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NJPW announces joint event with DDT for later this year

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Just after WWE WrestleMania 42 concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada, Toru Yano of NJPW and Super Sasadango Machine of DDT announced a future NJPW vs. DDT event.

“In a joint press conference on April 20, Yano and Sasadango announced an NJPW (Team Yano) vs. DDT (Team Sasadango) five vs. five gauntlet match for June 8, 2026. June 8 DDT vs NJPW Team Yano vs Team Sasadango 5 vs 5 gauntlet ‘in the interests of sportsmanship’ in a Wrestle Universe and NJPW World PPV simulcast!“

However, the meaning of the five vs. five gauntlet was later clarified. It has to be noted that it does not mean a five-on-five Gauntlet match will take place at the event.

“Five vs five doesn’t necessarily mean five members on each team, nor that the card will consist of singles matches, but may include tags as well. There will be at least five matches,” the tweet from NJPW read.

The event will be available to stream on NJPW World and Wrestle Universe. Last year, in 2025, the two men produced NJPW Vs. DDT Toru Yano vs. Super Sasadango Machine on June 9, 2025. The main event of the card featured Super Sasadango Machine against Toru Yano.

“Our last match was something that transcended the result. I have huge respect for Toru Yano and for NJPW. This will be an event all about sportmanship and that’s the spirit I hope to bring,” Sasadango said.

“Last year was about DDT and NJPW’s history and relationship into one focal point, but there’s a lot more to be seen, and a lot more to Toru Yano than just one side as well. There’s more to show, and as Sasadango has said this is about sportmanship, I absolutely embody that spirit,” Yano added.

New title match booked for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

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The card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 officially has a new addition.

NJPW has confirmed that NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions YOH, Master Wato & Toru Yano will defend their titles in a multi-team ranbo at the January 4 Tokyo Dome show. The match was set up this week with an angle where YOH staged a protest at an NJPW show, demanding that his team get a spot on Wrestle Kingdom. YOH said they would take on any number of challengers.

The ranbo match has a tornado stipulation where there are no tags and eliminations can occur via pinfall, submission, or being thrown over the top rope. Once one member from a team is out, the whole team is eliminated.

“The NEVER Openweight 6 man Champions were created at Wrestle Kingdom 10, and their tenth anniversary is being marked in this first time ever team ranbo,” NJPW wrote. “In the match, an as yet unknown number of teams will make their entrances at one minute intervals. Tornado rules mean there are no tags, and when one member of a team is pinned, submitted or thrown over the top rope, that entire team is eliminated, with the last trio standing the NEVER 6 Man Champions. Who will be victorious in this new twist on a Ranbo Tokyo Dome tradition?”

In another Tokyo Dome announcement, NJPW has confirmed that Kaisei Takechi of DDT Pro Wrestling and pop group The Rampage will be competing at Wrestle Kingdom. It’s not been announced which match he’ll be wrestling in.

Here is where the Wrestle Kingdom card stands with more than a month to go:

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 (Sunday, January 4, 2026 on NJPW World) —

  • Winner-takes-all match: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita vs. IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
  • NEVER Openweight Champion EVIL defends against Aaron Wolf
  • Winner-takes-all match: IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Saya Kamitani
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight title number one contender’s match: El Desperado vs. SHO vs. Kosei Fujita vs. Taiji Ishiimori
  • NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions YOH, Master Wato & Toru Yano defend in a multi-team ranbo
  • Kaisei Takechi in action

Frontier Zone match booked for NJPW Sakura Genesis

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A new match announcement has been made for NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024.

NJPW’s Frontier Zone match will make its return as Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg take on Ayato Yoshida, Takuro Niki & Chicharito Shoki at Sakura Genesis. The Frontier Zone concept pits members of the NJPW roster against wrestlers from smaller promotions. Yoshida, Niki & Shoki are representing 2AW (Active Advance Wrestling).

NJPW wrote:

Since its inception in Ryogoku last October, the Frontier Zone has given wrestling fans the chance to sample brand new wrestling from outside the major scene, and that’s the case at Sakura Genesis when 2AW, Active Advance Wrestling gets involved!

Ayato Yoshida, Takuro Niki and Chicharito Shoki will be representing the group in Sumo Hall. It’s a return to the cerulean blue for Yoshida, who wrestled sporadically in NJPW between 2017 and 2019, which included a World Tag League 2018 team with then Young Lion Shota Umino. NJPW fans may remember 25 year old Chicharito Shoki from All Star Junior Festival last March, while 23 year old Takuro Niki will be looking to show the future of his promotion and NJPW at large. This young trio will have a tough time against veterans Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii, as well as the huge Boltin Oleg- catch how they fare by tuning in early for Sakura Genesis!

