NJPW Confirms New Wrestle Kingdom Title Match

The IWGP Women’s Title will be on the line at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19.

At NJPW & Stardom’s Historic X-Over, Mayu Iwatani successfully defended her IWGP Women’s Title against Momo Watanabe.

After the match, Iwatani said she wanted a match at Wrestle Kingdom and this brought out AZM. Her rival had already enjoyed a successful night after teaming with Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki to defeat Konami, Rina & Ruaka.

AZM already has a win over Iwatani in 2024, defeating the champion back in August.

Iwatani has held the IWGP Women’s Title since April 23rd, 2023 when she defeated AEW star Mercedes Mone.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 – Updated Card

Wrestle Kingdom is set to take place on January 4th, 2025 at the Tokyo Dome. 24 hours later, NJPW will also host a huge cross-promotional event with AEW, ROH, CMLL, and Stardom called Wrestle Dynasty with several big names set to feature on both shows.

Meanwhile, Kenny Omega has hinted that he could make his long-awaited return to the ring on January 5th.

You can find the full list of announced matches for Wrestle Kingdom below.

• Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
• David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji – IWGP Global Championship
• DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
• Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM – IWGP Women’s Championship
• Ren Narita (c) vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa – NJPW World TV Championship
• KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (c) vs Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita vs. TJP & Francesco Akira vs. Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
• Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita – NEVER Openweight Championship (If Takeshita still holds the AEW International Title, that will also be on the line)