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New Japan Cup winner to challenge for IWGP title at MSG

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The winner of this year’s New Japan Cup will receive an IWGP Heavyweight Championship shot at Madison Square Garden.

NJPW has announced that new IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White will defend his title against the New Japan Cup winner at G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 6. ROH and NJPW are partnering together for the show.

Previously, the stipulation for the New Japan Cup has been that the winner would receive a title shot of their choosing.

White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Heavyweight title at the New Beginning in Osaka on Monday morning. Tanahashi lost the championship in his first defense since winning it from Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 13 last month.

New Japan Cup 2019 will begin on Friday, March 8 and conclude on Sunday, March 24. NJPW has yet to announce the full list of participants for the tournament, but Kota Ibushi appeared at the New Beginning in Osaka, announced that he’s staying with NJPW, and declared that he’ll be in the New Japan Cup.

ROH announces G1 Supercard Festival of Honor

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The day before G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden, Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling will be holding a fan event in New York City.

ROH announced today that G1 Supercard Festival of Honor will take place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, April 5. It will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time and end at 6 p.m. Eastern, with ROH noting that re-entry will be allowed.

Here’s what’s being advertised for the festival:

Exclusive meet-and-greet sessions and autographed G1 Supercard 8x10s with the top stars of ROH and NJPW. 

LIVE Q&A sessions where fans can ask anything to their favorite ROH and NJPW stars!  

“An Afternoon with Dalton Castle…and The Boys!”  

“Arm Wrestle Kingdom” – an arm wrestling contest hosted by Matt Taven! 

The Official G1 Supercard Press Conference 

And MORE exciting, live stage entertainment, and interactive activities! 

Lastly, this is the ultimate opportunity to buy exclusive G1 Supercard merchandise before the show! Beat the crowds and wear your official gear when you are #GoingToTheGarden on April 6th! 

Tickets for the festival will go on sale to HonorClub members on Wednesday, February 13. They’ll then go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 15. ROH announced that admission will be $39 when purchased before March 20:

Admission for the G1 Supercard Festival of Honor is just $39 when you purchase before March 20th which includes access to all festival entertainment, the official G1 Supercard press conference, and a special gift bag with a FREE G1 Supercard hat and lanyard ($30 value). After March 20th, tickets will be $44 and on April 5th, they will be $49. Tickets will be sold separately for the special meet and greet/autograph sessions throughout the day. 

G1 Supercard itself will go head-to-head with WWE’s Hall of Fame ceremony on the Saturday of WrestleMania week.

ROH & NJPW G1 Supercard sells out Madison Square Garden

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

The April 6, 2019 Ring of Honor/New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Supercard event not only sold out Madison Square Garden, but was among the quickest sellouts for a pro wrestling event in the history of the building.

The official time of the sellout was between 13 and 16 minutes after tickets went on sale to the public this morning. Most of the tickets were sold in pre-sales on Wednesday and Thursday.

The capacity of 15,000 was less than the 20,000 that had been used before the days of staging for big wrestling events in the days of Bruno Sammartino and even Hulk Hogan, but even in those days, tickets rarely sold out more than a week in advance, and even then only for the biggest cards. No MSG wrestling show has ever sold out nearly eight months in advance and with no matches announced.

The last pro wrestling sellout in MSG was in 2015, and it has sold out seven times in the last decade for pro wrestling.