NJPW: Full Card for Summer Struggle in Jingu, KOPW Tournament Matches, NJPW Strong, Togi Makabe

NJPW Announces Full Card for Summer Struggle in Jingu Event

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for their Summer Struggle in Jingu event, which takes place on August 29th at the Jingu Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

This event will air live on New Japan World starting at 4:00AM EST.

1. Master Wato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
2. NJPW King of Pro Wrestling Championship Tournament Finals 4-Way match – TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA
3. NEVER Openweight Championship – Minoru Suzuku vs. Shingo Takagi (c)
4. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi (c)
5. IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship – Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi (c)
6. IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Double Championship match – Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL (c)

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NJPW Announces KOPW Tournament First Round Matches

NJPW recently announced all of the first round matches for their upcoming King Of Pro Wrestling Championship tournament, which starts on August 26th at their Summer Struggle event in Tokyo, Japan.

• King Of Pro Wrestling Championship Tournament First Round – Satoshi Kojima vs. El Desperado
• King Of Pro Wrestling Championship Tournament First Round – Toru Yano vs. BUSHI
• King Of Pro Wrestling Championship Tournament First Round – SHO vs. SANADA
• King Of Pro Wrestling Championship Tournament First Round – Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi

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NJPW Announces Card & Debuts for Friday’s NJPW Strong Episode

NJPW also recently announced the full card for this Friday’s episode of NJPW Strong, which will feature PJ Black, Blake Christian, and Jordan Clearwater making their official debuts for the company.

The company also announced that due to a recent neck injury, Alex Coughlin will be out of action for their NJPW Strong series for the foreseeable future.

Full card for the August 14th episode of NJPW Strong:

• Jordan Clearwater & Clark Connors vs. Barrett Brown & Logan Riegel
• Alex Zayne, ACH, & TJP vs. Blake Christian, Misterioso, & PJ Black
• New Japan Cup 2020 Tournament Semi-Finals – David Finlay vs. Tama Tonga
• New Japan Cup 2020 Tournament Semi-Finals – Jeff Cobb vs. KENTA

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Togi Makabe to Miss Upcoming Events Due to Filming Commitments

NJPW announced that Togi Makabe will not be appearing at several upcoming events for the company due to filming commitments.

The company stated that Makabe will be involved in the shooting of a “major movie” starting on August 11th although his potential return date was not mentioned.

Official press statement:

Togi Makabe will be shooting a major movie in the coming weeks, and as a result will be absent from forthcoming events starting with Tuesday August 11’s live event in Osaka.

We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Makabe wrestle and appreciate your understanding and support.

Stay tuned for more news about this project when it becomes available!

Makabe’s comment: ‘I’ll be taking some time out to battle in the outside world for a while, all to benefit New Japan Pro-Wrestling! I’ll see you all again soon!’