Will Ospreay and Marty Scurll stole the show as Zack Sabre Jr. received his New Japan Cup reward, challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight title at Sumo Hall.
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The last stop before Sakura Genesis on Sunday saw New Japan head back to Korakuen Hall!
New Japan returned to the US for a show that wasn’t fleshed out until late on, as the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach played host to the latest chapter in the Bullet Club saga.
New Japan marked their anniversary with another show heavy on singles matches, as Kazuchika Okada’s annual challenge saw him take on Will Ospreay in the main event.
Night two of Honor Rising saw the Golden☆Lovers main event again, as the Cody/Kenny story took another step forward at Korakuen Hall – with a dream match getting teased right at the end!
New Japan’s New Beginning in Osaka was a rarity – a card almost entirely full of singles matches as a trio of title shots wrapped up the tour!
The last Korakuen Hall stop before Osaka saw Los Ingobernables de Japon put their IWGP tag titles on the line – holding up their end of the bargain ahead of their singles title shots.
With Osaka firmly on the horizon, New Japan’s warm-up for Saturday saw the return of their elimination match – and the latest step of Jay White’s development as Switchblade!