The third day of the event will be held at the Yokohama Arena, marking the first time one of NJPW's January 4 shows was held outside of Tokyo. It will be the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show to be held over three days. Wrestle Kingdom 16 was officially announced on September 4, 2021.

The show has been promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name since 2007. The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is NJPW's biggest annual event and has been called 'the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States' and the 'Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl'. It will mark the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show since 2007's Wrestle Kingdom I to be co-produced with another wrestling promotion.ĭays 1 and 2 of the event will air on the NJPW World streaming service and via FITE TV and other PPV providers day three will be aired as a PPV event on AbemaTV before being archived on NJPW World and Wrestle Universe. It will be the 31st January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the 16th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name it will also be the first time the event will be held over three days and the first one to take place in Yokohama. The event will take place on January 4 and 5, 2022, at the Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo and January 8, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Wrestle Kingdom 16 is an upcoming three-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotions.

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