– NJPW Star Kenny Omega noted on his Twitter account that he is stepping away from Japan to reassess his future. Omega lost to Kazuchika Okada in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 11 this past Wednesday.
I will be stepping away from Japan to reassess my future. The path of my journey may change, but my goals will not. pic.twitter.com/E4vDiGgAwe
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 6, 2017
there is no plan. My schedule is cleared and I'm weighing all options. I've a lot to consider. Thx for the patience/support
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 6, 2017
– New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the lineups for their Fantastica Mania tour. There are seven events in total with the last three events taking place at Korakuen Hall and will be broadcast on New Japan World from January 20-22. Here are the lineups:
January 20, 2017 event:
* Tag Team Match: Blue Panther Jr. & Henare vs. Will Ospreay & Ephesto
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Soberano Jr. vs. Gedo, Jado & Raziel
* Tag Team Match: Stuka Jr. & Maximo Sexy vs. Hechicero & Okumura
* Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Atlantis, Kushida, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Rush, Sanada, Evil & Bushi)
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Mistico, Volador Jr. & Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Ultimo Guerrero & Euforia
* Singles Match: Himoru Takahashi vs. Titan
* CMLL Lightweight Championship Match: Dragon Lee (c) vs. Barbaro Cavernario
January 21, 2017 event:
* Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Blue Banther Jr. & Henare vs. Ephesto, Raziel, Gedo & Jado
* Singles Match: Stuka Jr. vs. Okumura
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Soberano Jr., Kushida & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & Barbaro Cavernario
* Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dragon Lee, Titan, Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, Evil & Bushi)
* Tag Team Match: Mistico & Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Euforia
* Singles Match: Atlantis vs. Rush
* CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Match: Maximo Sexy (c) vs. Hechicero
January 22, 2017 event:
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Blue Panther Jr., Soberano Jr. & Henare vs. Barbaro Caavernario, Gedo & Jado
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Stuka Jr. vs. Hechicero, Okumura & Raziel
* Tag Team Match: Dragon Lee & Titan vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi)
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Maximo Sexy, Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & Ephesto
* Six-Man Tag Team Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Atlantis, Kushida & David Finlay vs. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Rush, Sanada & Evil)
* Singles Match: Mistico vs. Euforia
* Singles Match: Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero
