NJPW Champ to Defend Title at ROH Event

Ring of Honor’s War of the Worlds tour brings together the best of ROH and NJPW. Four tour stops will be made for this event, with shows in:

May 9^th in Lowell, Massachusetts
May 11^th in Toronto, Ontario
May 12^th in Royal Oak, Michigan
May 13^th in Chicago, Illinois

It’s a chance for fans to see all of their favorite ROH wrestlers, but also some of their NJPW favorites live and in person.

‘Switchblade’ Jay White will be one of those NJPW wrestlers making an appearance on the tour. ROHwrestling.com reports:

“(Jay) White returns to Ring of Honor as part of the War of the Worlds Tour for TWO NIGHTS ONLY – Wednesday May 9 in Lowell and Friday May 11 in Toronto.”

Tuesday, April 24^th 2018 marked a special day for Jay White fans. In a live event at Korakuen Hall, at Road to WRESTLING DONTAKU 2018, White successfully defended his IWGP United States Championship against David Finlay in the main event of the evening. With that successful title defense, ROH Tweeted:

BREAKING: After successfully defending his IWGP US Championship, ROH and NJPW officials have confirmed that “Switchblade” @JayWhiteNZ will defend his title at #ROHWOTW: Toronto, which will stream live for #HonorClub on Fri 5/11! White’s challenger will be announced imminently. pic.twitter.com/APySp3cPfW

— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) April 24, 2018

As of right now, very few matches have been made for the stops on the tour, and even White’s opponent has not been confirmed. But stick close to both WrestleTalk.com and ROHWrestling.com for all updates.