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New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) hosted its first Wrestle Kingdom 15 press conference a day after the Power Struggle feature event. Bullet Club member “Switchblade” Jay White who defeated G1 Climax 30 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi for the right to challenge Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader and IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ Tetsuya Naito at Wrestle Kingdom 15.
The headline match for G1 Climax 30 Night 18 was an opportunity for IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader Tetsuya Naito to keep his hopes of advancing to the finals alive.
G1 Climax 30 Night 16 saw IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader Tetsuya Naito take on current KOPW (presumably King of Pro Wrestling) titleholder and CHAOS member Toru Yano.
The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 14 saw current IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader Tetsuya Naito face former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Bullet Club member Evil.
The headline match of G1 Climax 30 Night 12 saw IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables…
The G1 Climax 30 Night 10 headline match saw IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) ‘Double Champion’ Tetsuya Naito face CHAOS member Yoshi-Hashi.
The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 6 saw former two-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, former five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, G1 Climax 18 winner, and CHAOS member Hirooki Goto battle current IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) leader Tetsuya Naito.
The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 4 saw IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ and leader of Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) face former four-time Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion and Suzuki-Gun member Zack Sabre Jr (ZSJ).
The marquee main event on the 27th highlights Sanada/Jay White, which is one of the headline matches on February 9th, and the marquee of that show Tetsuya Naito (C) who will defend his ‘Double Championship’ against KENTA on February 9th in Osaka. Both matches will be the first singles’ affairs against one another.
His retirement ceremony came tonight at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s (NJPW) yearly post Wrestle Kingdom tradition — New Year Dash.
