NJPW Announced Fantasicamania 2024: Lucha Libre USA Event for This July in San Jose
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that they will be holding a new co-promoted Fantasticamania event with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the United States this July.
It was announced that this upcoming event is called Fantasicamania 2024: Lucha Libre USA and will be taking place on July 13th at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
During the NJPW Resurgence pay-per-view, a vignette announced that an American version of FantasticaMania would be coming to the San Jose Civic Auditorium on July 13. pic.twitter.com/qXKmiUlblo
— Robert DeFelice (@dudefelice) May 12, 2024
The lucha libre fiesta comes to the United States!
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) May 12, 2024
San Jose, get set for Fantasticamania 2024: Lucha Libre USA July 13!#njpw #njcmll pic.twitter.com/0w7ThbTxgX
This will be the first time ever that NJPW and CMLL will be holding a Fantasicamania event in the U.S,
Young Bucks Make Surprise Appearance at NJPW Resurgence 2024
Saturday’s Resurgence 2024 event for NJPW in Ontario, California featured The Young Bucks making a surprise appearance.
Following Gabe Kidd’s victory over Eddie Kingston in a No Ropes, Last man Standing match to become the new NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, The Elite’s Jack Perry came out and made his way towards the ring as Kingston was making his way back into the ring. This led to Kingston being distracted long enough for the Young Bucks to run out from the crowd and attacked Kingston.
Just moments after losing a war over the #njpwSTRONG Openweight Championship, now he's being attacked by Matthew and Nicholas Jackson!
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) May 12, 2024
Order NOW!https://t.co/jh1PgQw9FM#njpw #njresurgence pic.twitter.com/aZ8WjB0o6A
The Young Bucks gave a promo talking about their surprise appearance and proceeded to mock Kingston, their hometown of Ontario, and Ontario, California folk. The Young Bucks then issued a challenge to Kingston for a match at Forbidden Door before continuing their attack on Kingston that ended with an EVP Trigger to lay him out and left the ring with Perry afterwards.
This was the Young Bucks’ first appearance in NJPW since Wrestle Kingdom 13 in January of 2019.
Two New Champions Crowned at NJPW Resurgence 2024
Saturday’s NJPW Resurgence 2024 event also featured two championships changing hands.
The first championship change was the Guerillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) defeating TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) to become the new NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions.
G.O.D. ARE CHAMPS AGAIN ELP IS A CHAMPION AGAIN RAHHHH #njresurgence pic.twitter.com/KAqcqcA160
— corinne Ω 🌸 ELP IS CHAMP (@whirlingcandy) May 12, 2024
The second championship change was Gabe Kidd defeating Eddie Kingston in a No Ropes, Last Man Standing match to become the new NJPW Strong Openweight Champion.
GABE KIDD ICHIBAN!!!!!!!! WAR READY IS THE FUCKIN GOAT!!! MY WRESTLER OF THE YEAR #njresurgence pic.twitter.com/0gJZLUgHSd
— Laz ⚖️ (@CommodoreLaz) May 12, 2024
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