Wrestle Kingdom 12 Attendance, NJPW New Year Dash For Free, January Event Lineup
- Above was the hype video for Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 12. Omega was able to retain the IWGP United States Championship.
- The announced attendance at Wrestle Kingdom 12 was 34,995, which was the best draw since 2015 (36,000).
- NJPW has plenty more shows coming in January that will be airing live on NJPW World. Here's the current lineup:
* New Year Dash – January 5 (4:30am ET / 1:30am PT)
* Fantastica Mania 2018 – January 19, 21, and 22 (All are at 4:30am ET / 1:30am PT)
* The New Beginning – January 27 (4am ET / 1am PT) and January 28 (1am ET / 10pm PT, which will still be on the 27th for the west coast)
- NJPW announced New Year Dash will be shown for free on NJPW World. The show will start early Friday morning at 4:30am ET / 1:30am PT. NJPW said matches will be announced on the show. Wrestling Inc. will have a live viewing party and quick results for this event, join us!
To celebrate the New Year, tomorrow's live stream of NJPW's NEW YEAR DASH will be free! Stay tuned on https://t.co/cEFFsYKcrQ pic.twitter.com/pQx3bJrn9p
? njpw_global (@njpwglobal) January 4, 2018