New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced a major title match for its NJPW 51st Anniversary Show on March 6.
NJPW has confirmed that IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi will join forces and challenge Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The match was set up at NJPW Battle in the Valley; following Okada’s successful defense against Tanahashi, he suggested that they should target the gold together. Bishamon previously won the titles by dethroning FTR at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4.
The full card is complete for our Anniversary Event March 6!
The Dream team go for gold! Bishamon vs Okada & Tanahashi!
Two New Japan Cup first round matches! Lio Rush, Aussie Open are back, KENTA & Phantasmo vs TMDK and more!https://t.co/C7AnvetzQp#njpw51st #njcup pic.twitter.com/ayvJkMc0Iq
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) February 20, 2023
The card is as follows:
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- New Japan Cup First Round: David Finlay vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- New Japan Cup First Round: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Shota Umino
- Lio Rush & YOH vs. Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
- Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare vs. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & SANADA
- EVIL, SHO & Dick Togo vs. Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita & El Desperado
- Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis vs. Tama Tonga, Toru Yano & Satoshi Kojima
- KENTA & El Phantasmo vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita
WrestleZone will have coverage of the show once it airs.
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