Do Judge!! | |||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | October 9, 2000 | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Tokyo Dome | ||
Attendance | 64,000 | ||
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Do Judge!! was a major professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 9, 2000, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It marked the first major cross promotional matches between New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) after the two had entered into a working relationship in August.
The main event was marketed as a "dream match", putting Toshiaki Kawada, the top star of AJPW, up against Kensuke Sasaki, then-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion and winner of that year's G1 Climax. Despite Sasaki being champion at the time, the title was not on the line. Other talent representing AJPW on the show included Masanobu Fuchi and "Dr Death" Steve Williams.
In other major matches on the event, Team 2000 (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Fighting Club G-Eggs (Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata), and Koji Kanemoto challenged Tatsuhito Takaiwa for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Shinya Hashimoto also returned to face Tatsumi Fujinami, in his last match as a contracted NJPW performer.