Naito wants to give Takagi a shot at the belt.
The 20th anniversary of Shingo Takagi’s in-ring debut was celebrated at an event that New Japan Pro-Wrestling hosted on September 7th. It emanated from Imesse Yamanashi in Kofu City, Japan. There were 1,678 people in attendance.
The headlining match saw Takagi team with BUSHI and Dragongate’s YAMATO to take on Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji and IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito. The bout resulted in a 30-minute time limit draw. Afterwards, Naito agreed to defend the World Title against Takagi. Below are the results:
- Daiki Nagai vs. Masatora Yasuda — 10-minute Time Limit Draw
- United Empire (Francesco Akira & Callum Newman) def. Shoma Kato & Riiita
- United Empire (HENARE & Jeff Cobb) def. Katsuya Murashima & Ryusuke Taguchi
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Ren Narita) def. Jado & Shota Umino
- BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee) def. Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii
- TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI def. Gedo & Taiji Ishimori
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL) def. Tiger Mask, Oleg Boltin, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- T.M.D.K. (Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Jakob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan)
- Shingo Takagi, BUSHI & YAMATO vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito) — 30-minute Time Limit Draw
Naito has two title matches coming up. He’ll be defending against Great-O-Khan at Destruction in Kobe and if he is to retain, he’ll be facing G1 Climax 34 winner Zack Sabre Jr. at Royal Quest IV in London, England.
