NJPW revealed the Wrestle Kingdom 19 main event, and added five new matches to its January 4, 2025 schedule.
IWGP World Heavyweight champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends his title against Shota Umino in the main event of NJPW’s largest show of the year. The bout was set up this week at Power Struggle when Umino faced Sabre.
The match was announced officially on Wednesday, at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom’s press conference.
Wrestle Kingdom has also added four more title matches to its lineup.
David Finlay, IWGP Global champion, will defend his title in a Bullet Club vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon battle against Yota tsuji.
DOUKI, the IWGP Junior heavyweight title holder, will defend his title in the Tokyo Dome in a title bout against El Desperado.
Ren Narita, Jeff Cobb and Ryohei Ohiwa will be defending the NJPW World TV Title at Wrestle King.
A four-way match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team title was also added. KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight defended against Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, Clark Connors & Drilla Mooney, and TJP & Francesco Akira.
Hiroshi Takahashi has already been announced to take on EVIL.
The Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty lineups:
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19, Saturday, January 4, 2025 —
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Shota Umino
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
- IWGP Global Champion David Finlay defends against Yota Tsuji
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI defends against El Desperado
- NJPW World TV Champion Ren Narita defends against Jeff Cobb & Ryohei Oiwa in a three-way
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight defend against Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, TJP & Francesco Akira, and Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney in a four-way
NJPW Wrestle Dynasty, Sunday, January 5, 2025 —
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
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