Wrestle Kingdom 12 Results

Wrestle Kingdom 12 Results

• Masahito Kakihara won the New Japan Rumble
  Kakihara won the Rumble by eliminating Cheeseburger last. The 45-year-old former Best of the Super Juniors winner has been battling cancer and encouraged people to donate to Takayama’s fund.
• The Young Bucks defeated Roppongi 3K (c) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
• Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii, and Toru Yano won the 6-Man Tag Team Championship Gauntlet
• Former champions, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa were the last team eliminated.
• Kota Ibushi defeated Cody
• Hirooki Goto defeated Minoru Suzuki to win the NEVER Openweight Championship
• Suzuki was forced to shave the back of his hair off in the ring after the match.
• Will Ospreay defeated Marty Scurll, Hiromu Takahashi, and KUSHIDA to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
• Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Jay White to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
• Kenny Omega defeated Chris Jericho to retain the IWGP United States Championship
• Kazuchika Okada defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship