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00:00In the future, I'll make a new world.
00:06I'll make a new world.
00:08I'll make a new world.
00:10I won't lose. Why?
00:18I'll make a new world.
00:20The world is different from you.
00:24The 65th of the IWGP Heavy-Q.
00:32The 5th of the Tokyo Dome, the new world.
00:38The new world is the world's face.
00:42I can't lose my new world.
00:46I can't lose my new world.
00:48I can't lose my new world.
00:50I can't lose my new world.
00:52I can't lose my new world.
00:54I can't lose my new world.
00:56I can't lose my new world.
00:58I can't lose my new world.
01:00I can't lose my new world.
01:02I can't lose my new world.
01:04But it's a powerful enemy.
01:08Okada! Okada!
01:12How about taking this thing worldwide?
01:14You can't do that with Okada.
01:16I can't lose my new world.
01:18The挑戦者, the cleaner.
01:20Kenny Omega!
01:22In 2016, the new world is a new world.
01:24I've reached the main event to Tokyo Dome.
01:26I've reached the main event to Tokyo Dome.
01:28The man that will introduce you to what we have here.
01:34To make New Japan bigger and greater than ever before.
01:44Is going to be me.
01:46It's time to evolve.
01:50I'm going to be the only one who came close to doing it all.
01:54I'm so close now.
01:56I can't fail.
01:57I won't fail.
01:58I'm going to be the only one who came close to doing it all, but I'm so close now, so I can't fail, I won't fail.
02:16I'm going to be the only one who came close to the world.
02:26I'll be a legend that no one will ever touch, ever.
02:32I'll be a legend that no one will ever touch, ever.
02:37I'll be the only one who came close to the world.
02:41New Japan in the World!
02:46IWGP Heavy Q戦試験試合!
02:49挑戦者ケニーオメガvs王者オカナカズチカ!
03:07slow
03:10slow
03:13slow
03:19slow
03:21slow
03:25slow
03:28slow
03:33You're close.
03:58Give them to me.
04:03You're close.
04:10You're close.
04:13You're close.
04:18You're close.
04:23You're close.
04:33You're close.
04:38You're close.
04:45You're close.
04:47You're close.
04:54You're close.
04:57You're close.
05:01You're close.
05:03You're close.
05:13You're close.
05:14You're close.
05:15You're close.
05:16You're close.
05:17You're close.
05:19You're close.
05:20You're close.
05:21You're close.
05:22You're close.
05:23You're close.
05:24OMEGA!
05:35From the rise of the Terminator to perhaps the dawn of a new era
05:38and the new leader to carry New Japan Pro Wrestling
05:42through 2017 and beyond.
05:54Look at him!
06:00With a peg zone, Kenny Omega!
06:04Wow!
06:10Young Bucks are down here at ringside.
06:13They are the elite.
06:14Yep, the elite is here.
06:24White from the ready to move.
06:29From the edge of the narrative that's the forever
06:32captured the реальная pomposity,
06:33over the yards and over the victims,
06:35it was이�se moderatelyinationed by the new divisions.
06:37More this and that is at home.
06:40I need to carry on.
06:43It'S the fastest that this powers probe
06:45Typically, your plans would normally fall
06:47to meet him.
06:48In the past 10 years,
06:50it has a 먹어�igator.
06:51And he wears a car Anholy 293
06:52But come here.
08:53There is nothing by seeing this line.
08:57That entrance.
08:59And I'm watching.
09:01What would you say?
09:03Tens of thousands.
09:04Yep.
09:05Yeah, we've flown in the Tokyo Dome.
09:12This is something.
09:15Yeah, this is, again, if you are a fan of professional wrestling,
09:21and if you can ever make it to Wrestle Kingdom,
09:26you must do it.
09:28You must be here to experience this.
09:31To call, just to complete the bucket list of fandom.
09:39And what this is about, of course, is the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
09:44But, Steve, I think we both agree that it is about more than just the title.
09:50Absolutely, and, you know, we want to thank New Japan Pro Wrestling
09:53for the English subtitles for that great video.
09:56It's about the future of New Japan Pro Wrestling
10:00and the worldwide dominance that they are looking to do to take over
10:04and to take that next step to be global.
10:06New Japan is now global.
