NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome) 10 years old
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Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2014. It was the 23rd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the eighth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. Like the previous year, the event aired worldwide on internet pay-per-view (iPPV). The event featured ten matches, six of which were contested for championships. For the first time in twenty years, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship was defended during the event with NWA representative Rob Conway defending against Satoshi Kojima. The event was headlined by a double main event; Shinsuke Nakamura defending the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito.
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shinsuke Nakamura He was 33, now 44 years old | |
| Shelton Benjamin He was 38, now 49 years old | as Shelton X Benjamin |
| Kazushi Sakuraba He was 44, now 55 years old | |
| Harry Francis Smith He was 28, now 39 years old | as Davey Boy Smith, Jr. |
| Daniel Gracie He was 41, now 52 years old | |
| Yuji Nagata He was 45, now 56 years old | |
| Andrew Hankinson He was 30, now 40 years old | as Doc Gallows |
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 Crew
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 (10 years)
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- Release day: Saturday, January 04, 2014
- Runtime: 330 minutes