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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.

The marquee match saw former NEVER Openweight Champion, New Japan Cup USA 2020 winner, and Bullet Club member Kenta take on Ring of Honor (ROH) roster member Brody King for the right to make the V3 challenge of Jon Moxley’s second reign with the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

The marquee match sees former NEVER Openweight Champion, New Japan Cup USA 2020 winner, and Bullet Club member Kenta defend his right to the V3 IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Ring of Honor (ROH) roster member Brody King.

While the massive underdog, Fredericks came into the match with an offensive strategy, not backing down from his accomplished opponent. However, Switchblade showed his cunning and experience advantage throughout. 

Dangerous Tekkers came into the match after gaining the fall over the Bullet Club team of Evil/Yujiro on November 28th, while FinJuice did the same against the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) team of Sanada/Shingo Takagi on the same night.

The headline series match of the event saw the Bullet Club team of former six-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga/Tanga Loa) [GOD] take on the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) team of Sanada/”The Dragon” Shingo Takagi.

The contest was important for the CHAOS teams, as a victory would put them on 10 points and keep them at pace with the top of the table. However, HenarAce wanted to prove they could come together as a tag team during their second World Tag League competition.

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.

After another encounter with Great-O-Khan led to a loss for his team on December 11th, Empire assaulted Tanahashi’s leg, much like they did during WTL 2020, leading to the Wrestle Kingdom 15 match announcement where Great-O-Khan will wrestle Hiroshi Tanahashi during Night One on January 4th.

Hiroshi Tanahashi is synonymous with the international growth of NJPW due to his presence in the marquee scene since 2007 when first won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in a tournament match to decide a new champion against Giant Bernard on July 17, 2006.