New Japan World presents Kizuna Road 2016 live tonight, as the last major show before this year’s G1 Climax tournament kicks off on July 18th. The main event will feature a hard-hitting NEVER Openweight Championship match between defending champion Katsuyori Shibata and challenger Tomoaki Honma. Plus, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and his CHAOS stable take on Naito and Los Ingobernables De Japon in a huge 8-man elimination tag match, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks defend the NEVER Openweight trios titles, and more.
Wrestlezone will have complete live coverage of Kizuna Road kicking off at midnight PST (that’s 3:00 a.m. EST) and you can watch live by subscribing to New Japan World HERE for just 999 yen. The show will also be available on-demand after for those not awake in the middle of the night.
Also, make sure you keep an eye out for our Beginner’s Guide to the G1 Climax for all wrestling fans looking to break into the world of New Japan. It will be out in the next few days as we head into the biggest and most exciting tournament of the year.
NEVER Openweight Championship
Shibata (c) vs. Honma
8-Man Elimination Tag
CHAOS vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships
Kenny Omega & Young Bucks vs. Matt Sydal, Ricochet & Satoshi Kojima
Nakanishi & Nagata vs. Juice Robinson & Makabe
Captain New Japan & Yoshitatsu vs. Adam Page & Takahashi
Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Jushin Liger & Tenzan vs. Beretta, Rocky Romero, Sakuraba & Ishii
David Finley vs. Chase Owens