NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 - Match Card, Start Time, How To Watch

As is tradition, New Japan Pro-Wrestling will hold their biggest show of the year a few days into 2025 as Wrestle Kingdom 19 will emanate from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, January 4.

Wrestle Kingdom very much comes at a time when New Japan are in a rebuilding phase, with the likes of NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito entering the twilight of their careers while Shota Umino, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura, Ryohei Oiwa, and Ren Narita are looking to cement themselves as the stars to lead NJPW for the next several years.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 Match Card

In the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 19, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. will put his belt on the line against Shota Umino. This will be the first time either man has main evented one of New Japan's Tokyo Dome events.

The full card and match order is as follows:

• Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) (c) vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
• Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM - IWGP Women's Championship
• Ren Narita (c) vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa - NJPW World Television Championship
• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL - Lumberjack Match
• Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita - NEVER Openweight Championship - If Konosuke Takeshita is AEW International Champion on January 4, the match will be title vs. title.
• DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
• David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji - IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
• Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi
• Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 Start Time

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 will begin at 5 pm JST inside the Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2025.

For fans in the United States, the show will start at 3 am ET/12 am PT.

In the United Kingdom, Wrestle Kingdom 19 will get underway at 8 am GMT.

How To Watch NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 will stream live on NJPW World. Fans outside of Japan can subscribe to NJPW World for $9.99. Within Japan, the service costs ¥1,298/¥1,500 depending on whether you subscribe through the website or the app.

NJPW World is available to watch through a web browser, as well as on TV using the following devices:

• Apple TV
• Android TV
• Roku
• Amazon Fire TV
• Google Chromecast