A preview of the Wrestle Kingdom 17 main event will be on display at NJPW’s Tag League finals.
It was announced today that Kazuchika Okada and Jay White will face off in six-man tag team action at the Tag League finals on Wednesday, December 14. The match will pit Okada, Tama Tonga & Master Wato against White, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo.
Okada is challenging White for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 17 at the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
White defeated Okada at Dominion this June to become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, but Okada earned the Wrestle Kingdom rematch by winning the G1 Climax.
In October, White & Juice Robinson defeated Okada & Eddie Kingston at NJPW Rumble on 44th Street. Okada then teamed with Tonga to defeat White & KENTA at Battle Autumn in Osaka earlier this month.
The Tag League finals are being held at Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Sendai, Japan. Here’s what’s been announced for the show:
World Tag League 2022 tournament finals: TBD vs. TBD
Super Junior Tag League 2022 tournament finals: TBD vs. TBD
NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson defends against Hikuleo
Kazuchika Okada, Tama Tonga & Master Wato vs. Jay White, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
NJPW was back at The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday night for its New Japan Showdown set of Strong tapings. Here are the results from the show:
– NJPW paid tribute to Antonio Inoki before the taping got underway.
– Peter Avalon defeated Keita
– Team Filthy (JR Kratos & Danny Limelight) defeated Jordan Cruz & Adrian Quest
– Kenny King defeated Che Cabrera
– Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) won a tag team match
– Christopher Daniels defeated Rocky Romero
Daniels got a cheap win where he had his feet on the ropes while pinning Romero.
– Barrett Brown & Misterioso defeated The DKC & Kevin Knight, Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito, and Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson in a four-way tag match
– Juice Robinson defeated Jake Something
– Homicide defeated “Filthy” Tom Lawlor
– Bullet Club (Chris Bey & El Phantasmo) defeated Mascara Dorada & Blake Christian
– Minoru Suzuki defeated Fred Yehi
– Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Gabriel Kidd
– Jay White defeated Fred Rosser
JR Kratos appeared after the match and made it known that he wants Rosser’s Strong Openweight Championship.
A main event tag match has been announced for NJPW Rumble on 44th Street.
In a bout announced late Wednesday, Kazuchika Okada will team with AEW’s Eddie Kingston against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White and Juice Robinson in the main event of Rumble on 44th Street at the Palladium Times Square in New York City.
Okada is the 2022 G1 Climax winner, while White made his final successful title defense before the Tokyo Dome earlier this week against Tama Tonga. White defending the IWGP World title against Okada is officially the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023.
Also set for Rumble on 44th Street, Shingo Takagi will defend the provisional KOPW 2022 trophy against El Phantasmo. The two faced off in a “Who’s Your Daddy” match at Declaration of Power earlier this week, where Shingo won and ELP was forced to call Shingo “his daddy.” After the match, ELP hit Shingo with a low blow and destroyed the KOPW 2022 trophy.
NJPW will run New York City on consecutive nights on October 27 and 28, with a mystery lineup on the 27th, and Rumble on 44th Street on the 28th. A FITE TV bundle for both nights will be available, and the shows will be available for standalone pay-per-view purchase on FITE as well.
The lineups:
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street: A Halloween Special, Thursday, October 27, 8 p.m. Eastern time on FITE TV–
Mystery lineup
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street, Friday, October 28, 8 p.m. Eastern time on FITE TV —
Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson
Provisional KOPW 2022: Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo
Jay White ended this week’s NJPW Strong by challenging Eddie Kingston to a match at Rumble on 44th Street later this month.
After White and Karl Anderson defeated Wheeler Yuta and Homicide, White took a microphone and mentioned that Kingston didn’t “have the balls” to face him in the ring. He said that maybe he’d meet him in New York City instead, and he could find out firsthand what it means to breathe with the Switchblade.
Did @jaywhitenz just call out @madking1981 for Rumble on 44th Street??
NJPW is set to hold two events later this month in the New York City area. The first will be held on October 27 with The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street: A Halloween Special. That will be followed by the Rumble on 44th Street pay-per-view event the following night. Both shows will take place at the Palladium Times Square venue located in Times Square. No matches have been announced for either card.
Tonight saw the first of NJPW Strong’s Autumn Attack tapings from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Shota Umino defeated QT Marshall
Umino got his full-on babyface crash course from QT Marshall in tonight’s opening bout, babyface vs. heel 101 between these two.
Usually, Marshall doesn’t do anything in the ring that I’d call out of the ordinary, but he is consistently good at eliciting negative responses from crowds. Though this always comes across better live, and it always seems to drag on television because NJPW’s production quality isn’t able to capture how loudly the crowd reacts. This style of wrestling is better in a live setting than on NJPWWorld, for sure.
Marshall earned a close two-count after a Golden Star Bomb, just like Kota Ibushi does. I’m sure people will love to read that. Umino hit a tombstone piledriver and later, he’d pick up the win after hitting the Death Rider on Marshall.
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JR Kratos and Danny Limelight from Team Filthy came out next. Limelight got on the mic and trashed the people of Vegas and called out “cherry boys” Aussie Open, who are current STRONG Openweight Tag Team champions. The crowd gave them a lot of heat during the promo. When Kratos grabbed the mic to speak, the mic seemed to have been cut out, so the fans started chanting “We can’t hear you!” What’s funny was that Kratos has such a powerful voice that I did, in fact, hear him, even though it was through the screen.
Kratos eventually got the mic working again and re-emphasized what Limelight said, that they essentially were owed a shot at the titles since they were in NJPW Strong and grinding far longer than some outsider team. Aussie Open then appeared on the entrance ramp and nodded in approval of they and Team Filthy squaring off for the titles in the future.
Ren Narita defeated Juice Robinson via disqualification
The “Rock Hard” one ambushed Narita on the entrance ramp as he was on his way to the ring. The ring announcer was barely into his match call when Robinson appeared, so Narita took a lengthy pre-match beating.
