NJPW New Year Golden Series 1980 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on February 8, 1980, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

It's the 7° edition of the New Year Golden Series event series, after NJPW New Year Golden Series 1979.

The event had an attendance of 6,200 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen.

Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW New Year Golden Series 1980, and more information about the event.

Event Info

Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event Type Special Event
Event Date February 8, 1980
Year 1980
Event Series New Year Golden Series
Country Japan
Location Tokyo, Japan
Arena Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Attendance 6,200
Network TV Asahi
Main Event Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen

NJPW New Year Golden Series 1980 Results

  • Makoto Arakawa defeats Junji Hirata
  • Skip Young defeats George Takano
  • Strong Kobayashi defeats Haruka Eigen
  • Riki Choshu & Kengo Kimura vs. Kantaro Hoshino & Osamu Kido ends in a Draw via Time Limit
  • Dynamite Kid defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi
  • Bad News Allen & Masa Saito vs. Seiji Sakaguchi & Willem Ruska ends in a No Contest via Double Count-out
  • WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship & NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match

    Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeats Steve Keirn [2-1] to retain the titles
  • NWF Heavyweight Championship

    Stan Hansen defeats Antonio Inoki (c) via Count-out to win the title
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