New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that a 5-team gauntlet match will take place on the Wrestle Kingdom 13 preshow. The winners will earn a title match against the NEVER Openweight 6-Man tag-team championships.
The 5 teams NJPW has announced for the gauntlet match on the Wrestle Kingdom 13 preshow include:
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, & Togi Makabe
- Minoru Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Lance Archer
- Jeff Cobb, Michal Elgin, & David Finlay
- Chuckie T, Beretta, and Hirooki Goto
- Marty Scurll, Hangman Page, and Yujiro Takahashi
Additionally, NJPW announced the following matches for the Fan Fest scheduled for January 3rd:
- Tiger Mask & Jushin Liger vs Yuya Uemura & Ren Narita
- Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs Toa Henare & Tomoaki Honma
- Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Shota Umino & Ayato Yoshida
Wrestle Kingdom 13 Lineup
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Kenny Omega (c) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi- IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Chris Jericho (c) vs Tetsuya Naito- Kazuchika Okada vs Jay White
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
KUSHIDA (c) vs Taiji Ishimori- IWGP United States Championship
Cody (c) vs Juice Robinson- RevPro British Heavyweight Championship
Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs Zack Sabre Jr.- IWGP Tag Team Championships
Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs The Young Bucks vs. EVIL and SANADA- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado (c) vs Roppongi 3K vs BUSHI and Shingo Takagi- IWGP NEVER Openweight Championship
Kota Ibushi (c) vs Will Ospreay