Wrestle Kingdom 16 cards announced by New Japan

BY ZACK HEYDORN, PWTORCH ASSISTANT EDITOR

December 16, 2021

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New Japan Pro Wrestling revealed cards for the January 4 and 5 Wrestle Kingdom 16 shows inside the Tokyo Dome. The January 4 card is:

Shingo Takagi vs. Kazuchika Okada – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
El Desperado vs Hiromu Takahashi – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Dangerous Tekkers vs. Goto & Yoshi-Hashi – IWGP Tag Team Championship
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Evil – Never Openweight Championship
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Unknown
LIJ vs. United Empire
Tanahashi, Mega Coaches vs. Bullet Club
Yoh vs. Sho

WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 NIGHT ONE

January 4 2022!

MAIN EVENT: Shingo Takagi vs Kazuchika Okada!
7th MATCH: El Desperado vs Hiromu Takashi!
6TH MATCH: Dangerous Tekkers vs Goto & YOSHI-HASHI!
5TH MATCH: Tomohiro Ishii vs EVIL!https://t.co/zW7HmRWSyt #njpw #njwk16 pic.twitter.com/JpKeYqqwrP

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) December 16, 2021

The January 5 card is:

Okada or Takagi vs Will Ospreay – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Kenta vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – IWGP United States Championship
Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb
Sanada vs. Great-O-Khan
Chaos vs. House of Torture
#KOPW2022 4 way
Iwatani & Starlight Kid vs. Nakano & Kamitani!
Flying Tiger vs. Mega Coaches vs. Bullet Club’s Cutest

WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 NIGHT TWO

January 5 2022!

MAIN EVENT: Okada or Takagi vs Will Ospreay!
7TH MATCH No DQ: KENTA vs Hiroshi Tanahashi!
6TH MATCH: Tetsuya Naito vs Jeff Cobb!
5TH MATCH: SANADA vs Great-O-Khan!https://t.co/epSCeLduKA #njpw #njwk16 pic.twitter.com/1KgNHhuFBc

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) December 16, 2021