It is NJPW’s WrestleMania featuring some of the most anticipated matches of the year including the Kazuchika Okada versus Bryan Danielson rematch. Here are our predictions and prognostications for what should be an amazing Wrestle Kingdom 18.


Sanada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match

Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson

Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley vs. David Finlay – Three-way match for the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship

Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. El Desperado – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match

Bishamon (IWGP) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Strong Openweight) – Winners Takes All tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship and Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship

Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Tama Tonga – NEVER Openweight Championship Match

Shota Umino and Kaito Kiyomiya vs. House of Torture (Evil and Ren Narita)

Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura

Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

Bullet Club War Dogs (c) vs. Catch 2/2 – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match

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