Wrestle Dynasty confirms two more matches for January 5

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The Wrestle Dynasty lineup continues to grow with the addition of two matches following Fighting Spirit Unleashed.

The January 5 show at the Tokyo Dome will include Yota Tsuji taking on Jack Perry in an inter-promotional match between NJPW and AEW, as well as confirmation that Tomohiro Ishii will wrestle either Konosuke Takeshita or Shingo Takagi.

Perry appeared at Friday’s Fighting Spirit Unleashed show in Massachusetts to attack Tsuji and set up the match in two months. Perry is the current TNT champion and will defend that title against Daniel Garcia at Full Gear on November 23.

Tsuji will challenge David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 19 at the Tokyo Dome one day prior.

In a Champion vs. Champion match, AEW International champion Konosuke Takeshita is set to face NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi on January 4. It has been announced that the winner of that match will defend against Tomohiro Ishii. 

Ishii has had many classics with Takagi but has never had a one-on-one match with Takeshita. Ishii and Takeshita were on opposite sides of a ten-man tag at Forbidden Door 2023.

Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado
  • IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) (w/ Gedo) vs. Yota Tsuji
  • NJPW World Television Championship — Three-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jeff Cobb
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships — Four-Way Match: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA (c) vs. T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney)
  • AEW International & NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Shingo Takagi (c)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL

Wrestle Dynasty on January 5:

  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
  • Shingo Takagi OR Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tomohiro Ishii 
  • Jack Perry vs. Yota Tsuji
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