{"id":72311,"date":"2020-07-12T05:49:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=72311"},"modified":"2020-07-12T12:22:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T16:22:27","slug":"evil-wins-iwgp-heavyweight-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/07\/12\/evil-wins-iwgp-heavyweight-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"EVIL Wins IWGP Heavyweight &#038; Intercontinental Championships, Dick Togo Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just one day after his turn shocked the world as he joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/07\/11\/evil-join-bullet-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bullet Club<\/a>\u00a0<strong>EVIL\u00a0<\/strong>has defeated\u00a0<strong>Tetsuya Naito\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0<em>Dominion\u00a0<\/em>to become IWGP Heavyweight &amp; Intercontinental Champion.\u00a0 He ends Naito&#8217;s reign after just one successful defense.\u00a0 EVIL had a new look, new theme and now has two brand new championships.<\/p>\n<h2>EVIL Is IWGP Double Champion, Dick Togo Has Joined Bullet Club<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/151012EVIL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@151012EVIL<\/a> KING of Darkness \ud83e\udd18<\/p>\n<p>Sign up Now &amp; Stay tuned to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CcdQ1XrpWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/CcdQ1XrpWA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpwworld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njpwworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njdominion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njdominion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQgKwimBD8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZQgKwimBD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwworld\/status\/1282246571153780736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is among the most shocking results in New Japan&#8217;s history as the ultra-popular Naito once again has his heavyweight championship reign cut short at Dominion, this time by his former stablemate EVIL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EVIL 2 Belts and Dick Togo!! Bullet Club is running things again <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njdominion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njdominion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CVDv6LKNiu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/CVDv6LKNiu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bui Club (@BuiClub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuiClub\/status\/1282247223615451136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was revealed post-match that <strong>Dick Togo\u00a0<\/strong>has joined Bullet Club!\u00a0 Togo had been disguised as <strong>BUSHI\u00a0<\/strong>leading some to believe LIJ had a second betrayal.\u00a0 After the match we also saw <strong>Hiromu Takahashi <\/strong>make the challenge to EVIL for either of his championships, the title isn&#8217;t important to Takahashi he just wants revenge on the man that turned on his faction and has now defeated his leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everything is EVIL! EVIL 2 Belts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njdominion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njdominion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rV5qxN7aUm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rV5qxN7aUm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bui Club (@BuiClub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuiClub\/status\/1282245167253053440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What a development from NJPW as they have given their product a shot in the arm here.\u00a0 Tetsuya Naito once again faces a long road to redemption to get back to the top of the mountain, Bullet Club runs the company with EVIL as their centerpiece, Dick Togo is ready to have the biggest run of his career, and LIJ will no doubt be out for revenge.\u00a0 A determined and slighted LIJ is one that you do not want to mess with.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Make sure to watch NJPW on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NJPW World<\/a>\u00a0to see all the fallout from this huge turn of events<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just one day after his turn shocked the world as he joined Bullet Club\u00a0EVIL\u00a0has defeated\u00a0Tetsuya Naito\u00a0at\u00a0Dominion\u00a0to become IWGP Heavyweight &amp; Intercontinental Champion.\u00a0 He ends Naito&#8217;s reign after just one successful defense.\u00a0 EVIL had a new look, new theme and now has two brand new championships. 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