New Japan Pro Wrestling held night one of WrestleKingdom 16 earlier this morning, which saw a number of top title matchups from the legendary Tokyo Dome. In fact…four titles changed hands at the marquee event.
-EVIL defeated Tomohiro Ishii thanks to a ton of interference to become the new IWGP NEVER Openweight champion.
-Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI bested Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi to become the new IWGP tag team champions.
-In the main event Kazuchika Okada dethroned Shingo Takagi to become the new IWGP World Heavyweight champion. He will defend the title against Will Ospreay on night two.
-Despite a valiant effort from Hiromu Takahashi El Desperado was able to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship, marking the only successful title defense on the evening.