Airing on the pre-show, Ishii, Yano & Oleg vs. Yoshida, Niki & Shoki will kick off the action at Sakura Genesis.

Sakura Genesis is taking place from Sumo Hall in Tokyo on Saturday, April 6. The show will air live on NJPW World.

Here’s the full lineup:

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito defends against Yota Tsuji
  • NEVER Openweight Champion EVIL defends against Shingo Takagi
  • Jon Moxley & Shota Umino vs. Jack Perry & Ren Narita
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO defends against YOH
  • IWGP Tag Team Champions KENTA & Chase Owens defend against Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
  • Three-way match: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney defend against KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) and Francesco Akira & TJP
  • SANADA, Yuya Uemura & DOUKI vs. Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman
  • Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. David Finlay & Gedo
  • El Desperado & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita
  • Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs. Ayato Yoshida, Takuro Niki & Chicharito Shoki

Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Dynamite, WWE interest uptick, Becky talks Vince, more!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Becky Lynch’s thoughts on the departure of Vince McMahon, NXT 2.0 ratings and an uptick in interest in WWE with Vince out, AEW Dynamite recap, Tom beats Yano, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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NJPW reveals stipulation for Suzuki vs. Yano KOPW 2022 match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Polls to decide the stipulation for the KOPW 2022 match at Sunday’s NJPW New Year’s Golden Series event closed today, and the winning choice is set.

Minoru Suzuki will defend the provisional KOPW 2022 trophy against Toru Yano in a dog cage match. The only way to win is to lock your opponent inside a dog cage.

Polls were conducted on the NJPW and NJPW Global Twitter accounts, with Yano’s choice of a dog cage match beating Suzuki’s proposal of a handcuffs deathmatch by a 60.5 to 39.5 percent margin in the NJPW 1972 poll, and a 50.5 to 49.5 percent margin in the NJPW Global poll. 

In totality, 22,099 votes were cast in the two polls.

Suzuki won the provisional KOPW 2022 at Wrestle Kingdom 16 night two in January, defeating Yano, Chase Owens and CIMA in a four-way to crown the first provisional title holder.

Sunday’s show will wrap up the New Year’s Golden Series tour. Here is the lineup:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito 
  • NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO (c) vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
  • KOPW 2022 dog cage match: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Toru Yano
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs. SANADA, Shingo Takagi, Hirmou Takahashi & BUSHI
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Great-O-Khan
  • Tomohiro Ishii & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Taichi & DOUKI
  • Robbie Eagles, Tiger Mask & Yuto Nakashima vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado
  • Satoshi Kojima, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku

NJPW reveals stipulation options for Suzuki vs. Yano KOPW 2022 title match

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NJPW has revealed the stipulation options for Minoru Suzuki and Toru Yano’s upcoming KOPW 2022 title match.

Suzuki will put his KOPW 2022 trophy on the line against Yano at NJPW’s New Year’s Golden Series tour show in Sapporo on Sunday, February 20. Suzuki has proposed a “Handcuff Deathmatch” as the stipulation for the match, while Yano has proposed a “Dog Cage Match.”

A fan vote will begin on Twitter tomorrow to determine the stipulation.

With Minoru Suzuki and Toru Yano set to face off for the KOPW 2022 trophy on February 20 in Sapporo, both competitors have now brought their choice of stipulations to be put to a fan vote beginning February 9.

After Yano handcuffed him to the ropes on several occasions in January, the current trophy holder Minoru Suzuki has proposed a Handcuff Deathmatch. In this bout, there will be no disqualifications, and both men will start with handcuffs on their wrists, allowing the possibility for them to be chained to anything- including one another.

In response, as demonstrated by Yano on TAKA Michinoku on Monday in Korakuen, Suzuki’s challenger has proposed a Dog Cage Match. In this bout, the only way to win will be to lock your opponent in the dog cage at ringside.

Which rules will be chosen? Voting begins at noon on February 9 on Twitter!

Suzuki defeated Yano, Chase Owens, and Cima in a four-way match at Wrestle Kingdom 16 night two last month to win the KOPW 2022 trophy. Yano ended 2021 as the official KOPW Champion for that year.

The February 20 New Year’s Golden Series show will air live on NJPW World. Here’s the full card:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Tetsuya Naito
  • NEVER Six-Man Tag Team Champions EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO defend against Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
  • KOPW 2022 Champion Minoru Suzuki defends against Toru Yano
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs. SANADA, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. The Great-O-Khan
  • Tomohiro Ishii & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Taichi & DOUKI
  • Robbie Eagles, Tiger Mask & Yuto Nakashima vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado
  • Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Satoshi Kojima vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku

NJPW crowns official KOPW 2021 Champion

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Toru Yano defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru in a Year End Party match at today’s NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome show and was crowned the official NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2021. 

