Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2015. It was the 24th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first event on the 2015 NJPW schedule. The event featured ten professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match, six of which were for championships.
Promotional poster for the event, featuring various NJPW wrestlers
Global Force Wrestling owner Jeff Jarrett, who participated at the event and also helped broadcast the event to the American market
Kazuchika Okada, number-one contender for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, at Wrestle Kingdom 9
reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly [front] and Bobby Fish [back]), who defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 9
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently owned by card game company Bushiroad, while TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares of the company. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, while Hiroshi Tanahashi has served as the president of the promotion since December 2023.
NJPW headquarters in Nakano, Tokyo
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