Wrestle Kingdom is just hours away.
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest event of the year Wrestle Kingdom 19 takes place on Saturday January 4th, 2025 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The event will air live on NJPW World and Triller TV, with the pre show starting at 2 am ET and the main card set to begin at 3 am ET.
Wrestle Kingdom 19 will be headlined by IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defending the belt against Shota Umino. ZSJ captured the IWGP World Championship after he cashed in his title opportunity he won as winner of the G1 Climax against Tetsuya Naito at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling on October 14th, 2024.
What does IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. think of his January 4 challenger? Watch the full interview now: youtube.com/watch?v=Hza5kC… #njpw #njwk19
Below is the final card for NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 19:
- Pre-Show Match: New Japan Ranbo – Winner to become the #1 contender for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship – Four-way Tokyo Terror Ladder Match: Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & Kushida) (c) vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney)
- IWGP Women’s Championship Match: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM
- NJPW World Television Championship – Four-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. El Phantasmo
- Lumberjack Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Evil
- If Hiroshi Tanahashi loses, he must retire from in-ring competition
- AEW International Championship & NEVER Openweight Championship – Winner Takes All Match: Shingo Takagi (NEVER Openweight Champion) vs. Konosuke Takeshita (AEW International Champion)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Douki (c) vs. El Desperado
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino
Want to discuss wrestling further? Join our Discord community by clicking here!
If you enjoy Bodyslam’s content, you can help donate to the site here. You can also visit our PWTees store and buy Bodyslam official merchandise here.
You can listen to all of Bodyslam’s podcasts by following us on Spotify and subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Twitch, Apple, Google, or any of your favorite podcast platforms.
Follow me on X: @ToddHomegrown
Follow us on X: @BodyslamNet