After a year of provisional title matches, the ultimate KOPW match of 2021 took place under rules that required Yano and Kanemaru to drink whiskey during their match at intervals. Yano pinned Kanemaru after hitting a powerbomb, and also after Kanemaru spit whiskey into the eyes of the referee. Fans chose which alcoholic beverage would be served to the wrestlers in polls on NJPW’s Twitter accounts.

Yano has now won the KOPW title in both years of its existence. Chase Owens is the only other wrestler to hold the KOPW title at any point, as he defeated Yano for the provisional title at Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome in July 2021. Owens dropped the title right back to Yano in September at Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome after zero defenses. 

Alcohol stipulation decided for final NJPW KOPW 2021 match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Whiskey will be served at Korakuen Hall on Christmas Eve. 

NJPW has announced the results of a fan vote to decide the stipulation for the Year End Party KOPW 2021 match at the December 24 Road to Tokyo Dome event. Toru Yano will defend the KOPW trophy against Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

Kanemaru’s choice of whiskey shots defeated Yano’s choice of sake shots by a 65.8 to 34.2 percent margin in polls conducted on the @NJPW1972 and @NJPWGlobal Twitter accounts. 

Year End Party rules are detailed as a normal match, but wrestlers will be forced to drink alcohol at two minute intervals. The referee will then administer a 20 count after the shots are taken. Should either competitor not be able to respond to the 20 count, they will lose, but pinfall, submission and disqualification rules still apply. 

Friday’s show will serve as the go-home show for Wrestle Kingdom 16, which takes place on January 4, 5 and 8. 

Here is the December 24 lineup: 

NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome, Friday, December 24, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. Kazuchika Okada & Robbie Eagles
  • Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. El Desperado, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo & SHO
  • KOPW 2021 Year End Party match: Toru Yano (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. KENTA, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare
  • Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tiger Mask vs. El Phantasmo

Poll to determine alcohol choice for final NJPW KOPW 2021 match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Twitter polls will determine which alcoholic beverage will be used in the Year End Party KOPW 2021 match to be held at NJPW’s Road to Tokyo Dome event on December 24. 

Toru Yano will defend the provisional KOPW 2021 trophy against Yoshinobu Kanemaru on the show. Year End Party rules are explained as a normal match, but wrestlers will be forced to drink alcohol at two minute intervals. The referee will then administer a 20 count. Should either competitor not be able to respond to the 20 count, they will lose, but pinfall, submission and disqualification rules still apply. 

Polls on the @njpwglobal and @NJPW1972 Twitter accounts will decide whether Kanemaru’s beverage choice or Yano’s will be the alcohol served during the match. Yano has proposed sake, while Kanemaru has proposed whiskey. 

Kanemaru attacked Yano with a whiskey bottle on yesterday’s show, then issued a challenge for the KOPW title. The winner of the Christmas Eve bout will be crowned the 2021 KOPW winner. Yano won the trophy in 2020.

KOPW 2021 stipulation set for NJPW Power Struggle

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The stipulation for the KOPW 2021 match at NJPW Power Struggle has been decided. 

Toru Yano will defend the provisional KOPW 2021 title against The Great-O-Khan in an amateur rules match. The stipulation was decided in a poll on the NJPW Global Twitter account and another on the NJPW 1972 account.

The Great-O-Khan had proposed a Kiss My Feet match, while Yano proposed the amateur rules stipulation.  25,826 votes were cast in total between the two accounts.

Yano vs. O-Khan is one of five title matches set for the nine-match Power Struggle card. 

Here is the lineup: 

NJPW Power Struggle, Saturday, November 6, 4 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Right to challenge for the IWGP title at Wrestle Kingdom: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. KENTA
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Robbie Eagles (c) vs. El Desperado
  • Provisional KOPW 2021 amateur rules match: Toru Yano (c) vs. Great-O-Khan
  • NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI (c) vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
  • Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato vs. SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
  • Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask vs. Tanga Loa, Gedo & Jado
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita

Stipulations proposed for KOPW 2021 match at NJPW Power Struggle

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Provisional KOPW 2021 Toru Yano and his NJPW Power Struggle challenger The Great-O-Khan have proposed stipulations for their November 6 bout. 

Yano has proposed an amateur rules match, while O-Khan has proposed a kiss my feet match. The proposed stipulations will be posted in a poll on the NJPW Global Twitter account.

