A match challenge for gold has been issued for the NJPW x AEW: Wrestle Dynasty event.
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara successfully retained their titles in a bullrope match at Friday’s ROH Final Battle. Post-match, Bullet Club House of Torture’s SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru appeared via a pre-tape video. They challenged the champions for their titles at the event. After the event, the champions responded to the challenge.
A shock challenge at @ringofhonor's Final Battle saw SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vow to take the ROH Tag titles from @dustinrhodes and @sammyguevara at #wrestledynasty!#njpw #njWD pic.twitter.com/dkmZuPZJdv
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) December 21, 2024
#ROH World Tag Team Champions, @DustinRhodes & @SammyGuevara, assess their performance & respond to House of Torture! pic.twitter.com/yDNT5gzGcR
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 21, 2024
The NJPW x AEW: Wrestle Dynasty pay-per-view event takes place on January 5, 2025, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Here is the updated card:
Singles Match:
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
NEVER Openweight Championship Match:
Shingo Takagi (champion) or Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Singles Match:
Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry
International Women’s Cup Final Four-Way Match (Winner receives a women’s championship match from the participating promotion of their choosing):
Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Persephone (CMLL) vs. Athena (ROH) vs. TBD (Stardom)
Singles Match:
Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd
Singles Match:
Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Singles Match:
David Finlay vs. Brody King
Vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship Match:
Great-O-Khan and TBD vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson)
IWGP STRONG Women’s & Undisputed British Women’s Title Match:
Mercedes Mone (champion) vs. Mina Shirakawa (champion)
Eight-Man Lucha Gauntlet match:
TBA Participants
ROH Tag Team Championship Match:
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara (champions) vs. House of Torture (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)