Fantasticamania 2016

Fantastica Mania 2016 is a series of six professional wrestling events in Japan, co-produced by the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), scheduled to take place between January 17 and 24, 2016. The 2016 shows will be the sixth time that NJPW and CMLL have co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. Much like the previous year, the 2016 tour will feature six shows in total. The 2016 tour will be the first time the joint show will be held in Kōchi, Kōchi, while it had previously been held in the other three cities; Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo.
==Background==
The 2016 Fantastica Mania series will be the sixth year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has promoted a series of shows in Japan along with their Mexican partner promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The 2016 series of shows will be show 19 through 24, a total of 6 shows. The opening show in Kōchi, Kōchi on January 17 will be the first time Fantastica Mania has taken place in the city. The tour was announced October 24, 2015, with the CMLL participants announced on November 16. The tour marks the NJPW debuts of Bobby Z, Dragon Lee, Guerrero Maya Jr., Hechicero, The Panther and Virus. Returning CMLL participants include Atlantis, Bárbaro Cavernario, Fuego, Mephisto, Místico, Okumura, Stuka Jr., Titán, Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. CMLL ring announcer Evan was also announced for the tour. Máscara Dorada, who signed with NJPW during the Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, will also take part in the 2016 tour. The most notable CMLL wrestlers missing the tour are Marco Corleone, La Máscara, Rush and La Sombra. Three days after the CMLL participants were revealed, the reason for La Sombra missing the tour was announced; he had signed with WWE. For the first time in Fantastica Mania history, the entire tour not only sold out, but did so a month in advance.
==Events==
*Fantastica Mania 2016 - Night 1
*Fantastica Mania 2016 - Night 2
*Fantastica Mania 2016 - Night 3
*Fantastica Mania 2016 - Night 4
*Fantastica Mania 2016 - Night 5
*Fantastica Mania 2016 - Night 6
==External links==
* Profile - Night 1
* Profile - Night 2
* Profile - Night 3
* Profile - Night 4
* Profile - Night 5
* Profile - Night 6
Category:2016 pay-per-view events
Category:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre pay-per-view events
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling events
Category:Fantasticamania