New Japan Pro Wrestling has laid out its next stretch of events, including the build to one of its biggest shows of the fall. The company confirmed lineups for the Road to King of Pro Wrestling tour as well as the marquee King of Pro Wrestling event itself, set for mid-October in Tokyo.

The Road to King of Pro Wrestling will feature key title defenses and high-profile bouts at Korakuen Hall and in Saitama before everything culminates on October 13 at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Headlining the big night, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. will defend against Konosuke Takeshita, marking a major test for the champion against one of Japan’s most dangerous international stars.

NJPW Road to King of Pro Wrestling – October 6, Korakuen Hall

• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado defends against DOUKI

• Yuya Uemura vs Yuto-Ice

• Shota Umino vs OSKAR

• Titan, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji vs Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, David Finlay & Gabe Kidd

• Tiger Mask, KUUKAI, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs Dick Togo, SHO, Don Fale & EVIL

• Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA

• Jado & El Phantasmo vs Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi

• Tatsuya Matsumoto & Shoma Kato vs Zane Jay & Masatora Yasuda

NJPW Road to King of Pro Wrestling – October 11, Saitama

• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions SHO & DOUKI defend against El Desperado & KUUKAI

• Daiki Nagai, Titan, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji vs Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, David Finlay & Gabe Kidd

• Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura vs OSKAR & Yuto-Ice

• Tiger Mask, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs Dick Togo, Don Fale & EVIL

• Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA

• Shota Umino vs Katsuya Murashima

• Tatsuya Matsumoto & Shoma Kato vs Zane Jay & Masatora Yasuda

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025 – October 13, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo

• IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Konosuke Takeshita

• IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Yota Tsuji

• IWGP Tag Team Champions Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) defend against Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino

• NEVER Openweight Champion Boltin Oleg defends against EVIL

• NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo defends against Hiroshi Tanahashi

• YOH, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto (in his first match back) vs TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita)

• Drilla Moloney vs SANADA

• Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Titan vs War Dogs (David Finlay, Taiji Ishimori & Clark Connors)