{"id":129872,"date":"2021-12-16T21:11:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?p=129872"},"modified":"2021-12-16T22:57:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T04:57:46","slug":"wrestle-kingdom-16-cards-announced-by-new-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/16\/wrestle-kingdom-16-cards-announced-by-new-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestle Kingdom 16 cards announced by New Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-903711009\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shingo Takagi vs. Kazuchika Okada &#8211; IWGP World Heavyweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>El Desperado vs Hiromu Takahashi &#8211; IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>Dangerous Tekkers vs. Goto &amp; Yoshi-Hashi &#8211; IWGP Tag Team Championship<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Evil &#8211; Never Openweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>Katsuyori Shibata vs. Unknown<\/li>\n<li>LIJ vs. United Empire<\/li>\n<li>Tanahashi, Mega Coaches vs. Bullet Club<\/li>\n<li>Yoh vs. Sho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 NIGHT ONE <\/p>\n<p>January 4 2022!<\/p>\n<p>MAIN EVENT: Shingo Takagi vs Kazuchika Okada!<br \/>7th MATCH: El Desperado vs Hiromu Takashi!<br \/>6TH MATCH: Dangerous Tekkers vs Goto &amp; YOSHI-HASHI!<br \/>5TH MATCH: Tomohiro Ishii vs EVIL!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zW7HmRWSyt\">https:\/\/t.co\/zW7HmRWSyt<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njwk16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njwk16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JpKeYqqwrP\">pic.twitter.com\/JpKeYqqwrP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1471406730425016321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The January 5 card is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Okada or Takagi vs Will Ospreay &#8211; IWGP World Heavyweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>Kenta vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi &#8211; IWGP United States Championship<\/li>\n<li>Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb<\/li>\n<li>Sanada vs. Great-O-Khan<\/li>\n<li>Chaos vs. House of Torture<\/li>\n<li>#KOPW2022 4 way<\/li>\n<li>Iwatani &amp; Starlight Kid vs. Nakano &amp; Kamitani!<\/li>\n<li>Flying Tiger vs. Mega Coaches vs. Bullet Club&#8217;s Cutest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 NIGHT TWO <\/p>\n<p>January 5 2022!<\/p>\n<p>MAIN EVENT: Okada or Takagi vs Will Ospreay!<br \/>7TH MATCH No DQ: KENTA vs Hiroshi Tanahashi!<br \/>6TH MATCH: Tetsuya Naito vs Jeff Cobb!<br \/>5TH MATCH: SANADA vs Great-O-Khan!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/epSCeLduKA\">https:\/\/t.co\/epSCeLduKA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njwk16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njwk16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1KgNHhuFBc\">pic.twitter.com\/1KgNHhuFBc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1471408637138841602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>New Japan will also run a special third night of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/11\/20\/njpw-vs-noah-announced-for-wrestle-kingdom-16-night-3\/\">Wrestle Kingdom 16 on January 8<\/a>. 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