Wrestling Hinokuni 2019

Wrestling Hinokuni 2019 is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 29, 2019 at the Grand Messe Kumamoto in Mashiki, Kumamoto between the larger G1 Supercard and Wrestling Dontaku events. The event will be main evented by Hirooki Goto facing Jay White. The only title match of the event will feature The event will also be available at NJPW's streaming website NJPW World.

Background
The event was established in 2015 and took place in late April between the larger Invasion Attack, Sakura Genesis, later G1 Supercard and Wrestling Dontaku events. The event would be held in Mashiki, Kumamoto and its name refers to the nickname of Kumamoto Prefecture, "Land of Fire" (火の国). The event would be canceled in 2016 due to the Kumamoto earthquake and subsequently replaced by Wrestling Toyonokuni, before returning in 2018 under it's current name.

Storylines
Wrestling Hinokuni 2019 will feature professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

In the main event, Hirooki Goto will face Jay White. On March 24, White and Goto faced each other in a six-man tag team match, where Goto teamed with his CHAOS stablemates Mikey Nicholls and Yoshi-Hashi and White with his Bullet Club stablemates Bad Luck Fale and Hikuleo. White would score the victory for his team by pinning Goto. Afterwards, in a post-match interview, Goto who didn't take the loss lightly, stated that wasn't the end, leading NJPW to announce the match on April 8.

The Bullet Club and CHAOS/NJPW Home Unit also featured other prominent matches featuring the stables with two singles matches, Bad Luck Fale facing Mikey Nicholls and Chase Owens facing Juice Robinson. During the 2019 New Japan Cup, Robinson feuded with Chase Owens, after Robinson was knocked out of the tournament by Owens in the first round, being attacked by Owens after their matches. Owens would also steal the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship title belt, before ordering a Young Lion to return it to Robinson. On March 24, after Robinson successfully defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Owens. After the match, Owens' Bullet Club Bad Luck Fale and Owens attacked Robinson until Mikey Nicholls made the save. In a post-match interview, Nicholls made intentions of facing Fale in a match. The matches were officially announced on April 8.