King of Pro-Wrestling (2025)
2025 New Japan Pro-Wrestling event
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King of Pro-Wrestling (2025) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on October 13, 2025, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.[2] It was the tenth event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name.
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 13, 2025 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||
| Attendance | 5,372[1] | ||
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Production
Storylines
King of Pro-Wrestling featured professional wrestling matches that will involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Event
The event started with the confrontation between reigning champion Sareee and World Wonder Ring Stardom's Syuri for the IWGP Women's Championship which the latter won, ending Sareee's reign at 114 days and three defenses.[4]
Next up, David Finlay, Taiji Ishimori and Clark Connors picked up a victory over Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi and Titán in six-man tag team competition. The third bout saw Drilla Moloney defeat Sanada in a No disqualification match. Next up, Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh outmatched Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson and Kosei Fujita in six-man tag team competition. In the fifth bout, El Phantasmo wrestled Hiroshi Tanahashi into a time limit draw, thus securing the third consecutive defense of the NJPW World Television Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Evil defeated Boltin Oleg to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 120 days and two defenses. [5]
In the seventh bout, Yuto-Ice and Oskar defeated Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura to secure the first defense of the IWGP Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, Yota Tsuji defeated Gabe Kidd to win the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 120 days and two defenses. After the bout concluded, Tsuji was furtherly challenged by David Finlay.[6]
In the main event, G1 Climax 35 winner Konosuke Takeshita defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, ending the latter's reign at 106 days and two defenses. After the bout concluded, Takeshita was furtherly challenged by Hirooki Goto.[7][8][9]