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Wolf Aaron and Kosei Fujita NEVER Openweight rivalry

Overview

The rivalry between NEVER Openweight Champion Wolf Aaron and Kosei Fujita intensified following Aaron’s absence from the New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax 36 event on August 16 due to illness. During the event, Fujita launched a verbal attack against the champion, insulting him and claiming he had not “added value to the title”.

Following a tag team match during the Road to Destruction tour where Fujita defeated Wolf, New Japan Pro-Wrestling officially announced a title match for the King of Pro Wrestling 2026 event on October 12. Fujita is set to challenge Aaron for the NEVER Openweight Championship at Ryogoku Sumo Hall.

Entities

Kosei Fujita · New Japan Pro-Wrestling · Aaron Wolf · Ryohei Oiwa · Yota Tsuji

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    NJPW adds NEVER Openweight title match to King of Pro Wrestling 2026

    Kosei Fujita will challenge Aaron Wolf for the NEVER Openweight Championship at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling 2026 event on October 12 in Tokyo.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Wolf Aaron misses New Japan Pro-Wrestling event due to illness

    NEVER Openweight Champion Wolf Aaron missed the New Japan Pro-Wrestling event at Ryogoku Kokugikan due to illness, prompting a heated verbal confrontation and challenge from Kosei Fujita.

Sources

f4wonline.com · fightful.com · wrestlingheadlines.com