NJPW officials have announced a big change to Wrestle Kingdom 14 as instead of it being a traditional one-day event, in 2020, it will go down over the course of two days. New Japan Pro Wrestling revealed the news during Wrestle Kingdom 13 on Friday.
The promotion also made other announcements including two big show dates that will see the G1 Climax 29 Opener on July 6th at The American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX while an event in London, England will go down at The Copper Box Arena on August 31.
Here’s the updated schedule for the promotion in 2019, which appears to be yet another exciting year for NJPW:
FEBRUARY 2ND & 3RD – “THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO” – Hokkaido・Hokkai Kitayell
FEBRUARY 11TH – “THE NEW BEGINNING in OSAKA” – Osaka・Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (EDION Arena Osaka)
MARCH 23RD & 24TH – “NEW JAPAN CUP 2019 -FINAL“ – Niigata・Aore Nagaoka
APRIL 6TH –“G1 SUPERCARD” – America・Madison Square Garden
APRIL 20TH – Aichi・Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
MAY 3RD & 4TH – “Wrestling Dontaku 2019” – Fukuoka・Fukuoka Convention Center
JUNE 5TH – “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr.26 -FINAL-“ – Tokyo・Ryogoku Sumo Hall
JUNE 9TH – “DOMINION 6.9 in OSAKA-JO HALL” – Osaka・Osaka-Jo Hall
JULY 6TH – “G1 CLIMAX 29 -OPENER“ – American Airlines Center
JULY 13TH & 14TH – “G1 CLIMAX 29” – Tokyo・Ota City General Gymnasium
JULY 15TH – “G1 CLIMAX 29” – Hokkaido・Hokkai Kitayell
AUGUST 10TH, 11TH & 12TH – “G1 CLIMAX 29” – Tokyo・Nippon Budokan
AUGUST 31ST – England・The Copper Box
JANUARY 4TH & 5TH, IN 2020 – “WRESTLE KINGDOM 14” – Tokyo・Tokyo Dome
