The crossover match is official.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Shingo Takagi will defend his NEVER Openweight Championship against Konosuke Takeshita at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4th.
If Takeshita is still the AEW International Champion, both titles will be on the line.
Fighting Spirit Unleashed in Lowell on November 8 saw Konosuke Takeshita return to NJPW in forceful form. After he racked up his second defence of the AEW International Championship against TJP, Takeshita took to the microphone to throw out an open challenge to the NJPW locker room, demanding that anybody who thought they could capture his title should ‘come and take it’.
That brought out NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi, who suggested they find out which champion would be stronger. It was a challenge Takeshita readily accepted, saying backstage that he was ‘glad to have (Takagi) as my Tokyo Dome debut opponent’. That match has beeen made official for the NEVER Openweight Championship, and provided Takeshita remains AEW International Champion until January 4, this will be a title versus title match!
With Tomohiro Ishii awaiting the winner the next night at Wrestle Dynasty, who will leave with the gold in what could well be the hardest hitting bout of the weekend?
Fans can find the current lineup for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 by clicking here.
