Takeshita was returning to action in the Tokyo Dome just a day after he defeated Shingo Takagi to win the Openweight title, making his Wrestle Dynasty bout with Ishii a double-title match.

After Konosuke Takeshita defeated TJP to retain the AEW International title, NEVER Champion Shingo Takagi came out and issued a double title match for January 4 at the Tokyo Dome.