When the bell rang, Robinson continued beating the hell out of Narita at ringside. He even at one point grabbed the ring bell and hit Narita with it. Actually, right before that, the referee tried taking the bell out of Robinson’s hands but Robinson shoved him into the guardrail.
Soon after all this, the ref called the match and awarded the win to Narita via disqualification. Narita was covered in blood by this point.
“You shouldn’t have called me out on the internet, Narita!” Robinson said. He then proceeded to cut a pretty blue promo on Narita for calling him out (despite being a lower ranked wrestler in the NJPW system), and at the end of it, he basically offered Narita to restart the match, but as a no-DQ match. A bloodied-up Narita demanded the ref restart the match, and we were back on. Bloody Narita vs. “Rock Hard” Robinson in a no-disqualification rules match.
Ren Narita defeated Juice Robinson via submission in a no disqualification match
There was a great visual of Narita having Robinson locked in a figure four, all blood all over his face. Robinson hit Narita with a kendo stick a number of times, to the point where the stick split apart and hit the announcers at the commentary table. Ian Riccaboni even mentioned he got hit by a piece of the stick, and both announcers claimed they got some of Narita’s blood on them.
Robinson later started biting Narita’s bloody head. People in the crowd began chanting “You sick f*ck!” at Robinson, who pointed out a fan and mouthed “This is YOUR fault” before removing his belt and whipping Narita with it. Robinson is damn good in this role.
Robinson hit the Left Hand from God for two. Narita responded later by tossing Robinson a chair, then using a single-foot dropkick into the chair, smashing Robinson in the face with the chair he was holding. Narita laid in a number of elbows before Robinson was able to reverse the offensive momentum. He then grabbed a chair and stuck it in between the middle and top rope in the blue corner, but when he tried to throw Narita into it, Narita reversed the Irish whip and slammed Robinson head first into it instead.
Narita unfolded the steel chair next and used a single-arm suplex on Robinson, sending him crashing onto the chair. Narita continued hitting Robinson with the chair, but Robinson was able to catch Narita with a low blow before spiking him head-first onto the mangled chair for a very close count of two. Ten minutes had passed at this point, and the pace slowed between spots.
Finally, Robinson power bombed Narita through a table on the outside, which got a “Holy shit!” & “This is awesome!” chant from the crowd. Robinson rolled Narita back into the ring for a pin but only scored another two-count. The house energy dipped a lot from here. The crowd started chanting about wanting tables. Robinson obliged and grabbed the ring announcer’s table and threw it into the ring.
When Robinson attempted an avalanche Death Valley Bomb through a table, Narita was able to slide out of the fireman’s carry hold and slapped on a sleeper lock. This forced Robinson to come down from the top rope to attempt blocking the submission hold. Narita eventually transitioned from a sleeper to an escalera double-shoulder lock from standing rear mount, which he cranked on until Robinson tapped. Narita grabbed the win and looked awesome in doing it. Despite this going a little too long, both Robinson and Narita did a hell of a job, and I think both came out of this looking stronger and more interesting.
Bullet Club (Jay White & Karl Anderson) defeated Homicide & Wheeler Yuta
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor joined the English announce team for this one. He ended up getting into a scuffle with Homicide a few minutes into the match, with Homicide spitting water in Lawlor’s face.
White got a bloody shiner in this, with some blood visible from under his left eye.
Yuta tagged back in at around the ten-minute mark and cleaned house. Minutes later, the finish saw White hit Homicide with a Blade Runner while Homicide was distracted by Tom Lawlor, who jumped the guardrail. Doc Gallows kept referee Jeremy Marcus distracted as White laid the aforementioned Bladerunner on Homicide for the win.
After the match, chaos ensued: Lawlor came into the ring and attacked Homicide. White joined in. Yuta beat on Lawlor to defend his partner. Soon after, West Coast Wrecking Crew arrived and began beating on Yuta. Shota Umino also arrived too and would end up getting beaten on. White got on the microphone and asked Tim Filthy to “remove the trash from the ring,” referring to Homicide. He scolded fans for chanting for Jon Moxley and said he wouldn’t be showing up tonight. He also said that Eddie Kingston, who was supposed to face White in Las Vegas, got “butterflies” which is why Kingston didn’t appear (Kingston actually contracted COVID-19, which is why he had to miss the show). White hinted that maybe he’d come to meet him instead, at NJPW’s upcoming event there, Rumble on 44th St.
Afterwards, “Filthy” Tom got on the mic and addressed his hometown crowd in Las Vegas. He said Team Filthy has been carrying NJPW Strong. He then got the audience to do a “NJPW Strong” call-and-response before saying “Ganbatte! [Do your best]”! A pretty babyface promo considering what’s just gone on in the ring. Will this lead to more Bullet Club + Team Filthy team-ups in the future?
Final thoughts:
This was a decent episode of Strong, though it did feel like it dragged at times. The hardcore match was good, but it could have been chopped by five minutes; also, while the main event was good, the crowd sounded exhausted. If this were in front of a NJPW crowd in Japan, or on an AEW taping, this would have turned out much differently, and the energy would have been a lot higher. Like with any other promotion taping a series of shows in a row at a single event, NJPW Strong tapings exhaust fans, and that often impacts the overall perception of the show itself and its main events. Fussiness aside, this was a fine extended edition of NJPW Strong.
Jay White’s next defense of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is officially set.
NJPW has announced that White will put the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Tama Tonga at Declaration of Power on Monday, October 10. The event is being held at Sumo Hall in Tokyo.
Tonga challenging White for the title was set up by Tonga defeating White when they faced off in the G1 Climax.
Kazuchika Okada was crowned the winner of this year’s G1 Climax and is set to challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 17 next January. At Declaration of Power, Okada will face off with JONAH in a special singles match.
Okada vs. JONAH was also set up by JONAH defeating Okada in the G1. The winner of the G1 usually has to defend their Wrestle Kingdom title shot on the road to the Tokyo Dome, but Okada stated that he wants to elevate the prestige of the G1 by guaranteeing that the winner of the tournament gets their Wrestle Kingdom title match without having to defend the rights.
