NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III

258 mins | Jan. 4, 2009

Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムIII in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu III in Tōkyō Dōmu) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2009. It was the 18th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the third held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured eleven matches (including one dark match), five of which were contested for championships. For the second year in a row, the show featured wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In addition, the show also featured wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as part of a new relationship between NJPW and CMLL. Wrestlers from other Japanese promotions also took part in the show, including All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1, whose top title, the World Heavyweight Championship, was defended during the show.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III

258 mins | Jan. 4, 2009

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムIII in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu III in Tōkyō Dōmu) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2009. It was the 18th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the third held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured eleven matches (including one dark match), five of which were contested for championships. For the second year in a row, the show featured wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In addition, the show also featured wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as part of a new relationship between NJPW and CMLL. Wrestlers from other Japanese promotions also took part in the show, including All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1, whose top title, the World Heavyweight Championship, was defended during the show.
Producers New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Original title NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
Directors
Writers

Cast

Hiroshi Tanahashi

as Himself

Keiji Mutoh

as Himself

Brandon Silvestry

as Low Ki

Shinsuke Nakamura

as Himself

Hirooki Goto

as Himself

Yoshihiro Yamazaki

as Tiger Mask

Mark LoMonaco

as Brother Ray

Devon Hughes

as Brother Devon

Togi Makabe

as Togi Makabe

Matt Bloom

as Giant Bernard

Chad Allegra

as Karl Anderson

Patrick Martin

as Alex Shelley

Josh Harter

as Chris Sabin

Yujiro Takahashi

as Yujiro

Keiichi Yamada

as Jushin Liger

Keiji Takayama

as Gedo

Shoji Akiyoshi

as Jado

Fergal Devitt

as Prince Devitt

Luis Urive

as Mistico