Although AJ Styles is not directly involved in New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 17, teammate Karl AndersonArrayAnderson will face off at Wrestle Kingdom for the ninth time in history, and his setting at Wrestle Kingdom 17 will be his first appearance in NJPW’s biggest exhibition. year since Wrestle Kingdom 10 in 2016. Anderson will face Tama Tonga in the first of two men. They never fit in at Wrestle Kingdom, as Anderson will put his Open Weight Championship NEVER on the line.
Ahead of his attack on Anderson at Wrestle Kingdom 17, Tonga tweeted: “AJ may also come. You can see me crush your boy. (I still love you #PhenomenalOne) #Wrestlekingdom17 – January 4, 2023 #AndNew #NeverOpenWeightChampion. This will be the time when the two men will face off for the NEVER Openweight Championship, as Anderson originally defeated Tonga for his first NJPW singles name at Dominion.
When Anderson first earned the name on Dominion, he was only competing with NJPW and Impact Wrestling, either of which had execution relationships. However, in October, after Triple H arrived as chief content officer in July, Anderson, along with husband Luke Gallows, returned to WWE. Since his return, there has been a booking issue, as Anderson had already been booked for a WWE and NJPW exhibition on the same day. Anderson ended up wrestling at WWE’s Crown Jewel, however, this did not happen. his long-running appearances with NJPW, as he recently defended his name on December 14 in Japan. If Styles “comes too,” it would also be his first appearance at Wrestle Kingdom since 2016.