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