NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 Match Results, Highlights and Key Moments for January 4, 2025

Today’s Wrestle Kingdom 19, airing on January 4, 2025, is set to deliver an action-packed show with major developments and key moments. The event will take place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

The show kicks off at 2:00 AM EST, and Ringside News will be providing live updates with match results and key highlights. Stay locked into this page for all the latest coverage, and join the conversation in the comments below as Wrestle Kingdom 19 unfolds.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2025: Kick-Off Pre-Show Match Results

Walker Stewart and Chris Charleton welcomed the audience before moving to the kick-off match.

NJPW World Heavyweight Championship – #1 Contender’s Ranbo Match

The Ranbo kicks off with Great O-Khan and Josh Barnett starting things off. Due to music rights issues, alterations have been made. Boltin Oleg enters and shows off some impressive matwork with Barnett. Hirooki Goto is next, followed by Yuji Nagata, igniting a clash with Barnett. Boltin and Barnett team up briefly before eliminating each other.

Togi Makabe makes his entrance, followed by KENTA, who swiftly boots out Nagata. YOSHI-HASHI is next, followed by Yujiro Takahashi—without Pieter this time—looking less than impressive. Toru Yano eliminates Yujiro shortly after. Hiroyoshi Tenzan enters looking leaner than usual, and then comes MLW World Champion Satoshi Kojima. A misstep by Tenzan, caused by Yano’s antics, leads to Tenzan accidentally lariating Kojima, who gets eliminated via a cradle. Tomoaki Honma enters next, prompting calls for fresher talent.

Finally, SANADA makes his way out. Taichi enters and immediately brawls with SANADA on the floor. Ishii is in next and takes the fight to Honma, delivering a devastating headbutt followed by a Brainbuster to eliminate him. Alex Zayne is the final entrant. Taichi boots SANADA out of the match, marking a surprising exit. Yano attempts his usual buckle pad antics, but it backfires, and he gets sent over the ropes. O-Khan and Ishii trade heavy shots until O-Khan chops Ishii off the apron. Zayne puts up a fight but is ultimately eliminated by O-Khan.

The match concludes with Goto and O-Khan as the final two competitors. Goto and O-Khan battle it out in the final moments. Goto hits a Reverse GTR and sends O-Khan out, but O-Khan manages to save himself briefly. However, Goto ultimately secures the win.

Winner: Hirooki Goto

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2025: Main Card Match Results

Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton greeted the audience before moving on to the opening match.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships — Tokyo Terror Ladder Match: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA (c) vs. T.M.D.K. vs. Catch 2/2 vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs

The match starts with an all-out brawl among all competitors. Kevin Knight quickly clears the ring with an impressive top-rope dive onto a group of wrestlers. Fujita and Robbie Eagles bring a ladder into play, but Kushida takes them down, allowing Knight to crush them with a splash onto the ladder. TJP and Francesco Akira retaliate by taking out Knight and Kushida with ladder and chair shots. Clark Connors then enters with a ladder, using it to strike TJP and Akira. Connors and Dan Maloney deliver a devastating high/low on Akira with steel chairs.

As Connors and Kushida climb a ladder, Kushida knocks them both off. Kushida lands a series of kicks to keep everyone out of the ring, but Connors pushes Knight off the top rope and hits him with a steel chair. Maloney plants Kushida with a Drilla Killa on the arena floor. Akira gets double-teamed by Connors and Maloney until TJP intervenes, saving his partner. TJP then drops Akira onto Maloney, putting him through a table.

Back in the ring, chaos resumes with competitors taking turns eliminating each other. Knight sets up a ladder bridge but gets attacked by Connors, who is then crushed by Eagles with a springboard 450 splash onto the ladder. Knight climbs a ladder but is taken down by Fujita. Fujita and Akira trade strikes atop two ladders before TJP intervenes, pulling Fujita off and helping Akira hit a super cutter on Fujita.

Eagles and TJP battle on the ladders until TJP blinds Eagles with mist and delivers a super reverse DDT through the ladder bridge. Kushida takes control, using a flatliner to drive Maloney into the turnbuckle pad. Knight and Kushida hit Maloney with a Perfect Timing from the top of the ladder, but Fujita manages to stop Kushida from climbing further.

