Posted on 10/13/125 by Colin Vassallo
AEW star Konosuke Takeshita became the new IWGP Heavyweight
champion after he defeated Zack Sabre Jr. at NJPW’s King of
Pro Wrestling show today, an event held at the Ryogoku
Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
The match was the main event of the broadcast and Takeshita
won the hard-fought battle with two Powerdrive Knees.
After the match, Takeshita said that those who don’t like the
result should come out and face him, with Hirooki Goto
answering that call, challenging Takeshita at the NJPW Wrestle
Kingdom 20 event on January 4.
This is Takeshita’s first run with the IWGP Heavyweight title
and ends Sabre’s reign at 106 days.