Zack Sabre Jr. Vs. Ricochet Set For NJPW X AEW Wrestle Dynasty

The first match has been made official for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty and it will be Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet inside the Tokyo Dome on January 5, 2025.

The match is currently scheduled to be a special singles match as ZSJ still has to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Title at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4. Should Zack win, it is expected his match with Ricochet will be for the title.

The first match at Wrestle Dynasty was set up at Power Struggle, with Ricochet laying out Sabre with a springboard clothesline while wearing a three-piece suit following ZSJ's successful title defence against Shingo Takagi.

Power Struggle was Ricochet's first appearance in New Japan Pro-Wrestling since 2017. The 36-year-old wrestled for NJPW between 2013 and 2017, holding the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles on three occasions and the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles three times.

Zack Sabre Jr. has been IWGP World Heavyweight Champion since defeating Tetsuya Naito at NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling on October 14. ZSJ earned a title shot by winning NJPW G1 Climax 34 but Sabre decided not to wait until Wrestle Kingdom to challenge for the promotion's top belt.