Gabe Kidd States At NJPW Dominion He Will Defeat Yota Tsuji And Lead NJPW Into The Future

By: Lewis Carlan

At New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Dominion, which is set to begin in a few hours, Yota Tsuji will put his IWGP Global Championship on the line for the fourth time against Gabe Kidd. This is a rematch of their Feb. 11th bout that ended in a double KO.

The fans at Osaka Jo Hall will be expecting an all out war for the IWGP Global Championship as both warriors will be going all out to claim a victory over the other.

A press conference was held today as Tsuji and Kidd had an opportunity to get into it verbally ahead of their title match.

Kidd, as expected, pulled no punches as he unleashed a verbal assault during the press conference.

From Gabe Kidd:

“Tomorrow, we’ll see who really leads New Japan into the future and it’s me. I don’t care what the official main event is, people know what the real main event is. (When asked about his game plan) I don’t give away my strategy. All I know is that tomorrow, I will be the IWGP Global Champion. This isn’t just for the IWGP Global title, this match is about who’s really at the forefront, who is the future of this company. And it’s nobody else but me.”

Tsuji remained mainly calm during the press conference and offered these comments:

“Tomorrow with Gabe, I will show the whole world why New Japan is the best there is. (Regarding which bout is the main event) “Let the people decide after watching our match.”

Tsuji stated if this match with Kidd ends in another draw like their Feb. 2025 bout, he will vacate the IWGP Global Championship.

Here is the full list of matches set for NJPW Dominion on June 15th:

• Main Event IWGP World Heavyweight Title: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
• IWGP Global Title: Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Gabe Kidd
• Dog Collar Chain Death Match: David Finlay vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL
• NEVER Openweight Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c) vs. Oleg Boltin
• IWGP Tag Team Title: Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Taichi
• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: YOH & Master Wato (c) vs. SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~ Tsunagu: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuya Uemura
• Special Tag Match: Shota Umino & El Phantasmo vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa
• Special Eight Man Tag Match: Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori vs. SANADA, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & X
• Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima vs. Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai

NJPW Dominion will air live on NJPW World subscription streaming service on June 15th.