Konosuke Takeshita has kicked off his 2025 in type, as he isn’t solely leaving Japan with two championship belts, however he’s additionally leaving with three separate contracts. “The Alpha” has been below contract with AEW since 2022, in addition to being signed to DDT all through his time in the USA, however following the Wrestle Dynasty occasion on January 5, Takeshita confirmed that he has signed a one-year cope with NJPW as properly. With three firms now paying his wages, Dave Meltzer broke down what Takeshita’s schedule shall be like in 2025 on “Wrestling Observer Radio.“
“So the deal is, I imply his major contract is AEW, and the factor is in his AEW deal [was] he may work indues, and he was working indies in the USA. He was going to DDT already, he did do [the] G1, so it is like he is already been working elsewhere, and the fundamental gist is that he will work extra for New Japan. AEW is like when AEW wants him — that is his precedence. However Tony Khan and Rocky [Romero] work collectively very properly and so they’ll work out the dates, and he’s going to work in each locations.”
Takeshita teamed together with his mentor Jun Akiyama at a DDT occasion on January 3, earlier than dethroning Shingo Takagi on January 4 at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 19 occasion to change into the NEVER Openweight Champion. 24 hours later, he retained each the NEVER Openweight and AEW Worldwide Championships in opposition to Tomohiro Ishii at Wrestle Dynasty, and shall be heading again to the US for his subsequent NEVER Openweight Championship protection in opposition to KUSHIDA at NJPW’s Battle within the Valley on January 11.
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