NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025 Card: Hirooki Goto vs David Finlay and more
New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s (NJPW) next big event is Sakura Genesis 2025, which is scheduled for April 5, 2025, at the iconic Ryōgoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo. This annual event is promising a lineup of strong matches, headlined by Hirooki Goto defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against David Finlay. Finlay earned this title shot by winning the 2025 New Japan Cup, and this will be his opportunity to try and obtain the biggest prize in NJPW.
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Sakura Genesis 2025 Card
Here is the full card for NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto defends against David Finlay
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji defends against EVIL
- IWGP Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defend against Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman
- NEVER Openweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita defends against Ryohei Oiwa
- NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions SHO, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita defend against Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shota Umino
- NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo defends against Great-O-Khan
- Yuya Uemura vs. SANADA
- Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Nagai
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Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Hirooki Goto vs. David Finlay
The headline bout will see reigning IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto defending his title against David Finlay. Finlay earned this opportunity by winning the 2025 New Japan Cup. Goto, known for his hard-hitting style and warrior spirit, aims to continue his championship reign by overcoming the challenge posed by the son of Irish legend Fit Finlay.
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