White vs. Tonga and Okada vs. JONAH are the first two matches set for Declaration of Power. NJPW noted that the show name is making its return as part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebration.
“October 10 will see NJPW return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall, with a traditional national sports day holiday event back on the calendar,” NJPW wrote. “This time, as NJPW continues to revive classic tour names from our 50 year history, Declaration of Power is back from being a regular series through the late 1990s and early 2000s.
NJPW Declaration of Power (October 10) —
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White defends against Tama Tonga
Jay White has been removed from two upcoming NJPW events due to heat-stroke symptoms.
NJPW revealed on Tuesday that White will miss the August 9 & 10 events from Hiroshima.
“Jay White, who was scheduled to wrestle in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall this evening, has been affected by heat stroke like symptoms and as a result will be removed from August 9 and 10 cards due to an abundance of caution. As an additional precautionary measure, White has undertaken COVID antigen testing, which has returned negative,” reads NJPW1972.com.
White was not scheduled for any tournament matches on either show. His next tournament match is scheduled for August 16 against Tama Tonga. He currently sits atop the B Block with eight points and a perfect 4-0 record.
On August 9, White was scheduled to team with Gedo, Bad Luck Fale & Juice Robinson to face Toru Yano, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto. That match has now been changed to Okada, Tanahashi & Goto vs. Gedo, Fale & Robinson.
On August 10, White was scheduled to team with KENTA and Robinson against Lance Archer, Taichi, & TAKA Michinoku. He will now be replaced by Gedo in the match.
After Sunday’s Slammiversary, the build to July 1st’s Against All Odds begins Thursday as Impact World Champion Josh Alexander takes on Violent By Design’s Deaner in non-title action.
Alexander defeated VBD leader Eric Young at Sunday’s Slammiversary and will defend the title against VBD member Joe Doering at Against All Odds.
After being involved in Sunday’s Queen of the Mountain match, Mia Yim will face Chelsea Green. Yim pushed Green and Deonna Purrazzo off a ladder through two tables Sunday, so Green will be looking for a measure of revenge.
In a tag match coming out of Sunday’s reverse battle royal, Shark Boy returns to Impact TV as he teams with Bhupinder Gujjar against Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice.
The BTI pre-show match will see the returning Andrew Everett against Black Taurus.
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Black Taurus (w/Crazzy Steve) defeated Andrew Everett on the BTI pre-show
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The opening video showed highlights from Slammiversary led in by the magical voice of Mike Tenay.
Honor No More promo
The show opened with Honor No More headed to the ring with a purpose as Eddie Edwards grabbed the mic while Mike Bennett hijacked a camera to shoot their promo. Edwards stated there was a reason TNA Wrestling left Nashville and that the fans should be cheering them and not the Impact Originals. Edwards stated that the Impact Originals didn’t win the match at Slammiversary and HNM didn’t lose the match at Slammiversary before singling out PCO.
Vincent grabbed the mic and defended PCO and then called out the interference by Traci Brooks and the poor officiating by Earl Hebner in their match at Slammiversary before Matt Taven took the mic. Taven stated that even though Impact Wrestling has been around for twenty years, it’s been a mediocre twenty years. Taven stated that he saved Ring of Honor in 2019 and while he didn’t kill ROH, he saved Impact Wrestling. Before Taven could say anything more, HNM was interrupted by America’s Most Wanted.
James Storm reminded Honor No More who they were and stated they came from a generation of toughness unlike the generation of HNM. Kenny King grabbed the mic and questioned what year it was before Chris Harris took exception and stated that while his years in the ring have had their effect, he’ll go down with Storm and AMW. Harris then introduced his new friends, Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers.
A brawl ensued in the ring before Taven and Bennett challenged Harris outside of the ring. Harris wouldn’t fight but didn’t back down either. The Briscoes then hit the ring to further even the odds, sending HNM running as Vincent was being nailed with the Magic Killer by The Good Brothers.
– Backstage, Gisele Shaw confronted Alisha about her choices as of late. The two mixed words before Shaw stated that Alisha should start tagging with Lady Frost while she looks for a partner that will take her to the Knockouts Tag Team Championship.
– Backstage, an extremely angry Honor No More confronted Scott D’Amore. D’Amore stated that he was going to give them an opportunity. At Against All Odds, it will be them battling James Storm, The Good Brothers and The Briscoes in a 10-man tag team match. D’Amore then stated he was going to give them a further opportunity and put Bennett, Taven and Edwards in the main event tonight in a six-man tag team match against Storm and The Briscoes.
Mia Yim defeated Chelsea Green (w/ Deonna Purrazzo)
Purrazzo joined commentary after Green made her ring entrance. Green missed a running boot right after the bell rang and stayed on focus, gaining the upper hand early on. The match spilled to the outside and Yim was able to nail Green with a suplex on the floor.
Back from commercial, Yim had Green in a modified surfboard before Green was able to make a comeback using her long limbs to her advantage. Unfortunately, Green’s momentum never fully took shape as she was either too busy showboating or too busy chatting with Purrazzo on commentary which, at one point, saw her locked in a tarantula by Yim.
Yim nailed a powerbomb but Green was able to kick out at two. Yim missed an Eat Defeat and momentum finally started going Green’s way as she hit Denied followed by a Stomp but only managed a two count as well. A frustrated Green attempted an Eat Defeat of her own but Yim blocked it and turned it into a german suplex for another two count. Yim then nailed a cannonball in the corner and a massive powerbomb but couldn’t put Green away.
Both ladies were now frustrated and Yim climbed to the top rope but Purrazzo came off of commentary to send her flying while the referee wasn’t looking. Mickie James then ran down to the ring and took out Purrazzo as Green failed to hit the UnPrettyHer. Yim capitalized with a successful Eat Defeat for the victory.
