Okada & Ishii vs. Young Bucks to headline NJPW show in Adelaide
A tag team main event is set for the first show on New Japan Pro Wrestling’s tour of Australia.
At the Titanium Arena in Adelaide on February 16th, Kazuchika Okada will team with Tomohiro Ishii against The Young Bucks. The other main event matches for the four-show tour will be announced this week.
After the Adelaide show, the tour will have stops at Festival Hall in Melbourne on February 17th, the Quaycentre in Sydney on the 18th, and HBF Stadium in Perth on the 19th. The shows aren’t listed on the New Japan World schedule.
Okada, Ishii, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, Minoru Suzuki, Jay White, Yuji Nagata, KUSHIDA, SANADA, EVIL, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Juice Robinson, Lance Archer, Chase Owens, Rocky Romero, and Henare are the NJPW wrestlers that have been advertised for the tour. Will Ospreay will be appearing in Sydney and Perth as well.
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