Two more title matches have been confirmed for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Zack Sabre Jr. will defend the NJPW World TV Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi. Sabre Jr. called out Tanahashi in the aftermath of his successful defense against Mike Bailey at NJPW Lonestar Shootout.
Plus, Tama Tonga will challenge Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship. Tonga answered Takagi’s open challenge after he retained the title against Trent Beretta at NJPW Lonestar Shootout. Takagi beat Tonga to win the gold at NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed.
Updated Card For NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
The updated card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 is as follows:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) (c) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. El Desperado
- IWGP United States Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Jon Moxley vs. David Finlay
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Tama Tonga
- NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson
WresteZone will have coverage of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 once it airs on January 4.
