Wrestling World 1997

Wrestling World 1997 was the title of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s annual start of the year show that takes place on January 4 each year in the Tokyo Dome. The show drew 62,500 spectators and $5,000,000 in ticket sales. The show featured 12 matches, including four matches that were promoted jointly with the Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion and presented as a rivalry between the two promotions. The show featured 12 matches in total, including three title matches, two of which saw new champions crowned.
==Results==
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*Junji Hirata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi and Osamu Nishimura defeated Takashi Iizuka, Osamu Kido, Yuji Nagata and Kazuo Yamazaki (11:21)
*Super Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto (11:11)
*Jinsei Shinzaki defeated Michiyoshi Ohara (9:17)
*Shinjiro Otani defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri (8:30)
*Kendo Nagasaki defeated Tatsutoshi Goto (9:23)
*Masahiro Chono defeated Shoji Nakamaki (1:07)
*Masa Saito defeated The Great Kojika (4:25)
*Antonio Inoki defeated Willie Williams in a Mixed Martial Arts match (4:19)
*Jushin Liger defeated Último Dragón (c) to win the J-Crown Championship (18:21)
*Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura defeated Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship (16:10)
*Power Warrior defeated The Great Muta (16:09)
*Shinya Hashimoto (c) defeated Riki Chōshū to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (18:04)
==External links==
* Results
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome Show
Category:1997 events
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling events