{"id":117213,"date":"2022-12-15T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=117213"},"modified":"2022-12-15T06:30:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:30:50","slug":"wrestle-kingdom-17-full-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/12\/15\/wrestle-kingdom-17-full-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestle Kingdom 17: Full Card Revealed As Cheering Returns\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

NJPW has revealed the Wrestle Kingdom 17 full card\u00a0and abolished its ban on cheering. Fans will be allowed to chant, repeat catchphrases, have short conversations and boo under new rules released today December 15, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

All together now: RAIIIIINMAAAKKEERRR!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

The new rules come after the company was forced to ban fans from being vocal as part of measures to control COVID-19. Interational fans will also be able to attend a Wrestle Kingdom show for the first time in three years. Wrestle Kingdom 17 takes place on\u00a0January, 4 2023 at the Tokyo Dome, Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NJPW President Takami Ohbari said “singing along to a song for more than one chorus would be disallowed”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheering Crowds\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

“After two and a half years, we now have 100% capacity for non-cheering crowds, and 50% for cheering crowds,” Ohbari said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Therefore \u20181,2,3 daa!\u2019, \u2018De! Ja! Pon!\u2019 \u2018Okada, Okada!\u2019 or counting along with the referee. Calls and responses between wrestlers and fans. All these do not constitute \u2018loud voice\u2019 cheering, and are allowed in our new guidelines.”<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1603270496333991937<\/p>\n

Wrestle Kingdom 17 Full Card<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Inoki Memorial Match\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wrestle Kingdom 17 will include special memorial tag team match in honor of the late NJPW Founder Antonio Inoki.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata and Togi will take on the team of Tiger Mask, Minoru Suzuki and Tatsumi Fujinami.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fujinami announced the match at the Wrestle Kingdom 17 press conference whilst wearing a tie gifted to him by Inoki’s daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

“At any rate this match has a special significance to it, and knowing that this is such an important match puts an added bit of pressure and nerves for me, but I\u2019ll be heading to the ring with Inoki in mind, and that\u2019s how I\u2019ll be going about this match,” Fujinami said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Full Card\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Wrestle Kingdom 17 will see AEW’s Kenny Omega compete for the IWGP United States Championship against Will Ospreay. This will be the double-main event along with the Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show will also feature Keiji Muto’s final NJPW match, the IWGP Women’s Championship being defended at Wrestle Kingdom for the first time and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n