Another NJPW Faction Gets New Member
The Bullet Club wasn’t the only top New Japan stable to get a brand new member today. Himoru Takahashi (formerly Kamaitachi), who will be challenging KUSHIDA for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 11, joined forces with Los Ingobernables de Japon after a mid-match attack that cost KUSHIDA and Hiroshi Tanahashi their tag team match at today’s World Tag League Finals.
Takahashi, not to be confused with Bullet Club member Yujiro Takahashi, made his return to New Japan at last month’s Power Struggle event as the highly anticipated “Time Bomb”, following a successful trek in Ring of Honor.
Los Ingobernables de Japon has been steadily gaining grown in 2016, overtaking the Bullet Club as the most popular faction domestically (BC still outsells them globally). The group is led by Tetsuya Naito and also features former TNA star “Cold Skull” Seiya Sanada, who has completely revamped his career in New Japan, EVIL (formerly Watanabe), CMLL star Rush, and promising juniors star Bushi.
Everybody just…calm down. #Tranquilo
LOS INGOBERNABLES…DE JAPON! pic.twitter.com/4qFcytn8EZ— Michael Killam (@MikeKillam) December 10, 2016
Updated Wrestle Kingdom 11 Match Card
Following today’s show we have a better look at the Wrestle Kingdom 11 match card. New Japan should be holding a press conference in the next week that will finalize the entire Tokyo Dome show card.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NEVER Openweight Championship
Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs. Great Bash Heel
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
KUSHIDA (c) vs. Himoru Takahashi
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks (c) vs. Roppongi Vice
