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NJPW reveals cards for New Japan Showdown in San Jose & LA

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With the shows now under a week away, NJPW has revealed the cards for their next trip to the United States.

New Japan Showdown in San Jose is taking place at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California this Saturday (November 9). It will be headlined by a tag match, with Kazuchika Okada teaming with Will Ospreay against Kota Ibushi & Amazing Red.

Ibushi will challenge for Okada’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 14 night one on January 4. Amazing Red came out of retirement to face Ospreay on night one of this year’s Super J-Cup.

Two title matches are also set for New Japan Showdown in San Jose. Lance Archer will defend the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against David Finlay, while Revolution Pro Wrestling British Cruiserweight Champion El Phantasmo will defend his title against SHO.

The San Jose event will feature Jushin Thunder Liger’s final match in the United States. He’s teaming with Aaron Solow against Toru Yano & Colt Cabana.

The Globe Theatre is hosting New Japan Showdown in Los Angeles next Monday (November 11). Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI will face Jay White, Chase Owens & Gedo in the main event.

The San Jose show will air live on New Japan World at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday.

Here are the full lineups for both events:

New Japan Showdown in San Jose (November 9) —

  • Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi & Amazing Red
  • Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi vs. Jay White & Chase Owens
  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Lance Archer defending against David Finlay
  • RevPro British Cruiserweight Champion El Phantasmo defending against SHO
  • Hirooki Goto, YOH & Rocky Romero vs. KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Jado
  • Tomohiro Ishii, Juice Robinson & TJP vs. EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI
  • Karl Fredericks & Clark Connors vs. Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado
  • Jushin Thunder Liger & Aaron Solow vs. Toru Yano & Colt Cabana
  • Ren Narita vs. Alex Coughlin

New Japan Showdown in Los Angeles (November 11) —

  • Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. Jay White, Chase Owens & Gedo
  • Hirooki Goto, SHO & YOH vs. KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
  • Kota Ibushi vs. Ren Narita
  • Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero vs. EVIL & SANADA
  • Juice Robinson, David Finlay & Clark Connors vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & El Desperado
  • Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Karl Fredericks & Alex Coughlin
  • Amazing Red & TJP vs. Aaron Solow & Alex Zayne

Liger’s final US match set for New Japan Showdown in San Jose

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW has set a date for Jushin Thunder Liger’s final match in the United States.

It was announced tonight that Liger’s last US match will take place at New Japan Showdown in San Jose on Saturday, November 9. Who Liger will be facing in the match has yet to be revealed.

Liger will retire in January, with him having his final matches at Wrestle Kingdom 14 nights one and two.

NJPW has announced that Liger, Tatsumi Fujinami, The Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask IV will face Naoki Sano, Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Ryusuke Taguchi at Wrestle Kingdom night one on January 4. El Samurai will be in Liger’s corner, while Kuniaki Kobayashi will be accompanying their opponents.

Liger’s match for Wrestle Kingdom night two hasn’t been announced. His retirement ceremony will be held at New Year Dash on January 6.

The San Jose Civic is hosting New Japan Showdown in San Jose. New Japan Showdown in Los Angeles will take place at the Globe Theatre on Monday, November 11.

Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and Taiji Ishimori have been added to both New Japan Showdown events. Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, Jay White, Chase Owens, Minoru Suzuki, and Lance Archer will also be on both shows, while Liger, Kazuchika Okada, and Will Ospreay will only be appearing in San Jose.

NJPW announces talent for New Japan Showdown events

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW has announced the first set of names for their New Japan Showdown tour in California.

There will be two New Japan Showdown events on the tour. New Japan Showdown in San Jose will take place at the San Jose Civic on Saturday, November 9, while the Globe Theatre will host New Japan Showdown in Los Angeles on Monday, November 11.

Of the wrestlers announced for the tour, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, and Jushin Thunder Liger will only be appearing at the San Jose show.

Here are the wrestlers that have been confirmed for the New Japan Showdown events:

  • Kota Ibushi
  • Jushin Thunder Liger (San Jose only)
  • Juice Robinson
  • Kazuchika Okada (San Jose only)
  • Will Ospreay (San Jose only)
  • Tetsuya Naito
  • EVIL
  • SANADA
  • Jay White
  • Chase Owens
  • Minoru Suzuki
  • Lance Archer

Tickets for New Japan Showdown in San Jose are going on sale this Friday (September 13) at noon Eastern time. Ticket information for New Japan Showdown in Los Angeles has yet to be announced.