New Japan Pro-Wrestling has revealed the poster for their biggest show of the year, WRESTLE KINGDOM 12, which features their biggest stars such as IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada, his opponent in the main event Tetsuya Naito, IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, IWGP Never Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki, IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega, Tomohiro Ishii, and IWGP Never Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Sanada, Evil, and Bushi.
WRESTLE KINDOM 12 takes place on January 4th, 2018 and the main event will be Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito for IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Naito won the right to face Okada by winning the thrilling G1 Climax tournament that took place this past summer.
Okada's legendary title reign started when he defeated Tetsuya Naito at the DOMINION event back on June 19, 2016. Since then, Okada's had classic matches with the likes of Kenny Omega or Minoru Suzuki. Will Okada once again be able to defeat Naito and continue his days as champion? Or will Naito be able to defeat Okada and finally put an end to his title reign?
We'll find out of January 4th!