Wrestling Hinokuni (レスリング火の国 Resuringu Hinokuni) is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event was established in 2015 and takes place in late April between the larger G1 Supercard and Wrestling Dontaku events. The event is held in Mashiki, Kumamoto and its name refers to the nickname of Kumamoto Prefecture, "Land of Fire" (火の国 Hinokuni).[1] The 2017 event was canceled due to the 2017 Kumamoto earthquakes and later it was replaced by Wrestling Toyonokuni, taking place in Beppu, Ōita, but returned in 2018 under the Wrestling Hinokuni later was replaced by Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni.
Events[]
# | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Main event | Ref(s) |
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1 | Wrestling Hinokuni 2015 | April 29, 2015 | Mashiki,
Kumamoto |
Grand Messe Kumamoto | 2,460 | Tomohiro Ishii (c) versus Togi Makabe for the NEVER Openweight Championship | [2][3][4][5] |
2 | Wrestling Hinokuni 2016 | April 29, 2016 | Mashiki,
Kumamoto |
Grand Messe Kumamoto | N/A | Kenny Omega (c) versus Michael Elgin for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | [6] |
3 | Wrestling Hinokuni 2018 | April 29, 2018 | Mashiki, Kumamoto | Grand Messe Kumamoto | 3,435 | Minoru Suzuki (c) versus Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | [7] |
4 | Wrestling Hinokuni 2019 | April 29, 2019 | Mashiki, Kumamoto | Grand Messe Kumamoto | 2,702 | Hirooki Goto versus Jay White | [8] |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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References[]
- ↑ Overview of Kumamoto City . Kumamoto International Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved on 2016-04-13.
- ↑ ja:真壁NEVER王座奪還の裏に浜ちゃんあり (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports (2015-04-30). Retrieved on 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Rose, Bryan 2015-04-29. New Japan Pro Wrestling 4-29-15 house show report: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii highlights three title matches . Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved on 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Macklin, Matthew 2015-04-29. Quick 4/29 NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni results . Pro Wrestling Insider. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved on 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Show results - 4/29 New Japan Wrestling Hinokoku [sic]: New NEVER champion, Bullet Club several matches, two NWA title matches, plus Shelley, Tanahashi, Okada, Nakamura, more . Pro Wrestling Torch (2015-04-29). Retrieved on 2016-04-13.
- ↑ ja:【WD16】4月29日(金・祝)「レスリング火の国」全カード決定!メインはケニーvsエルガン!セミは棚橋vsファレ!柴田vs永田のNEVER戦!Jr.タッグ王座戦! (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2016-04-13). Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved on 2016-04-13.
- ↑ ja:【電撃決定!!】なんと15年ぶり!今年の『G1』優勝決定戦の舞台は、8月10日(金)11日(土)12日(日)日本武道館“3連戦”!!【WK12】 (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018-01-04). Retrieved on 2018-01-04.
- ↑ ja:【4月29日(月・祝) 熊本大会の全カード決定!】メインでジェイと後藤が一騎打ち! セミの“IWGPタッグ王座戦”で真壁&矢野がG.O.Dに挑戦! (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2019-04-08). Retrieved on 2019-04-09.