King of Dragon



King of Dragon is the very first tour of Toryumon Japan shows. It would mark the official debut of the Toryumon promotion in Japan and introduced a number of Ultimo Dragon Gum graduates who had not already landed earlier in Michinoku Pro Wrestling. The tour ran over the course of five nights from January 31, 1999 to February 7, 1999. Matches from these shows would be featured in the first two episodes of Toryumon TV on Gaora Network.

King of Dragon I
Date: January 31, 1999 Venue: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan Attendance: 2,131

The very first Toryumon Japan show.

All matches, expect for the Bombero Infernal and Dr. Cerebro vs. Kendo and Super Nova match, would be featured on the first episode of Toryumon TV, which would be broadcast on February 3, 1999.

King of Dragon II
Date: February 3, 1999 Venue: Kobe Sambo Hall - Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Attendance: 2,100

The very first Toryumon Japan show to take place in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, the location of the promotion headquarters.

The Keiichi Kono and Takashi Okamura vs. Masaaki Mochizuki and Yoshikazu Taru match would be featured on the first episode of Toryumon TV that was broadcast that same evening.

After having been associated with the group for months, Taru officially joined Crazy MAX following his match.

King of Dragon III
Date: February 5, 1999 Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gym #2 - Osaka, Japan Attendance: 1,525

The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship match would be featured on the second episode of Toryumon TV that was broadcast on February 17, 1999.

King of Dragon IV
Date: February 6, 1999 Venue: Chikusa Sports Center - Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan Attendance: 2,469

The NWA World Weightweight Championship decision matches would be featured on the second episode of Toryumon TV that was broadcast on February 17, 1999.

King of Dragon V
Date: February 7, 1999 Venue: Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium - Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Attendance: 4,986

Shiima Nobunaga was injured during his tournament match against Sasuke The Great and had to pull out of the final match, which was previously scheduled to be a Three-Way Match.

The NWA World Weightweight Championship match and all four NWA World Middleweight Championship Tournament matches would be featured on the second episode of Toryumon TV that was broadcast on February 17, 1999.