Karen Peterson & Bruce Lord review NJPW STRONG’s debut in Japan with Independence Day, a 2-day special event in Korakuen Hall highlighted by El Desperado and Jon Moxley in double feature deathmatches.
Plus: KENTA, Willow Nightingale and Bishamon defend their STRONG Championships while STARDOM’s Giulia & Thekla make their STRONG debuts.
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NJPW STRONG Independence Day
- Dates: Night 1 Tuesday, July 4, 2023 & Night 2 Wednesday, July 5, 2023
- Venue: Korakuen Hall
- English Commentary Team: Ian Riccaboni & Chris Charlton
- Availability: NJPW World PPV (roughly $30; 2-night combo ticket)
Event Lineup Night 1
- Exciting Encounter Doomsday No DQ Match (1/60): El Desperado & Jun Kasai vs. Jon Moxley & Homicide
- IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Championships (1/60): TJP & Francesco Akira © vs. Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Championships (1/30): Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd
- Tag Match (1/20): Willow Nightingale & Momo Kohgo vs. Giulia & Thekla
- Tag Match (1/20): Eddie Kingston & Rocky Romero vs. KENTA & Gedo
- Singles Match (1/20): Kosei Fujita vs. Tom Lawlor
- 6-Man Tag Match (1/20): Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Ryohei Oiwa vs. JR Kratos, Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson
- Singles Match (1/20): The DKC vs. Bad Dude Tito
- FREE: Buy-in Kick Off Match (1/15): Ryusuke Taguchi, YOH & Oskar Leube vs. Kengo, Dragon Libre & Takahiro Katori
Event Lineup Night 2
- Final Death (1/60): El Desperado vs. Jon Moxley
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship (1/60): KENTA © vs. Eddie Kingston
- IWGP Tag Team Championships (1/60): Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI © vs. Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd
- NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship (1/30): Willow Nightingale © vs. Giulia
- 6-Man Tag Match (1/30): Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & The DKC vs. Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson
- Tag Match (1/20): Lance Archer & Alex Zayne vs. Bad Dude Tito & Kosei Fujita
- IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Championship (1/60): Rocky Romero & YOH vs. Clark Connors & Drilla Maloney ©
- Tag Match (1/20): Homicide & Ryohei Oiwa vs. TJP & Francesco Akira
- Singles Match (1/20): Oskar Leube vs. Satoshi Kojima
- FREE: The Buy-In Kick Off Match (1/15): Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Boltin Oleg vs. Rekka, Dragon Libre & Takahiro Katori
Upcoming Schedule
- G1 Climax 33 (7/15-8/13) – Finals at Ryogoku Sumo Hall
- All-Star Junior Festival 2023 USA (8/19) – 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA
- IMPACT x NJPW: Multiverse United 2 (8/20) – 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA
- NEW! DESTRUCTION in KOBE (9/24) Kobe World Memorial Hall
- NEW! DESTRUCTION in RYOGOKU (10/9) Ryogoku Sumo Hall
- NEW! Wrestle Kingdom 18 (1/4/2024) Tokyo Dome
Photo Courtesy: NJPW
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