-Backstage, Gia Miller was with former Knockouts tag champions, The Influence. Madison Rayne had a busted up nose courtesy of Tenille Dashwood’s head stemming from this past Sunday’s Slammiversary. The two started jaw jacking before Gisele Shaw interrupted. Shaw stated she was looking for a new tag team partner, but Dashwood took exception and started to leave. Rayne stopped her and said that if Shaw could take out Rosemary or Taya Valkyrie, maybe there was an opportunity.
Shark Boy & Bhupinder Gujjar defeated Johnny Swinger & Zicky Dice
The match started with Shark Boy and Swinger. The fans did dueling chants before Swinger landed a cheap shot and tagged out.
Dice and Gujjar tagged in and Gujjar immediately gained the upper hand. Gujjar tagged a hungry Shark Boy back in who immediately showed Dice that he had some sharp teeth. Dice was able to land a small bit of offense thanks to the heel tactics but it wasn’t long before Gujjar was back in the match, nailing a Samoan drop for a two count before Swinger made the save.
All four men got in the ring and Swinger and Dice were thrown into each other. Shark Boy nailed Swinger with the Chummer while Gujjar nailed Dice with the Gargoyle Spear for the win.
VBD attacks
After the match, Deaner and Joe Doering of Violent By Design hit the ring to attack everyone. At this point I’m thinking, “Deaner you have an upcoming match against the current world champion who just destroyed your leader this past Sunday. Why are you wasting your energy?”
VBD destroyed all four men and Deaner grabbed the mic, stating that they weren’t going anywhere until Josh Alexander came down to the ring. Alexander didn’t wait long as he headed down to the ring to confront Deaner and Doering.
Alexander stated that he was getting ready for their match later tonight but was here now. Deaner, calling Alexander by Joshua, stated that Doering was undefeated and would be taking the world championship home for VBD at Against All Odds.
Alexander took exception and asked where Eric Young was. Alexander stated that this didn’t seem like a Young callout but a Deaner callout. Alexander asked Deaner what he was going to do, all alone after Doering gets defeated at Against All Odds. VBD took exception and after Alexander gained the upper hand momentarily, Doering nailed a massive lariat before security ran down to the ring.
It didn’t help matters though as Doering started nailing security before Deaner had to convince him to stop. A referee then ran down to the ring and Alexander vs. Deaner is up next.
Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defeated Deaner in a non-title match
As you would imagine, it was all an enraged Alexander in the beginning, landing hard punches and massive backbreaker. Deaner attempted a comeback but Alexander just stared at him and struck him down. Alexander hit a diving crossbody to a seated Deaner on the ring apron before Deaner hit a thumb to the eye.
Deaner followed up by sending Alexander head first into the second turnbuckle before failing to land his Deaner DDT. Alexander started with a comeback, nailing multiple german suplexes before missing the C4 Spike. Alexander attempted an ankle lock but Deaner was able to hook the ropes preventing it.
Deaner attempted another Deaner DDT but Alexander blocked it, successfully locked in the ankle lock and that was all she wrote for the flag bearer of VBD.
– Backstage, Gia Miller was with Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian reflected on his match at Slammiversary before focusing on Chris Sabin. Kazarian challenged Sabin to a match on next week’s Impact.
– A video promo was shown from Jordynne Grace at Slammiversary, thanking Tasha Steelz and a pondering a potential rematch. Backstage, Steelz was with Savannah Evans and stated that if Grace could survive Evans next week, Steelz would see her at Against All Odds.
Sami Callihan defeated Jack Price
Price was the 2022 co-winner of the Gut Check Challenge.
After the bell rang, Callihan charged at Price but Jack avoided the attack. Callihan followed it up with a grapple in the corner which not only led to a clean break, but Sami raising his hands in the air and shouting “Wrestling!” How can you not love the “Death Machine”? Callihan followed it up with a clothesline, followed by a Cactus Driver ’97 for an easy squash match victory.
After the match, Callihan celebrated on the middle turnbuckle as Moose quietly entered the ring. When Callihan jumped off the turnbuckle, an awaiting Moose hit a massive spear. Moose then proceeded to do more damage outside of the ring, nailing Callihan with a uranage through a table.
– Backstage, The Good Brothers, America’s Most Wanted and The Briscoes are getting ready for the 6-man tag team main event. As the teams are headed to the ring, Harris attempted to head to the ring too but is stopped by Storm. Storm reminded Harris that he made a promise to his family and tells an agitated Harris to head home.
-Sami Callihan is seen backstage, furious as hell. Gail Kim confronted Callihan and Sami said he wanted to end this with Moose. Kim asked what could be more dangerous and ending than the Monster’s Ball match at Slammiversary? An infuriated Callihan stated “Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun”. After Kim wiped Callihan’s rage off of her face, she accepted Sami’s suggestion and the match is on at Against All Odds.
New matches made for Against All Odds: Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Tasha Steelz; Honor No More vs. Good Brothers, The Briscoes & James Storm in a ten-man tag; and Callihan vs. Moose in a Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun match.
Next week: Chris Bey vs. Steve Maclin vs. Laredo Kid vs. Trey Miguel for an X-Division title shot; Ace Austin vs. Alex Zayne; Gisele Shaw vs. Rosemary and Chris Sabin vs. Frankie Kazarian.
Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett w/Maria Kanellis) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) & James Storm
It was Mark Briscoe and Taven starting the match with Taven gaining the advantage early on. Taven with a quick tag to Bennett and it was a chop fest in the middle of the ring before Bennett is nailed with a clothesline.
Jay Briscoe was tagged in but so was Edwards and it was a battle back and forth. Storm got the tag and after some showboating, Jay nailed a swanton to the outside followed up by a twisting senton by Mark to Honor No More.
Action was still on the outside but HNM was starting to focus and put a beatdown on Storm. Storm was finally rolled back into the ring and Edwards managed a two count. Quick tags were being made by HNM but while Storm was perseverant, The Briscoes could do nothing but standing frustrated on the ring apron.
