New Japan Pro-Wrestling has released the match cards for their set of New Beginning in Sapporo events on February 1st and 2nd at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center.
There will be a few notable names missing, including Kota Ibushi and Hiroshi Tanahashi, as New Japan will be running a five-show New Beginning tour in the United States at the same time. Check out those match cards at this link.
Night one in Sapporo will be headlined by what promises to be an incredibly physical NEVER Openweight Championship match between Hirooki Goto, who won the belt at Wrestle Kingdom 14, and challenger Shingo Takagi.
We’ll also see an incredibly intriguing dream team as Jon Moxley teams with Kazuchika Okada for the first time ever, taking on Minoru Suzuki and Taichi ahead of their respective singles matches.
New Beginning in Sapporo
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Tiger Mask & Yuya Uemura vs. El Phantasmo & Taiji IshimoriTogi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Toa Henare vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi & Yota TsujiRyusuke Taguchi, SHO, YOH & Will Ospreay vs. DOUKI, El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu KanemaruRyu Lee & Robbie Eagles vs. BUSHI & Hiromu TakahashiSANADA & Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White & KENTAJon Moxley & Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki & TaichiTomohiro Ishii vs. EVILNEVER Title Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
New Beginning in Sapporo
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Toa Henare vs. Yota TsujiTogi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura vs. Tiger Mask, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Hiroyoshi TenzanGabriel Kidd vs. El PhantasmoHirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Robbie Eagles vs. BUSHI, EVIL & Shingo TakagiJon Moxley, YOH, SHO & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKITetsuya Naito, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi vs. KENTA, Jay White & Taiji IshimoriBritish Heavyweight Title Match: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Will OspreayKazuchika Okada vs. Taichi