New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP Intercontinental Champion on Night One of today’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 pay-per-view as Tetsuya Naito defeated Jay White to become the new Champion and advance to the Double Gold Dash main event for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship & IWGP Heavyweight Championship on tomorrow’s Night Two pay-per-view against the winner of Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi.

Naito’s victory brings an end to Jay White’s 103-day reign as Champion and begins Naito’s fifth run as the IWGP Intercontinental Champion.