Honor Rising: Japan 2018

Honor Rising: Japan 2018
Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Ring of Honor
Date February 23 and 24, 2018
City Tokyo, Japan
Venue Korakuen Hall
Attendance 1,700 (February 23)[1]
1,714 (February 24)[2]
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Honor Rising: Japan 2018 was a two-day professional wrestling "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The shows took place on February 23 and 24, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Continuing the partnership between NJPW and ROH, these were the second annual Honor Rising: Japan shows co-produced by NJPW and ROH.

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Chris Charlton (English-language announcer)
Don Callis (English-language announcer)
Kevin Kelly (English-language announcer)
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno
Tiger Hattori

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 featured professional wrestling matches, involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's and NJPW's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Results

February 23
No. Results[4][5] Stipulations Times[1]
1 Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Toa Henare Tag team match 7:20
2 Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Cheeseburger defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa) Six-man tag team match 7:08
3 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated David Finlay and Juice Robinson Tag Team match 12:05
4 Flip Gordon defeated Kushida and Hiromu Takahashi Three-way match 12:48
5 Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White) defeated Dalton Castle, Ryusuke Taguchi and Jay Lethal Six-man tag team match 10:10
6 Hirooki Goto (c) defeated Beer City Bruiser Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship 13:38
7 Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll) defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega and Chase Owens Six-man tag team match 20:30
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
February 24
No. Results[6][7] Stipulations Times[2]
1 Beer City Bruiser defeated Toa Henare Singles match 4:25
2 David Finlay, Juice Robinson and Jay Lethal defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi) Six-man tag team match 6:35
3 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Flip Gordon Tag team match 10:17
4 Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) defeated Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Cheeseburger Six-man tag team match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship 9:16
5 Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Hangman Page) defeated Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White) Six-man tag team match 12:35
6 Dalton Castle (c) defeated Beretta and Beer City Bruiser Three-way match for the ROH World Championship 16:00
7 Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll) Tag Team match 20:15
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. 1 2 "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Renner, Ethan (February 23, 2018). "NJPW/ROH Honor Rising results: Omega & ibushi Team Up". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Gagnon, Joshua (February 23, 2018). "NJPW - ROH Honor Rising Results (2/23): Kenny Omega And Kota Ibushi Faces The Bullet Club". Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Macklin, Matthew (February 24, 2018). "The Young Bucks confront The Golen Lovers: Honor Rising Night Two report from Tokyo, Japan". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rose, Bryan (February 24, 2018). "NJPW-ROH Honor Rising night two results: Omega-Ibushi vs. Cody-Scurll". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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