NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 live stream, start time, match card

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual Jan. 4 event, Wrestle Kingdom, will run for the 17th time this Wednesday, featuring a double main event of Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega.

On every Jan. 4, New Japan Pro Wrestling holds their biggest event of the year, Wrestle Kingdom, at the Tokyo Dome. This Wednesday, NJPW presents Wrestle Kingdom 17, and it features a huge card of huge matches.

The main event of the show will be Jay White defending his IWGP World Heavyweight championship against Kazuchika Okada, the winner of 2022 G1 Climax. Another big match near the top of the card is Will Ospreay defending his IWGP US Heavyweight championship against All Elite Wrestling’s and former IWGP Heavyweight champion Kenny Omega.

Other matches on the card include AEW’s FTR defending the IWGP Tag Team championships against Bishamon, WWE’s Karl Anderson defending the NEVER Openweight title against Tama Tonga, and Kairi defending the IWGP Women’s championship against Tam Nakano.

Wrestle Kingdom 17 will honor wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, who passed away on Oct. 1 at the age of 79.

For those wondering what time the show starts and where you can watch it, we have you covered.

What time does NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 start? US start time for WK17

If you live in the United States and want to watch the pay-per-view event live, set your alarms extra early. The main card for Wrestle Kingdom 17 will begin at 3:00 a.m. ET on Jan. 4.

How to live stream NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

The only way for fans to watch Wrestle Kingdom 17 is through NJPWWorld.com. Fans can sign up for the streaming service for $7.33 a month (999 yen per month).

Full match card for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

Main Card

• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada
• IWGP US Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kenny Omega
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Hiromu Takahaski vs. El Desperado vs. Master Wato
• Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, Sanada, and Bushi
• NEVER Openweight Championship: Karl Anderson (c) vs. Tama Tonga
• IWGP World TV Championship Tournament Final: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita
• IWGP Tag Team Championship: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
• IWGP Women’s Championship: Kairi (c) vs. Tam Nakano
• IWGP Junior Tag Team Championships: Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) (c) vs. CHAOS (Lio Rush and Yoh)
• Antonio Inoki Memorial match: Yuji Nagata, Satoshi, and Togi Nakabe vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Minoru Suzuki, and Tiger Mask

Kickoff Card

• Exhibition match: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg
• New Japan Ranbo match where final four participants will compete at New Year’s Dash (Jan. 5) for 2023 King of Pro Wrestling trophy