NJPW Announces New Match for Wrestle Kingdom 19 & Two New Matches for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty

Indie / Misc
Nov 11, 2024

NJPW Announces Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shingo Takagi for NEVER Openweight Title at Wrestle Kingdom 19

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced one new match for the card of their Wrestle Kingdom 19 event, which takes place on January 4, 2025 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

This new match announced was a NEVER Openweight Championship match of Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shingo Takagi (c). It was also announced that should Takeshita remain as AEW International Champion by Wrestle Kingdom 19, then this match will be a double title match.

Current card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (c)
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – El Desperado vs. DOUKI (c)
  • IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship – Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay (c)
  • NJPW World Television Championship 3-Way match – Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. SHO (c)
  • NEVER Openweight Championship – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shingo Takagi (c)
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Four-way match – Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) vs. Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira & TJP) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) vs. Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) (c)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL

NJPW Announces Two New Matches for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty

NJPW also announced two new matches for the card of their co-promoted NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty event, which takes place on January 5, 2025 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

The first new match announced was a singles match of Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry.

The second new match announced was a NEVER Openweight Championship match of Tomohiro Ishii vs. Winner of Konosuke Takeshita/Shingo Takagi (c). It was also announced that should Takeshita remain as AEW International Champion after Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4th, then this match will be a double title match.

Current card for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty:

  • NEVER Openweight Championship match – Tomohiro Ishii vs. Winner of Konosuke Takeshita/Shingo Takagi (c)
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
  • Yota Tusji vs. Jack Perry
  • The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. mystery opponents
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