Wrestling Hinokuni

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)
01 1	Wrestling Hinokuni Wrestling Hinokuni 2015	02015-04-29-0000April 29, 2015	Mashiki, Kumamoto	Grand Messe Kumamoto Grand Messe Kumamoto	2460 2,460	Tomohiro Ishii (c) versus Togi Makabe for the NEVER Openweight Championship	^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
02 2	Wrestling Hinokuni 2016 Wrestling Hinokuni 2016	02016-04-29-0000April 29, 2016	Mashiki, Kumamoto	Grand Messe Kumamoto Grand Messe Kumamoto	zz N/A	Kenny Omega (c) versus Michael Elgin for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship	^[6]
03 3	Wrestling Hinokuni 2018 Wrestling Hinokuni 2018	02018-04-29-0000April 29, 2018	Mashiki Mashiki, Kumamoto	Grand Messe Kumamoto Grand Messe Kumamoto	3,435	Minoru Suzuki (c) versus Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship	^[7]
4	Wrestling Hinokuni 2019	02019-04-29-0000April 29, 2019	Mashiki Mashiki, Kumamoto	Grand Messe Kumamoto Grand Messe Kumamoto	2,702	Hirooki Goto versus Jay White	^[8]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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.

External links[]

The official New Japan Pro Wrestling website

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[1] Overview of Kumamoto City . Kumamoto International Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved on 2016-04-13.

[WrestlingHinokuni2015-2] 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.

[WrestlingHinokuni2015WON-3] 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.

[WrestlingHinokuni2015PWI-4] 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.

[WrestlingHinokuni2015PWT-5] 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.

[WrestlingHinokuni2016FullCard-6] :【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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

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