Three matches set for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 night two pre-show
NJPW has announced three pre-show matches for night two of Wrestle Kingdom 16 on Wednesday.
Headlining the pre-show, Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI will face Suzuki-gun’s Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and DOUKI.
In the second match, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, and Master Wato will take on Suzuki-gun’s El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and TAKA Michinoku.
In the opener, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, and Tomoaki Honma will face Bullet Club’s Bad Luck Fale, Gedo, and Jado.
The pre-show will begin at 2 a.m. Eastern time, with the main card set to begin at 3.
Here is the updated lineup:
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 night two, Wednesday, January 5, 2 a.m. Eastern time pre-show, 3 a.m. Eastern time main card on NJPW World —
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Will Ospreay
- No DQ match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: KENTA (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb
- SANADA vs. Great-O-Khan
- NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO (c) vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
- Provisional KOPW 2022: Toru Yano vs. CIMA vs. Minoru Suzuki vs. Chase Owens
- Stardom special: Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid vs. Tam Nakano & Saya Kamitani
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero
- Pre-show match: Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI
- Pre-show match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Master Wato vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku
- Pre-show match: Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale, Gedo & Jado