King of Pro-Wrestling (2016)
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Promotional poster for the event, featuring various NJPW wrestlers
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | |||
| Sponsor(s) | Sengoku Enbu –Kizna– | |||
| Date | October 10, 2016 | |||
| Attendance | 9,671 | |||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
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King of Pro-Wrestling (2016) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on October 10, 2016, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was NJPW's biggest show between August's G1 Climax and January's Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome and featured nine matches with four of them contested for championships, main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji. This was the fifth event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name.
The event aired in Japan on TV Asahi and worldwide through NJPW's internet streaming site NJPW World with English commentary provided by Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino.
King of Pro-Wrestling featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. 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.
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