More matches have been added to the NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 card, 2 of which will see both titles on the line in a winner takes all situation.
At a press conference on November 4, it was made official that IWGP World Heavyweight Champion would face IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji in a match where both titles would be at stake. It was also announced that NJPW Women’s Strong Champion Saya Kamitani would face IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri, once again with both titles on the line.
The two double title matches join Aaron Wolf vs. EVIL and Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match as part of the Wrestle Kingdom card. Tanahashi announced in late 2024 that he would be embarking on a lengthy retirement tour that would culminate at Wrestle Kingdom. Tanahashi competed in his final UK match at AEW Forbidden Door back in August.
The Updated Line-Up For NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 Is As Follows:
- Aaron Wolf vs. EVIL
- Saya Kamitani (STRONG) vs. Syuri (IWGP) – Winner takes all for the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship & IWGP Women’s Championship
- Konosuke Takeshita (World) vs. Yota Tsuji (Global) – Winner takes all for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship & IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
- YOH, Master Wato & Toru Yano (c) vs. Kaisei Takechi, TBA & TBA vs. TBA – NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship — Tornado Ranbo
- El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO – Four-Way #1 Contender’s Match For IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Shot
- United Empire (Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan, HENARE, TBA & TBA) vs. David Finlay, Shingo Takagi, Gabe Kidd, Hiromu Takahashi & Drilla Moloney
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada – Tanahashi’s final match
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 will air live on NJPW World on Sunday, January 4.
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