The WWE has released more information in regard to the July 4 WWE Network special that will air live from Tokyo.
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The show is being marketed around Brock Lesnar and is dubbed as the Beast in the East WWE Network special as the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion overtakes Japan.
Lesnar is set to battle Kofi Kingston at the special event, in what is an interesting bout for The Beast, who is currently in a feud with reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
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Another high-profile bout will be a tag team match that will see United States Champion John Cena team up with Dolph Ziggler to take on Kane and 2015 King of the Ring King Barrett.
There are also two title clashes on the card as Nikki Bella defends her Divas Championship in a Triple Threat Match against Paige and Naomi and Kevin Owens puts his NXT Championship on the line against Finn Balor.
Injured NXT star Hideo Itami has said he will be in the house for the event and though he's sidelined for a while, he has issued a challenge to the winner of the battle between Owens and Balor.
2015 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Tatsumi Fujinami is also expected to be in Tokyo, though it's uncertain if he'll appear live on the event.
Here is the full updated card for the WWE's Beast in the East July 4 WWE Network special:
Singles Match:
Brock Lesnar vs. Kofi Kingston
WWE NXT Championship
Kevin Owens (c) vs. Finn Balor
*Hideo Itami has issued a challenge to the winner
Tag Team Match
John Cena and Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane and King Barrett
WWE Divas Title Match
Naomi vs. Paige vs. Nikki Bella
Tag Team Match
The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto & Sin Cara) vs. The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)
Singles Match
Cesaro vs. Diego
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