10:08But who will be the leader?
10:10Will it be Omega?
10:11Will it be Okada?
10:13It starts right here in the main event, Wrestle Kingdom 11.
10:18I think, again, a part of it, where it may begin with some,
10:22the simplest approach would be to say, well, since the Omega,
10:28it speaks English, Japanese both fluently, he's in a better position to lead the brand.
10:33But as we've heard from so many, that the language barrier, if there is one,
10:40is minimal in professional wrestling.
10:43Absolutely.
10:44I mean, people that are following on Twitter,
10:46there's actually English-speaking fans that enjoy the Japanese commentary.
10:50Right.
10:51There's Japanese fans that came up to us during the Facebook Live segments
10:54saying they listened to the English commentary.
10:58Whatever language you speak, it's the love of professional wrestling that all intertwines us.
11:05While the entrance video for Okada was playing,
11:08the Young Bucks leaned over and said something to you.
11:11Can you share what they said?
11:13They said, no matter what you've seen tonight, you haven't seen anything yet.
11:18Because they asked us, are you enjoying the event?
11:21We said, this is amazing.
11:22They said, you haven't seen anything yet.
11:24I mean, that's saying a lot after what we saw with Naito and Tanahashi
11:29and Takahashi and Kushida and Goto and Shibata,
11:34the tag team title matches and, you know, Aba Juice and Cody.
11:39This has, top to bottom, just been a phenomenal, phenomenal event.
11:43And now we are at that time, main event.
11:47And, you know, I talk about that Winnipeg pride, that Canadian pride.
11:51But, you know, I've seen Kenny Omega grow from a kid that worked the independence in Winnipeg
11:58to what he's done, you know, in DDT.
12:02Then, you know, becoming the All Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion,
12:06then coming to New Japan.
12:07And, you know, literally, this guy has dedicated his entire career
12:13on becoming a star in Japan.
12:16And it's just amazing to see that he has lived his dream.
12:23But on the other hand, Okada has been the consummate professional,
12:27the measuring stick now when it comes to the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
12:34Okada in his fourth reign as champion after capturing the title from Tetsuya Naito on June 19th at Dominion and Osaka.
12:42How about the classics that Okada's had?
12:48I mean, the one last year with Tanahashi just still is one of those matches that I like to go back on and watch.
12:55You know, a lot of people that were new to NJPWworld.com this month.
13:00You know, they got to relive all 24 past January 4th events.
13:06And, you know, one of the ones that I went back to was last year's Okada Tanahashi.
13:13It was just what wrestling is supposed to be.
13:16Yeah, it was, again, a nearly flawless match from both men as Okada finds himself in the grip of a side headlock from Kenny Omega.
13:24The cleaner maintains control.
13:26Omega's first opportunity at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
13:30Steve, he's held titles, of course, in different weight classes and in different promotions here and throughout the world.
13:35But, again, there's got to be something special for Kenny here getting this, earning this title opportunity.
13:44And what a year you had talked about last match that Naito was the 2016 MVP.
13:51But that argument could be made for Kenny Omega, too.
13:54Started the year off the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
13:58Lost that title for Kushida.
14:00Declared himself a heavyweight.
14:02Quickly won the Intercontinental Championship.
14:04Then won the G1.
14:06And now here, January 4th, 2017, he is in iron position to become the new and 66th IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
14:19You saw Okada take Omega up and down for the back suplex attempt to try to free himself from the side headlock.
14:25But Omega maintained control.
14:30Okada tries to free himself and now Omega holding onto the hair in an effort to maintain control of the side headlock.
14:40Downstairs to the midsection.
14:42Now!
14:43Omega, second row.
14:44Go through but, jackknife pin there.
14:492 and.
14:51The strength from Kenny Omega.
14:59Back slide, shoulders down.
15:00Driving the legs.
15:01The arm drag, fouled up at another, holds on.
15:04In his first three reigns as IWGP Heavyweight Champion Okada never lost during his first two title defenses.
15:17In this, his fourth reign, he is on his second defense of the title after defeating Namiichi Marifuji on October 10th at King of Pro Wrestling.
15:25So, while stats have kind of been thrown out the window with statistical averages and probabilities based upon titles changing hands,
15:33at a record pace here tonight, you have to wonder if there will be some comfort for Okada knowing that he has never lost a second title defense.