Followed up by a missed tag by the referee and HNM continued to capitalize while The Briscoes continued their frustration. Edwards in the ring against Storm and he missed a running attack in the corner and Storm leveled him with a backstabber.
Storm finally made the hot tag to Mark and it was now one-half of the Briscoes proceeding to take out all three members of HNM. The numbers game caught up to Mark however as HNM triple-teamed him, Edwards nailed him with a massive powerbowb, but only managed a two count.
Superkicks were hit by HNM but Mark managed to recover by nailing Bennett with a Death Valley Driver before heading to the top rope. Bennett stopped him and with the help of Taven, nailed him with the Proton Pack for the 1-2-3 for HNM.
After the match, the rest of Honor No More hit the ring to do more damage to their fallen opponents. The Good Brothers hit the ring but the numbers this time around were just too much. Chairs were slammed, ankles were broken as HNM celebrated their victory as the show came to a close.
Final Thoughts:
A solid show by Impact heading into Against All Odds on July 1st. I may be a biased Canadian but seeing highlights of Alexander/Young from Slammiversary still gives me goosebumps and has my vote right now as match of the year.
In the voice of Dusty Rhodes, “Change my mind if you will.”
Callihan going to another level with Moose, the Knockouts division as a whole right now, who we’re going to see Mike Bailey face in the near future for the X-Division title…very proud to be a fan of Impact Wrestling right now.
During his weekly appearance on Busted Open Radio, AEW head Tony Khan said the Forbidden Door opponent for IWGP Champion Jay White will be revealed on tonight’s Dynamite.
Last week after attacking Hangman Page as Adam Cole gleefully looked on, White said he wouldn’t be defending the title against Page or Cole which then made Cole dismayed.
White recently defeated Okada for the title. Cole said in a promo last week that the former champion will not be on Sunday’s pay-per-view, but it’s unclear if that was storyline or not.
More matches, more NJPW talent tonight
Khan also said more matches will be announced for Sunday’s PPV on tonight’s Dynamite which will also feature more NJPW talent on AEW TV than fans have seen thus far.
Countdown show time & network
Khan said the countdown show for Sunday’s PPV will air at 11 PM Eastern following Friday’s Rampage and will feature the usual video packages to help better introduce fans to NJPW stars who they might not otherwise be familiar with.
Here’s the current card for Sunday:
Interim AEW World Championship match: Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White defends against an opponent TBD
AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa defends against Toni Storm
IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay defends against Orange Cassidy
Four-way match to crown the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion: Miro vs. PAC vs. Tomohiro Ishii vs. either Malakai Black or Penta Oscuro
Winner-take-all match for the ROH Tag Team titles and IWGP Tag Team titles: FTR vs. The Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb vs. Roppongi Vice
Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta & Shota Umino
Jay White will be defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door.
White stated on Dynamite last week that he will not be giving a title shot to either Hangman Page or Adam Cole. He will be defending the title on the show, however, it’s just not clear who his opponent will be.
AEW sent out a press release on Tuesday with a lineup for the card. White is listed as defending his title against an opponent “TBD.”
AEW’s last stop before the Forbidden Door is on Wednesday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door will take place Sunday, June 26 from the United Center in Chicago. The updated lineup for the show is as follows:
Interim AEW World Championship match: Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White defends against an opponent TBD
AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa defends against Toni Storm
IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay defends against Orange Cassidy
Four-way match to crown the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion: Miro vs. PAC vs. Tomohiro Ishii vs. either Malakai Black or Penta Oscuro
Winner-take-all match for the ROH Tag Team titles and IWGP Tag Team titles: FTR vs. The Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb vs. Roppongi Vice
Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta & Shota Umino
It’s been a busy day of wrestling news, join on-camera personality Denise Salcedo as she breaks down the June 15 edition of AEW Dynamite Road Rager 2022!
Topics include: Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz hair vs. hair match, Will Ospreay vs. Dax Harwood, the return of Orange Cassidy, Moxley confronts Hiroshi Tanahashi, Miro adavances to Forbidden Door, Jay White attacks Hangman Page, Thunder Rosa’s reign as AEW Women’s World Champion, The Young Bucks win gold once again, and lots more!
Tonight saw the first episode from NJPW Strong’s Collision tapings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Killer Kross defeated Yuya Uemura via TKO
It should be noted that the English commentary track for this match was heavily distorted and pretty much unlistenable throughout. It sounded like the broadcast team’s track was out of sync which created a bizarre echo on the commentary track, like the live audio was out of phase with whatever post-production commentary track they used.
Uemura was fearless as he went at Kross at the start of the match. He was able to wrestle him to the mat and maintain some control upfront. Uemura went into open guard with his back to the mat as Kross stood over him trying to get his hands on the wily newcomer. Kross threatened a closed-fist punch but then thought against it and invited Uemura back to his feet to fight.
Uemura slapped Kross in the corner. Kross responded with a release German suplex, planting him on the mat. Uemura later landed a nice dropkick, then put Kross in an armbar. He later earned a two-count for a bridging German suplex of his own.
When Kross put his hand around Uemura’s throat, Uemura grabbed Kross’ wrist and wrenched it down. He again locked in an armbar and transitioned to a triangle choke. Kross used a Rampage Bomb to free himself from Uemura’s hold. The crowd started chanting for Uemura. Kross decked him with a lariat and went for a cover. Kross was nonchalant as he pinned Uemura, so Uemura was able to kick out. Kross then power bombed Uemura, then lifted him into a fireman’s carry and back suplexed him. The crowd chanted “YU-YA!” over and over.
The finish saw Kross catch Uemura in the back of the head with a running elbow, The Quickening, which knocked Ueumura out. Kross pounced on Uemura and continued landing elbows to the back of Uemura’s head until the referee stepped in to stop the match; Kross is your winner via technical knockout.
