NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Match Ratings

Written By Chris Scott Moore
Okada honors Inoki

Jay White and Okada (Credit: njpw1972.com)

Here’s where we landed with match ratings for Wrestle Kingdom 17 from the Tokyo Dome. Curious how we rank matches? We’ve got a rubric for that.

FTR drop the IWGP Belts too

FTR drop the IWGP Tag Titles (Credit: njpw1972.com)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17- 1/4/2023

  • Catch 2/2 def. LiYoh to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: ★★

  • Kairi def. Tam Nakano to retain the IWGP Women’s Championship: ★★★

  • Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi def. FTR to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship: ★★★

  • Zack Sabre Jr def. Ren Narita to win the NJPW World Television Championship: ★★★★

  • Tama Tonga def. Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight Championship: ★★

  • Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Shota Umino def. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, and Bushi: ★★

  • Hiromu Takahashi def. Taiji Ishimori, El Desperado, and Master Wato to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: ★★★

  • Kenny Omega def. Will Ospreay to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: ★★★★★

  • Kazuchika Okada def. Jay White to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: ★★★★

Kenny Omega V Trigger Will Ospreay

Omega hits one of many v-triggers on Ospreay (Credit: njpw1972.com)

ZSJ proudly displays a watch masquerading as a belt

ZSJ wins the weirdest looking belt ever (Credit: njpw1972.com)

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