New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed a line-up of championship matches for their imminent Dominion event, taking place in Osaka, Japan on June 9th.
The updated NJPW Dominion card can be viewed below:
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match:
In this battle, Jon Moxley will set up against EVIL.
NEVER Openweight Championship Match:
Watch Shingo Takagi taking on HENARE.
NJPW KOPW 2024 Title Match:
You aren’t going to want to miss a match between Yuya Uemura and Great-O-Khan.
NJPW World TV Championship Match:
Get ready to see Jeff Cobb and Tomohiro Ishii face off.
NJPW STRONG & IWGP Tag Team Championship Match:
Witness a unique clash between El Phantasmo & Hikuleo, KENTA & Chase Owens, Bishamon, and TMDK.
According to a tweet from NJPW Global, the event will happen in Osaka Jo Hall, where Jon Moxley will be defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against EVIL.
In other news from the New Japan Pro Wrestling scene, Mustafa Ali stated that he will no longer interact with Lio Rush following a confrontation at the NJPW Resurgence pay-per-view event on Saturday night.
Here are some highlights from a backstage interview with Ali after the show:
On defeating Lio Rush:
Ali expressed exhaustion from continuous disrespect in spite of his successful performance record. He shocked at Rush’s unwarranted attack on him when he was offering friendship and accused Rush of playing mind games.
On Rush:
Ali shrugged off Rush’s claims of him cheating during their match and established his superiority over him. He expressed disgust with Rush’s alleged backstage antics and declared he never wished to meet him again in or out of the ring. Ali wrapped up the interview by declaring that he is finished with Lio Rush and does not wish to compete with him again. He issued this as an executive order, dubbing himself the President of Professional Wrestling.