Karl Fredericks defeated QT Marshall (w/ The Factory)
The commentary track audio issues in the first match seemed to be resolved for this match.
Fredericks blasted Marshall with a John Woo dropkick right before the bell, knocking Marshall into the corner. Fredericks has been having issues with The Factory ever since he denied Marshall’s invitation into the group, so tonight he was fired up. Marshall escaped to the floor but Fredericks chased after him. They went back and forth, both in and out of the ring. Fredericks dove through the ropes onto Marshall, but then, behind referee Jeremy Marcus’ back, Factory member Nick Comoroto laid Fredericks out. When Marcus noticed Fredericks had been laid out, he went to the floor and ejected both Comoroto and Aaron Solow from ringside.
At one point, Marshall did a handspring enzuigiri kick that seemed to shock the crowd. Fredericks later came back and landed a high jumping elbow drop and later a spinebuster on Marshall. When Fredericks went for a cross body-block, Marshall caught him in mid-air, then put him down with a backbreaker-flatliner combination. The crowd’s reaction? A “YOU STILL SUCK!” chant.
Marshall called for the Diamond Cutter, but Fredericks avoided it. Marshall used a pop-up punch and a Liger Bomb on Fredericks for two.
When the ten-minute call sounded, it was Fredericks who came out victorious, putting Marshall away with the Manifest Destiny DDT for the win.
Afterwards, Marshall offered a handshake, but before Fredericks could do anything, The Factory went after Fredericks, attacking him until someone in a black hood made the save, taking out The Factory and sticking a double-jump moonsault on Solow before revealing himself to be Christopher Daniels. The crowd was shocked and chanted “HOLY SH*T!’ Daniels had a singles match with Fredericks on an episode of Strong this year and told Fredericks that he’d earned Daniels’ respect and would watch his back. The two shook hands and celebrated before heading to the back.
Bullet Club (Jay White, Juice Robinson, Hikuleo, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) defeated Team Ishii (Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, Mascara Dorada, Chuck Taylor & Ren Narita)
Dorada and Anderson kicked things off. Anderson caught Dorada with a couple hard shots, but Dorada was back in the game quickly, planting Anderson face-first into the mat with an inverted slingblade before walking up the ropes and taking Anderson out with a springboard dropkick.
Ishii and Gallows were in together next. The size disparity between these two made for a great visual. Ishii went for a suplex but Gallows reversed it, then tagged in Juice Robinson, who’d just won the IWGP US title the night before. He and Narita had a good exchange before Robinson tagged Jay White in, with White continuing to work over Narita. Hikuleo tagged in next and blasted Narita with a loud chop. Gallows tagged in and dropped an elbow. They essentially trapped Narita in the blue corner, but he kept fighting back regardless of the abuse. He caught White in a rear naked choke and got his hooks in between White’s thighs, his whole body clinging to White. White quickly crashed himself and Narita into the corner, with Narita getting the worst of it. Robinson came in next, but Narita was able to escape and tagged out to a fresh Chuck Taylor. He did a somersault senton over the top rope and onto the floor, taking out both Robinson and Anderson.
Rocky Romero appeared late in the match, at one point using a ton of Forever Clotheslines in each corner to various prone members of Bullet Club, but it quickly turned into a 5-on-1 situation when BC cleared the ring and went after Romero.
We saw fast action in the last few minutes of the match. A bit later, Ishii was able to block Anderson & Gallows giving him the Magic Killer, then was able to take the much larger Doc Gallows down with a brainbuster. Hikuleo appeared and blasted Ishii with a big boot. Dorada reappeared and caught Hikuleo out with a springboard dropkick. Dorada again climbed the ropes—he does this without using his hands, by the way—and did a flipping senton to the floor, crash-landing onto four members of Bullet Club.
Back in the ring, Romero cradled Hikuleo for a close two-count. Hikuleo then caught Romero coming off the ropes and put him down with a big snap powerslam, then put him away after massive chokeslam. Bullet Club are your winners.
Bullet Club went after Romero after the match. Ishii and Narita tried making the save, but there were too many BC bodies in the ring for them to handle. Dorada came in later too, but met the same fate. The fisticuffs continued while the timekeeper kept ringing the bell. White laid Ishii out with a Bladerunner before rolling him out of the ring. Bullet Club celebrated their win and Robinson’s IWGP US Championship from the previous night before heading to the back.
Final thoughts:
This was a good show with an enthusiastic crowd. The main event was a full-on buildup to NJPW’s Dominion card in Osaka, Japan, which has IWGP World Heavyweight champion and CHAOS member Kazuchika Okada taking on Jay White in the main event.
NJPW brings Dominion to Osaka-Jo Hall, with six title matches and an AEW interim World title eliminator match today.
In the main event, Kazuchika Okada defends the IWGP World Heavyweight title against Jay White. White is 3-1 over Okada in career singles bouts, but Okada’s one win came for the IWGP Heavyweight title in Madison Square Garden in 2019.
Hiroshi Tanahashi will face Hirooki Goto in the AEW interim World title eliminator, with the winner advancing to face Jon Moxley for the interim title at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on June 26.
SANADA faces Will Ospreay for the vacant IWGP United States title, Tama Tonga defends the NEVER title against Karl Anderson, plus Shingo Takagi defends the KOPW 2022 against Taichi in the night’s other singles title bouts.
Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens defend the IWGP Heavyweight Tag titles against Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb, and House of Torture defend the NEVER Six-Man titles against Suzuki-gun in the night’s other title matches.
Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows, an LIJ vs. Bullet Club trios match, and a Hontai vs. United Empire six-man round out the undercard.
This was a pretty nothing match. Whatever. There are worse ways to start a show.
Boxer Jessie Vargas and former wrestler Manabu Nakanishi were here for some reason.
Wato, Tenzan, and Taguchi gained an early advantage by isolating TJP. Once Akira tagged in, UE was able to take control. Taguchi turned things back around with a hip attack and hot-tag to Wato, who had a strong stent of offense against UE.
UE retook the lead by rushing the ring, leading to a near fall after a TJP splash. An interruption to Akira led to a double tag. With help from his partners, Tenzan overwhelmed Henare, landing a brainbuster for a near fall. After the kick-out, Henare fought back in the match, landing a spinebuster for a near fall of his own. Henare then locked Tenzan in a full Nelson, leading to the submission victory.
Ace Austin, El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori (Bullet Club) defeated BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)
This felt like a mid-tour showcase tag.
This match opened with a brawl. Bullet Club won out early, isolating Naito. Instead of taking advantage of their situation, the Bullet Club team hit Naito with some cheesy heel offense, mostly back rakes.
Hiromu tagged in and led a back and forth sequence with Ishimori. A double tag left ELP and BUSHI in the ring for a sequence of their own. After a quick scuffle between teams, ELP hit BUSHI with CR2 to win the match.
Toru Yano defeated Doc Gallows
This was an awful match.
Yano tried opening the match by spraying Doc with his disinfectant; instead, Doc beat down Yano and poured the liquid across his face. Doc then led the match to the floor, where he continued his assault.
Back in the ring, Yano dodged a clothesline, sending Doc into an exposed buckle. Yano followed up with a beard yank but was met with a big boot and a choke bomb; Yano kicked out. Doc tried to close, but Yano grabbed the referee, hit Doc with a low blow, and rolled Doc up for a sudden win.
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi (House of Torture) (c) defeated El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)
This was a by-the-numbers HoT match—quite a bit of cheating, a Togo interference, the works.
This match opened with House of Torture rushing Suzuki-gun before they entered the ring. After a couple of minutes of chaos, HoT emerged with control. HoT used underhanded tactics to stay ahead while keeping Kanemaru away from his partners.
Suzuki-gun rushed the ring to save Kanemaru, helping him secure the figure four leglock on SHO. The match eventually broke down into another brawl. Once things calmed down, Kanemaru hit a SHO with a moonsault, leading to a near fall.
A distraction from Dick Togo let show land a kick with a loaded boot. SHO then dropped Kanemaru with shock arrow, winning the match and retaining the titles.
IWGP Tag Team Championships: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb (United Empire) defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (c) (Bullet Club)
This was fine. I’m quite excited for Cobb and O-Khan vs. FTR, assuming that’s what we’re getting at Forbidden Door.
Owens and O-Khan opened the match with an intriguing wrestling sequence. Owens gained the lead with some help from Fale, resulting in an extended period of Bullet Club control.
Once Cobb tagged in, he ended the Bullet Club advance, but only after a struggle. Cobb tried suplexing Fale but couldn’t hit the move. Instead, Fale dropped Cobb with a tackle and passed control back to Owens.
Bullet Club maintained their newfound control by double-teaming Cobb. Cobb kicked out of jewel heist just as O-Khan hit the ring to attempt the save. Cobb blocked the follow-up C Trigger and tried for tour of the islands; Chase escaped.
After having a moment to breathe, Chase hit two C Triggers. Fale then hoisted Cobb up for a double team sequence, but O-Khan prevented the finishing rocket launcher elbow drop.
O-Khan met Owens on the top rope, delivering a perfect belly-to-belly suplex. Cobb followed up, hitting Owens with tour of the islands, winning the match and the belt.
After the match, Rocky Romero hit the ring and tried beating down O-Khan and Cobb. O-Khan and Cobb destroyed Rocky before posing on his corpse.
G1 Climax Announcement
A video package played announcing the lineup for G1 Climax.
The lineup is Kazuchika Okada, Tama Tonga, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tom Lawlor, Jonah, YOSHI-Hashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Will Ospreay, Aaron Henare, Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, Jay White, EVIL, KENTA, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Juice Robinson, TAICHI, Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer, David Finlay, and El Phantasmo
Interim AEW World Title Eliminator: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hirooki Goto
This was a great, de-limited match that served its purpose while not wasting your time. Good stuff.
The match opened with a back and forth before spilling to the floor. Once outside, Goto slammed Tanahashi into the barricade, establishing control that carried over back inside of the ropes.
After surviving a bulldog and a period of ground control, Tanahashi began to turn things around. After a bit of a struggle, Tanahashi connected with a dragonscrew, setting up his offensive path for the rest of the match.
Goto stuffed the sling blade, answering with a ushigoroshi. Goto tried for a second ushigoroshi, but Tanahashi reversed, this time landing the sling blade. Goto withstood the pressure, connecting with an elbow strike to bring Tanahashi back to the mat.
Goto tried for the GTR, but, again, Tanahashi answered with a sling blade once escaping. After Goto kicked out, Tanahashi landed a crossbody and a high fly flow to win the match. Tanahashi moves on to face Jon Moxley at Forbidden Door for the Interim AEW Championship.
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Title 10 Minute Unlimited Pinfall Scramble Match: Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Taichi
I’m a sucker for cumulative fall matches. They’re such an easy way to pack a match with drama. This was fun.
This match for the KOPW title featured a ten-minute timer and a score counter. Every second you pin your opponent results in a point. The person with the most points at the end of the match wins.
After an opening strike exchange, the men traded quick rollups, leaving Shingo with a one-point lead. Shingo followed up with some groundwork and another pin, advancing to a three-point lead. Shingo continued his control through the match’s first half, running up a five-point lead.
The match slowed down for a moment, allowing Taichi to land a high kick and score two more points. Shingo tried answering with a pumping bomber, but instead, Taichi landed a big suplex, narrowing Shingo’s lead to a single point.
Taichi ripped his pants off, giving Shingo time to slow his lead. Shingo reversed Black Mephisto and backslid Taichi for a three count. With a minute left, Shingo hit a pumping bomber; Taichi kicked out at one, but he was still down a full five points.
With around ten seconds left, Taichi sparked up. After tying Shingo up for a quick three points with a clinch pin, Taichi covered Shingo for an additional point. Just as Taichi was catching up, the clock ran out of time, meaning Shingo retained with a final score of 11-10.
