New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that the final match between Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi will take place at NJPW ‘The New Beginning’ in Osaka on February 11.
The date will be one of Okada’s last matches in NJPW and follows the official end of his contract on January 31.
The match replaces a planned defense of the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles, which was moved to January 24 in Korakuen Hall. There, Okada will defend the titles with Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii against TMDK’s Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Kosei Fujita.
Okada will also wrestle on February 23 and 24, although his opponents are yet to be announced.
You can check out the updated lineup for NJPW ‘The New Beginning’ in Osaka below:
Steel Cage Match:
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, HENARE, TJP & Francesco Akira) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney)
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships Match:
El Phantasmo & Hikuleo (c) vs. KENTA & Chase Owens
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs. TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA
Tomoaki Honma, Master Wato, El Desperado & Shota Umino vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, SHO & EVIL
Bishamon vs. Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan
YOH & Toru Yano vs. Boltin Oleg & Ryusuke Taguchi
MLW SuperFight 2024 takes place on February 3, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Additionally, you can check out the updated lineup for MLW SuperFight 2024 below:
Kickoff Show
Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura vs. TBA
Tom Lawlor (with Mister Saint Laurent) vs. Matthew Justice
Main Card
Místico vs. Averno (with Salina de la Renta)
Yuji Nagata vs. Jacob Fatu
Davey Boy Smith Jr. (with Mister Saint Laurent) vs. 1 Called Manders
MLW World Championship:
Alex Kane (c) (with Mr. Thomas) vs. Satoshi Kojima (with Shigeo Okumura)
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New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has recently announced that the final match between Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi will take place at NJPW ‘The New Beginning’ in Osaka on February 11. This match holds significant importance as it will be one of Okada’s last matches in NJPW, following the official end of his contract on January 31.
Originally, the event was planned to feature a defense of the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles. However, this match has been rescheduled and will now take place on January 24 in Korakuen Hall. Okada will team up with Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii to defend the titles against TMDK’s Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Kosei Fujita.
In addition to the match on February 11, Okada is also scheduled to wrestle on February 23 and 24. However, his opponents for these matches have not been announced yet.
The updated lineup for NJPW ‘The New Beginning’ in Osaka includes several exciting matches. One of the featured matches is a Steel Cage Match between United Empire (Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, HENARE, TJP & Francesco Akira) and BULLET CLUB War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney).
Another highly anticipated match is the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships Match, where El Phantasmo & Hikuleo will defend their titles against KENTA & Chase Owens. Bryan Danielson will also face Zack Sabre Jr. in a thrilling singles match.
However, the main highlight of the event is undoubtedly the match between Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi. These two legendary wrestlers have had a long-standing rivalry and have faced each other numerous times in the past. Their final encounter at NJPW ‘The New Beginning’ in Osaka is expected to be an epic showdown.
Apart from this marquee match, there are several other exciting matches on the card, featuring top NJPW stars like BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, and more.
In other wrestling news, MLW SuperFight 2024 is set to take place on February 3 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The event will feature a Kickoff Show match between Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura against an opponent yet to be announced. The main card includes matches like Tom Lawlor vs. Matthew Justice, Místico vs. Averno, Yuji Nagata vs. Jacob Fatu, and Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. 1 Called Manders.
The main event of MLW SuperFight 2024 will see Alex Kane defend his MLW World Championship against Satoshi Kojima. This match promises to be a hard-hitting battle between two talented wrestlers.
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Overall, NJPW ‘The New Beginning’ in Osaka and MLW SuperFight 2024 are two upcoming events that wrestling fans should not miss. With exciting matchups and intense rivalries, these events promise to deliver thrilling action and memorable moments for fans around the world.