15:51Absolutely.
15:52I wanted to see what Okada did before I answered.
15:56But, yeah, there's definitely because, you know, as wrestlers, we play the stats game.
16:02You know, what's going to build momentum, how many wins in a row can we get, you know, there's superstitions, there's jinxes, there's, you know, all sorts of things.
16:10How's the weather? How, you know, how are my body's feeling? Did I get a good sleep the night before?
16:16So many quirks that, you know, wrestling fans may not see on the surface.
16:20How's the weather?
16:26To the top, could it follow up with that top kick? No.
16:29Omega was ready.
16:30And now here we go up on the shoulders.
16:31Look at this, an attempt at the one-winged angel.
16:33The one-winged angel, can he hit it? No.
16:36Ring maker, no.
16:38Oh!
16:41Omega showing some disrespect.
16:42Now Kenny takes a break interesting very interesting strategy
16:55Gato in the red corner
17:05members of Bullet Club the Young Bucks in the blue corner
17:11We know that members of Chaos and Bullet Club are watching in the locker room
17:20And now Okada's on the chase
17:39I thought once I saw Okada charge out after the ring that Omega would be in the driver's seat there
17:54Get Okada chasing but Okada was able to connect with the boot
18:01Let's face it Okada's not afraid to get a little dirty if he needs to
18:08You're talking about
18:10He gets that game plan from the playmaker over there Gato
18:16The dirtiest strategist that you can come up with
18:21The true power broker of New Japan Pro Wrestling
18:25He's got his man ready prime
18:34And now the Young Bucks being moved out of the way
18:37Oh right into the barricade here
18:40More water on me
18:42Gashing into
18:49Oh wait a minute, wait a minute
18:51No, no, no, no
18:55Oh
18:57DDT right in front of us
18:59Kenny Omega's down
19:01Kenny Omega
19:03Kenny Omega
19:06Kenny Omega was just driven
19:08With his feet
19:09On top of the guardrail
19:12Head first
19:13Are you ok?
19:15You hear the Jackson brothers saying
19:17Are you ok?
19:18Trying to
19:22The red shoes hasn't started the count yet
19:34He's just informed both wrestlers that he's about to start the count
19:38Wait a minute now
19:39What we got going on here?
19:41Oh
19:43This is surprising
19:44Surprising to know
19:46It's not surprising at all
19:48You know Gato
19:50And the plan that he would
19:52Come up with
19:53For Okada
19:54Well again
19:55It was you know
19:56On the road to Tokyo Dome
19:58December 17th
20:00That
20:01Omega got
20:02Okada in position
20:03Drove him through a table
20:08A brutal assault that night
20:16Now they're out to the other side
20:18And
20:19Omega is the one that is
20:21Catapulted
20:25Okada charging across
20:26Watch this
20:27Look at the distance he covers
20:28Running cross body
20:31He just got a note
20:36That
20:37Oh let's go to the replay real quick
20:40Look at that cross body there
20:41Six foot three Okada is
20:43Saw him do that back back years against
20:45Tadahashi here at Wrestle Kingdom
20:47Well the note I just got from
20:49NJPWworld.com staff is
20:51So many forum fans are watching live
20:54More than they've ever watched before
20:56And they want to thank everybody
20:58And they say to
21:00Make sure that you watch the Facebook page
21:02As we will go
21:03Facebook live
21:04Periscope live
21:05Periscope live
21:06Again after the main event
21:08We'll give a great recap of what you've seen
21:11Tonight
21:12You can always catch the replay also
21:14Watch it on demand
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21:17We want to thank everybody that's followed
21:19On twitter
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21:27Okada now
21:28Wow
21:29Sinshot Santanen
21:31Knees in full control
21:32Yeah
21:41Omega kicks out
21:42So many people watching
21:46This match
21:47This event
21:48So important
21:49People in the United States
21:50People in Europe
21:51Staying up
