Invasion Attack (2013)

Invasion Attack (2013)
Promotional poster for the event, featuring Togi Makabe, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 7, 2013[1]
CityTokyo, Japan[1]
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan[1]
Attendance8,200[1]
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Invasion Attack was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 7, 2013, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, five of which were contested for championships.[1][2][3]

As part of the "invasion" theme, the event featured title matches involving championships from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as well as participation from outside workers Akebono and Bob Sapp.[1] It was the first event under the Invasion Attack name.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Invasion Attack". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "新日本プロレス「Invasion Attack」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. April 7, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Caldwell, James (April 7, 2013). "Caldwell's New Japan "Invasion Attack" iPPV report 4/7: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of new IWGP World champion, U.S. stars in title matches, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 4, 2014.