100 Wrestling PPVs You Must See Before You Die

50. NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom 8

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It’s very rare for a midcard belt to main event NJPW’s top annual show, but that shows how prestigious the IWGP Intercontinental Championship has become.

This amazing show is stacked from top to bottom, with two fantastic co-main event matches, with the closing match, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, is a thing of beauty.

Key matches: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (IWGP IC Title), Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito (IWGP World Title), Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt (IWGP Junior title)

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