Big news was announced on Monday morning regarding the upcoming NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 event, as the promotion will be introducing a new championship.
There will be a three-way between Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, & David Finlay at the event, with the winner deciding the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. The title will replace the now-defunct IWGP United States/United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship, which went away following Power Struggle when Finlay destroyed the title belts held by Ospreay.
Also, there will be a double Tag Team Title match at the show when IWGP Tag Team Champions and World Tag League 2023 winners Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI take on NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Hikuleo & El Phantasmo.
The event is slated to take place on Thursday, January 4 at the Tokyo Dome. It will stream live on NJPW World beginning at 2:30 a.m. Eastern time. Here is the latest card:
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match:
SANADA (champion) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Singles Match:
Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson
Inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match:
Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley vs. David Finlay
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match:
Hiromu Takahashi (champion) vs. El Desperado
Double Tag Team Title Match:
IWGP Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Hikuleo & El Phantasmo for both titles
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match:
Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney (champion) vs. TJP & Francesco Akira
NJPW World Television Championship Match:
Zack Sabre Jr. (champion) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NEVER Openweight Championship Match:
Shingo Takagi (champion) vs. Tama Tonga
