Andrade El Idolo to Challenge Yota Tsuji at NJPW The New Beginning USA, Plus More Title Matches Added

By Noah Leatherland

With NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka in the books, the American edition of the event is the next major show on the horizon. In Osaka, it was confirmed that Andrade El Idolo will face Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.

El Idolo defeated Gabe Kidd to earn his shot at Tsuji in the main event of The New Beginning USA. As Tsuji sat for his post-match comments following his win over Jake Lee, he was confronted by El Idolo, who proclaimed he was coming for the title, not Tsuji, on his path to becoming a legend. Tsuji replied to the challenge by announcing he will take on an entire promotion:

I’m going head-to-head with AEW. And you’re my first opponent… In New Jersey, I’ll defeat Andrade. And I’ll defeat AEW. Are you ready?

(Quote translated via DeepL)

More matches for NJPW The New Beginning USA were made in Osaka. Following the Knockout Brothers’ successful defence of the IWGP Tag Team Championships, a video played on the big screen. In it, AEW’s Ricochet and the Gates of Agony laid out title challenges for New Jersey.

At NJPW The New Beginning USA, Ricochet will defend the AEW National Championship against Taiji Ishimori. The match will mark the first singles encounter between the two men. Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the Gates of Agony will challenge the Knockout Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championships.

The matches already announced for NJPW The New Beginning USA are as follows:

• Tomohiro Ishii vs. Boltin Oleg – NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship
• Syuri vs. Athena – IWGP Women’s Championship
• El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita – NJPW World Television Championship

NJPW The New Beginning USA takes place on February 27th in Trenton, New Jersey.