New Japan will be heading to the world famous Tokyo Dome on 01/04 for their annual Wrestle Kingdom show. The day before will see a Fan Fest event taking place, the matches confirmed for the show are as follows:
- Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Yuya Uemura & Ren Narita
- Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tomoaki Honma & Toa Henare
- Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
As a side note Wrestle Kingdom 13 will be the first since 1995 that Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger has not performed in. 1995 was the only year since the Tokyo Dome tradition started in 1992 that Liger has not been in the ring for.
The Wrestling Observer noted that going back even further when Keiichi Yamada actually debuted under the Jushin Liger mask at the first pro wrestling event ever held at the Tokyo Dome. This took place on April 24, 1989. Since then Liger has been on every biggest show of the year for New Japan as the Liger character from 1989 to 2018, with the exception of 1995.