Kazushi Sakuraba

On June 21st get ready for an explosive showdown as Josh Barnett's Bloodsport: Bushido is live straight from the prestigious Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo! Witness the fusion of ferocity as Josh Barnett and the legendary Minoru Suzuki take Bloodsport to the heart of Japan, electrifying the wrestling world like never before! Bloodsport Bushido is ripping the ropes away for a no-holds-barred spectacle. It's all about the raw, unadulterated clash of warriors and matches only ending via knockout or submission. The event is headlined by the Josh Barnett vs Jon Moxley highly anticipated rematch. They both previously met at Bloodsport 6, where Barnett emerged as the victor. Will Jon Moxley manage to win this time?

CyberFight Festival 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight for its four brands, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, and Ganbare Pro-Wrestling. It took place in Saitama, Japan, at the Saitama Super Arena and aired live on Wrestle Universe. The card comprised fifteen matches, with the first three being part of the Starting Battle pre-show. In the triple main event, Miyu Yamashita battled Yuka Sakazaki for the Princess of Princess Championship, Harashima fought Jun Akiyama for the KO-D Openweight Championship, and Naomichi Marufuji took on Keiji Mutoh for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Other prominent matches saw The37Kamiina (Konosuke Takeshita and Yuki Ueno) fight Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura, a DDT team led by Sanshiro Takagi matched against the NOAH stable Kongo led by Kenoh in a 12-man tag team match, and Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba) battled Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango Machine.

The fifth night of Road to Destruction 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on September 14, 2024, at Noboribetsu City General Gymnasium in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.

The third night of Wrestle Kingdom 16 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling NOAH that took place on January 8, 2022, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Keiji Muto & Kaito Kiyomiya.

Pro Wrestling NOAH celebrates its 20th anniversary with this event from Yokohama Budokan in Yokahama, Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH presents GREAT MUTA FINAL 'BYE-BYE' event on January 22nd, 2023 from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama Japan. This event will feature Keiji Mutoh’s final match under The Great Muta persona as he teams up with AEW's STING & Darby Allin!

NOAH Wrestle Magic 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH. It took place on May 04, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena.

K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010 features a heavyweight championship bout between Alistair Overeem and Todd Duffee and a featherweight championship bout between Bibiano Fernandes and Hiroyuki Takaya. It was held before 26,729 fans at the Saitama Super arena on 31st December 2010.

Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2013, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), held on July 5, 2015, in Osaka, Japan at Osaka-jō Hall, headlined by A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Wrestling Dontaku 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 3, 2014 at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan. The show was headlined by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match with Kazuchika Okada putting his title on the line against AJ Styles.

The twelfth and final night of the tournament, featuring the match to crown the G1 Climax 24 winner, took place on August 10, 2014, at the Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Japan.

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on September 21, 2014, at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan, and headlined by Bad Luck Fale (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

NJPW Invasion Attack 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on April 6, 2014, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2015, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2014, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

Power Struggle (2015) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 7, 2015, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the fifth event under the Power Struggle name.

King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 12, 2015, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. AJ Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 11, 2016, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It was the ninth total event under the New Beginning name and the third held in Osaka, and featured Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto in the main event.

Power Struggle 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on November 8, 2014, at the Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan, and headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 16, 2015. It was broadcast on NJPW World.

Invasion Attack 2015 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on April 5, 2015, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Wrestling Dontaku 2015 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on May 3, 2015, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

King of Pro-Wrestling (2012) was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on October 8, 2012, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

King of Pro Wrestling 2013 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 14, 2013, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Wrestling Dontaku 2016 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on May 3, 2016, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Destruction in Kobe 2015 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), held on September 27, 2015, in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan at the Kobe World Memorial Hall, and headlined by Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

Destruction 2013 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that took place on September 29, 2013, at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Power Struggle (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 9, 2013, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Bodymaker Colosseum and featured ten matches (including one dark match), five of which were contested for championships. It was the third event under the Power Struggle name.

NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Night 9 (Final) took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 11, 2013.

The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on February 11, 2015, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan, and headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. AJ Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The New Beginning in Niigata was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on February 14, 2016, at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata, Japan, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenny Omega for the vacant IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

Invasion Attack 2016 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on April 10, 2016, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The live experience of Metamoris 5 at the Long Beach Convention Center will be a seamless next step for us to allow for a slightly bigger crowed while still maintaining intimacy, comfort, more scenic control, and amenities for the ultimate grappling experience. Aside from a card that will go down in history forever, we will have Acai, a full bar, Metamoris merchandise, and the guarantee for a black belt viewing experience in any seat. Metamoris 5 is the show you don’t want to miss!

NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on May 25, 2014, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, and headlined by AJ Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The eighteenth night of the tournament took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 15, 2015.

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on February 11, 2014, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan, and headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The seventeenth night of the tournament took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 14, 2015.

DREAM.14 event took place on May 29, 2010, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, featuring Nick Diaz against Hayato "Mach" Sakurai in a welterweight non-title main event. Diaz enters on a seven-fight win streak, fresh off a TKO victory over Marius Žaromskis to claim the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship in January 2010. Sakurai, the DREAM Welterweight Champion, aims to rebound from a submission loss to Akihiro Gono in December 2009, following his 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix win. The card also includes Ralek Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba and Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Joachim Hansen.

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome Night 6 took place in Tokyo, Japan on December 20, 2014. The main event was a six man tag featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe taking on Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii.

NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on February 9, 2014, at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan, and headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held on December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It featured eleven DREAM mixed martial arts rules fights in a variety of weight classes, four K-1 rules fights, and the inaugural K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 high school tournament.

Dynamite!! USA was held on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Unofficially it shattered the record for highest attendance numbers for a North American mixed martial arts event with 42,757 claimed spectators although only 3,674 paid meaning that the event was a financial disaster. Featured Brock Lenar's first MMA bout and a rematch of the classic Sakuraba Gracie fight which at the time Royce won by unanimous decision but later after being found to have highly elevated levels of testosterone (and clearly looking much larger and more muscular) the decision was overturned to a no contest.

K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! was held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2006 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It featured 10 HERO'S MMA rules fights, and 4 K-1 rules fights. The event attracted a sellout crowd of 51,930. The main event between Kazushi Sakuraba and Yoshihiro Akiyama was ruled to be a No Contest after it was determined that Akiyama had applied an illegal substance causing Sakuraba to be unable to secure a takedown due to slipiness. Sakuraba can be heard loudly protesting to the referee. Akiyama later said that this substance was a lotion that he always used for dry skin Dynamite!! 2006 was also the final time Genki Sudo stepped into the ring as after his match, Sudo shocked the crowd by announcing his retirement

Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE took place Sunday, December 31, 2000, at Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.

K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! was a mixed martial arts event held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Monday December 31, 2007 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 HERO'S MMA rules fights, 4 K-1 rules fights, and 4 fights in the K-1 Under 18 Tournament. The event attracted a sellout crowd of 47,918 to the Kyocera Dome Osaka headlining with a bout with Kazushi Sakuraba versus Masakatsu Funaki.

Pride 15: Raging Rumble was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 29, 2001.

Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future.

DREAM.11 took place on October 6, 2009, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen for the Lightweight Championship, where Aoki seeks to reclaim the title after losing to Hansen in 2008, and Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Rubin Williams in a middleweight clash.

Pride 30: Starting Over (also promoted as Fully Loaded outside Japan) was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on October 23, 2005 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on May 1, 2000. The event concluded the Pride open-weight tournament of 2000. It is famous for containing one of the most anticipated matches in mixed martial arts history, Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba.

The inaugural show was a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002. The event was called K-1 Dynamite! by K-1 and PRIDE Shockwave by PRIDE Fighting Championships', though in Japan it was simply called Dynamite!. The live audience totaled 91,108 people, and is the largest on record for either organization or any professional fighting event.

Pride Final Conflict was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 9, 2003 and had over 67,450 people in the audience. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix tournament.

Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 30, 2000. The event began the Pride Openweight tournament of 2000.

Pride 13: Collision Course was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This was the first Pride event allowing knee strikes to the head of someone in the "four-points" position (the opponent is on their hands and knees). It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on March 25, 2001.

Pride 12: Cold Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 9, 2000.

Pride 17: Championship Chaos was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 3, 2001. This event also saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions.

Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 2002.

Pride Shockwave 2003 (Otoko Matsuri in Japanese) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. Gary Goodridge announced he would retire from Pride. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2003.

PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on August 10, 2003. This event was host to the quarterfinals of the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The four winners in the quarterfinals advanced to the PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 event in November.