Will Ospreay vs. Callum Newman, Shingo Takagi vs. Jon Moxley in Unbound Death Match, Kenny Omega vs. Yota Tsuji for IWGP Heavyweight Title, & More Confirmed for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21

New Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference earlier today in Japan to officially confirm the first seven matches for next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 21 event, which takes place on January 4, 2027 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

All of these new matches were setup during Tuesday’s Power Struggle 2026 event in Hiroshima.

Among the notable matches confirmed for the event includes Kenny Omega facing off against Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Yuya Uemra facing off against Gabe Kidd for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, Shingo Takagi facing off against Jon Moxley in an Unbound Death Match, and Will Ospreay facing off against Callum Newman in a singles match.

Also announced was an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match of SHO vs. YOH (c) with the stipulations of if SHO loses, then he must leave HOUSE OF TORTURE and reunite with YOH as Roppongi 3K but if YOH loses, then he must leave NJPW.

Current card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21:

• IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Kenny omega vs. Yota Tsuji (c)
• IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship – Yuya Uemura vs. Gabe Kidd (c)
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – SHO vs. YOH (c)
• Vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Three-way match – Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Unbound Co. (Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X) vs. Mistico & mystery partner
• Unbound Death Match – Shingo Takagi vs. Jon Moxley
• MJF vs. Ryohei Oiwa
• Will Ospreay vs. Callum Newman