Matches announced for NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Homecoming
Three matches have been confirmed for Hiroshi Tanahashi’s final show in his home prefecture.
The event will take place Sunday, November 2, in Gifu, Japan, at the Gifu Memorial Center. Tanahashi will challenge Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship on the show. Tsuji just won the title from Gabe Kidd on Monday at King of Pro Wrestling.
The event will also feature the first title defense for new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita, who will be challenged by Hirooki Goto. Goto confronted Takeshita at King of Pro Wrestling after Takeshita had just won the title from Zack Sabre Jr. Monday’s show also featured Goto’s return to the ring after nearly three and a half months. He had been out injured since losing the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to ZSJ in June.
The November 2 show in Gifu will also feature the finals of the Super Junior Tag League, which kicks off at Korakuen Hall on October 23 and consists of 12 teams split into two groups.
NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi Homecoming lineup for November 2
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita defends against Hirooki Goto
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji defends against Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Finals of the 2025 Super Junior Tag League