King of Pro-Wrestling will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.
At Fighting Spirit Unleashed, Kenny Omega decided his next opponent for the championship will be Kota Ibushi, his tag partner in the Golden☆Lovers.
At G1 Special in San Francisco Hiromu Takahashi successfully defended his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Dragon Lee.
On October 1, Los Ingobernables de Japón released a video on New Japan's YouTube page.
But, Naito made a surprise announcement, saying "5, not 4 of us will wait for Hiromu's return" and "On October 8, we will introduce our new 'pareja'", indicating that a new member of Los Ingobernables de Japón will debut at King of Pro-Wrestling.