Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome was a
professional wrestling
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event co-produced by the
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
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(NJPW) and
World Championship Wrestling
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(WCW)
promotions. The show took place on January 4, 1993 in
Tokyo
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's
Tokyo Dome
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. Officially, the show drew 63,500 spectators and $3,200,000 in ticket sales.
[ This was the second year that the show was co-promoted by the American WCW promotion. The show featured 10 matches, including four matches that featured WCW wrestlers. Fantastic Story featured three title matches, including ]Jushin Thunder Liger
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defeating Último Dragón
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to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
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. IWGP Heavyweight Champion
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The Great Muta
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defeating Masahiro Chono
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to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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in a match where the IWGP title was also on the line. Finally the show featured an IWGP Tag Team Championship
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match between The Hell Raisers ( Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior
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) and The Steiner Brothers
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The brothers wrestled as amateurs at the University of Michigan. The team ma ...
(Rick Steiner
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and Scott Steiner
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) that ended without a definitive winner. The show was later shown on pay-per-view
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Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guid ...
(PPV) in North America
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as WCW/New Japan Supershow III
WCW/New Japan Supershow III (known as Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1993, in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The show would be the third and final show available on pay-per-view (PPV) in America under the name ...
.
Production
Background
The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is NJPW's biggest