New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that ROH World Champion Cody will defend his title against Kota Ibushi, if he is still the Champion, at the Wrestle Kingdom 12 event on January 4th, 2018 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

The current card for the event is below:

IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito.

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Chris Jericho.

IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White.

Fatal Four Way Match For The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Marty Scurll (c) vs. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA.

ROH World Championship Match
Cody (c) vs. Kota Ibushi.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships Match
Roppongi 3K (Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson).