The 2018 King of Pro Wrestling event took place on October 8th. The show was headlined by the triple threat match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Cody vs Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi. The show also featured Marty Scurll vs. KUSHIDA and more.
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Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. Ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here). He rates them on a 5-star scale [here are all of the five-star ratings that he has ever given out].
Dave Meltzer Star Ratings – NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling 2018
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe vs. Toa Henare & Juice Robinson
- Rating: 2.75 stars
The Elite (Chase Owens, Adam Page & The Young Bucks) vs. Bullet Club OG’s (Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Bad Luck Fale)
- Rating: 3.25 stars
Will Ospreay, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Takashi Iizuka, Taichi & Minoru Suzuki
- Rating: 3.5 stars
SHO, YOH, Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon
- Rating: 3.25 stars
EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- Rating:
Tiger Mask & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
- Rating: 3 stars
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White
- Rating: 4.5 stars
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Marty Scurll vs. KUSHIDA – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals
- Rating: 4.25 stars
Kenny Omega vs. Cody vs. Kota Ibushi – IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- Rating: 4.25 stars
How did you rate the matches? Let us know in the comment section below.