Browsing: Kota Ibushi

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) began the Road to TOKYO DOME tour ahead of the two-night Wrestle Kingdom 15 event on January 4th and January 5th at the legendary Tokyo Dome in Miyagi, Japan. The matches continued at the Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Yamanashi, Japan in front of 897 fans. The crowd size was reduced due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) pandemic.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) began the Road to TOKYO DOME tour ahead of the two-night Wrestle Kingdom 15 event on January 4th and January 5th at the legendary Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The festivities continued at the Aimesse Yamanashi venue in Yamanashi, Japan in front of 692 fans. The crowd size was reduced due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) pandemic.

While Ibushi won G1 Climax 30, he soon lost his right to challenge for the ‘Double Championship’ at Wrestle Kingdom 15 after losing the opportunity to Bullet Club member and former IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental, and IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion “Switchblade” Jay White at Power Struggle 2020.

The headline match of the evening saw a prelude to the marquee match for Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night One on January 4th as the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) team of reigning IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ Tetsuya Naito and former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Bushi took on former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 30 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi and “Way to the Grand Master” Master Wato.