Jay White vs. Tama Tonga for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship headlines NJPW Declaration of Power today in Ryogoku. 

White will make what could be his final title defense of 2022 against his former Bullet Club stablemate Tama Tonga. 

In the semi-main event, Kazuchika Okada will face JONAH in a rematch from the G1 Climax 32 tournament. JONAH gave Okada his only tournament loss this past summer, as Okada and JONAH finished first and second in the A Block. 

The full card for tonight: 

Our live coverage begins at 4 a.m. Eastern time. 

The show opened with the New Japan roster walking out to the ring to honor the life of Antonio Inoki. An excellent video package was played featuring Inoki's career highlights. 

An in-ring speech followed, celebrating Inoki's achievements in pro wrestling and combat sports more broadly. The upcoming WrestleKingdom 17 show, January 4th, 2023, will be held in memory and honor of Antonio Inoki. The speech ended with a promise to match forward, continuing on the path Inoki started. 

Seiji Sakaguchi entered the ring with a picture of Inoki to accompany the ten-bell salute. 

This was a beautiful tribute to one of the most important men of pro wrestling. 

David Finlay, Robbie Eagles, & Ren Narita defeated El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & DOUKI

Ren "The Son of Strong Style" Narita is a can't-miss superstar in the making. Hot off of his bloody win over Juice Robinson, he won tonight's match as the sole legal man for his team, so it seems like New Japan agrees. So it's hard not to be excited about New Japan's future.

Narita started his return from excursion with a striking battle against Desperado. Narita gained an early lead, but the match broke down as the heel squad pulled Narita to the floor. If not exactly orderly, structure returned to the bout as Desperado, Kanemaru, and DOUKI worked to isolate Narita from his partners.

Eagles and Finlay eventually hit the ring to save Narita from the heel onslaught, leaving him alone in the ring with DOUKI. Narita scored a near fall after a pair of suplexes. DOUKI fought back momentarily, but Narita caught him with an explosive belly-to-belly suplex to bring this match to a close.

After the match, Narita grabbed a microphone and cut a quick promo. He hopes to be the focal point of New Japan.

Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi (Dangerous Tekkers) defeated Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito (TMDK)

This was a good match.

Tito and Taichi opened the match with a quick scuffle before passing the batons to their partners. Haste tried his hand at out grappling ZSJ but failed to find success. Once Tito tagged in, he overwhelmed ZSJ with potent offense, establishing control for TMDK.

ZSJ escaped to Taichi, who temporarily took out both members of TMDK. A rally from Tito forced ZSJ back into the match. Tito maintained his momentum, landing a suplex that caused a Taichi breakup. This distraction bought ZSJ enough time to transition into an arm bar. Tito fought through the submission, connecting with a powerbomb in the corner. ZSJ lept from the corner with a guillotine. ZSJ dropped the choke, instead opting for a bridging clutch pin to close the match.

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hikuleo, & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, & SHO (House of Torture)

You know what, this wasn't horrible. Hikuleo looked pretty good in this.

Yujiro tried offering Hikuleo a "too sweet" as the match started. After he rejected the gesture, HoT jumped him. Hikuleo took out his former faction mates before tagging out to Tanahashi.

Tanahashi lost the momentum Hikuleo gained after HoT worked together to isolate him. Taguchi was on the receiving end of the Tanahashi hot tag, but he, too, failed to achieve anything substantial. SHO landed a wrench shot and attempted the black arrow, but Hikuleo made the save. Hikuleo killed SHO with a choke slam and dragged Taguchi over SHO to secure the win for his team.

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