingdom 13 will air live on FITE!

Once New Japan Pro Wrestling’s current World Tag League wraps up (see today’s latest results here), it will be back to Korakuen Hall for two shows before their next big event, Wrestle Kingdom 13 on January 4th.

We’ve already learned that AXS TV will be providing same day coverage of Wrestle Kingdom for the very first time (see that here) and now for those who want to check it out live without taking a painstakingly long flight to Japan, it’s been announced that the event will be available for purchase via FITE:

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 set to be available Live on FITE

Annual event set for Friday January 4, 2019

Main card and viewing details announced

New York City (November 29, 2018): FITE and New Japan Pro Wrestling announced today that their annual event Wrestle Kingdom 13, will stream live worldwide on the FITE digital streaming network from the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. Show time for the PPV broadcast is 3:00am ET/12 midnight PT on Friday January 4, 2019.

FITE, the world leader in the digital distribution of combat sports, will stream the event live on the www.FITE.TV website, FITE mobile apps for iOS/Android, and the FITE channels of Amazon Fire, Android, Apple TV, and Roku on a PPV basis. The mobile app can be downloaded for free in the iTunes/Google Play app stores. The must see event will be available live worldwide and will be available with English and Japanese commentary. It is priced at $34.99 USD on a PPV basis.

Wrestle Kingdom, held on January 4th each year, is the largest event of the year for New Japan Pro Wrestling and is slated to sell out the Tokyo Dome again this year. Wrestle Kingdom is the highest attended pro wrestling event in the world each year, second only to WWE’s WrestleMania.

This year’s event will feature between 8-10 matches. Internationally renowned wrestling stars, Kenny Omega vs Hiroshi Tanahashi and Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito are featured amongst others.

Fight Card announced to date:

IWGP Heavyweight title match Kenny Omega (Champion) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (Challenger)
IWGP Intercontinental title match Chris Jericho (Champion) vs Tetsuya Naito (Challenger)
Special Single Match – Kazuchika Okada vs Jay White
IWGP Junior Heavy Title Match – Kushida (Champion) vs Taiji Ishimori (Challenger)
IWGP Junior Tag Title 3-way match – Yoshinobu Kanemaru/el Desperado vs Sho/Yoh vs Bushi/Shingo Takagi

Go to www.FITE.tv or www.NJPW1972.com

About FITE TV:
FITE is a premium digital live streaming network. With live programming from 250+ partners from over 30 countries, FITE delivers MMA, Professional Wrestling, Boxing, and Kickboxing events live to it’s million registered viewers. Since its launch in February 2016, FITE has presented over-1,500 live events and offers over-12,000 hours of video library available to watch on demand. FITE proprietary instant streaming technology allows viewers to seamlessly cast premium live events to connected screens across the world. FITE is available as a mobile app on iOS and Android mobile devices, online at www.FITE.tv and on the Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Android TV platforms.

About New Japan Pro-Wrestling:Formed in 1972, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is the largest pro-wrestling promotion in Japan and second in the world. Known for delivering top-class wrestling matches and a rich history that spans over 46 years, that features over 150 matches a year. A wide range of world-class wrestlers participate in NJPW matches, with a new generation of popular stars including; Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenny Omega and Tetsuya Naito amongst numerous others.

Which match at Wrestle Kingdom are you looking forward to most? Let us know on social media @theCHAIRSHOTcom and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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What a start to the tournament!

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November 27, 2023

Steven Mitchell

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Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
Rush: 0-1, 0 points
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Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete

My Thoughts:

Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.

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In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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AEW announces Continental Classic entrants

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Tony Khan Reveals the Blue and Gold “Leagues!”

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Blue League

Bryan Danielson
Andrade El Idolo
Brody King
Claudio Castagnoli
Daniel Garcia
Eddie Kingston

Gold League

Jon Moxley
Swerve Strickland
Rush
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Every match has a 20 minute time limit
The winner of each match earns 3 points, losers earn 0, 1 point for a draw
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Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!