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Another NJPW star exploring their options

Added 2025-12-29 21:05:06 +0000 UTC

It’s contract season in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Among the contracts that are up soon are that of Drilla Moloney. Specifically, Fightful Select was told that Moloney’s deal is actually up ahead of Wrestle Kingdom. He’s been teaming with Shingo Takagi as the War Dragons throughout the year.

Moloney has appeared in All Elite Wrestling in 2025, and appeared in WWE on the NXT UK brand from 2017 to 2021.

Moloney, along with War Dogs members Clark Connors and David Finlay, all have their contracts coming up soon and are interested in exploring their options. NJPW is hopeful to retain all three.

It is important that we note the natural “Aren’t ALL New Japan contracts up then?” They’re not. A number of NJPW talent actually worked without deals for a number of months in 2025 and re-signed along the way on one year deals. Others signed through the January period.