First talent announcements made for NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
A slate of wrestlers are being advertised for NJPW Battle in the Valley, the promotion’s first United States event of 2025.
Battle in the Valley takes place from the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California on Saturday, January 11. NJPW has made its first talent announcements for the show with 17 wrestlers confirmed. They include IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. and AEW star Konosuke Takeshita.
Here is the full list:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd
- AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita
- Jeff Cobb
- Tomohiro Ishii
- El Desperado
- AZM
- Mina Shirakawa
- Maika
- Shane Haste
- Bad Dude Tito
- Rocky Romero
- Royce Isaacs
- Jorel Nelson
- Tom Lawlor
- Fred Rosser
- HANAKO
The show is happening on the heels of Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty, which are being held at the Tokyo Dome on January 4-5. Before that, NJPW will be in Long Beach, California this Sunday (December 15) for Strong Style Evolved.
Battle in the Valley first took place in 2021 and is now an annual event for NJPW.