Karl Anderson is back home in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
The reigning NEVER Openweight champion, Anderson will wrestle the great Hiroshi Tanahashi at the Burning Spirit show on Sunday in Hyogo at Kobe World Hall. This marks his first defense of the title. Primarily known as a tag-team wrestler with Doc Gallows, the match represents a significant step in his transition from tag team to singles wrestling.
A founding father of Bullet Club, Anderson is in the midst of a program with Tama Tonga. The former partners are now fierce rivals, and Anderson dethroned Tonga to win the openweight title. With Tonga now operating outside the walls of Bullet Club, this is a feud that can help elevate him to new heights in New Japan. He has the benefit of working with a seasoned veteran—and extremely underrated singles performer—in Anderson.
