NJPW World Tag League 2025 Notes: David Finlay Issues Challenge to Callum Newman & United Empire for Wrestle Kingdom 20, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Wins World Tag League 2025

David Finlay Issues Challenge to Callum Newman & United Empire for Wrestle Kingdom 20

Sunday’s NJPW World Tag League 2025 Finals event at the Grandmesse Kumamoto in Mashiki, Japan featured David Finlay issuing a challenge to Callum Newman for a match at Wrestle Kingdom 20, which takes place on January 4m 2026 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Near the end of the tag team match between Hiromu Takahashi & Finlay and United Empire (Newman & Great-O-Khan), Callum chucked a chair at Finlay’s head resulting in the referee calling for the bell. Following the match, Newman attacked Takahashi with his GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship belt and spit on it. Newman then grabbed Gedo and attempted to Pilmanize him only for Finlay to run into the ring and chase Newman away. As Newman and Khan left through the crowd, Finaly grabbed a microphone and gave some angry words directed at Newman. Finlay then grabbed United Empire’s Jakob Austin Young and laid him out. Finlay then issued a challenge to Newman and United Kingdom for a match at Wrestle Kingdom 20.

★第6試合

『WORLD TAG』リターンマッチは
大暴走したニューマンが反則負け！

怒りのフィンレーが全面対抗戦を要求！

※12.14『WORLD TAG LEAGUE』熊本大会
新日本プロレスのスマホサイトで詳報中！

https://t.co/UnBg49JVjT

#njwtl pic.twitter.com/487ld0zsAJ

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) December 14, 2025

フィンレー「ソールドアウトした『WRESTLE KINGDOM』で俺がUNITED EMPIREにチャンスをくれてやる。リベンジされに来い。もしくは殺されに。だがな、一つだけ言っておくぞ、若造。血ってのはな、もし流させるつもりなら、本気でブチまける覚悟で来い!!」

マイク全文はhttps://t.co/kCFzZcYwsY#njwtl pic.twitter.com/27yFzHH0FC

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) December 14, 2025

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Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Wins World Tag League 2025

Sunday’s NJPW World Tag League 2025 Finals also featured TMDK’s Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. defeating Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd in the Finals of the World Tag League to become the winners of this year’s tournament.

「俺たちがこのリングの中心になって、新日本プロレスを世界一の団体にしてやる！」

優勝決定戦は、4選手の意地が交錯する大熱戦！
最後は、大岩が渾身のTHE GLIPでゲイブを撃沈！ザック＆大岩組が『WORLD TAG LEAGUE』初優勝!!

12.14熊本大会の結果は
⇒https://t.co/UnBg49JVjT#njwtl pic.twitter.com/eu1XT7WtNf

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) December 14, 2025

2025.12.14 #njwtl グランメッセ熊本#ZackSabreJr 選手 #大岩陵平 選手#TMDK

“絆”で闘うタッグの祭典
“絆”をより固くし、より強く一撃一撃をぶち込んだ、ふたりで掴んだ栄光とよろこびの姿
本当にすごかった！！！
素晴らしかった pic.twitter.com/19O4syb8Js

— とき🦁🐈生きる (@tokiMN_on) December 14, 2025

This was the first time TMDK as a group and the first time that Oiwa and Sabre Jr. won the World Tag League tournament in their NJPW careers.