NJPW confirms KENTA vs. Satoshi Kojima for Wrestle Kingdom 15
Satoshi Kojima will face KENTA for the IWGP US title right to challenge contract on January 4.
NJPW shot an angle on this morning’s Road to Tokyo Dome show where Kojima challenged KENTA to a match for the briefcase. The company has now confirmed on their website that Kojima will replace Juice Robinson on January 4.
Juice Robinson had been slated to face KENTA for the championship at Wrestle Kingdom. However, he suffered a fractured orbital bone during the December 22 Road to Tokyo Dome show. He did not participate in the following morning’s press conference, and later was announced as being off the remaining Road To Tokyo Dome and Wrestle Kingdom cards due to the injury.
During this morning’s press conference, NJPW revealed the full cards for Wrestle Kingdom 15, which takes place on January 4 and 5. The cards are as follows:
January 4:
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Great-O-Khan
- KENTA vs. Satoshi Kojma for the IWGP US title contract briefcase
- Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Guerillas of Destiny for the IWGP Tag Team titles
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo
- King of Pro Wrestling Ranbo
January 5:
- Winner of Naito-Ibushi vs. Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles
- Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu-ELP winner for the IWGP Jr. title
- SANADA vs. EVIL
- Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb for the NEVER Openweight title
- El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi for the IWGP Jr. Tag Team titles