Wrestle Kingdom 8 Preview

Over the last eighteen months NJPW has been on a tremendous role.  Last year Wrestle Kingdom 7, Invasion Attack, Dominion and the King of Pro Wrestling iPPV events were all spectacular shows. Both Wrestle Kingdom and Invasion Attack (alongside day 4 of the G1 Climax) were all in the running for The Wrestling Media Nation Pay-Per-View of the Year Award, which one of them may well have won by the time this preview goes up.

Classic Rivalries: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada

Between February 2012 and October 2013, these two met in six major single matches. Five of those were for the IWGP Heavyweight Title (the main title in New Japan Pro Wrestling) with the sixth occurring during this year's G1 Climax tournament.

All of those matches are considered to be excellent, with at least two of them securing ***** ratings, their feud as been compared to such legendary rivalries such as Flair vs.Steamboat or Misawa vs. Kobashi.