Both Yano and O-Khan have amateur wrestling backgrounds, while O-Khan is seeking revenge for Yano refusing to kiss his boot after their September 23 G1 Climax 31 bout. After Yano had seemingly accepted O-Khan’s demand, he hit O-Khan with a low blow and escaped. 

Yano defeated O-Khan in their only other singles meeting in the 2021 New Japan Cup on March 11 to kick off their on-and-off feud.

Here is the lineup for Power Struggle: 

NJPW Power Struggle, Saturday, November 6, 4 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Right to challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 16: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. KENTA
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Robbie Eagles (c) vs. El Desperado
  • Provisional KOPW 2021: Toru Yano (c) vs. Great-O-Khan
  • NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI (c) vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
  • SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato
  • Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask vs. Tanga Loa, Gedo & Jado
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita

New KOPW champion crowned at NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A new champion was crowned at today’s NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night one event. 

Toru Yano regained the provisional KOPW 2021 title, defeating Chase Owens in 28:03 in a No-DQ I Quit match. This is the second time that Yano has claimed the provisional KOPW 2021. 

Owens won a New Japan Ranbo at Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome on July 25 to take the title away from Yano. Yano was the first to hold the provisional title in 2021, winning it on January 5 at Wrestle Kingdom 15 in a four-way that also involved Owens, BUSHI and Bad Luck Fale. 

Yano was the first and only holder of the KOPW title in 2020. He won the original provisional title at Summer Struggle in a tournament final four-way over Kazuchika Okada, SANADA and El Desperado. He cemented himself as the official KOPW 2020 by defeating Fale in a bodyslam or no corner pads match. 

Today’s match was the second Yano vs. Owens KOPW match on a major NJPW show this year. The two also met at Castle Attack in a Yano-style Texas strap match on February 27.

Stipulation added to KOPW 2021 match at NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A fan vote has decided the stipulation for the KOPW 2021 match on night one of NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome on Saturday, September 4.

Chase Owens will defend the provisional 2021 KOPW title against Toru Yano in a No DQ I Quit match. A poll on NJPW’s Twitter account decided the stipulation. 

Yano proposed the ultimate winner, while Owens had proposed a Texas strap match. Yano’s choice won by a 75.47 percent to 24.53 percent margin in a poll with 17,598 total votes. 

Owens vs. Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi defending the IWGP United States Championship against Kota Ibushi, pus Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb are now set for night one of Wrestle Grand Slam. 

Here are the announced lineups for both nights: 

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night one, Saturday, September 4 —

  • IWGP United States Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Provisional KOPW 2021 No DQ I Quit match: Chase Owens (c) vs. Toru Yano

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night two, Sunday, September 5 —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. EVIL
  • IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Robbie Eagles (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi

NJPW reveals two matches for Wrestle Grand Slam night one

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has made the first two match announcements for Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night one on September 4. 

In a rematch from last Sunday’s Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, Kazuchika Okada will face Jeff Cobb. Okada was victorious at Tokyo Dome, pinning Cobb with a quick cradle. Cobb then attacked Okada at Tuesday’s Summer Struggle event in Korakuen Hall to set up the rematch. 

Also announced for MetLife Dome, Chase Owens will defend the KOPW 2021 provisional title against former title holder Toru Yano. A stipulation will be added to this match at a later date. Owens won a 22-man New Japan Ranbo at the Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome to claim the provisional KOPW title. 

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome is a two-night event. Three IWGP title matches have already been announced for night two. Here are the cards so far:

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome, Saturday, September 4, 4 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
  • KOPW 2021: Chase Owens (c) vs. Toru Yano

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome, Sunday, September 5, 2 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. EVIL
  • IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Robbie Eagles (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi

NJPW reveals KOPW stipulation for Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has announced the stipulation for the New Japan Ranbo for the KOPW 2021 title on the Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome pre-show. 

Toru Yano will defend the provisional KOPW 2021 in the Ranbo in a match where handcuffs will be legal. Eliminations in the Ranbo can take place by pinfall, submission, DQ, being thrown over the top rope, or being handcuffed to the ropes or the ringside area. 

The number of entrants for the Ranbo have not been announced, but participants will enter the match at one-minute intervals. 

Handcuffs won by a margin of 12,100 votes (76.3%) to 3,755 votes (23.7%).

Here is the full lineup for the event:

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, Sunday, July 25, pre-show 2 a.m., main card 3 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
  • IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (c) vs. Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs. Robbie Eagles
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo (c) vs. Rocky Romero & Ryusuke Taguchi
  • Pre-show New Japan Ranbo with handcuffs for the provisional KOPW 2021