New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the lineups for their next three major shows, which will be in Sapporo for two New Beginning shows later this month and in Osaka for a third New Beginning event on February 10th. Here are the cards:
The New Beginning in Sapporo on January 27th
– IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defending against Minoru Suzuki
– Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Jay White & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh)
– Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Gedo vs. SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI
– Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay
– Cody, Marty Scurll & Hangman Page vs. Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay
– NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa defending against Togi Makabe, Henare & Ryusuke Taguchi
– Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
– Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & KUSHIDA vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, El Desperado & Taka Michinoku
– Michael Elgin vs. Katsuya Kitamura (second match in Kitamura’s trial series)
The New Beginning in Sapporo on January 28th
– IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega defending against Jay White
– IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defending against Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh)
– Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Will Ospreay & Gedo vs. SANADA, EVIL, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
– Cody, Marty Scurll & Hangman Page vs. Kota Ibushi, David Finlay & KUSHIDA
– Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
– Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens vs. Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Henare
– Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Leo Tonga
– Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Unno vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, El Desperado & Taka Michinoku
– Juice Robinson vs. Katsuya Kitamura (third match in Kitamura’s trial series)
The New Beginning in Osaka on February 10th
– IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defending against SANADA
– NEVER Openweight Champion Hirooki Goto defending against EVIL
– IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay defending against Hiromu Takahashi
– Tetsuya Naito vs. YOSHI-HASHI
– Gedo vs. BUSHI
– Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Taichi & Taka Michinoku
– Michael Elgin, Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Jay White, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
– Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
– Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuya Kitamura (sixth match in Kitamura’s trial series
