The card for NJPW’s biggest event of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 18, is coming along, as the promotion is a little over two months away from the show taking place. All Elite Wrestling will have a presence on the card by having at least two top stars featured in action.
Five matches were confirmed for the show, including the main event of IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA defending against G1 winner Tetsuya Naito. Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada in a singles match was confirmed after Danielson issued a recent challenge despite dealing with a broken orbital bone.
Also on tap is the IWGP United States/United Kingdom Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay, defending against Jon Moxley & David Finlay in a three-way match after Finlay attacked both Ospreay and Moxley at Power Struggle last Saturday.
Here is the card for the show that takes place on Thursday, January 4, at 2:30 a.m. Eastern time and will air on NJPW World:
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA vs. G1 winner Tetsuya Naito
Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
IWGP United States/United Kingdom Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley & David Finlay in a three-way
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) vs. United Empire Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)
