Karen Peterson and Bruce Lord preview two nights in the Tokyo Dome with NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 and the collaborative effort of NJPW x AEW/ROH x STARDOM x CMLL the following night at Wrestle Dynasty, which opens the first weekend of 2025.
Plus: Match updates, special stipulations added, and additional participants revealed for the biggest week in Japanese wrestling.
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
January 4, 2025
Tokyo Dome
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino
- Special Single Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado
- Double Championship Match: Shingo Takagi (c) NEVER vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA © AEW International
- Lumberjack Death Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
- NJPW World Television Championship — Four-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jeff Cobb vs. El Phantasmo
- IWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships — Tokyo Terror Ladder 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)
- Pre-Show: NJPW Ranbo – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender Match
Wrestle Dynasty
January 5, 2025
Tokyo Dome
FINAL Match Order TBD; based on outcomes of WK19 the day before
- Special Singles Match*: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
- Special Singles Match*: Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castignoli
- Special Singles Match**: Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry
- Special Singles Match**: David Finlay (c) vs. Brody King
- Special Singles Match: Kenny Omega (AEW) vs. Gabe Kidd (NJPW)
- Double Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Winner Takagi/TAKESHITA – NEVER & AEW International Championships
- IWGP Tag Championships: Great O’Khan & Partner X vs. Matthew & Nicholas Jackson
- Lucha Gauntlet Match – CMLL & NJPW
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Mina Shirakawa (c) RPUK vs. Mercedes Moné (c) NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship
- Pre-Show: ROH World Tag Championships: Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO
- Pre-Show: International Women’s Cup: Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Momo Watanabe (STARDOM) vs. Athena (ROH) vs. Persephone (CMLL)
*The Winner of SZJ/Umino will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
** The Winner of Finlay/Tsuji will defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
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