New Japan Pro-Wrestling will continue the New Beginning series with a two-night show in Sapporo.
Both nights will deliver star-studded lineups. The first night (February 4), Shota Umino will take on Tetsuya Naito, and Will Ospreay will face Taichi. Plus, Will Ospreay will face Taichi, and TJP & Francesco Akira will defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Jay White and Hiroshi Tanahashi will also clash in an eight-man tag team match.
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo (2/4)
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Shota Umino
- Will Ospreay vs. Taichi
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: TJP & Francesco Akira (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI
- Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, YOH & Rysuke Taguchi vs. Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & SANADA
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Master Wato vs. Jay White, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
- Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Yuto Nakashima vs. Zack Sabre. Jr, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Ryohei Oiwa vs. EVIL, Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
- Great-O-Khan vs. Oskar Leube
On the second night (February 5), YOH will challenge Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, and Zack Sabre Jr. will defend the NJPW World TV Championship against Tomohiro Ishii. Plus, Bishamon will defend the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls.
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo (2/5)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. YOH
- NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- IWGP Tag Team Championships: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
- Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Shota Umino & Rysuke Taguchi vs. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI & SANADA
- Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Jado vs. Jay White, El Phantasmo & Gedo
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Master Wato vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
- Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita, El Desperadao & Yuto Nakashima vs. EVIL, Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
- Will Ospreay, TJP, Franceso Akira & Great-O-Khan vs. DOUKI, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Two big nights bring the heat to Sapporo February 4 and 5!
Night 1!
Tetsuya Naito vs Shota Umino!
Will Ospreay vs Taichi!
Catch 2/2 defend IWGP Jr. Tag gold against Kanemaru and DOUKI!https://t.co/a7MzXSyQga#njpw #njnbg pic.twitter.com/1szNCrKbB5
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 10, 2023
WrestleZone will have coverage of both shows as they air.
