Earlier today, fans had their last chance to see The Great Muta wrestle, as he teamed with Sting & Darby Allin to defeat Hakushi, Naomichi Marufuji and Akira in massive trios action. This was the final match of that persona, with the man behind the mask Keiji Mutoh set to retire on February 21st – with the show taking place in the Tokyo Dome. We already knew the main event, with Mutoh challenging NJPW star Tetsuya Naito, and now the full card has been revealed.
Talent From All Across Japan To Wrestle Before Keiji Muto’s Final Match, Including Kazuchika Okada & Kaito Kiyomiya
The full lineup for this show features names from all over Japan, with the following matches set.
Keiji Mutoh (NOAH) vs. Tetsuya Naito (NJPW)
Kazuchika Okada (NJPW) vs. Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW) vs. AMAKUSA (NOAH)
NOSAWA and MAZADA (NOAH) vs. Gedo and Taiji Ishimori (NJPW)
Kento Miyahara, SUWAMA, and Yuma Aoyagi (AJPW) vs. Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, and Manabu Soya (NOAH)
Shun Skywalker, KAI, and Diamante (Dragongate) vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Hijo Del Dr. Wagner Jr., and Ninja Mack (NOAH)
Shunma Katsumata, Toui Kojima, Mao, and Yuki Ueno vs. Tetsuya Endo, Hideki Okatani, Yuya Koroku, and Takeshi Masada (DDT)
Eita, Yoshinari Ogawa, HAYATA, Daga, and Chris Ridgeway vs. Atsushi Kotoge, YO-HEY, Seiki Yoshioka, Alejandro, and Junta Miyawaki (NOAH)
Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima, and Timothy Thatcher vs. Jake Lee, Jack Morris, and Anthony Greene (NOAH)
Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Rika Tatsumi, and Shoko Nakajiuma vs. Mizuki, Miu Watanabe, Maki Itoh, and Yuki Arai (Tokyo Joshi Pro)
Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba vs. Yoshiki Inamura and Yasutaka Yano (NOAH)
Aside from Mutoh & Naito, the biggest match here is easily Okada vs. Kiyomiya. They met in tag team action yesterday at Wrestle Kingdom 17 at Yokohama Arena, with a wild brawl breaking out after Kiyomiya kicked Okada in the face. Both men are currently the top champions of their promotions, and have title defences scheduled between now and February 21st. It will be a non-title match, and could well be one of the standout matches of the year. This is the biggest money match in Japan right now.
Another match of note is NOSAWA and MAZADA (NOAH) vs. Gedo and Taiji Ishimori – as it will be the final match of NOSAWA, who is retiring on the show as well.
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