The full card has been revealed for the first-ever AEW X NJPW show Wrestle Dynasty.
Airing live from the Tokyo Dome on January 5th, the show will also feature stars from Ring of Honor and CMLL in action. Due to the show taking place the night after Wrestle Kingdom 19, the championship implications of many matches at Wrestle Dynasty will not be finalised until the night before.
Title matches that are certain to happen on the show include TBS Champion Mercedes Mone facing Rev Pro Women’s Champion Mina Shirakawa in a double title match and The Young Bucks challenging for the IWGP Tag Team Championships.
Along with some of the top championships in New Japan set to be defended on the show, Wrestle Dynasty will also see Kenny Omega return to the ring after more than a year out of action after contracting diverticulitis. Omega’s opponent will be Gabe Kidd.
The Following Matches Have Been Confirmed For NJPW X AEW Wrestle Dynasty:
Pre-Show:
- Athena vs. Willow Nightingale vs. Momo Watanabe vs. Persephone – International Women’s Cup 4-way final. The winner will receive a Women’s Championship match from the promotion of their choosing
- Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara) (c) vs. SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru – Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championships
Main card:
- Lucha Gauntlet Match
- Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa (c) – Winner take all match for the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship & RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship
- Great-O-Khan & TBA vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) – Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championships
- Shingo Takagi or Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tomohiro Ishii – Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship.
- Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry – IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship match if Tsuji wins the belt at Wrestle Kingdom 19.
- David Finlay vs. Brody King – Singles match. The IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship will be on the line if Finlay retains the belt at Wrestle Kingdom 19.
- Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castagnoli – Singles match. The IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship will be on the line if Shota Umino wins the belt at Wrestle Kingdom 19.
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match if Sabre Jr. retains the belt at Wrestle Kingdom 19.
- Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd