NJPW Wrestling World 2001 was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on January 4, 2001 , at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 10° edition of the Wrestle Kingdom / January 4 Tokyo Dome Show event series, after NJPW Wrestling World 2000.
The event had an attendance of 62,000 fans. The main event of the show was Kensuke Sasaki vs. Toshiaki Kawada.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Wrestling World 2001, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Wrestling World 2001
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Pay Per View
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Event Date January 4, 2001
- Year 2001
- Event Series Wrestle Kingdom / January 4 Tokyo Dome Show
- Arena Tokyo Dome
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 62,000
- Main Event Kensuke Sasaki vs. Toshiaki Kawada
NJPW Wrestling World 2001 Results
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IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
Kensuke Sasaki defeats Satoshi Kojima -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Round 1
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Yuji Nagata - "SUPER Jr.21Version"
Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka defeat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinya Makabe - "Technical Wrestling"
Takashi Iizuka defeats Kendo Kashin -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Semifinal
Kensuke Sasaki defeats Masahiro Chono -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Semifinal
Toshiaki Kawada defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan - "Muto & Otani Homecoming Match"
Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani defeat Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi - "Grudge Gruesomeness"
Riki Choshu vs. Shinya Hashimoto ends in a No Contest -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Final
Kensuke Sasaki defeats Toshiaki Kawada to win the vacant title