NEVER Openweight Championship: Karl Anderson defeated Tama Tonga (c)
The first 8 seconds of this match were fun; the rest was kind of boring.
Tama started the match with a sudden dropkick before taking the match to the outside. The fight worked its way up the entrance ramp, where a struggle ensued, ending with Anderson being slammed into a barricade. As Tama made his way back in the ring, Anderson caught him with a gun stun into the top rope. Tama then distracted the referee, allowing Doc Gallows to choke slam Tama into the apron.
Anderson maintained his control with strikes and groundwork. Tama eventually hit a crossbody to act as a reset. Once the pair exchanged strikes, Tama landed a lariat, a splash, and a spinebuster.
Anderson took control back with a head kick and a powerbomb in quick succession. Tama didn’t let Anderson get too far, landing a Tangan Twist to reset the match once more.
Anderson tried for a gun stun, but Tama blocked it twice. Tama tried for his own gun stun, but Anderson stuffed it. Anderson landed the Bernard driver, but Tama kicked out. Anderson tried for another gun stun, but, again, Tama blocked it. Tama then landed supreme flow for a near fall of his own.
Anderson distracted the referee again. Doc hit the ring and ate a gun stun from Tama. With Tama distracted, Anderson dropped him with a gun stun of his own, pinned him, and won the NEVER championship for the Bullet Club.
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay defeated SANADA
This was an action-dense little match for a belt in another building.
The match opened with a prolonged athletic sequence where neither man could gain a significant upper hand. Ospreay was the first to take control, slowing the match down for some work on the mat. Once standing, SANADA answered with light offense before tying Ospreay in the paradise lock.
Ospreay sent SANADA to the floor, buying a breather before hitting an immaculate dive. Back inside, Ospreay tried for the OsCutter, but SANADA avoided the finisher. After a back and forth, Ospreay landed a high kick before attempting the OsCutter again; this time, it landed.
Once SANADA kicked out of the OsCutter, he reversed Strom Breaker into an offensive sequence of his own. SANADA landed a tiger suplex before trying for a moonsault, but Ospreay blocked the move with his knees. Ospreay hit a pair of hidden blades and a Storm Breaker to win the previously vacant IWGP United States Championship.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White(c) defeated Kazuchika Okada
White’s control segments were very compelling, but something about this match felt off. Regardless, I’m excited to see a White reign, especially with Forbidden Door right around the corner.
The feeling-out process saw Okada gain light control, sending White to the floor. Okada tried for a dive, but a strike from Gedo prevented this from happening. Another Gedo distraction allowed White to drop Okada with a DDT, establishing a lead for the challenger.
After choking Okada with the ring apron, White controlled the match on the mat. Once back to his feet, Okada dropped White with a forearm. White tried to cut off Okada’s bounceback but was met with a boot. A DDT scored Okada a near fall as he began to move towards his signature offense.
White rolled to the floor again. This time, Okada slammed White into the barricade and dropped him with a boot. Gedo then hit Okada, only to get beat down for his troubles. Okada followed up, taking out White and Gedo with a crossbody over the barricade.
Okada tried for a piledriver to the floor, but White blocked the move before driving Okada into the barricade. White then threw Okada into the barricade again, this time with a suplex. Back in the ring, White landed a brainbuster for a near fall.
White continued with uncontested offense for a while. After landing a facebuster, German suplex, and a Saito suplex to the floor, White took the fight back to the floor. White’s offense escalated even more with a uranage, but Okada blocked White’s attempt at a superplex.
Now in position, Okada lept from the top rope, delivering a dropkick to reset the match in his favor. Okada followed up with a top rope elbow drop before trying for the Rainmaker; White reversed into a dragonscrew and TTO. White was back in control. As Okada slipped free from the first hold, White transitioned into the Texas Cloverleaf, all the while eyeing down Hiroshi Tanahashi at ringside.
White tried taunting Okada with a series of slaps. Okada answered with a sudden dropkick before turning to the money clip. To escape the hold, White shoved Okada into the referee. Gedo slid White a chair, but Okada pushed it to the floor and locked the money clip back in. Gedo distracted the referee again, allowing White to escape via a low blow.
Okada maintained his control after a strike exchange, but White blocked the rainmaker attempt with a shot to the ribs. White followed up with a Regal-plex, bloody Sunday, and series of clotheslines, but Okada slipped free from Bladerunner. Okada landed a short-arm clothesline, tombstone, spinning rainmaker, drop kick, and backslide in an electric sequence, but White held on long enough to land Bladerunner before Okada could connect with rainmaker propper. White pinned Okada, winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
After his title win, White celebrated in the ring with the rest of Bullet Club. White then cut a show-closing promo, demanding the crowd to cheer. A lot of people in attendance listened to the new champion, audibly cheering for the first time in a long time. White bragged about selling out MSG and the United Center, insulted Tanahashi, and declared this the Switchblade Era.
Jay White — another NJPW star that popped up in Impact Wrestling this year — is done with the promotion for now due to his schedule.
PWInsider first reported the news Friday.
White’s schedule with NJPW in both Japan and the U.S. is preventing him from be a constant on Impact TV. The report made the comparison to JONAH who also recently wrapped up a short run in the company.
That leaves Chris Bey and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) as the only Bullet Club members left on the active roster. X-Division Champion Ace Austin was inducted at the Friday’s Best of the Super Juniors show, but that has yet to be conveyed on Impact TV.
It’s unclear what the creative plan is for all three with regards to the faction. Gallows and Anderson will challenge for the Impact Tag Team titles against The Briscoes at this month’s Slammiversary.
White made his on-screen debut last July at Slammiversary, staring down then-World champion Kenny Omega after his title defense over Sami Callihan.
The former IWGP World Champion wrestled 16 matches for Impact over the last year, primarily in tag team or multi-man matches. He never challenged for a title in that time.
It’s expected White will be part of this month’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
