{"id":48275,"date":"2023-01-11T17:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=48275"},"modified":"2023-01-11T17:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:54:08","slug":"wrestle-kingdom-17-features-the-return-of-kenny-omega-when-axs-tvs-new-japan-pro-wrestling-premieres-thursday-january-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/11\/wrestle-kingdom-17-features-the-return-of-kenny-omega-when-axs-tvs-new-japan-pro-wrestling-premieres-thursday-january-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestle Kingdom 17 Features the Return of Kenny Omega When AXS TV&#8217;s &#8220;New Japan Pro-Wrestling&#8221; Premieres Thursday, January 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48276\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wrestle-Kingdom-17.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wrestle-Kingdom-17.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wrestle-Kingdom-17-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>AXS TV presents New Japan Pro-Wrestling&#8217;s premiere of <strong><em>Wrestle Kingdom 17<\/em><\/strong>, beginning Thursday, January 12 @ 10PM ET\/7PM PT.<\/p>\n<p>The weekly series delivers one hour of blockbuster content compiling the absolute best moments from the groundbreaking promotion&#8217;s most recent broadcasts. 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