NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III (2009)

Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome レッスルキングダムIII in 東京ドーム Ressuru Kingudamu III in Tōkyō Dōmu was a professional wrestling payperview PPV event produced by the New Japan ProWrestling NJPW promotion which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Japan on January 4 2009 It was the 18th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the third held under the Wrestle Kingdom name The event featured eleven matches including one dark match five of which were contested for championships For the second year in a row the show featured wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA In addition the show also featured wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL as part of a new relationship between NJPW and CMLL Wrestlers from other Japanese promotions also took part in the show including All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1 whose top title the World Heavyweight Championship was defended during the show