NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Preview: A Beginner’s Guide

Forget Christmas and New Year, it’s Wrestle Kingdom season, and that is the most wonderful time of the year. New Japan is all set for their biggest show of the year, and it looks likely to be their biggest version of their biggest show in quite a while.

Which means that a lot of people will be watching for the first time. A year ago, I did the same thing at Wrestle Kingdom 11. That decision kickstarted my love of New Japan. However, there’s no denying that a lack of context took a bit of sparkle off that show. Going back to it with what I know/have seen now, it is even better.

So, with that in mind, this is a beginner’s preview to Wrestle Kingdom. I’m not only going to focus on who I believe should win each match and why, but also how we got here. I hope it proves useful.

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NJPW Road To Wrestle Kingdom 18th December Review

Naito must be fed up with this by now. Credit: NJPW

It’s the final stop before Tokyo. If you aren’t on board now, well, to be honest, you can still watch. You just won’t be up on the storylines. Dammit, I’ve lost control of this intro. I’m going to get on with it. Let’s dish out some stars.

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22/12/2017 0

NJPW Road To Wrestle Kingdom 17th December Review

We’re on the Road to Wrestle Kingdom, every night I’m hugging my IWGP Title. Yea that didn’t work. Anyway, we’re back in New Japan and it’s not for a World Tag League show. Bless the wrestling gods. Nope, it’s the final build-up to the Dome and gosh darn it I’m excited. Let’s dish out some stars.

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21/12/2017 0

New Japan World Tag League Final Review

We’ve made it! Nineteen shows later, and World Tag League is over. I reviewed every single one of those bastards. And, for a peek behind the curtain, there ain’t multiple people doing this. It’s all me. God, I need a life.

Self-loathing aside, this is actually a good card and is essentially our Wrestle Kingdom go-home show. That alone is enough to make it worth a watch. Let’s dish out some stars.

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13/12/2017 0

New Japan World Tag League Night Eighteen Review

B Block may have been the saviour of this year’s World Tag League, but I shan’t pretend I’m sad to say goodbye. This has been a long old tournament, and the quicker it’s done, the better. Christ, what a grump. Let’s dish out some stars.

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13/12/2017 0

NJPW World Tag League Night Seventeen Review

People like what they like. Credit: NJPW

It’s the last night of A Block and I might cry happy tears. We are getting ever closer to this tournament being over. Let’s dish out some stars.

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12/12/2017 0

NJPW World Tag League Night Thirteen Review

Surely this is mildly uncomfortable for Evil at worse? Credit: NJPW

There’s been a lot of whining in these intros. ‘Wah, I have to review wrestling’ etc. I’m not going to do that today. Instead, we’re going to get on with it. Let’s dish out some stars.

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07/12/2017 1

NJPW World Tag League Night Eleven Review

After B-block delivered the best show of the tour so far, we unfortunately now have to return to the constant disappointment that is Block A. However, my confidence is up, and there is every chance that they can deliver a decent show… isn’t there? Let’s dish out some stars.

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06/12/2017 0

NJPW World Tag League Night Ten Review

I wish they’d stop wrestling in jeans. Credit: NJPW

It’s a full show, and I don’t know how I feel about that. On the one hand, we get to catch up with the likes of Okada and Tanahashi and see how they’re getting on. On the other, that’s a lot more average wrestling to watch. Oh well, the review must go on. Let’s dish out some stars.

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05/12/2017 1

NJPW World Tag League Night Nine Review

Do you hear that? That’s the sound of A Block rumbling back into my view and bringing with it an incredibly unsexy card. Let’s dish out some stars and get this over and done with.

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