NJPW New Year Golden Series 1981 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on February 12, 1981, at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 8° edition of the New Year Golden Series event series, after NJPW New Year Golden Series 1980.
The event had an attendance of 2,300 fans. The main event of the show was Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi vs. The Samoans (#1 & #2).
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW New Year Golden Series 1981, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special Event
- Event Date February 12, 1981
- Year 1981
- Event Series New Year Golden Series
- Country Japan
- Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Kuramae Kokugikan
- Attendance 2,300
- Network TV Asahi
- Main Event Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi vs. The Samoans (#1 & #2)
NJPW New Year Golden Series 1981 Results
- Akira Maeda vs. Junji Hirata ends in a Draw via Time Limit
- Makoto Arakawa defeats Hiroyuki Saito
- Kantaro Hoshino defeats George Takano
- Osamu Kido defeats Tom Prichard
- The Enforcer defeats Haruka Eigen
- Bad News Allen & Ken Patera defeat Strong Kobayashi & Kengo Kimura
- Tiger Jeet Singh defeats Tatsumi Fujinami via Count-out
- Antonio Inoki defeats Bobby Duncum
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NWA North American Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi (c) defeat The Samoans (#1 & #2) [2-0] to retain the titles