Callum Newman Issues Tag Team Match Challenge With NJPW Dominion Implications

Details about the challenge are below.

In the main event of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night two on May 4th, Callum Newman defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The bout featured involvement from Newman’s United Empire factiomates Zane Jay and Jake Lee. Takagi had backup from Unbound Company’s Yota Tsuji and Daiki Nagai.

There was a post-match attack by the United Empire on Tsuji and Takagi. Newman grabbed a microphone and issued a tag team match challenge that has implications for NJPW Dominion on June 14th.

He stated that on May 6th at New Japan Road in Karatsu — Ignition to Dominion, it will be him and Jake Lee versus Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji. Newman said if he and Lee win, neither Takagi nor Tsuji can ever challenge him for the IWGP Heavyweight Title again. He then said if Unbound Company pulls out the win, whoever secures the victory between Takagi and Tsuji will get the IWGP Heavyweight Title shot at Dominion.

To read about Will Ospreay’s involvement in the post-match angle, click here.