Wrestling World 2002

Wrestling World 2002
Jun Akiyama, who successfully defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the event.
Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	January 4, 2002[1]
City	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Tokyo Dome
Attendance	52,000[1]
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Wrestling World 2002 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. Wrestling World 2002 was the eleventh January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by NJPW. The show drew 52,000 spectators.^[1]

The show was the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show to feature wrestlers from Pro Wrestling Noah, with the main event of the ten match show being a successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship as champion Jun Akiyama defeated NJPW representative Yuji Nagata. The show also featured a successful IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship defense by Kendo Kashin.