Katsuya Kitamura Parts Ways With NJPW
New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced that Katsuya Kitamura is no longer with the company. Kitamura was the 2017 Young Lions Cup Winner, and a standout rookie, before suffering a leg injury in a scooter accident in 2018. Kitamura was offered a 2019 contract with NJPW but it was never signed.
Kitamura Katsuya, resignation news https://www.njpw.co.jp/184635
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New Beginning Cards For 2/9 & 2/11
New Japan Pro-Wrestling continues their New Beginning Tour, culminating in Monday’s New Beginning In Osaka. Both shows will be available on NJPWWorld.com.
2/9, Road To New Beginning
3am EST
- Yota Tsuji & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
- YOSHI-HASHI vs. Ren Narita
- Toa Henare & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi) vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi & TAKA Michinoku)
- Elimination Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Jay White, Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori)
2/11, New Beginning In Osaka
3am EST
- Ten-cozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA) vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi) vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens)
- Most Violent Players (Togi Makabe & Toru Yano) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
- IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White
NEXT PAGE: New Beginning In USA Results
