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Famous Wrestler Makes Wrestle Dynasty Women’s International Cup Final
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Famous Wrestler Makes Wrestle Dynasty Women’s International Cup Final

The final participant in the Women’s International Cup final at Wrestle Dynasty has been determined.

Stardom’s Momo Watanabe won a short tournament this weekend to earn his spot in the match. She joins Athena (ROH), Willow Nightingale (AEW) and Persephone (CMLL) among those who qualified.

On Friday, Watanabe defeated Hanan, Saki Kashima and Yuna Mizumori in a four-way match to advance to the finals held today in Hachioji. She defeated Syuri, Suzu Suzuki and Tomoka Inaba in another four-way bout to win the tournament.

The winner of the four-way match at Wrestle Dynasty will earn a title shot at the participating promotion of their choice.

Wrestle Dynasty (Sunday, January 5, broadcast live on NJPW World) –

  • Zack Saber Jr. vs. Ricochet (will be an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match if Saber retains against Shota Umino at Wrestle Kingdom)
  • Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castagnoli (will be an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match if Umino wins the title at Wrestle Kingdom)
  • Strong NJPW Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone vs. RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Champion Mina Shirakawa in a Double Title Match
  • David Finlay vs. Brody King (will be an IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship match if Finlay retains against Yota Tsuji at Wrestle Kingdom)
  • Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry (will be an IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship match if Tsuji wins the title at Wrestle Kingdom)
  • Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd
  • Great-O-Khan and TBD vs. The Young Bucks for the vacant IWGP Tag Team titles
  • Women’s International Cup Four-Way Match (winner receives a title shot in their promotion of choice): Persephone (CMLL) vs. Athena (ROH) vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Momo Watanabe (Stardom)
  • Tomohiro Ishii challenges Shingo Takagi or Konosuke Takeshita for the NEVER Openweight Championship (the AEW International Championship will also be on the line if Takeshita still holds the title when he faces Takagi at Wrestle Kingdom)
  • Lucha Gauntlet match featuring four wrestlers from CMLL and four from NJPW
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara defend against SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru

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