The first two nights of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 are set.
NJPW announced nine matches for each night of Wrestle Kingdom 16, which takes place on January 4 and 5 in the Tokyo Dome.
Night one will be headlined by Shingo Takagi defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Kazuchika Okada. The winner will move on to night two to face Will Ospreay.
Four title matches and a KOPW 2022 Trophy bout are set for each night.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 (Night One)
- Kick-Off: KOPW 2022 New Japan Ranbo
- YOH vs. SHO
- Rocky Romero, Ryusuke taguchi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs BULLET CLUB (KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
- Los Ingobernables De Japon (SANADA, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito) vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Will Ospreay & Great-O-Khan)
- Katsuyori Shibata vs X (Rules TBD)
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs EVIL
- IWGP Tag Team Championships: Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi) (c) vs CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs Hiromu Takahashi
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs Kazuchika Okada
Wrestle Kingdom 16 (Night Two)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Flying Tiger (Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask) (c) vs Mega Coaches (Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero) vs BULLET CLUB’s Cutest Tag Team (El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori)
- STARDOM Special: Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid vs Tam Nakano & Saya Kamitani
- KOPW 2022 Four Way
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships: HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO) (c) vs CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH)
- SANADA vs Great-O-Khan
- Tetsuya Naito vs Jeff Cobb
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship - No DQ: KENTA (c) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi or Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Will Ospreay
Fightful will have coverage of both nights of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16.
