List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America events
This is a List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America events, detailing all notable professional wrestling cards promoted on pay-per-view (PPV), and NJPW World by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) United States-based subsidiary, "New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America" (NJoA), and its NJPW Strong brand; as well as other events promoted by NJPW in North America since 2019.
On October 21, 2019, NJPW announced the formation of an American subsidiary called "New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America".[1] On July 31, 2020, NJPW announced a new weekly series titled NJPW Strong. As part of NJPW's expansion into the United States, the series would be produced by NJoA.[2]
On January 30, 2023, NJPW announced that all of the promotion's future American events would be branded under the "Strong" name. NJoA PPVs have since aired under the NJPW Strong Live banner, and are later presented as part of the NJPW Strong on Demand series.[3]
Past events
[edit]2020–2021
[edit]| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4–11, 2020 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2020 | Oceanview Pavilion | Port Hueneme, California, USA | Flip Gordon vs. Jay White Kenta vs. Jeff Cobb for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate |
| August 14 | Resurgence | The Torch at LA Coliseum | Los Angeles, California, USA | Lance Archer (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship |
| August 16 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 | Thunder Studios | Long Beach, California, USA | Tom Lawlor (c) (with J. R. Kratos) vs. Lio Rush for the Strong Openweight Championship |
| November 13 | Battle in the Valley | San Jose Civic | San Jose, California, USA | Jay White (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship |
2022
[edit]2023
[edit]2024
[edit]| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Battle in the Valley | San Jose Civic | San Jose, California, USA | Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay |
| April 12 | Windy City Riot | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jon Moxley for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
| May 11 | Resurgence | Toyota Arena | Ontario, California, USA | Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
| June 30 | Forbidden Door | UBS Arena | Elmont, New York, USA | Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship |
| August 30 | Capital Collision | Entertainment and Sports Arena | Washington, D.C., USA | Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Momo Watanabe for the Strong Women's Championship |
| November 8 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed | Lowell Memorial Auditorium | Lowell, Massachusetts, USA | Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Kosei Fujita for the Strong Openweight Championship |
| December 15 | Strong Style Evolved | Walter Pyramid | Long Beach, California, USA | Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Hazuki for the Strong Women's Championship |
2025
[edit]| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Battle in the Valley | San Jose Civic | San Jose, California, USA | El Desperado (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship |
| April 11 | Windy City Riot | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Konosuke Takeshita vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| May 9 | Resurgence | Toyota Arena | Ontario, California, USA | TBA |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NJPW Announced New Japan Pro Wrestling of America Subsidiary". f4wonline. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "New Japan Cup USA announced for NJPW STRONG debut 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bushiroad. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "NJPW of America, STRONG transform in 2023 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 30, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
