New Japan Pro Wrestling presents its annual King of Pro Wrestling event live on New Japan World late tonight / early Monday morning. Ring of Honor announcers Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino will be on hand live in Japan to commentate tonight’s show.
King of Pro Wrestling kicks off at 3:00 a.m. EST and features IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defending against the ace of Pro Wrestling Noah Naomichi Marufuji in a rematch from their incredible G1 Climax 2016 bout. Plus, three more championships will be on the line, Kenny Omega defends his Wrestle Kingdom title opportunity, all four members of Los Ingobernables de Japon in action, a huge 8-man tag team match between NJPW and NOAH, and more.
Here’s the final match card:
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji
G1 Climax Briefcase Defense
Kenny Omega (d) vs. Hirooki Goto
NEVER Openweight Chcampionship
Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly
Los Ingobernables de Japon vs. Jay Lethal, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin & Kushida
IWGP Tag Team Championship
The Briscoes (c) vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship
The Bullet Club (c) vs. David Finlay & Ricochet
NJPW vs. NOAH
Nakanishi, Nagata, Kojima & Tenzan vs. Kitamiya, Nakajima, Taniguchi & Shiozaki
Bobby Fish, Taguchi, Honma & Makabe vs. Beretta, Romero, Jado & Toru Yano
Will Ospreay, Yoshi-Hashi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale & Adam Cole