Fujita ascends the ladder with Kushida following, locking in an ankle lock at the top. Eagles tries an ankle lock on Kushida but is interrupted by Knight. The chaos continues with Maloney knocking Knight off the ladder, leading to a four-way striking battle atop multiple ladders. TJP and Fujita are knocked off, leaving Akira and Fujita at the top. Fujita traps Akira in a dragon sleeper atop the ladder before grabbing the belts to win the match.

Winners: Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) — Your new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions!

IWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM

The match kicks off with AZM and Mayu Iwatani trading strikes until AZM takes control, tripping Iwatani and landing a penalty kick followed by a basement dropkick. Iwatani rolls out of the ring, but AZM dives onto her from the top rope. Back in the ring, AZM applies an armbar, but Iwatani escapes and counters with a basement dropkick. Trapping AZM in the ropes, Iwatani follows up with another dropkick before landing a frog splash from the top rope for a near fall.

Iwatani attempts a German suplex, but AZM escapes, only to eat a superkick. AZM counters by tripping Iwatani on the top rope and landing a double stomp, then follows with another from the top rope for a near fall. The two exchange head kicks, with Iwatani gaining the advantage with a running boot to the head.

Iwatani goes airborne again, landing a missile dropkick from the top rope but missing a subsequent moonsault. AZM capitalizes with a head kick and a destroyer on her second attempt. She then hits a double underhook destroyer for a near fall. AZM tries a top rope move, but Iwatani counters with her feet up.

AZM catches Iwatani in a roll-up for a near fall, then follows with a German suplex, but Iwatani kicks out. Iwatani retaliates with her own German suplex for a near fall. AZM counters a second attempt with a roll-up, but it’s not enough. Iwatani grabs AZM mid-charge and delivers a tombstone piledriver. Climbing the top rope, she lands a moonsault for another near fall before finishing with a dragon suplex for the three-count.

Winner: Mayu Iwatani, retaining the IWGP Women’s Championship!

NJPW World Television Championship — Four-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jeff Cobb vs. El Phantasmo

The match kicks off with Ren Narita quickly leaving the ring, allowing El Phantasmo to take him out with a suicide dive. Inside the ring, Jeff Cobb and Yuto Oiwa clash, exchanging shoulder tackles before Phantasmo returns, only to be dropped immediately. Oiwa gains momentum, tossing Phantasmo across the ring after a missed avalanche attempt, but Cobb responds with a toss suplex to Phantasmo. Oiwa then takes Cobb down with a shoulder tackle and begins working over his arm.

Narita re-enters and attacks Oiwa before choking both Phantasmo and Cobb. He transitions into a knee bar on Cobb, but it’s broken up when Oiwa and Cobb land a double splash. Oiwa traps Narita in a sleeper hold and dumps him out of the ring. Phantasmo comes back, knocking Oiwa out with a dropkick and nearly pinning Cobb with a roll-up after avoiding the Tour of the Islands.

Phantasmo follows up with a dive, taking out everyone but Cobb, who answers with a dive of his own. Cobb gets Narita back in the ring, hitting him with a Hammer & Sickle and a standing moonsault for near falls. Oiwa re-enters, dropkicking Cobb into Narita and suplexing Cobb for another near fall. Narita climbs to the top rope but is kicked in the head by Phantasmo, who also heads up top. Oiwa joins them, but Cobb executes a Tower of Doom, sending everyone crashing down.

Narita hits Cobb with Hell’s Guillotine for a near fall and unsuccessfully pins his other opponents. Frustrated, Narita knocks the referee out and grabs a weapon, only for Jado to intervene and take it away. Narita is then attacked by all three opponents, leading to a three-way striking exchange between Oiwa, Phantasmo, and Cobb. Phantasmo drops Oiwa with Sudden Death, but Cobb catches Phantasmo mid-air and lands an F-5000 for a near fall.

Oiwa returns, trying to lift Cobb for a gut-wrench suplex before hitting him with a Doctor Bomb for another near fall. Narita takes out the referee again and attacks Oiwa with a board. Cobb blocks a board strike and breaks it, but Narita responds with a low blow. Cobb retaliates with a Tour of the Islands on Narita for a near fall. Phantasmo capitalizes, hitting Oiwa with a suicide dive before delivering Thunder Kiss ’66 on Narita for the three count.

Winner: El Phantasmo, your new NJPW World TV Champion!

