Five title bouts confirmed.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is heading towards their Wrestle Kingdom 19 event at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th. There was a press conference held on 11/6 and five championship matches were confirmed for the show.
It is official that Zack Sabre Jr. will be defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Shota Umino. In addition to that, it was announced that Ren Narita is going to be putting the NJPW World Television Title on the line in a three-way featuring Jeff Cobb and Ryohei Oiwa.
Here is the full lineup for Wrestle Kingdom 19 as of this writing:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) (w/ Gedo) vs. Yota Tsuji
- NJPW World Television Championship — Three-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jeff Cobb
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships — Four-Way Match: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA (c) vs. T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
