NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 Card
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 hits the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, January 4, 2026, with the biggest talking point being Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match against Kazuchika Okada.
Beyond the emotional main event, the card is stacked with winner take all title stakes, a featured debut, and a chaotic multi team Ranbo for the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships.
Here is the full card as it stands for Wrestle Kingdom 20:
Full NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 match card
| Match | Stakes |
|---|---|
| El Phantasmo (c) vs. Chris Brookes | NJPW World TV Championship (Kickoff, 15 minute limit) |
| Toru Yano, Master Wato, and YOH (c) vs. multiple teams | NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships (Tornado Ranbo) |
| Syuri (c) vs. Saya Kamitani (c) | IWGP Women’s Title and NJPW Strong Women’s Title (winner take all) |
| Shingo Takagi, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney, and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Great O Khan, Callum Newman, HENARE, Andrade El Idolo, and TBA | Ten man tag |
| El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title No. 1 contender match |
| EVIL (c) vs. Aaron Wolf | NEVER Openweight Championship |
| Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Yota Tsuji (c) | IWGP World Heavyweight Title and IWGP Global Heavyweight Title (winner take all) |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada | Tanahashi retirement match |
Three matches that could define the show
Tanahashi vs. Okada is the centerpiece for obvious reasons, but it also doubles as a symbolic passing of the torch at the Tokyo Dome. Okada being selected as the final opponent makes the match feel like an end cap to an era.
Takeshita vs. Tsuji is the card’s purest “new generation” super fight. With both the IWGP World Heavyweight and IWGP Global championships on the line, the winner leaves Wrestle Kingdom 20 as the company’s undisputed top champion.
EVIL vs. Aaron Wolf adds intrigue because it pairs the House of Torture’s chaos with a high profile debut in one of the toughest singles environments possible. If Wolf looks credible here, NJPW has a ready made fresh headline talent coming out of the Dome.
