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Tag Team tournament semifinals to begin on this week’s NJPW Strong

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The semifinals in the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship tournament kick off on Saturday’s episode. 

In the first semifinal bout, Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura will team against TMDK’s Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls on this week’s episode. The second semifinal, likely to air next week, will feature Aussie Open’s Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis facing Stray Dog Army’s Barrett Brown and Misterioso. The tournament finals will be taped Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina at the High Alert event.

Two other matches  have been announced for Saturday’s Ignition episode. 

Negro Casas’s Strong debut will air, as the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Famer teams with Adrian Quest, and Lucas Riley against Rocky Romero, Mascara Dorada, and David Finlay.

In Saturday’s opener, JR Kratos will face Jordan Cruz.

Saturday’s full lineup: 

NJPW Strong: Ignition night three, Saturday, July 23, 8 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal: Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura vs. Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls
  • Negro Casas, Adrian Quest & Lucas Riley vs. Rocky Romero, Mascara Dorada & David Finlay
  • JR Kratos vs. Jordan Cruz

Tag Team title tournament continues on this week’s NJPW Strong

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The Openweight Tag Team Championship tournament continues on Saturday’s Ignition episode of NJPW Strong with a pair of first round matches. 

Dark Order’s Evil Uno and Alan Angels will team against Aussie Open’s Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis in one of the quarterfinal bouts. Angels has left AEW since the Ignition series was taped last month, and has since made his Impact Wrestling debut.

In the other tournament bout, Stray Dog Army’s Barrett Brown and Misterioso will team against the Midnight Heat duo of Ricky Gibson and Eddie Pearl. 

In a non-tournament match, former Strong Openweight Champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor will take on Bad Dude Tito. 

Here is Saturday’s full lineup: 

NJPW Strong: Ignition night two, Saturday, July 16, 8 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship tournament first round: Dark Order (Evil Uno & Alan Angels) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)
  • “Filthy” Tom Lawlor vs. Bad Dude Tito
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship tournament first round: Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown & Misterioso) vs. Midnight Heat (Ricky Gibson & Eddie Pearl)

Negro Casas set for NJPW Strong debut at Ignition

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Famer Negro Casas has been announced for his NJPW Strong debut match on June 19. 

Casas will team with Adrian Quest and Lucas Riley in a trios match at NJPW Strong Ignition, facing Mascara Dorada, Ren Narita, and David Finlay. 

The Casas debut is one of five new matches announced for the Sunday, June 19 show in Los Angeles at the Vermont Hollywood. 

Also announced, JONAH will face Taylor Rust in singles action. In another bout, JR Kratos will take on the debuting Jordan Cruz. Fred Yehi will face Bateman in another contest set for Los Angeles. Additionally, Barrett Brown and Misterioso team against Kevin Knight and The DKC. 

The five newly announced bouts join Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yuya Uemura vs. Jay White and Hikuleo in the Ignition lineup. 

Here is the card to this point: 

NJPW Strong Ignition, Sunday, June 19 —

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuya Uemura vs. Jay White & Hikuleo
  • Negro Casas, Adrian Quest & Lucas Riley vs. Mascara Dorada, Ren Narita & David Finlay
  • JONAH vs. Taylor Rust
  • JR Kratos vs. Jordan Cruz
  • Fred Yehi vs. Bateman
  • Barrett Brown & Misterioso vs. Kevin Knight & The DKC

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay White set for tag team match at NJPW Strong Ignition

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has announced the first match for the Ignition taping of Strong in Los Angeles on June 19. 

In tag team action, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yuya Uemura will face Bullet Club’s Jay White and Hikuleo. The match was announced Tuesday evening. 

White and Hikuleo teamed at Capital Collision earlier this month, defeating Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero in a tag bout in Washington, DC. At the same show, Tanahashi lost the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship to Juice Robinson in a four-way match also involving Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay.

White is currently scheduled to challenge Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Dominion in Osaka on Sunday, June 12. 

Ignition will be taped at the Vermont Hollywood, venue, which has quickly become Strong’s home base since their first visit there last December. 

NJPW Strong: Ignition, Sunday, June 19 —

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuya Uemura vs. Jay White & Hikuleo

NJPW Strong announces Ignition tapings for June

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NJPW Strong will be back at its home venue for a night of television tapings this June.

A set of NJPW Strong tapings called “Ignition” will be held at The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, June 19. The tapings are taking place one week before AEW & NJPW’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view in Chicago.

Jay White, Hikuleo, Strong Openweight Champion Tom Lawlor, and Mascara Dorada are advertised for the Ignition tapings.

Tickets for the tapings will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific time.

NJPW wrote about the tapings:

Since its debut in December 2021, NJPW STRONG has established an incredible home in the Vermont Hollywood, with packed and red hot crowds being a theme through Nemesis, Rivals, and the soon to air Mutiny series.

