On Monday morning, it was revealed that the upcoming NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 event will feature the debut of a new championship.
The event will feature a three-way match between Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, and David Finlay, with the winner determining the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. The title will replace the now-defunct IWGP United States/United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship, which was eliminated after Power Struggle when Finlay destroyed Ospreay’s title belts.
At the show, IWGP Tag Team Champions and World Tag League 2023 winners Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI will face NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Hikuleo and El Phantasmo in a double Tag Team Title match.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, January 4 at the Tokyo Dome. It will stream live on NJPW World at 2:30 a.m. Eastern time.
Here is the current card:
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match
SANADA (champion) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Singles Match
Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson
Inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match
Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley vs. David Finlay
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match
Hiromu Takahashi (champion) vs. El Desperado
Double Tag Team Title Match
IWGP Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Hikuleo & El Phantasmo for both titles
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match
Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney (champion) vs. TJP & Francesco Akira
NJPW World Television Championship Match
Zack Sabre Jr. (champion) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NEVER Openweight Championship Match
Shingo Takagi (champion) vs. Tama Tonga
