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NJPW reveals Lion’s Break Crown bracket, Strong card

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has revealed the bracket for the upcoming Lion’s Break Crown tournament and the full card for Friday’s NJPW Strong. 

In Lion’s Break Crown first round action, Logan Riegel will face The DKC. The winner of that bout will face the winner of Clark Connors vs. Jordan Clearwater. 

On the other side of the bracket, Danny Limelight will face Barrett Brown, while Adrian Quest and Blake Christian will square off. 

Friday’s NJPW Strong will host the first in a series of Road to Lion’s Break Crown events. All four first round matches will take place on the Friday, September 25 edition of the show. One semifinal match will air on the October 1 show, the other on October 8. 

In Friday’s opener, the tournament competitors will face off in an eight-man tag match as it will be Limelight, Connors, Riegel & Quest vs. The DKC, Christian, Clearwater & Brown. 

The semi-main event will see PJ Black & Rocky Romero team against Fred Rosser & Misterioso. Friday’s headliner will be ACH & Alex Zayne vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa).

NJPW Strong airs Fridays at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World. 

NJPW announces Lion’s Break Crown tournament

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has announced a new series of events that will take place on NJPW Strong.

Following the conclusion of the Fighting Spirit Unleashed series, NJPW has announced that its Friday night NJPW Strong show will play host to the Lion’s Break Crown tournament. 

The single-elimination tournament will feature eight competitors, described by NJPW in this video as “the hottest young talents that we can find anywhere.” 

As was the case with the Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour, Strong will be comprised of a series of Road to events, culminating with the NJPW Lion’s Break Crown event itself. 

The first Road to Lion’s Break Crown event will air on Friday, September 18 at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World. That show will be headlined by a tag match featuring ACH and Alex Zayne vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa).  

Further information as to specific talent involved in the Lions Break Crown tournament and how long the series will last has yet to be released.