New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the full card for their 53rd Anniversary Event, which takes place on March 6th at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Ota City, Japan.
Among the new matches announced included an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match of Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto (c).
This match was setup following Goto defeating Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World title and issued a challenge to Tanahashi during the post-match press conference.
Full card for NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event:
- NJPW World Television Championship Open Challenge match – mystery opponent vs. El Phantasmo (c)
- TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa) vs. BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale)
- Just 4 Guys (TAKA Michinoku, Yuya Uemaru, & Taichi) vs. War Dogs (Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, & SANADA)
- War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Gabe Kidd) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, & Yota Tsuji) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Dick Togo, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Akira Francesco vs. El Desperado (c)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto (c)
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