New NEVER Openweight Champion Crowned At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night One
Everything is EVIL at Wrestle Kingdom 16.
EVIL is the new NEVER Openweight Champion, defeating Tomohiro Ishii at night one of Wrestle Kingdom 16.
The bout was filled with interference from House of Torture (Dick Togo, SHO, & Yujiro Takahashi). YOH was the only member of CHAOS to try and help Ishii. The finish saw EVIL put Ishii away with Everything is EVIL.
乱入からの、いーーーーービルッ！！
(あぁぁ…。)シーン
知ってた。#njwk16 #EVIL pic.twitter.com/EUvnwkT2dl
— まーく–ろこ (@MascaraDeTigre) January 4, 2022
本日の新日本プロレス・東京ドーム大会の試合速報ぜよ！
第5試合
NEVER無差別級選手権
×石井智宏(王者)
vs
EVIL(挑戦者)乱入などもあり、最後はEVIL選手が勝利でNEVER無差別級の新チャンピオンに！ぜよ！#njpw #njwk16 pic.twitter.com/nLgE2NsCx6
— 魂込めて！新日本プロレス！！(今井田智) (@Tamashii_njpw) January 4, 2022
Ishii won the belt at NJPW Battle In The Valley in November 2021 when he defeated Jay White. He made zero successful defenses of the title. This marks EVIL’s second reign as NJPW NEVER Openweight Champion. He previously held the title in 2016 for ten days.
You can find Fightful’s coverage of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 by clicking here.
