Lucha Gauntlet Match Set for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre announced one new match for the card of their co-promoted NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty event, which takes place on January 5, 2025 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

This new match announced was an Eight-Person Lucha Gauntlet match of TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL) vs. TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL) vs. TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL) vs. TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL).

It was announced that competitors will be entering the match at one minute intervals each and the winner to be the first person who gains a pinfall.

⌛️🌎 “Lucha Gauntlet Match” en Wrestle Dynasty

4 serán los representantes del CMLL que aparecerán en este magno evento en el Tokyo Dome, en una batalla especial que contará también con 4 luchadores de New Japan Pro-Wrestling. pic.twitter.com/dVKgwjbCoT

— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) December 16, 2024

NJPW’s official website:

Also set for Wrestle Dynasty is a special NJPW vs CMLL lucha gauntlet match. In this matchup, up to eight participants, four from New Japan and four from CMLL, will enter the ring at one minute intervals, and the first pinfall will end the bout. Who will be in this dramatic and high speed encounter?”

Current card for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty:

• IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship – Brody King vs. David Finlay (c)
• NJPW Strong Women’s Championship & RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship Title vs. Title match – Mercedes Mone (NJPW) vs. Mina Shirakawa (RevPro)
• Vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship – Great-O-Khan & mystery partner vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson)
• International Women’s Cup Four-way match – Athena (ROH) vs. Persephone (CMLL) vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. TBD (Stardom)
• NEVER Openweight Championship – Tomohiro Ishii vs. Winner of Konosuke Takeshita/Shingo Takagi (c)
• Eight-Person Lucha Gauntlet match – TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL) vs. TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL) vs. TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL) vs. TBA (NJPW) vs. TBA (CMLL)
• Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd
• Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
• Yota Tusji vs. Jack Perry
• Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castagnoli