21:52Getting up early
21:55And this is the
21:56Again
21:57Who will control the brand
21:58And who will be the one
22:00To be
22:01The flagship
22:02On the posters
22:03The first person requested for interviews
22:06Be it in
22:07Los Angeles
22:08Or Singapore
22:09Australia
22:10Europe
22:11Anywhere
22:12Anywhere
22:13Anywhere
22:14That
22:15New Japan Pro Wrestling goes
22:16In 2017
22:17And beyond
22:18That's what
22:19Is really on the line here
22:22Nice neck breaker
22:27Very coolly going into the
22:30Winning combination there
22:32Of lateral press
22:33And a two count
22:36Okada taking his time now
22:38With Kenny Omega
22:39Throws a forearm
22:40Okada grits his teeth
22:49Underneath
22:50Nice
22:51Check out the ankle
22:52Almost there
22:53Maybe the shin
22:54Drove him down
22:56With the leg hooked
22:57Pinning combination here
22:58And Okada kicks out
22:59And Kenny wants to get
23:00Changing the pace of the match here
23:01He's going to be successful is just like we saw in the semi-final
23:04He's trying to make your opponent wrestle your match
23:05Okada dictates the pace
23:06Kenny Omega's in trouble
23:07Yeah
23:08Kenny Omega dictates the pace
23:09Kenny Omega's in trouble
23:10Kenny Omega dictates the pace
23:11Kenny Omega's in trouble
23:12Yeah
23:13Kenny Omega dictates the pace
23:14Yep
23:15And again wanting to dictate the pace not wanting to wrestle Omega's match was a point of emphasis in some interviews that Okada did
23:31Oh
23:32Oh
23:33Oh
23:34Oh
23:35Oh
23:36Oh
23:37Oh
23:38Oh
23:39Oh
23:40Oh
23:42Oh
23:43Oh
23:45Ah
23:46Cause
23:47Oh
23:48Oh
23:53Wow
23:54You could just hear that
24:01Alien
24:02Come on
24:03Yeah
24:04Felt it go right through Okada
24:05Oh
24:06Oh
24:09Enterprise
24:10All right, yeah, right in the center of the ring.
24:26These guys have done their homework on it.
24:27They certainly have.
24:30Right back.
24:31Oh, right in the lower back again.
24:32Beautiful.
24:33Not just the lower back, but the kidneys.
24:40Cover.
24:41That one-winged angel really compresses the spine.
24:45You know, sometimes with a body slam, you can, I'd like to say, spread your energy.
24:52You won't take the full brunt of the impact, but with that one-winged angel, you're so compact.
25:00There's nowhere to go.
25:01When your lower back hurts, the top of your shoulders, your neck, your kidneys, you are
25:07just going to feel that so much, so much more.
25:15Okada trying to build some momentum, but Omega was there to bury a knee to the midsection.
25:21Beautiful.
25:21The old kitchen sink.
25:33Catches the boot.
25:34Oh, and punted him in the face.
25:37That sends Okada out to the floor.
25:45Now, very interesting how that Nick Jackson positioned themselves right after that.
25:53What could we see?
25:53The rise of the Terminator.
26:12Wow.
26:13What a look.
26:14What a shot that was.
26:16Amazingly over the top.
26:18We get to see this again on instant replay.
26:22Here we go.
26:23Look at that.
26:24Launches his body out.
26:26Takes down Okada.
26:27Sweet replay.
26:28Lance.
26:29Lance.
26:29That was amazing.
26:31You got it, baby.
26:34They want you to win, Kenny.
26:36They want you to win now.
26:37Let's go, baby.
26:40You can hear the encouragement from the Young Bucks.
26:43Got it.
26:43Got it.
26:44Come on, Sean.
26:44These guys all come so close.
26:46Three best friends.
26:47The elite.
26:50Of the Bullet Club.
26:53Oh.
26:55And once again, the back, the kidneys.
26:57Absolutely.
26:58Absolutely.
26:59Now Omega climbs.
27:22Stands on the second.
27:23Now to the top rope.
27:25Watch out.
27:27Oh.
27:27Missile drop kick to the back of Okada's head.
27:31Here's a cover and a count of two.
27:33Oh, and Okada.
27:36I was looking at his shoulders, Steve.
27:38I saw them not move.
27:40For a split second, I didn't realize he had reached that bottom rope.
27:43Me too.
27:43You know, once again, here's the replay.
27:46Look at that crashing to the back of his head.
