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NICK NEMETH, MATT RIDDLE WIN NEW JAPAN GOLD

By Mike Johnson on 2024-02-23 11:37:00

Former WWE stars flourished at today's New Japan Pro Wrestling New Beginning in Sapporo.

 

Nic Nemeth, formerly Dolph Ziggler pinned David Finlay with the Zig Zag to win the IWGP Global Championship. 

Matt Riddle pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi with the Bro Derek to win the NJPW World Television Championship. 

Each men were competing for NJPW for the first time in Japan and in Nemeth's case, for the first time period.

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