Tama Tonga vs. EVIL, Taiji Ishimori vs. Great-O-Khan Set For NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya

Two title matches set for NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Tama Tonga will defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against EVIL at NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya on January 20. Tama won the title at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 and then stated January was his last month in NJPW.

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Plus, Taiji Ishimori defends the KOPW Championship against Great-O-Khan.

Full lineup:

NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya (1/20)

  • NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga (c) vs. EVIL
  • KOPW 2024: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Great-O-Khan
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi, and BUSHI) vs. Just Five Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Taka Michinoku, DOUKI, and Yuya Uemura)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, and Togi Makabe vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, and Kosei Fujita
  • Guerillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) vs. Chase Owens & KENTA
  • El Desperado & Master Wato vs. SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, TJP, Henare, & Jeff Cobb) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, and Alex Coughlin)
  • Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino vs. House of Torture (Ren Narita & Yujiro Takahashi)
  • Kickoff match: Shoma Kato vs. Katsuya Murashima

Fightful will have coverage of NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya on January 20.

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