Lumberjack Death Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL

The match kicks off with Ren Narita interfering to give Evil an early advantage over Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tanahashi escapes Evil’s grasp and applies a headlock. Both competitors pull each other’s hair until the referee breaks it up. Tanahashi lands a back elbow on a charging Evil, followed by a middle rope crossbody. Evil retreats outside, where his lumberjacks provide him a breather, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru distracts Tanahashi, allowing Evil to attack from behind.

Evil traps Tanahashi in the ropes and delivers a dragon screw leg whip, sending Tanahashi to the floor and sparking a brawl between the lumberjacks. Evil takes control, sending Tanahashi into the ring post and using a steel chair to target his head. Evil escalates the chaos by spray-painting Master Wato’s body. Back in the ring, Evil chokes Tanahashi with a chain before hitting him with a fisherman buster suplex for a near fall.

Tanahashi rallies with a dragon screw leg whip and fights off Evil and his lumberjacks, following up with a slam and middle rope senton for a near fall. Boltin Oleg helps return Evil to the ring after another retreat. Evil counters Tanahashi’s German suplex attempt by grabbing the referee, creating an opening for Tanahashi to hit a Twist & Shout on the distracted Evil.

The match takes a chaotic turn as the referee gets accidentally taken out, prompting Evil’s lumberjacks to attack Tanahashi. Dick Togo uses a Pipe Cut and chokes Tanahashi before Tanahashi’s lumberjacks intervene, leading to another brawl. Master Wato ends the chaos with a suicide dive, clearing the ring.

Evil regains momentum, sending Tanahashi into the exposed corner and delivering multiple lariats, with the third dropping Tanahashi for a near fall. Tanahashi counters Evil’s Everything Is Evil with his own version, followed by a release dragon suplex and a Sling Blade for a near fall. Tanahashi climbs the ropes and hits a High Fly Flow, but Evil knocks the referee into the ropes to crotch Tanahashi during a second attempt.

Togo returns, throwing salt into Tanahashi’s eyes, and Evil capitalizes with a superplex and Darkness Falls, but Tanahashi kicks out. Evil applies a sharpshooter, only to release it and argue with the referee. Evil follows up with a lariat and Everything Is Evil, but Tanahashi surprises him with a roll-up out of nowhere to secure the victory.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi

After the match, House of Torture’s lumberjacks attack Tanahashi, but Katsuyori Shibata makes the save. Shibata grabs a microphone and challenges Tanahashi to a match at Wrestle Dynasty. Tanahashi accepts the challenge, and the two shake hands to close the segment.

Double Championship Match: Shingo Takagi (c) NEVER vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA © AEW International

The match begins with Konosuke Takeshita and Shingo Takagi testing each other’s strength with shoulder block attempts. Takeshita ends the exchange by landing a kick to Takagi’s head, followed by a leaping clothesline that drops him. Takagi counters a corner charge with a hip toss and shoulder tackle, then both engage in a striking exchange, which Takeshita wins with a forearm strike.

Takeshita climbs the middle rope and lands a senton for a near fall before applying a chin lock to keep Takagi grounded. Takagi escapes and is sent outside after a rana from Takeshita. Takeshita teases a dive, but Takagi moves, dragging him out of the ring and hitting a Death Valley Driver on the arena floor. Takagi rolls Takeshita back into the ring, corners him, and lands heavy strikes before hitting a superplex and a sliding lariat for a near fall.

Takeshita counters Takagi’s Made in Japan attempt with a release German suplex, but Takagi retaliates with a back drop driver. Both men trade more release German suplexes and lariat attempts before Takeshita drops Takagi with a lariat and a basket driver. Takeshita follows up with a wheelbarrow slam, but Takagi counters with a lariat and lands Made in Japan for a near fall.

Takagi sets up for the Pumping Bomber, but Takeshita catches him with a knee strike. He then delivers a super rana and a knee strike for another near fall, followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb, which Takagi kicks out of. Takagi rallies with Last of the Dragon and a flurry of lariats, but Takeshita responds with a poison rana. Takagi answers with a poison rana of his own before absorbing a forearm strike to the back of the head.

The two exchange brutal strikes until Takeshita lands a knee strike, only to be floored by a lariat from Takagi. Recovering quickly, Takeshita delivers a devastating forearm strike for a near fall, followed by a Falcon Arrow for the decisive three count.

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita (AEW) w/Don Callis — still the AEW International Champion and your new NEVER Openweight Champion!

