NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Title Bout Added To NJPW New Beginning In Osaka
A new title match has been added to NJPW New Beginning in Osaka.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that House of Torture (SHO, EVIL, & Yujiro Takahashi) will defend their NEVER Openweight Six-Man Titles against Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Ren Narita.
The six-man bout was previously announced, but the six-man titles were not originally scheduled to be defended.
One of the themes of the New Beginning tour has arisen from Minoru Suzuki and El Desperado’s play to recruit Ren Narita to their cause in a bid to take down HOUSE OF TORTURE. While Suzuki-Gun disbanded at the end of 2022, Suzuki himself and El Desperado have remained allies, and see huge potential in the Son of Strong Style. In particular, the King has made a specific appeal to mentor Narita, stating that he has all the essence of Strong Style that Narita seeks to represent.
Being on the receiving end of a fair share of Suzuki beatings as a Young Lion, Narita debated whether to trust the veteran all on the backdrop of Suzuki suggesting the three challenge for the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag team Championships held by HOUSE OF TORTURE. While EVIL, SHO and Yujiro Takahashi insisted that the titles had been ‘retired’, they kept up their characteristically despicable in ring tactics, while Narita was unwilling to tag with his prospective new partners.
That all changed on February 5 when Narita came to the aid of Suzuki, and shook hands with both the King and Desperado post match. Now officially on the same page, they again demanded a title shot, and despite H.O.T’s protestations, that’s exactly what they’ll get. The NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championships is now the third title match on a loaded card to wrap up the February 11 EDION Arena event!
Here is the current lineup for NJPW New Beginning in Osaka:
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka (2/11)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga (c) vs. El Phantasmo
- Loser Leaves Japan: Jay White vs. Hikuleo
- NEVER Openweight Six-Man Championships:EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, & SHO (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Ren Narita
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA
- Master Wato vs. Taiji Ishimori
- Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino, Tiger Mask, & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi, & BUSHI
- Toru Yano & Oskar Leube vs. Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare
Fightful will have coverage of NJPW New Beginning in Osaka on February 11.
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