Tetsuya Naito vs. SHO, Jack Perry vs. Shota Umino, More Announced For NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event

Check out the lineup for NJPW 52nd Anniversary.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito will face IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO in the traditional champion vs. champion match at NJPW 52nd Anniversary event on March 6.

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Plus, the New Japan Cup begins as Jack Perry faces Shota Umino, YOSHI-HASHI battles KENTA, and Yujiro Takahashi squares off with Toru Yano in first round matches.

Check out the full lineup below.

NJPW 52nd Anniversary (3/6)

  • Champion vs Champion Anniversary Match: Tetsuya Naito vs SHO
  • New Japan Cup 1st Round- Shota Umino vs Jack Perry
  • New Japan Cup 1st Round- YOSHI-HASHI vs KENTA
  • New Japan Cup 1st Round- Yujiro Takahashi vs Toru Yano
  • Just Five Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Yuya Uemura & DOUKI) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, Ren Narita, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo)
  • United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & TJP) vs War Dogs (Gedo, David Finlay & Gabe Kidd)
  • El Desperado, Tomohiuro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi)
  • Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) vs TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr.)
  • Tomoaki Honma & Tanga Loa vs United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)

Fightful will have results from NJPW 52nd Anniversary following the conclusion of the event.

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