Two title matches announced for NJPW Road to The New Beginning tour
Two title matches will take place at Korakuen Hall in the next month.
NJPW will visit Korakuen Hall multiple times during their Road to The New Beginning tour that kicks off later this month. On January 23, El Desperado will defend his newly-won IWGP Junior Heavyweight title against Yoshinobu Kanemaru. On February 4, new Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions TJP and Francesco Akira will defend their titles in a Wrestle Kingdom rematch against Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney of Bullet Club War Dogs.
January 24 will see a singles match between Shota Umino and Ren Narita. Umino has been looking for a measure of revenge ever since Narita turned on him in December, aligning himself with the House of Torture.
February 4 at Korakuen Hall will see members of United Empire take on Bullet Club War Dogs in singles action. Henare will face Gabe Kidd, Jeff Cobb will face Alex Coughlin, and David Finlay will face Callum Newman. The following day will see Los Ingobernables de Japon face Just Five Guys in a gauntlet match.
Here are the key matches for the Road to The New Beginning tour:
January 23 at Korakuen Hall
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight title: El Desperado defends against Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- SHO vs. Master Wato
January 24 at Korakuen Hall
- Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita
- Tetsuya Natio and Hiromu Takahashi vs. SANADA and DOUKI
February 4 at Korakuen Hall
- IWGP Junior Tag Team titles: TJP and Francesco Akira defends against Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney
- David Finlay vs. Callum Newman
- Henare vs. Gabe Kidd
- Jeff Cobb vs. Alex Coughlin
February 5 at Korakuen Hall
- Gauntlet match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) vs. Just Five Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Yuya Uemura, DOUKI, and Taka Michinoku)
