This Friday, March 1 at 8pE , AXS TV is airing NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING’s “New Beginning in Osaka 2019,” which includes the history-making match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and the “Switchblade” Jay White!
For those who don’t already know the spoilers to this match, this is Hiroshi’s first title defense since winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship back from Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo. And the star-on-the-rise, Jay White, brings the challenge to him in what will change the course of man’s career.
Check out the preview below.
Next week, coverage of New Beginning in Osaka continues as AXS TV showcases the special singles match between Kazuchika Okada and Bad Luck Fale, and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori’s first career title defense against former champion Ryusuke Taguchi.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING airs every Friday night at 8pE on AXS TV.