Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome 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, 2012. It was the 21st January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the sixth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. This was the final Wrestle Kingdom where a Roman numeral was used as part of the event's name. The event featured twelve matches, three of which were contested for championships.
Promotional poster for the event, featuring various NJPW wrestlers
The show is notable for featuring the NJPW return of Kazuchika Okada and the debut of his "Rainmaker" persona
Hiroshi Tanahashi, who defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the show
Kazuchika Okada is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of March 2024, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Elite stable and is the current AEW Continental Champion in his first reign. He is best known for his 18-year tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling where he was a five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with his fourth reign being the longest in the company's history at 720 days. He also holds the record for most successful title defenses with 12. After the title was unified into the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Okada went on to hold the new championship a record two times.
Okada in November 2023
Okada at a TNA Xplosion taping in July 2010
Okada in his Rainmaker pose in February 2012
Okada as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in February 2012