Contract information has dominated the wrestling world in 2024, significantly in america with WWE and AEW seeing high-profile arrivals and departures in equal measure. Nevertheless, NJPW has had its fair proportion of contract information, and that would proceed in 2025 as one in all their present champions is nearing the top of his deal.
Fightful Choose’s Sean Ross Sapp has realized that present IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Workforce Champion Kevin Knight is days away from this contract with NJPW expiring, although he’s at present set to defend his title alongside KUSHIDA at Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4. Collectively often called the Intergalactic Jet Setters, Knight and KUSHIDA will defend their titles in a 4 means “Tokyo Terror” ladder match within the evening’s opening contest towards Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney of the Bullet Membership Battle Canine, the Ichiban Candy Boys, and Catch 2/2.
NJPW is at present involved in holding Knight with the corporate as negotiations will start within the coming days; nonetheless, main American corporations have reportedly introduced up his identify backstage in latest months to maintain tabs on his standing. Knight has additionally featured in TNA Wrestling all through 2024 however just isn’t within the firm’s plans transferring ahead, with KUSHIDA having completed his last loop for the corporate just some weeks in the past.
The primary two months of the yr are all the time a busy time for contract information in NJPW, with 2024 alone seeing the departures of Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, and the Guerrillas of Future. In earlier years, the corporate has misplaced the likes of The Elite and Jay White to AEW within the instant aftermath of Wrestle Kingdom, whereas additionally famously dropping AJ Kinds, The Good Brothers, and Shinsuke Nakamura to WWE at first of 2016.
