The card has finally been confirmed for Sunday’s NJPW’s return to the United States with Fighting Spirit Unleashed.
The event will take place at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California and will air live on New Japan World.
In the main event, Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega will meet again as part of a mouth-watering tag clash. Omega will team with Golden Lovers partner Kota Ibushi against Okada and Tomohiro Ishii.
On the undercard, new NWA World Champion Cody will receive a shot at IWGP US Champion Juice Robinson, who won the title from Jay White in a thriller the last time NJPW came to America.
There will also be a clash of significance between Will Ospreay and Marty Scurll, with the winner going onto meet KUSHIDA in a match to crown the IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion, which is currently vacant after the horrible injury suffered by Hiromu Takahashi at the last US event.
A good chunk of the rest of the card is made up of talent for NJPW’s American partner promotion Ring Of Honor.
The full card is as follows:
Tomohiro Ishii and Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega
IWGP United States Championship
Juice Robinson (c) vs. CodyIWGP Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks (c) vs. Guerillas of DestinyIWGP Jr. Hvt. Championship Tournament Semi-Final
Will Ospreay vs. Marty ScurllHiroshi Tanahashi and KUSHIDA vs. Jay White and Gedo
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. and Killer Elite Squad
Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin and Jeff Cobb vs. Best Friends and Hirooki Goto
Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels vs. Chase Owens and Hangman Page
ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi and Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Roppongi 3K
Tickets are still available for the event and can be purchased here.
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