Eight matches announced for NJPW New Beginning in Osaka

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced eight matches for New Beginning in Osaka on February 11.  The show’s main event has Hirooki Goto challenging Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Goto earned the title shot by winning the New Japan Ranbo at Wrestle Kingdom. It will be nine years to the date of his last title shot (against Kazuchika Okada), which also took place at Osaka’s EDION Arena. It will be Goto’s 10th time challenging for New Japan’s top belt.  Also announced for New Beginning in Osaka is the IWGP Global Champion, Yota Tsuji, defending against Gabe Kidd. Tsuji is coming off having defeated David Finlay for the title at Wrestle Kingdom and then successfully defending it at Wrestle Dynasty against Jack Perry. Meanwhile, Kidd is coming off his match against Kenny Omega at Wrestle Dynasty.  The Young Bucks, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, will also be on the show. They will defend their titles against the 2024 World Tag League winners, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi.  TMDK’