On Sunday June 19, STRONG returns to the Vermont, with Ignition! Just one week before NJPW’s big stars combine with AEW for Forbidden Door in Chicago’s United Center, the names will be out in force to do battle in Hollywood. With Jay White, Hikuleo, Tom Lawlor, Mascara Dorada and more already confirmed to be in the lineup, what surprises may unfold, and what matches will fans be treated to at Ignition?

Stay tuned for more details, and get the best tickets fast! Tickets go on sale FRIDAY, April 29 at 10 AM Pacific!

NJPW Strong will also be holding tapings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, May 15.

Full lineup revealed for Friday’s NJPW Strong Ignition

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NJPW has announced the full card for this week’s Ignition episode of Strong. 

Already announced, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor will defend the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship against Karl Fredericks in the main event. 

In the second match, Rocky Romero will face Clark Connors. Romero and Connors have met twice before, with Romero winning both matches. 

In Friday’s opener Fred Yehi and Wheeler Yuta will face LA Dojo members Kevin Knight and The DKC in tag team action. 

Both of those teams will also be participants in the Tag Team Turbulence tournament to be held on Strong in July. Yehi and Yuta will face Yuji Nagata and Ren Narita on July 16, while Knight and The DKC will take on Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs on the 16th. 

Strong airs Fridays at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World and is available on demand shortly after airing. 

Here is Friday’s full lineup:

NJPW Strong: Ignition, Friday, June 25 —

  • NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Karl Fredericks
  • Rocky Romero vs. Clark Connors
  • Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta vs. Kevin Knight & The DKC

Impact Wrestling’s Josh Alexander to make NJPW Strong debut

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Impact Wrestling’s Josh Alexander will make his NJPW Strong debut on this Friday’s Ignition episode of the show. 

Alexander will take on Alex Coughlin as Coughlin’s open challenge series begins. Alexander currently holds the Impact X Division Championship. 

Ignition will be a two-night event on Strong, held on this and next week’s episodes. 

Already announced as the main event for Friday’s show is Satoshi Kojima vs. JR Kratos. Also announced for this week is Fred Rosser and Adrian Quest taking on Bateman and Barrett Brown in tag team action. 

The June 25 episode will be headlined by an NJPW Strong Openweight Championship match, with Tom Lawlor defending the title against Karl Fredericks. 

Strong airs Fridays at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World and is available on demand shortly after airing. 

Here are the announced lineups for Ignition so far:

NJPW Strong: Ignition, Friday, June 18 —

  • Satoshi Kojima vs. JR Kratos
  • Fred Rosser & Adrian Quest vs. Bateman & Barrett Brown
  • Josh Alexander vs. Alex Coughlin

NJPW Strong: Ignition, Friday, June 25 —

  • NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Karl Fredericks

Fred Yehi to make NJPW Strong debut at Road to Ignition

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has revealed the full lineup for this week’s Road to Ignition episode of Strong. 

Fred Yehi will make his NJPW Strong debut, teaming with Wheeler Yuta in the main event. Yehi and Yuta will face Strong regulars Misterioso and Jordan Clearwater. Yehi is the number one contender for the ROH Pure Championship. 

In the second match, Rocky Romero and Lio Rush will tag against Clark Connors and The DKC. 

In Friday’s opener, Alex Coughlin will take on Hikuleo in singles competition. Hikuleo will be making his first appearance on Strong since losing a no DQ match to Fred Rosser on the May 21 episode. 

Strong airs Fridays at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World and is available on demand shortly after airing. 

Here is Friday’s full lineup:

  • Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta vs. Misterioso & Jordan Clearwater
  • Rocky Romero & Lio Rush vs. Clark Connors & The DKC
  • Alex Coughlin vs. Hikuleo

Satoshi Kojima to make NJPW Strong debut in tag team match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has revealed the full lineup for this week’s Road to Ignition episode of Strong. 

Satoshi Kojima will make his Strong debut this week. In Friday’s main event, he will team with Karl Fredericks. They will take on Team Filthy’s JR Kratos and Danny Limelight. Fredericks is next in line to face Team Filthy leader Tom Lawlor for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship. 

Adrian Quest will take on Barrett Brown on Friday’s episode. Quest and Brown used to team together on Strong, but the duo split up on the May 7 edition of Strong. 

In this week’s opener, TJP will take on LA Dojo prospect Kevin Knight. 

Strong airs Fridays at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World and is available on demand shortly after airing. 

Here is Friday’s full lineup:

  • Satoshi Kojima & Karl Fredericks vs. JR Kratos & Danny Limelight
  • Adrian Quest vs. Barrett Brown
  • TJP vs. Kevin Knight