NJPW: US Title Contender’s Tournament, Hirooki Goto 20th Anniversary & Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni Cards

NJPW Announces Mini-Tournament for #1 Contender for IWGP US Title

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding a mini-tournament to determine the next official challenger for Kenny Omega’s IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

It was announced that this upcoming four-man tournament will start at their Collision in Philadelphia 2023 event on April 16th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Finals to take place at their Dominion 2023 event on June 4th in Osaka Japan.

Full schedule for #1 Contender for IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship tournament:

• April 16th – NJPW Collision in Philadelphia 2023 -Lance Archer vs. Juice Robinson
• May 21st – NJPW Resurgence 2023 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Will Ospreay
• June 4th – Dominion 2023 – TBA vs. TBA

A major announcement!

4/16 in Philadelphia
Archer vs Juice

5/21 in Long Beach
Tanahashi vs Ospreayhttps://t.co/iZXSHF6c1U

6/4 in Osaka
Winners face off

Four former IWGP US Champions collide for a shot at @KennyOmegamanX‘s title!https://t.co/UPWNO6KK5C
#njresurgence pic.twitter.com/VKjJmIsiNk

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 10, 2023

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Full Card for NJPW Hirooki Goto 20th Anniversary Event

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for their Hirooki Goto 20th Anniversary Event, which takes place on April 22nd at the Tsu City Sangyo Sports Center Saorina in Tsu City, Japan.

• Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano vs. Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa
• Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, TJP, & Great-O-Khan)
• United Empire (Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, & Mark Davis) vs. TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, & Kosei Fujita)
• David Finlay, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo vs. Tama Tonga, Hikuleo, Master Wato, & Shota Umino
• Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, & Togi Makabe vs. Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Ren Narita) & Tiger Mask
• Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, & BUSHI vs. Just Five Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & DOUKI)
• Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, & SHO

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Full Card for NJPW Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni

New Japan Pro Wrestling also recently announced the full card for their Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni event, which takes place on April 29th at the Nishihara Shokai Arena in Kagoshima, Japan.

• YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano
• Oskar Leube & Shota Umino vs. Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL
• Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA, & Tomoaki Honma vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira, TJP, & Aaron Henare)
• TMDK (Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb
• Ryohei Oiwa, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Kazuchika Okada vs. Yuto Nakashima & Strong Style (Ren Narita, El Desperado, & Minoru Suzuki)
• Jado, Master Wato, Hikuleo, & Tama Tonga vs. Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, KENTA, & David Finlay
• BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, & Tetsuya Naito vs. Just Five Guys (DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & SANADA)
• IWGP Tag Team Championship – TMDK (Shane Haste & Micky Nicholls) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) (c)
• Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2023 Championship – Taichi vs. Shingo Takagi (c)