A new champion was crowned due to injury at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19. DOUKI defended the title against El Desperado at the show. They battled back and forth, but the match was stopped when DOUKI suffered an arm injury on a dive to the floor.

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 came to an early end after an injury to one of the competitors. *The following contains spoilers from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19*

First-up, Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita (Ichiban Sweet Boys) won the Four-Way Tokyo Ladder Match to capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, defeating defending champions Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight and Kushida), Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) and Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney).