Published: Dec 17, 2021 by Sanchez Taylor | Last Updated: Dec 17, 2021 by Sanchez Taylor
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The full line-up for the inter-promotional NJPW vs Pro Wrestling NOAH Wrestle Kingdom 16 show has been revealed.
It was previously confirmed that on January 8, stars from the two promotions will feature on a special card, with a portion of the proceeds from the event to be donated to the Japanese Red Cross.
NJPW announced the card for the show in a press conference earlier today. Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi will team together, representing NJPW, to face off against Keiji Muto and Kaito Kiyomiya of NOAH. Kiyomiya has notably been pushing for a match with Okada in the last few years.
A huge 10-man tag bout was also announced, with Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI set to do battle with Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke and Aleja.
Other notable names announced for the card include NJPW’s Minoru Suzuki, and NOAH’s Naomichi Marufuji.
Here is the full line-up for the January 8 Wrestle Kingdom show (match order is TBD):
- Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke and Aleja
- Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Keiji Muto & Kaito Kiyomiya
- EVIL & Dick Togo vs. Go Shiozaki & Masa Kitamiya
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Ogawa Yoshinari
- Taichi, Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku vs. Takashi Sugiura, Kazushi Sakuraba & KENTA
- Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato vs. Daisuke Harada, Hajime Ohara, Daiki Inabe, Yoshiki Inamura & Kinya Okada
- El Desperado & DOUKI vs. YO-HEY & NOSAWA RONGAI
- Taiji Ishimori & Gedo vs. HAYATA & Seiki Yoshioka
- SHO vs. Atsushi Kotoge
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Muhammad Yone, King Tany & Saito Akitoshi – Pre-show
- Kosei Fujita vs. Yasutaka Yano – Pre-show
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