Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/05/22/njpw-resurgence-2023-review/
Karen Peterson & Bruce Lord review NJPW Resurgence with the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Tournament, Hikuleo’s first NJPW STRONG Championship defense in a rematch against KENTA, and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Will Ospreay in the first round of the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship’s Number One Contenders’ Tournament.
NJPW Resurgence
- Time/Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023 (7:20PM; 8PM ET)
- Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California
- English Commentary Team: Ian Riccaboni, Veda Scott, & Alex Koslov
- Japanese Commentary Team: Haruo Murata, Miki Motoi & Toru Yano
- Availability: NJPW World PPV (roughly $22.30)
Event Lineup
- NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship (1/30): Winner Moné/Vaquer vs. Winner Kohgo/Nightingale
- IWGP US Championship #1 Contender 1st Round: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Will Ospreay
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship (1/30): Hikuleo (c) vs. KENTA (Bullet Club)
- 6-Man Tag Match (1/30): CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero) vs. Shota Umino, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
- NO DQ Street Fight: Fred Rosser (NJPW) vs. Juice Robinson (AEW)
- STRONG Women’s Championship 1st Round: Momo Kohgo (STARDOM) vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW)
- STRONG Women’s Championship 1st Round: Mercedes Moné vs. Stephanie Vaquer (CMLL)
- Tag Match: Zack Sabre, Jr & Bad Dude Tito (TMDK) vs. Bárbaro Cavernario & Virus
- Kick Off Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Christopher Daniels
- Kick Off Match: The DKC vs. Bateman
Big Announcements
- IWGP US Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Final: Lance Archer vs. Will Ospreay at Dominion (6/4)
- Aussie Open vacate Tag Championships
- NJPW STRONG debuts in Japan on Independence Day (7/4-5/23) at Korakuen Hall
- Eddie Kingston Challenges for the NJPW STRONG Championship
Upcoming Schedule
- Best of the Super Juniors 30 Semi-Finals (5/26) Yoyogi National Stadium Auxiliary Gymnasium
- Best of the Super Juniors 30 Finals (5/28) Ota Ward Gymnasium
- Dominion (6/4) Osaka-jo Hall
- All Together Again (6/9) Ryogoku Sumo Hall
- Forbidden Door II (6/25) Scotiabank Arena
- NJPW STRONG Independence Day (7/4-5) Korakuen Hall
- G1 Climax 33 (7/15-8/13) – Finals at Ryogoku Sumo Hall
Photo Courtesy: NJPW
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