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NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 17 LINEUP FOR JANUARY 4th ANNOUNCED

By Mike Johnson on 2022-12-15 09:58:00

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the following lineup for the 1/4/23 Wrestle Kingdom 18 event at the Tokyo Dome:

*IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada.

*IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega.

*IWGP Tag Team Champions FTR vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto.

*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado vs. Master Wato.

*In Mutoh's final NJPW match, Keiji Mutoh & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA & BUSHI.

*IWGP Women’s Champion KAIRI vs. Tam Nakano.

*NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson vs. Tama Tonga.

*Ren Narita vs. Zack Sabre Jr. to crown the first-ever NJPW World TV Champion.

*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Francesco Akira & TJP  vs. Lio Rush & YOH.

*Antonio Inoki Memorial Six-Man Tag Team Match: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask.

* KOPW 2023.

*Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg.

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