Claudio Castagnoli made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut Sunday, wrestling in a match at Dominion that continued a program that will extend through the Forbidden Door pay-per-view later this month.
Teaming with Jon Moxley and Shota Umino for the NEVER openweight six-man titles against the star-studded championship trio of Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii, the match laid further groundwork for the upcoming PPV that will feature talent from AEW and NJPW.
After arriving on a delayed flight and rushing to the Osaka-Jo Hall venue, Castagnoli stepped into a New Japan ring for the very first time—and did so in style, matching up with a wrestling icon in Tanahashi.
