Two matches on the bill for the next episode of STRONG.
The first episode of NJPW STRONG is airing on NJPW World on January 7th. It’ll feature IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White tagging with El Phantasmo to face Hikuleo and Alan Angels.
Headlining the show is a STRONG Survivor Match to determine the number one contender to Fred Rosser’s STRONG Openweight Championship. Here are the rules for the STRONG Survivor Match:
– Match begins as a Battle Royale with over the top eliminations
– When there are four wrestlers left, it becomes pinfall/submission eliminations
– Last wrestler remaining gets the title match
Saturday on an all new #njpwSTRONG!
Get 2023 off to a STRONG start with the first STRONG Survivor Match to crown a new number one contender!
Plus, Jay White & El Phantasmo face Hikuleo and Alan Angels!
Saturday 8/7c on NJPW World and FITE!https://t.co/BcsnPMJgTZ pic.twitter.com/43jKpjKPzd
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 3, 2023
NJPW’s biggest show of the calendar year, Wrestle Kingdom 17 is taking place on January 4th. To get a look at the match card, click here.
