Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, Multiple Title Bouts Set For Two-Night NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo

NJPW has announced the cards for NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Tetsuya Naito vs. Shota Umino will headline the February 4 NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo event. The night will also feature Will Ospreay vs. Taichi and Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) defending their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships against Just Two Guys (DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

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The following night, three title matches will headline NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo night two with Hiromu Takahashi defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title against YOH, Zack Sabre Jr defending the NJPW World Television Title against Tomohiro Ishii, and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) defending the IWGP Tag Team Championships against TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls).

Fans can check out the full lineups for both nights below.

NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo (2/4)

  • Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Will Ospreay vs. Taichi
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Francesco Akira & TJP (c) vs. DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • YOH, Rysuke Taguchi, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada vs. BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, & SANADA
  • Master Wato, Hikuleo, Tama Tonga, & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, KENTA, & Jay White
  • Yuto Nakashima, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, & Hirooki Goto vs. Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, & Zack Sabre Jr
  • Ryohei Oiwa, Ren Narita, El Desperado, & Minoru Suzuki vs. Dick Togo, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL
  • Oskar Leube vs. Great-O-Khan

NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo (2/5)

  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. YOH
  • NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • IWGP Tag Team Championships: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
  • Shota Umino, Rysuke Taguchi, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada vs. BUSHI, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, & Shingo Takagi
  • Jado, Hikuleo, Tama Tonga vs. Jay White, Gedo, & El Phantasm
  • Master Wato & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori & KENTA
  • Yuto Nakashima, Ren Narita, El Desperado, & Minoru Suzuki vs. Dick Togo, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL
  • Franceso Akira, Will Ospreay, TJP, & Great-O-Khan vs. TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Taichi, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

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