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.
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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!
The Golden☆Lovers teamed for the first time in over three years at Korakuen Hall, as New Japan’s annual mash-up with Ring of Honor had a distinct flavour of Bullet Club to it.
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!
Kenny Omega had the main event of the second night of the New Beginning in Sapporo, as Jay White had his second championship shot inside a month. Will it pay off this time?
New Japan’s New Beginning kicked off with the first of two flagship shows in Sapporo, headlining with Minoru Suzuki’s challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental championship. Boy, it was a good one!