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado

The match begins with Douki using a head scissors takedown to send El Desperado out of the ring, followed by a suicide dive to maintain control. Desperado counters by throwing Douki into the barricade and hitting his own suicide dive. Keeping the pressure on, Desperado repeatedly sends Douki into the barricade before they engage in a striking exchange on the floor. Both competitors return to the ring, where Desperado takes Douki down with a back suplex.

Douki fights back, landing an enziguri, but Desperado counters with a spinebuster. Douki attempts the Douki Choke, but Desperado transitions into a cloverleaf. Douki manages to reach the ropes, forcing a break. Douki then moves to the apron and tries to leap back into the ring, but Desperado catches him. Douki escapes, sending Desperado out of the ring and hitting a high-risk dive that drives both into the barricade.

However, the referee calls for the bell as Douki suffers a severe elbow injury during the dive, rendering him unable to continue.

Winner: El Desperado, your new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion

After the match, El Desperado addresses the unfortunate injury, stating he will not apologize or express regret but promises to face Douki again in the future.

IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji

The match begins with David Finlay trapping Yota Tsuji in the corner, grinding his face against the turnbuckle. Tsuji breaks free and lands a series of strikes, forcing Finlay into the corner. Tsuji drops Finlay with a modified curb stomp, followed by a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Finlay rolls out of the ring, but Tsuji keeps up the pressure with a suicide dive. Finlay counters by catching Tsuji mid-air and driving him into the barricade multiple times.

Back in the ring, Finlay gets a near fall with a pin attempt and continues his assault with a backbreaker. He mounts Tsuji, delivering a flurry of strikes. Tsuji fights back, landing his own backbreaker and another curb stomp. He follows up with a shoulder tackle and a splash for a near fall. Tsuji traps Finlay in the corner, landing an avalanche and a rana before sending Finlay out of the ring with another dive.

After returning Finlay to the ring, Tsuji attempts a suplex, but Finlay counters with strikes. A clothesline from Finlay sends both competitors out of the ring. Finlay slams Tsuji into the ring post before dragging him to the media area and putting him through a table. Tsuji manages to re-enter the ring, only for Finlay to toss him across it. Tsuji regains momentum with a suplex into the turnbuckle and climbs the ropes, but Finlay shoves him off. Tsuji responds with an enziguri and returns to the ropes, only to be hit by a super powerbomb for a near fall.

Finlay continues with multiple dominators for another near fall. When Finlay lifts Tsuji, Tsuji surprises him with a small package for a close near fall. Finlay retaliates with a series of clotheslines, but Tsuji recovers with two knee strikes, earning his own near fall. Tsuji misses a top-rope leap, allowing Finlay to hit a powerbomb, a buckle bomb, and another powerbomb, but Tsuji kicks out.

Finlay attempts another powerbomb, but Tsuji counters with a rana and lands a knee strike, followed by the Marlowe Crash for a near fall. As Tsuji charges, Finlay counters with a Stun Gun and a modified backbreaker, earning yet another near fall. Tsuji escapes a suplex attempt, hitting Finlay with a stunner and a spear for a near fall. Tsuji levels Finlay with a series of forearms before landing a devastating curb stomp.

Tsuji sets up for the Gene Blaster, but Finlay counters with Overkill for a near fall. Finlay attempts Overkill again, but Tsuji counters with a head kick and a powerbomb. Finally, Tsuji hits the Gene Blaster to secure the three count and the victory.

Winner: Yota Tsuji, your new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion!

Special Single Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi

The match begins with Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi engaging in a technical exchange of chain wrestling. Takahashi misses a basement dropkick, allowing Naito to land one of his own. Takahashi rolls out of the ring, but Naito follows and delivers some strikes before returning him to the ring. Naito applies a kravat, keeping control until Takahashi escapes. Naito then connects with an atomic drop and a modified head scissors, but Takahashi reaches the ropes to break the hold.

Naito continues his assault with stomps, but Takahashi fights back, landing a corner clothesline and a basement dropkick for a near fall. Naito escapes Takahashi’s grip and counters with a clothesline, followed by a basement dropkick. Naito sends Takahashi into the corner, hitting another clothesline and a neckbreaker.

Takahashi rallies, dragging Naito to the apron and landing a superkick. He follows with a sunset bomb to the arena floor, then a Death Valley Driver back in the ring for a near fall. Naito counters with a roll-up, but Takahashi regains control with a release German suplex and a clothesline. Takahashi hits Time Bomb for a near fall, but Naito fights back, attempting a tornado DDT that Takahashi counters into a pin attempt.

