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.
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What happens when you go to Germany (and then away elsewhere on holiday) just as New Japan start a tour? Well, this year… you return to an insane backlog! We start on that, with the tournament matches from the first night of this year’s New Japan Cup tour!
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.
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!