G1 Special In San Francisco
New Japan Pro Wrestling will be presenting G1 Special From San Francisco on July 7th. Four matches have been announced, including Kenny Omega’s first IWGP Heavyweight Title defense. The show will be broadcast live on AXS TV.
7/7
- CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI)
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match: Jay White (c) vs. Juice Robinson
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Cody
Huge matches set for G1 Special in San Francisco! Cody v Kenny, Juice v Switchblade, and a major tag title match!#njpw #g1usahttps://t.co/5FmtU9gZ4w pic.twitter.com/atVvEUrsLz
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) June 11, 2018
Matches Announced For Strong Style: Evolved UK
New Japan Pro Wrestling and Revolution: Pro Wrestling will be presenting Strong Style: Evolved UK on 6/30 & 7/1. The shows will be a who’s-who of British & Japanese talent. The shows will be available on VOD on NJPWWorld.com
6/30 Milton Keynes
- Shota Umino vs. ???
- Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)
- Suzuki-gun (Takashi Iizuka, El Desperado & Taichi) vs. CHAOS (Jay White, Gedo & Toru Yano)
- Tiger Mask vs. David Starr
- WALTER vs. Yuji Nagata
- Chris Brookes vs. YOSHI-HASHI
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Will Ospreay
- Undisputed British Tag Team Championship Match: Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.) (c) vs. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii)
7/1 Manchester
- Dan Duggan vs. ???
- Shota Umino vs. Yuji Nagata
- El Phantasmo vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. Tiger Mask vs. David Starr
- Suzuki-gun (Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi) vs. CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Toru Yano)
- WALTER vs. Yujiro Takahashi
- Jay White vs. Chris Brookes
- Taichi vs. Will Ospreay
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- British Heavyweight Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki
“I Represent Pro Wrestling,” Kenny Omega
Kenny Omega took part in a press conference after Dominion, where he said he understands the position that he now in, after dethroning Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
“This belt doesn’t just mean I’m the champion of New Japan Pro Wrestling. This kinda means I represent pro wrestling.”
https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1006015689512177665
Commentary Team For G1 Special In San Francisco Revealed
With the announcement of the card for G1 Special in San Francisco, the announce team has also been revealed.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross will be joined by former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett to do commentary for the show, which will air live on AXS TV.
I’m in and so is @JoshLBarnett on @AXSTV at the @cowpalacesf
SlobberKnocker Time https://t.co/aNHF6g3ymG
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) June 12, 2018
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