NJPW The New Beginning, Sapporo: Two new matches added in todays Wrestling news
On February 23, a NEVER title bout and a special singles event will be held.
NJPW The New Beginning, Sapporo has added a NEVER Openweight Championship bout and a special junior heavyweight singles match.
EVIL will defend its NEVER Openweight title on the first night of the event, on Friday, 23 February. The announcement was made late Wednesday by the promotion.
EVIL defeated Tama Tonga to win the Never title at The New Beginning, Nagoya, on January 20. Umino defeated Ren Narita during the singles match of Wednesday’s Road to The New Beginning at Korakuen Hall.
El Desperado and SHO will also be added to the lineup for February 23. Desperado, IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion, refused to defend his title against SHO. However, he agreed to a match when SHO and Bullet Club’s House of Torture stole Desperado’s mask during an angle on Wednesday’s show.
Kazuchika’s last NJPW appearances will be in matches that have yet to be announced at the two-night event.
The updated lineups:
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo, Friday, February 23 —
- Kazuchika Okada match TBA
- IWGP Global Champion David Finlay defends against Nic Nemeth
- NJPW World TV Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defends against Matt Riddle
- NEVER Openweight Champion EVIL defends against Shota Umino
- El Desperado vs. SHO
- Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. SANADA, Taichi, Yuya Uemura, DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku
- Toru Yano & Tomoya vs. TBA
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo, Saturday, February 24 —
- Kazuchika Okada’s final NJPW appearance
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito defends against SANADA
- Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi
- Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
- BUSHI vs. TAKA Michinoku
- Nic Nemeth & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. David Finlay & Gedo
- Toru Yano & Tomoya vs. TBA
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