Overview
- Attendance is expected to top 50,000, with NJPW touting a record gate for the Tokyo Dome show.
- AEW-linked Kazuchika Okada returns to NJPW for the main event, with AEW stars Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay slated to be in attendance for the post-match ceremony.
- Tanahashi vowed an all-out performance at the final press conference, saying he could do “100 High Fly Flows” figuratively with the crowd behind him.
- The card features winner-take-all title bouts: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji for IWGP World and Global titles, and Saya Kamitani vs. Syuri for the IWGP Women’s and STRONG Women’s championships.
- Global peers shared tributes in the hours before the show, with messages from Will Ospreay, KENTA, Jeff Cobb and others honoring Tanahashi’s 26-year career.