Eight matches announced for NJPW New Beginning in Osaka
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced eight matches for New Beginning in Osaka on February 11.
The show’s main event has Hirooki Goto challenging Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Goto earned the title shot by winning the New Japan Ranbo at Wrestle Kingdom. It will be nine years to the date of his last title shot (against Kazuchika Okada), which also took place at Osaka’s EDION Arena. It will be Goto’s 10th time challenging for New Japan’s top belt.
Also announced for New Beginning in Osaka is the IWGP Global Champion, Yota Tsuji, defending against Gabe Kidd. Tsuji is coming off having defeated David Finlay for the title at Wrestle Kingdom and then successfully defending it at Wrestle Dynasty against Jack Perry. Meanwhile, Kidd is coming off his match against Kenny Omega at Wrestle Dynasty.
The Young Bucks, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, will also be on the show. They will defend their titles against the 2024 World Tag League winners, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi.
TMDK’s Kosei Fujita and Robbie Eagles will also defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag titles they won at Wrestle Kingdom in Osaka. They’ll put the titles on the line against Rocky Romero and YOH.
Four non-title matches have also been confirmed for New Beginning in Osaka: Taichi vs. SANADA, Shota Umino vs. Great-O-Khan, Shingo Takagi vs. Drilla Moloney, and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe.
NJPW New Beginning in Osaka announced lineup for Tuesday, February 11, 2025:
- IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Hirooki Goto
- IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji defends against Gabe Kidd
- IWGP World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) defend against Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) defend against Rocky Romero & YOH
- Taichi vs. SANADA
- Shota Umino vs. Great-O-Khan
- Shingo Takagi vs. Drilla Moloney
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe