12 Biggest Stories From NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling And What They Mean Going Forward

10. Will Ospreay Sets His Sights On Taichi’s NEVER Openweight Belt

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Two other stables saw action at King of Pro-Wrestling when Chaos and Suzuki-gun faced off in a wild six-man tag match which featured Will Ospreay, Hirooki Goto, and Tomohiro Ishii taking on Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, and Minoru Suzuki.

The two teams brawled around ringisde early in the contest, but toward the end of the bout, all of the focus was on Will Ospreay reigning NEVER Champion Taichi. Ospreay fought valiantly to overcome Taichi's cheap attempts to win, dodging the Suzuki-gun member's attempt to hit him with his title. Ultimately, the British star scored the pinfall on Taichi following a Storm Breaker finisher.

Will has since been announced as Taichi’s next challenger and will face him for the NEVER belt at Power Struggle in November. Of course, Ospreay has previously expressed a desire to face Kota Ibushi, although the Golden Lover has made it clear he's far less interested in the potential matchup. Perhaps if Ospreay can capture the NEVER title from Taichi, he could use the belt to entice Ibushi into a match at Wrestle Kingdom.

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