27:51Another pinning combination.
27:52It's we're back live.
27:53As a guy that went through neck fusion surgery, anything that rocks the neck like that, just, it brings chills, you know.
28:03Oh, I, so scary.
28:08You've got to give it, once again, the fighting spirit of these wrestlers.
28:14Now, Kenny Omega now with two points, working on the back of the neck.
28:21And also on a small in the back.
28:23It's the first time that, uh, the playmaker Ghetto has, uh, moved away from the red corner.
28:29I think he's, uh, feeling a little nervous right now, Steve.
28:38I don't know.
28:39They've been in this role before.
28:42Ghetto has, so long that he's been in professional wrestling, he's seen it all.
28:48But hasn't seen anybody like Kenny Omega.
28:53Come on, come on.
28:56Come on, you got him, baby.
29:10Driving that knee.
29:11Yes.
29:13Go, go, go.
29:15Left it in there too long.
29:17Okada catches.
29:18Beautiful.
29:19Drove him down.
29:20Omega wanted to make sure he got all of the knee, but left it in too close for the grip of Okada.
29:32And you saw how quickly the Rainmaker was able to turn it around.
29:35We're at Tokyo Dome.
29:38This is Wrestle Kingdom 11.
29:40English broadcast here on jpwworld.com.
29:43Kevin Kelly, Steve Carino, we're at ringside.
29:45IWGP Heavyweight Championship is on the line.
29:48Kazushko kind of defending against the cleaner, Kenny Omega.
29:55Finding elbow there.
29:58Knocks Omega down.
30:00Omega tries to get to the corner.
30:01TDT stood.
30:10Omega right in his head.
30:16Running European now.
30:17Something that might be small, I'm not sure.
30:19Wait a minute.
30:20Here's a cover too.
30:22Now when Okada kipped up, he went right to his abdomen.
30:25Now that's the case when your kidneys hurt and stuff like that, you'll start to feel it in your stomach.
30:31You'll feel it in your ab muscles before.
30:35Something that, you know, you're watching at home.
30:39You may want to put your back pocket to watch for later.
30:46Straight up and down.
30:49Right to the legs now.
30:50We've seen him finish people off with this before.
30:58Stop Kevin Kelly.
30:59I don't know what it is.
31:07Now does he have it in all the way?
31:10Well, that's, again, that's the key.
31:11And I'm trying to see, and I apologize for forgetting what this move was called.
31:20When you poop on me on Twitter, it's well deserved.
31:29Can he out?
31:33No.
31:34Whoa.
31:37Maybe.
31:38Just maybe.
31:39Omega went a little limp there.
31:42Just for a second in case Okada might let go enough.
31:46Just a fraction of an inch to be able to let Omega get to that bottom rope.
31:50Now from experience, I'm in a submission hole, especially one in a big match where my nerves are already at a high level.
31:57And I'm in a submission move that's crushing me.
32:00I'll try and get in my own head and try and talk myself down, decrease my heart rate a little bit, and then make a run to break it or get to the ropes.
32:11And I think that's what Kenny did right there.
32:12Well, Omega went charging towards Okada.
32:16Was Okada thinking about the tombstone, perhaps?
32:18Watch this down, traps ahead, drove it down.
32:23Now the champion moving to the top rope.
32:46Oh, we saw how that came into play with Naito and Tanahashi.
32:56Okada went for the flying elbow from the top rope.
33:00Kenny Omega put it up his knees.
33:03Once again, changing the pace.
33:06Changing the momentum.
33:10Long chain suplex here.
33:11Oh, and into a backbreaker.
33:16Again, the back has been the area of focus.
33:21Oh, wait a second.
33:22Hang on now.
33:24Watch out.
33:25Oh.
33:28All right, you're going to match near Chono.
33:29And to our Japanese broadcast brethren, Steve, is there any advice you could give them right now?
33:44Move the hell away.
33:45Yeah, because we remember exactly what happened in the G1 final.
33:50When Kenny Omega had Tetsuya Naito in position, Kenny can jump.
34:03Red Shoes trying to get Omega to stop, but it's dead.
34:06There is no stopping it, my God!
34:11Where have we seen that before, Kevin Kelly?
34:15You saw the replay, look how far out he went.