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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
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New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making its return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall on April 4th, 2021 for Sakura Genesis, an event that was once an annual fixture of the New Japan calendar. Due to both their trip to the US in 2019 and the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020, this will be the first time in three years that this event will take place. As the beloved cherry blossoms fall at roughly 5 centimeters per second outside of the Sumo Hall, inside of it will be one of the most controversial shows in New Japan’s history as the first-ever IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense will take place in the main event as Will Ospreay challenges Kota Ibushi.
Cast
![Kota Ibushi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m1dnCSlw38jBAVoAO2XQDjsWr8p.jpg)
Kota Ibushi
Himself
![William Ospreay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n644Mbb34PoJn7Yuxt2M8gd8qA7.jpg)
William Ospreay
Will Ospreay
![Hiroshi Tanahashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uqy5N7LmuSOgv3TVjHbPkx3NHV2.jpg)
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Himself
![Satoshi Kojima](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Satoshi Kojima
Himself
![Fale Simitaitoko](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//38GzOBeXN1v2nkcHPhKKNNN9sQX.jpg)
Fale Simitaitoko
Bad Luck Fale
![Jamie White](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gH0KUhPPzgVbc1vuS3me0o2nf8C.jpg)
Jamie White
Himself
![Hiromu Takahashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qIsfI1UIab4QsWiOjxKFXa07yDq.jpg)
Hiromu Takahashi
Hiromu Takahashi
![Luke James Uggles Eatwell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zWyfs4y3T3yIlf6tVjCz7sOHixj.jpg)
Luke James Uggles Eatwell
Zack Sabre Jr.
![Maki Taichiro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qeEk8lGhbAoEqaiQOH7joOEZBK.jpg)
Maki Taichiro
Taichi
![Tatsuya Hayama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dSYhd6m1Y6WGk1XaSrAoW08vMfq.jpg)
Tatsuya Hayama
DOUKI
![Alipate Aloisio Leone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hB8wUFwvzIoZgDRt5VN8ZbS9gse.jpg)
Alipate Aloisio Leone
Tama Tonga
![Tevita Fifita](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zFdSb7Wuvz3ZdBlDIqp30Rqapvl.jpg)
Tevita Fifita
Tanga Loa
![Shoji Akiyoshi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lZa51f6jpqboKa6nx8XkjHJY59.jpg)
Shoji Akiyoshi
Jado
![Kazuchika Okada](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//f2csXSGNiaMMdCKfpJMjuvof0y5.jpg)
Kazuchika Okada
Kazuchika Okada
![Tomohiro Ishii](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bYj5aiEv5pPgnwuf8ecJy4JIao5.jpg)
Tomohiro Ishii
Tomohiro Ishii
![Nobuo Yoshihashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6sNqszKHVq6oz7dx81neipVUDYU.jpg)
Nobuo Yoshihashi
YOSHI-HASHI
![Toru Yano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tdcWdQWjgnIl1v20y82Z3SGI9W5.jpg)
Toru Yano
Toru Yano
![Hirooki Goto](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1bk8xZuwCn4rVKeIKCj5vqgUycA.jpg)
Hirooki Goto
Hirooki Goto
![Takaaki Watanabe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hBIROZZiylqnUnRVsYgQzZA0rl8.jpg)
Takaaki Watanabe
EVIL
![Kenta Kobayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sifgHDD7SXaZh0olZUTYtA8vr7.jpg)
Kenta Kobayashi
KENTA
![Taiji Ishimori](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Taiji Ishimori
Taiji Ishimori
![Shigeki Sato](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shigeki Sato
Dick Togo
![Yujiro Takahashi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yujiro Takahashi
Yujiro Takahashi
![Jeffrey Cobb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ydUVWxTHxKpZGX7ZhdLBHZmNJSU.jpg)
Jeffrey Cobb
Jeff Cobb
![Tomoyuki Oka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2kLO2irJDBH4uWkqTI56y9AvcFX.jpg)
Tomoyuki Oka
The Great-O-Khan
![Aaron Henry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1Ler0XMFhMkHAQHsEUXOIjyxAZg.jpg)
Aaron Henry
Aaron Henare
![Tetsuya Naito](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2FbOjWG5pRMSXPSzK4jgrzkl0rv.jpg)
Tetsuya Naito
Tetsuya Naito
![Shin Takagi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qB6MSECWumSzA43TVX4bqI0TlT0.jpg)
Shin Takagi
Shingo Takagi
![Seiya Sanada](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5vSwHZx1YtGIlAk7XvYSy3scvLB.jpg)
Seiya Sanada
SANADA
![Sho Tanaka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kTPhk9XjGCDPbBvhdDzfyQAPR2X.jpg)
Sho Tanaka
SHO
![Yohei Komatsu](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yohei Komatsu
YOH
![Kyosuke Mikami](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yU6Om8NJsPRjhlqxEnaSEwlcHwX.jpg)
Kyosuke Mikami
El Desperado
![Yoshinobu Kanemaru](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//orUN0yn5XuiXCfyWO7H2flYI3YW.jpg)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
![Chris Charlton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chris Charlton
Chris Charlton
![Kevin Foote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6xfclX8Pig6gdE7wPjvXDguZ77y.jpg)
Kevin Foote
Kevin Kelly
![Adam Kostovski](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//78BGguPvwyt9mAjILow7j03j4Mb.jpg)