Finlay issued the challenge.
The fourth defense of David Finlay’s IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship reign took place at NJPW Power Struggle. He retained over Taichi with an assist from SANADA. SANADA turned on Taichi and revealed himself to be the newest member of BULLET CLUB War Dogs.
Post-match, Finlay first brought up Yuya Uemura’s name as a wrestler to step up to him, but Uemura is recovering from torn triceps.
He then called Yota Tsuji to the ring and put Tsuji on notice for having two wins over him in the G1 Climax 34 tournament. Finlay offered him a shot at the Global Heavyweight Title at Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Tsuji accepted.
As of this writing, the confirmed bouts for Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th are listed as follows:
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) (w/ Gedo) vs. Yota Tsuji
