NJPW Battle In The Valley 2025 Results

The 2025 edition of NJPW Battle In The Valley was held last night as the company took over the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, following on from a busy week that has seen NJPW host Wrestle Kingdom, Wrestle Dynasty, and New Year’s Dash. 

The biggest takeaways from NJPW Battle In The Valley 2025 were actually the set ups to matches down the road at Windy City Riot. Konosuke Takeshita successfully defended the NEVER Openweight Championship against KUSHIDA, and followed this up by issuing a challenge to Hiroshi Tanahashi at Windy City Riot 2025, which will mark Tanahashi’s final ever match in the United States. 

Another match was set up for Windy City Riot, as Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd fought Tomohiro Ishii to a 30-minute time limit draw. Kidd challenged Ishii to an Iron Man match at Windy City Riot, which was accepted by Ishii. The pair exchanged slaps following this match announcement until officials separated them. 

There was an emotional moment that took place at Battle In The Valley, as Sumie Sakai wrestled in her retirement match. She teamed up with EVIL & SHO to take on Hiromu Takahashi, Matu Iwatani & Yuka Sakazaki. The final stretch saw Sakai battling all three of her opponents at once, but in the end it was too much, and she fell to three finishers - Sakazaki hitting a spinning package, Iwatani a moonsault, and Takahashi a Time Bomb. It took all three to pin her to put her down, and she was greeted with a standing ovation after the bout. 

The full results from NJPW Battle In The Valley 2025 are as follows:

• Pre-Show: Zane Jay defeated Viento 
• Pre Show: TMDK (Shane Haste & Bade Dude Tito) defeated Fred Rosser & Matt Vandagriff
• Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii ended in a time limit draw - Strong Openweight Championship
• West Coast Wrecking Crews (Royal Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) defeated Roppongi ReVice (Rocky Romero & YOH) - Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships
• Viva Van & Empress Nexus Venus (Mina Shirakawa, Maika & Hanako) defeated AZM, Johnnie Robbie, Anna Jay & Trish Adora
• El Phantasmo (c) vs. Jeff Cobb ended in double countout - NJPW World TV Championship
• Mayu Iwatani, Yuka Sakazaki & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Sumie Sakai & House Of Torture (EVIL & SHO) - Sakai's Retirement Match

• Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated KUSHIDA - NEVER Openweight Championship
• Zack Sabre Jr defeated Hechicero 
• El Desperado (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

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