Takahashi lands a superkick and a lariat, setting up for a reverse DDT, but Naito counters with Destino. Naito unleashes a barrage of elbow strikes and follows with an Angel Dust attempt, flooring Takahashi. He then lands another Destino, but Takahashi kicks out. Naito goes for a third Destino, but Takahashi counters with Time Bomb for a near fall.

Takahashi attempts Time Bomb #2, but Naito escapes, landing sharp elbows and an enziguri. Takahashi counters Naito’s next Destino attempt with a roll-up and a shotgun dropkick, stunning the crowd as he delivers Destino to Naito. Takahashi follows with Time Bomb #2, but Naito kicks out. Takahashi tries for another, but Naito counters with a knee strike, a spinebuster, and another Destino for a close near fall.

Naito climbs the ropes, but Takahashi grabs his feet to stop him. Naito picks up Takahashi and nails a brainbuster before delivering a final Destino to secure the three count.

Winner: Tetsuya Naito

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino

The match begins with grappling exchanges between Zack Sabre Jr. and Shota Umino. Sabre Jr. gains an early advantage, locking Umino in a kravat, but Umino escapes and targets Sabre Jr.’s arm. Umino briefly grounds Sabre Jr. and applies pressure on his arms, but Sabre Jr. counters by trapping Umino’s hand and pulling back on both arms. Umino reverses, attempting a full nelson, but both wrestlers evade each other’s moves, with Umino landing a basement dropkick to take control.

Umino focuses his attack on Sabre Jr.’s neck, landing elbow strikes and applying a kravat. After breaking the hold, Umino delivers more strikes but misses a throw, allowing Sabre Jr. to send him shoulder-first into the mat. Sabre Jr. capitalizes by targeting Umino’s injured arm, trapping it in the ropes and stomping on it. He keeps Umino grounded with strikes and submissions, bending the arm and delivering European uppercuts.

Umino rallies with a dropkick, corner strikes, and a fisherman suplex for a near fall. Sabre Jr. recovers, attacking Umino’s arm with an overhead kick. Umino traps Sabre Jr. in the ropes and lands a slingshot DDT on the apron, followed by a draping DDT on the arena floor. Back in the ring, Umino hits a missile dropkick and an elevated reverse DDT for another near fall. Sabre Jr. counters with a basement dropkick and vicious kicks, leading to a striking exchange.

Sabre Jr. attempts a flying armbar, transitioning into a Fujiwara armbar and then a triangle choke. Umino powers out, landing a leaping European uppercut. Sabre Jr. counters with a release German suplex and a lariat but misses a Zack Driver, allowing Umino to hit a reverse Twist & Shout. Both engage in another striking exchange, with Umino landing an exploder suplex and a tornado DDT.

Umino goes for the Death Rider, but Sabre Jr. counters with a Zack Driver for a near fall. Umino fights back with a package DDT and Ignition, followed by a Death Rider for another near fall. Sabre Jr. regains control by snapping Umino’s injured ankle and applying a knee bar, transitioning into an inverted figure four leg lock, but Umino escapes to the ropes.

The match intensifies with both trading strikes and counters. Umino’s leg gives out during a top-rope attempt, leading Sabre Jr. to lock in a hanging guillotine choke. Umino escapes and lands a super butterfly suplex, followed by stomps to Sabre Jr.’s head. Sabre Jr. counters with strikes to Umino’s injured leg and traps his arms while delivering stomps.

The two engage in a final back-and-forth, with Umino landing an Emerald Fusion and a running European uppercut for near falls. Sabre Jr. counters a DDT attempt with an ankle lock, but Umino fights free and lands a lariat. Umino’s leg buckles again, and Sabre Jr. capitalizes with a Zack Driver for a near fall. Sabre Jr. finishes the match with a Gotch-style piledriver followed by another Zack Driver to secure the three count.

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr., still your IWGP World Heavyweight Champion!

After the match, Zack Sabre Jr. grabs a microphone and addresses Shota Umino, telling him they will cross paths again in the future. Sabre Jr. confidently proclaims that he will emerge victorious in tomorrow night’s main event at Wrestle Dynasty. He closes by declaring that 2025 will be the year of TMDK.