AEW star Konosuke Takeshita defeated El Phantasmo to become the new NJPW World Television Champion at The New Beginning USA, held at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey on Friday.
The match had initially ended in a time limit draw, but Phantasmo challenged Takeshita for the match to continue. Takeshita accepted. He hit a power drive knee strike, followed by his raging fire finisher on Phantasmo to get the pin.
Takeshita is also a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and NEVER Openweight Champion.
