Okada and Kingston vs. White and Robinson set for NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
A main event tag match has been announced for NJPW Rumble on 44th Street.
In a bout announced late Wednesday, Kazuchika Okada will team with AEW’s Eddie Kingston against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White and Juice Robinson in the main event of Rumble on 44th Street at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.
Okada is the 2022 G1 Climax winner, while White made his final successful title defense before the Tokyo Dome earlier this week against Tama Tonga. White defending the IWGP World title against Okada is officially the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023.
Also set for Rumble on 44th Street, Shingo Takagi will defend the provisional KOPW 2022 trophy against El Phantasmo. The two faced off in a “Who’s Your Daddy” match at Declaration of Power earlier this week, where Shingo won and ELP was forced to call Shingo “his daddy.” After the match, ELP hit Shingo with a low blow and destroyed the KOPW 2022 trophy.
NJPW will run New York City on consecutive nights on October 27 and 28, with a mystery lineup on the 27th, and Rumble on 44th Street on the 28th. A FITE TV bundle for both nights will be available, and the shows will be available for standalone pay-per-view purchase on FITE as well.
The lineups:
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street: A Halloween Special, Thursday, October 27, 8 p.m. Eastern time on FITE TV–
- Mystery lineup
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street, Friday, October 28, 8 p.m. Eastern time on FITE TV —
- Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson
- Provisional KOPW 2022: Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo