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Jun 30, 2017 · For now, Tanahashi is helping to carry on the legacy of the IWGP Intercontinental title, whose prestige was largely built up by Shinsuke Nakamura, during his five reigns as champion.
Following a disappointing fan reaction to a confrontation between Okada and Naito, NJPW announced that fans would get to vote whether they or Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship would be the true main event of the Tokyo Dome show.
Jan 4, 2023 · Kazuchika Okada def. Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship; Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Shinsuke Nakamura to become the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion
Oct 11, 2021 · In Goto’s third title defence, he faced a former IWGP Champion and certified main eventer in Nakamura, and in less than 17 minutes, the efforts of both men helped make the title matter. Nakamura’s victory was that of a superstar elevating a championship, a decision that made undoubted sense.
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Storylines. Tetsuya Naito, who was slated to headline Wrestle Kingdom 8, but ultimately lost the spot due to his inability to connect with NJPW fans. Wrestle Kingdom 8 featured eleven professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.
Within NJPW, Naito is a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion and IWGP Intercontinental Champion, as well as being a former NEVER Openweight Champion, and IWGP Tag Team and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with former partner Yujiro Takahashi, with whom he teamed as No Limit.
Tetsuya Naito (内藤哲也, Naitō Tetsuya, born June 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the leader of the Los Ingobernables de Japón stable.
