was a
Japanese professional wrestling event co-produced by
Apache Pro-Wrestling Army,
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW),
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT),
International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan),
Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo),
Michinoku Pro Wrestling (M-Pro) and
Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) on December 31, 2007 at
Korakuen Hall
is a famous sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many notable boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
History
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with ...
, with the participation of wrestlers from
All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW),
Battlarts,
Dragon Gate (DG),
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), ,
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max,
Toryumon Mexico, , (WMF) and
Wrestling of Darkness 666.
The event featured a mixture of wrestlers from different
independent promotions
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor league for pro wres ...
facing each other in a total of nine matches. The main event was a
six-man tag team match between the teams of
Shuji Kondo (El Dorado),
Yoshihito Sasaki
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his time with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Zero1.
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2001-2013)
Sasaki made ...
(Zero1) and
Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW), and
Kengo Mashimo (K-Dojo),
Harashima (DDT) and
Tetsuhiro Kuroda (Apache).
Production
Background
Following the success of the
2006 Indy Summit,
Taka Michinoku, who was in charge of the event, created the Pro-Wrestling Summit Committee to hold more joint shows. Summits were held in
Osaka,
Ariake and eventually at
Korakuen Hall
is a famous sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many notable boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
History
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with ...
on
New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
, thus continuing the tradition of the
December 31 Korakuen Hall Show
The December 31 Korakuen Hall Show is a professional wrestling event produced annually on December 31 at Korakuen Hall by various independent professional wrestling promotions such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and K ...
. The event was broadcast on
Samurai! TV and
Gaora.
Storylines
The Pro-Wrestling Summit in Korakuen featured nine
professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted
storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
villains,
heroes, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Results
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