New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH have announced the card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Yokohama Arena.
NJPW and NOAH previously held a joint event on January 8, 2022, as part of Wrestle Kingdom 16, and now they will come together again for a special show on January 21, 2023. The card will feature a number of crossover matches, including Tetsuya Naito battling Kenoh, Shingo Takagi facing Katsuhiko Nakajima, and SANADA taking on Manabu Soya. Plus, Kazuchika Okada and Tohi Makabe will face Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura.
The card is as follows:
- Kongo vs LIJ Best of five series: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenoh
- Kongo vs LIJ Best of five series: Shingo Takagi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
- Kongo vs LIJ Best of five series: SANADA vs. Manabu Soya
- Kongo vs LIJ Best of five series: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Hajime Ohara
- Kongo vs LIJ Best of five series: Tadasuke vs. BUSHI
- Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura
- Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask vs. Alejandro, Junta Miyawaki & AMAKUSA
- El Desperado vs. YO-HEY
- Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. Gedo, El Phantasmo, KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji
Tetsuya Naito vs Kenoh headlines a huge card in Yokohama Arena January 21!
Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Yokohama will be live in English on @njpwworld PPV! (separate purchase required, details TBA)
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— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 6, 2023
The official preview for the show is available here.
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