Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL made official for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

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First match announcement for Wrestle Kingdom.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 is scheduled for January 4th, 2025 and the first match announcement for the show has been made.

After EVIL approached Hiroshi Tanahashi at the press conference about Tanahashi’s January 2026 retirement, he stated that he wants to put an end to Tanahashi’s in-ring career a year earlier.

The match between them is now official for Wrestle Kingdom.

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