Champion vs. Champion match set for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
The main event for Wrestle Kingdom 20 is set.
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita successfully defended his title against former champion Hirooki Goto on Sunday at Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Homecoming in Gifu. After the match, Takeshita cut a promo asking who his opponent at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4 would be. IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji, who had defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the semi-main event, came out to answer the challenge. Takeshita demanded that Tsuji put his title on the line as well, and Tsuji accepted.
NJPW wrote on X (translated):
“After the match, GLOBAL Heavyweight Champion Tsuji declares his challenge! TAKESHITA demands a ‘double title match’ at the 1.4 Tokyo Dome, but gets the response, “Of course! You ready for it?!”
Also set for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 is Aaron Wolf’s debut match, Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match, and a bout featuring World of Stardom and NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Saya Kamitani.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 advertised lineup:
- Champion vs. Champion: Konosuke Takeshita (IWGP World) vs. Yota Tsuji (IWGP Global)
- Aaron Wolf vs. EVIL
- Saya Kamitani vs. TBA
- Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement match
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