Wrestle Kingdom VI: Tanahashi-Suzuki Carries a Transitional Tokyo Dome Card

Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga defeats Tomoaki Honma & Kyosuke Mikami in 08:47 as match 1. Within the pre-show/dark, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 5.8 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi) defeats No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) (c) in 12:44 as match 2. The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is at stake. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 8.1 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV, KUSHIDA & Máscara Dorada defeats Atlantis, Valiente, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi in 10:18 as match 3. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 7.1 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Kazuchika Okada defeats YOSHI-HASHI in 04:37 as match 4. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 6.0 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Masakatsu Funaki & Masayuki Kono defeats Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue in 06:34 as match 5. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 6.5 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

MVP & Shelton Benjamin defeats Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi in 09:41 as match 6. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 7.0 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima defeats Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) in 12:40 as match 7. The IWGP Tag Team Championship is at stake. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 7.9 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Hirooki Goto defeats Takashi Sugiura in 12:35 as match 8. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 8.3 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Togi Makabe defeats Yoshihiro Takayama in 09:15 as match 9. Within the main card, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 7.8 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Go Shiozaki & Naomichi Marufuji defeats Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano in 15:10 as match 10. Within the closing stretch, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 8.1 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Keiji Mutoh defeats Tetsuya Naito in 22:35 as match 11. Within the closing stretch, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 8.4 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.

Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Minoru Suzuki in 25:59 as match 12. The IWGP Heavyweight Championship is at stake. Within the closing stretch, the match is graded for what it actually adds to this specific Tokyo Dome card rather than for later reputation. Its 8.7 score reflects the finish, allotted time, championship consequence and the way it changes the event's rhythm. The bout earns more credit when it creates a tangible result or raises the level of the card and less when it is mainly connective material. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the source-backed event order instead of treating every famous name as an automatic recommendation.