NJPW announces full card for King of Pro Wrestling

  • Ian Carey
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The full card for NJPW King of Pro Wrestling has been announced.

The event takes place on October 14 at Ryogoku Sumo Hall. The show will be headlined by G1 winner Zack Sabre Jr. challenging Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. NJPW filled out the rest of the card following Destruction in Kobe yesterday. Now, nine matches, including seven championship bouts, are scheduled for next Sunday’s show.

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling lineup for Monday, October 14:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito defends against Zack Sabre Jr.
  • IWGP Global Champion David Finlay defends against Hirooki Goto
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI defends against SHO
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 25th Anniversary Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shota Umino & El Phantasmo vs EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • NJPW World TV Champion Jeff Cobb defends against Yota Tsuji and Ren Narita in a three-way match
  • NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi defends against Ryohei Oiwa
  • IWGP Tag Team Champions Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls defend against Bad Luck Fale & Caveman Ugg
  • IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight defend against Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors
  • Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mistico

Following King of Pro Wrestling, NJPW will present Royal Quest IV in London on October 20. Two matches are confirmed for the show including ZSJ vs. SANADA. If ZSJ defeats Naito for the IWGP World title at King of Pro Wrestling, the match against SANADA will be his first title defense. If he doesn’t win the title from Naito, this will be a normal singles match.

NJPW Royal Quest IV announced lineup for October 20, 2024:

  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SANADA
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste defend against Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii