An update has emerged on what’s next for Konosuke Takeshita in NJPW following Wrestle Kingdom 20 this weekend.
Konosuke Takeshita is set to defend his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in a Winner Takes All match on January 4, against IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji.
NJPW has now confirmed that, regardless of the result, Konosuke Takeshita will wrestle for the promotion the following night on January 5.
The company has announced the list of talent set to compete at New Year Dash, a show where the card usually isn’t announced ahead of time.
Confirming Takeshita’s involvement, NJPW shared the following on its official site:
“The rest of the card, traditionally a mystery affair, is yet to be revealed and will depend heavily on the results of Wrestle Kingdom 20.
“Confirmed to be in action however will be Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji after their double title match on January 4, Aaron Wolf after his pro-wrestling debut in the Tokyo Dome, and Andrade El Idolo, who joins United Empire at Wrestle Kingdom.”
The following names were also confirmed for the New Year Dash event:
Aaron Wolf, Boltin Oleg, Shota Umino, Yuya Uemura, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi, Satoshi Kojima, El Desperado, YOH, Master Wato
Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa, Kosei Fujita, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney, OSKAR, Yuto-Ice, Clark Connors, Taiji Ishimori
Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan, Andrade El Idolo, HENARE,
EVIL, Ren Narita, SANADA, Yujiro Takahashi, DOUKI, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Konosuke Takeshita.
Konosuke Takeshita has addressed criticisms surrounding him not being on the road for NJPW while holding the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, click here to read more.
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