NJPW News: Big Matches Announced For January’s Wrestle Kingdom 13

Today officially puts us less than two months away from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, emanating from the Tokyo Dome on January 4th.

Following the events of Saturday’s Power Struggle in Osaka (see results here) that saw Chris Jericho retain his IWGP Intercontinental Championship, he had some scathing words for the man he defeated for the title, Tetsuya Naito, as he continued to poke at the former champion. Also at Power Struggle, we saw Kazuchika Okada unsuccessfully attempt to exact some revenge on ‘Switchblade’ Jay White, plus a preview of the Wrestle Kingdom IWGP Heavyweight Title Match as Kenny Omega and Hiroshi Tanahashi were on opposite sides of a tag match.

Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling has made a handful of matches official for Wrestle Kingdom 13, as Okada will get another chance at Jay White in singles competition, Naito getting an opportunity to regain the IWGP Intercontinental Title, as well as two more bouts. Here’s a peek at the updated lineup for Wrestle Kingdom 13, which you will be able to catch live on NJPW World:

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
(C) Kenny Omega vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Intercontinental Championship
(C) Chris Jericho vs.. Tetsuya Naito

Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
(C) KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori

Triple Threat for the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship
(C) El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs. Roppongi 3K

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