New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the current card for their upcoming Sakura Genesis 2023 event on April 8th at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Sakura Genesis 2023 will air live on New Japan World starting at 4:00AM EST.
BREAKING@mercedesvarnado has accepted the challenge of @azumikan1411 and @0929_hazuki for Sakura Genesis April 8!https://t.co/ZN8Z6QZk2G#njpw #njsg pic.twitter.com/bWKU83vy3W
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) March 24, 2023
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match – SANADA vs. Kazuchika Okada (c)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Robbie Eagles vs. Hiromu Takahashi (c)
- IWGP Tag Team Championship – Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Bishamon (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) (c)
- NJPW World Television Championship – Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (c)
- IWGP Women’s Championship Three-Way match – AZM vs. Hazuki vs. Mercedes Mone (c)
- BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito vs. Just Five Guys (DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Taichi)
- Master Wato, Hikuleo, & Tama Tonga vs. El Phantasmo, KENTA, & David Finlay
- United Empire (Francesco Akira, Aaron Henare, & Jeff Cobb) vs. SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL

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