Some matches have been announced for upcoming standalone shows, including the Christmas double header. The first show will follow the old “DREAM * WIN” format of young lions against more experienced wrestlers, while the second show has a big general six man tag match that sees the Neo 3 Musketeers unite.

NJPW “ONLY ONE NIGHT ~AREA K~”, 12/20/08 (Samurai! TV)
Koshigaya Katsura Studio

1. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito vs. Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari
2. Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. AKIRA & Nobuo Yoshihashi
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada vs. Jado, Gedo & Tomohiro Ishii
4. 15 Man Battle Royal Koshigaya ~ Participants: New Japan elite wrestlers, Kuniyoshi Wada (Riki Pro) ~ Special referee: Kantaro Hoshino
5. JUSTICE SANCTION: Yuji Nagata vs. Mitsuhide Hirasawa
6. Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomoaki Honma
7. Special Tag Match ~ Wrestle Kingdom Signal Red: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto

NJPW “NEXT ~CATCH THE VICTORY III~”, 12/22/08
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. NEW JAPAN NEXT: Tiger Mask vs. Nobuo Yoshihashi
2. NEW JAPAN NEXT: Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro
3. NEW JAPAN NEXT: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada
4. NEW JAPAN NEXT: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito

NJPW “THEORY ~CHAOS OF CHRISTMAS~”, 12/23/08 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special 6 Man Tag Match ~ Wrestle Kingdom Chaos of Trinity: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger

Meanwhile, Chono announced the full card for Boxing Day’s PREMIUM show, which features a “DREAM * WIN” concept of its own, interpromotional style, as well as more Super J Cup preview fights.

PREMIUM, 12/26/08 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. PREMIUM FUTURE I: Shinjiro Otani vs. Kazuchika Okada
2. PREMIUM FUTURE II: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Shito Ueda
3. PREMIUM FUTURE III: Yutaka Yoshie vs. Nobuo Yoshihashi
4. ROAD to SUPER J-CUP “PREMIUM APPETIZER”: Milano Collection AT & El Samurai vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Ikuto Hidaka
5. PREMIUM ENTRÉ: Riki Choshu & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Kohei Sato & Osamu Namiguchi
6. ROAD to SUPER J-CUP “PREMIUM POISSON”: Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA vs. Ultimo Dragon & Mineo Fujita
7. PREMIUM VIANDE ~ Ookami Gundan vs. Complete Players: Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito vs. Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo

There will be two New Japan vs. All Japan legend matches on next month’s installment of the Showa Puroresu series at Korakuen Hall that is booked by Seiji Sakaguchi.

Showa Puroresu, 12/18/08
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

- New Japan vs. All Japan: Kotetsu Yamamoto & Kantaro Hoshino vs. Great Kojika & Great Kabuki
- New Japan vs. All Japan: Riki Choshu & Masahiro Chono vs. Masanobu Fuchi & Tarzan Goto