{"id":84842,"date":"2021-02-12T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=84842"},"modified":"2021-02-12T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:21:46","slug":"new-japan-castle-attack-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/12\/new-japan-castle-attack-information\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japan News: Castle Attack Card Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0New<\/span>\u00a0Beginning Tour recently ended for\u00a0New<\/span> Japan Pro Wrestling, with the major<\/span>\u00a0moment of the tour being\u00a0Kota<\/span>\u00a0Ibushi<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0defeating\u00a0SANADA<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0retain<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0IWGP<\/span> Double Championship.<\/span>\u00a0We\u00a0now<\/span>\u00a0look into our\u00a0next<\/span>\u00a0tour with the\u00a0brand new<\/span> Castle Attack, which will be headlined by two shows in Osaka Jo-Hall<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Let<\/span>‘s\u00a0get<\/span>\u00a0into the\u00a0news<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Junior<\/span>\u00a0Tag<\/span>\u00a0&\u00a0IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Junior<\/span>\u00a0Heavyweight<\/span> Championship Matches Set<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

After\u00a0<\/span>Hiromu<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Takahashi<\/span><\/strong> defeated Sho<\/strong> to <\/span>retain<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>IWGP<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Junior<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Heavyweight<\/span> Championship, one half <\/span>of the\u00a0<\/span>brand new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>IWGP<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Junior<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Tag<\/span> Team Champions\u00a0<\/span>El<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Phantasmo<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0would come out and\u00a0<\/span>attack<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Hiromu<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Takahashi<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>challenge<\/span>\u00a0him for the\u00a0<\/span>championship<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0It is\u00a0<\/span>confirmed<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>Hiromu<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Takahashi<\/span> will team with his <\/span>partner\u00a0<\/span>BUSHI<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to challenge\u00a0<\/span>El<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Phantasmo<\/span>\u00a0and Taiji\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Ishimori<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span>IWGP<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Junior<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Heavyweight<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Tag<\/span>\u00a0Team Championships on the final “Road\u00a0<\/span>To Castle Attack Show<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>“\u00a0<\/span>Hiromu<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Takahashi<\/span>\u00a0will also face off against\u00a0El<\/span>\u00a0Phantsamo<\/span>\u00a0on the second\u00a0night<\/span> of Castle Attack.<\/span>\u00a0This is one of the three Wrestle Kingdom 15<\/em> Rematches set for the show<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Heavyweight<\/span>\u00a0Tag<\/span> Team Championship Gets New Challengers<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a\u00a0very<\/span>\u00a0controversial match, The Guerillas of Destiny would\u00a0retain<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Heavyweight<\/span>\u00a0Tag<\/span>\u00a0Team Championships by\u00a0defeating<\/span> Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong> and Taichi<\/strong> by\u00a0DQ<\/span>.<\/span> After the trios championship match which was won by CHAOS, YOSHI-HASHI<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Hirooki<\/span>\u00a0Goto<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>would\u00a0challenge<\/span>\u00a0Tama<\/span>\u00a0Tonga<\/strong> and\u00a0Tanga<\/span>\u00a0Loa<\/strong> for the\u00a0IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Heavyweight<\/span>\u00a0Tag<\/span>\u00a0Championships.<\/span> On Night One of Castle Attack YOSHI-HASHI<\/span>\u00a0will\u00a0face<\/span>\u00a0Tanga<\/span>\u00a0Loa, and\u00a0Tama<\/span>\u00a0Tonga will\u00a0face<\/span>\u00a0Hirooki<\/span>\u00a0Goto<\/span>\u00a0in singles action.<\/span>\u00a0On<\/span>\u00a0Night Two, we will\u00a0see<\/span>\u00a0the tag title match between these two\u00a0teams<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0This will\u00a0mark<\/span>\u00a0the second\u00a0defense<\/span>\u00a0for Guerillas of Destiny.<\/span><\/p>\n

KOPW<\/span>\u00a02021<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Toru<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Yano<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>KOPW<\/span> holder since winning the <\/span>trophy<\/span>\u00a0at Summer Struggle In\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Jingu<\/span><\/em>, for a little while now he has <\/span>faced off<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>against<\/span>\u00a0many\u00a0<\/span>weird<\/span> opponents and will to <\/span>face off<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>against<\/span>\u00a0Chase Owens<\/strong> in the\u00a0<\/span>next<\/span>\u00a0bout.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0These two have a history going back to Wrestle Kingdom 15, with\u00a0<\/span>Yano<\/span>\u00a0defeating Owens, Bad Luck\u00a0<\/span>Fale, and<\/span>\u00a0BUSHI to\u00a0<\/span>retain<\/span>\u00a0his\u00a0<\/span>trophy<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0They will\u00a0face off<\/span> on Night One of Castle Attack, with an as yet unknown stipulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jay White<\/span>\u00a0wants<\/span>\u00a0Tomohiro<\/span>\u00a0Ishii<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

At New Year Dash<\/em>, Jay\u00a0<\/span>White<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0lose<\/span> in a five-five match by getting pinned<\/span> by Tomohiro Ishii.<\/span>\u00a0Jay\u00a0<\/span>White<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0leave<\/span>\u00a0NJPW<\/span>\u00a0for three\u00a0weeks<\/span>\u00a0and come back<\/a> to go after\u00a0Tomohiro<\/span>\u00a0Ishii<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0This\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0because\u00a0White<\/span>\u00a0wanted<\/span>\u00a0the NEVER\u00a0Openweight<\/span>\u00a06-Man<\/span> Championships, which Ishii currently co-holds.<\/span> At New Beginning, Bullet Club was unsuccessful in their challenge.<\/span>\u00a0Jay White will\u00a0now<\/span>\u00a0challenge\u00a0Tomohiro<\/span>\u00a0Ishii<\/span> to a singles match in the semi-final of Night One of Castle Attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

OKADA<\/span>\u00a0vs. EVIL.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

For the\u00a0past<\/span>\u00a0month,\u00a0Kazuchika<\/span>\u00a0Okada<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>could be\u00a0described<\/span>\u00a0as a\u00a0person<\/span>\u00a0trying<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0right<\/span>\u00a0his\u00a0wrongs<\/span>,.\u00a0 At Wrestle Kingdom h<\/span>e\u00a0defeated<\/span>\u00a0Will\u00a0Ospreay<\/span> to gain revenge, but as of recently, he started taking notice of EVIL.<\/span>\u00a0EVIL and\u00a0Okada<\/span>‘s\u00a0story<\/span> goes all the way back to the first tour\u00a0<\/span>NJPW<\/span>\u00a0had<\/span>\u00a0when they\u00a0returned<\/span> from the pandemic which held the New Japan Cup<\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0Okada<\/span>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Evil<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0final<\/span>\u00a0of that\u00a0tournament<\/span>, with\u00a0Evil<\/span>\u00a0defeating\u00a0Okada<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0win<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0tournament<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Okada<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Evil<\/span>\u00a0face each other in a special singles match on Night One’s\u00a0main<\/span> event of Castle Attack.<\/span>\u00a0It\u00a0could<\/span>\u00a0be\u00a0said<\/span>\u00a0that this\u00a0match<\/span>\u00a0could<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0preview<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0things<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0come<\/span>\u00a0for the\u00a0IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Double Titles.<\/span><\/p>\n

O-KHAN<\/span>\u00a0vs.\u00a0TANAHASHI<\/span>\u00a0TWO!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

At Wrestle Kingdom 15,\u00a0<\/span>Hiroshi<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Tanahashi<\/span>\u00a0would defeat Great\u00a0<\/span>O-Khan<\/span>\u00a0in a\u00a0<\/span>singles<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>match<\/span>, this\u00a0<\/span>singles<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>match<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0<\/span>become<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>catalyst<\/span>\u00a0to challenging\u00a0<\/span>Shingo<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Takagi<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for the NEVER\u00a0<\/span>Openweight<\/span>\u00a0Championship.<\/span><\/span> At New Beginning In Nagoya<\/em>, Hiroshi<\/span>\u00a0Tanahashi<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0defeat<\/span>\u00a0Shingo<\/span>\u00a0Takagi<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0become<\/span>\u00a0the new NEVER\u00a0Openweight<\/span>\u00a0Champion.<\/span>\u00a0After the\u00a0match<\/span>, however, Great\u00a0O-Khan<\/span>\u00a0would come back and\u00a0attack<\/span>\u00a0Tanahashi<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Setting<\/span>\u00a0his\u00a0sights<\/span>\u00a0on the NEVER\u00a0Openweight<\/span>\u00a0Championship on Night Two of CASTLE ATTACK.<\/span><\/p>\n

IWGP<\/span> Intercontinental Championship Bout<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

On the first\u00a0night<\/span>\u00a0of Wrestle Kingdom 15,\u00a0Tetsuya<\/span>\u00a0Naito<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0lose both his titles<\/span>\u00a0to Kota<\/span>\u00a0Ibushi<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0While\u00a0Kota<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0become<\/span>\u00a0“GOD” by defeating Jay White on Night Two, after that match\u00a0Kota<\/span>\u00a0Ibushi<\/span>\u00a0showcased thoughts on possibly unifying the\u00a0IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Intercontinental and\u00a0IWGP<\/span> Heavyweight Championship. <\/span>Tetsuya<\/span>\u00a0Naito<\/span>\u00a0didn’t\u00a0like<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0idea<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0After\u00a0SANADA<\/span>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Ibushi<\/span>,\u00a0Tetsuya<\/span>\u00a0Naito<\/span>\u00a0would\u00a0challenge<\/span>for the\u00a0IWGP<\/span>\u00a0Intercontinental Championship.<\/span> This is the first time since the two titles merged that a person<\/span> has challenged for just one title. <\/span>Naito<\/span>\u00a0will face off against\u00a0Kota<\/span>\u00a0Ibushi<\/span>\u00a0on Night Two’s\u00a0main<\/span> event of Castle Attack.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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