BVV: Konosuke Takeshita wins IWGP World title
Konosuke Takeshita, one of the top stars in AEW, has now won the biggest championship in Japan, defeating Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP championship at New Japan’s King of Pro Wrestling 2025.
It was a stacked card, with Sareee defending the IWGP Women’s championship title against Syuri in a match that may have been too violent for its own good; Drilla Moloney facing Sanada in a street fight that felt very out of place on a New Japan show; El Phantasmo defending the New Japan TV championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi in the Ace’s last match in Ryogoku; Olympic gold medalist Aaron Wolf in an angle that sets up his in-ring debut at the Tokyo Dome; the Knockout Brothers facing Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura in a Mean Guy Tag Team match; and Yota Tsuji trying to regain the IWGP Global title from his long-time rival Gabe Kidd. We’ll break it all down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!