Gabe Kidd (Strong Openweight), Henare (NEVER Openweight), Jeff Cobb (NJPW TV), Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls (Heavyweight Tag), Great-O-Khan (KOPW), Douki (Jr. Heavyweight), and YTR (Six-Man) all competed in the pre-show battle royal just seven months ago.
Now they're all holding New Japan gold, each with a chance of having a title defence at Wrestle Kingdom 19. Only Naito, Finlay, and Clark/Drilla were involved in title matches at this year's Tokyo Dome show. Just a further example of 2024's crazy turnover of talent in New Japan.
by thenewgaijin
