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Stardom showcase matches official for NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW has revealed the two Stardom showcase matches that will be taking place at Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome.

At Wrestle Grand Slam night one this Saturday, Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani will team against Maika & Lady C. Watanabe & Kamitani will then face Giulia & Syuri at Wrestle Grand Slam night two on Sunday.

These will be the first Stardom showcase matches in NJPW to air live on NJPW World. They have previously been dark matches.

Night one of Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome will begin at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time this Saturday. Night two will begin at 1:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday.

Here are the full lineups for both Wrestle Grand Slam shows:

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night one (Saturday, September 4) —

  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defends against Kota Ibushi
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Chase Owens defends the provisional KOPW 2021 trophy against Toru Yano in an I Quit match
  • YOH vs. SHO
  • Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask IV
  • Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani vs. Maika & Lady C

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night two (Sunday, September 5) —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi defends against EVIL
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Robbie Eagles defends against Hiromu Takahashi
  • IWGP Tag Team Champions Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi defend against Tetsuya Naito & SANADA and Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI in a three-way match
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo defend against El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb & The Great-O-Khan
  • Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani vs. Giulia & Syuri

NJPW reveals two matches for Wrestle Grand Slam night one

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has made the first two match announcements for Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night one on September 4. 

In a rematch from last Sunday’s Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, Kazuchika Okada will face Jeff Cobb. Okada was victorious at Tokyo Dome, pinning Cobb with a quick cradle. Cobb then attacked Okada at Tuesday’s Summer Struggle event in Korakuen Hall to set up the rematch. 

Also announced for MetLife Dome, Chase Owens will defend the KOPW 2021 provisional title against former title holder Toru Yano. A stipulation will be added to this match at a later date. Owens won a 22-man New Japan Ranbo at the Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome to claim the provisional KOPW title. 

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome is a two-night event. Three IWGP title matches have already been announced for night two. Here are the cards so far:

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome, Saturday, September 4, 4 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
  • KOPW 2021: Chase Owens (c) vs. Toru Yano

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome, Sunday, September 5, 2 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. EVIL
  • IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Robbie Eagles (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi

NJPW announces two Wrestle Grand Slam shows for September

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW has added two more Wrestle Grand Slam shows to its schedule. 

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome will be a two-night event held on Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5. 

The company also announced today that the Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome event originally scheduled for May 29 will now be held on Sunday, July 25. That show will be headlined by IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi making his first title defense, taking on Kota Ibushi. 

Additionally, the company announced that the Wrestle Grand Slam in Yokohama Stadium event has been canceled. That show was originally set to take place on May 15, but was postponed due to a state of emergency being declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The company released a statement that said that scheduling conflicts at Yokohama Stadium made setting a new date for that show in the near future impossible, so the decision was made to cancel. Ticket holders for that event will be refunded.