ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds
Promotion(s) Ring of Honor
New Japan Pro Wrestling
First event War of the Worlds (2014)

War of the Worlds is a professional wrestling supershow co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The two promotions announced a partnership in February 2014, which led to the first War of the Worlds event taking place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City the following May.[1] In 2015, ROH and NJPW presented two War of the Worlds events, both taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May.[2] In 2016, War of the Worlds took place over three shows in Dearborn, Michigan, Toronto and New York City,[3] with Philadelphia added to the tour in 2017.[4][5] 2017 also saw the first War of the Worlds UK tour, for which ROH and NJPW partnered with the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions.[6]

Events

# Event Date City Venue Attendance Main event Ref(s)
1 War of the Worlds (2014) May 17, 2014 New York City, New York, U.S. Hammerstein Ballroom 3,000 A.J. Styles (c) versus Kazuchika Okada versus Michael Elgin for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [7][8][9]
2 War of the Worlds '15 May 12, 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 2300 Arena 1,200 Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura) versus The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) [10][11]
3 May 13, 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 2300 Arena 1,200 Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) versus The Kingdom (Adam Cole, Matt Taven and Michael Bennett) [12][13]
4 War of the Worlds (2016) May 9, 2016 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center 1,200 Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Colt Cabana, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe versus Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa/Tanga Roa) [14][15]
5 May 11, 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ted Reeve Arena 1,500 Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa/Tanga Roa) versus Jay Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe and Roderick Strong [16][17]
6 May 14, 2016 New York City, New York, U.S. Terminal 5 1,200 Bullet Club (Adam Cole and Matt Jackson) versus Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) versus Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong [18][19][20]
7 War of the Worlds (2017) May 7, 2017 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ted Reeve Arena 1,500 The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Hiroshi Tanahashi versus The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) [21][22][23]
8 May 10, 2017 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center 1,000 Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) versus Chaos (Beretta, Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay) [24][25]
9 May 12, 2017 New York City, New York, U.S. Hammerstein Ballroom 1,800 Christopher Daniels (c) versus Cody versus Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship [26][27][28]
10 May 14, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 2300 Arena 1,100 Adam Cole versus Marty Scurll in a Philadelphia Street Fight [29][30]
11 War of the Worlds UK August 18, 2017 London, England York Hall N/A Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) versus Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) [31]
12 August 19, 2017 Liverpool, England Liverpool Olympia N/A Cody (c) versus Sanada for the ROH World Championship [32]
13 August 20, 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh Corn Exchange N/A Jay Lethal versus Silas Young in an Edinburgh Street Fight [33]
14 War of the Worlds Tour May 9, 2018 Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell Memorial Auditorium TBA The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) versus Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) [34]
15 May 11, 2018 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ted Reeve Arena TBA Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) versus Dalton Castle, Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Colt Cabana [35]
16 May 12, 2018 Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak Music Theatre TBA The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) versus Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Bushi) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship [36]
17 May 13, 2018 Chicago, Illinois Odeum Expo Center TBA Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) versus Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) [37]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. ↑ Caldwell, James (February 22, 2014). "ROH news: Saturday's announcement - New Japan coming to ROH later this year". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (March 8, 2014). "ROH announces another date with New Japan". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 4, 2016). "ROH/New Japan War of the Worlds tour stops announced for Michigan, NYC and Toronto". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 15, 2017). "ROH announces War of the Worlds tour dates with NJPW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Mike (March 3, 2017). "ROH New Japan tour date for NYC announced". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 22, 2017). "ROH announces War of the World tour for Great Britain". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ "ROH＆新日本プロレス「War of the Worlds」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ Caldwell, James (May 17, 2014). "Caldwell's ROH iPPV results 5/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of War of the Worlds - ROH Title & IWGP Title main events, new ROH tag champs, Steen vs. Nakamura, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 17, 2014). "ROH/New Japan live coverage 5-17 New York". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 12, 2015). "Complete ROH-New Japan War of the Worlds coverage from Philadelphia". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Show results - 5/12 ROH in Philadelphia, Pa.: Night 1 of ROH vs. New Japan tour - Styles's mystery opponent, three tag champs in one match, Briscoes vs. Okada & Nakamura main event, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ Zimmerman, Zack (May 13, 2015). "5/13 ROH War of the Worlds Night Two results: AJ Styles and The Young Bucks vs. Adam Cole, Matt Taven, and Michael Bennett (w/Maria) in a six-man tag, Jay Briscoe vs. Bobby Fish for the ROH Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ Blue, Tyler (May 14, 2015). "Show results - 5/13 ROH vs. New Japan in Philadelphia - Night 2: Second report on Briscoe vs. Fish, Tanahashi-Strong, Nakamura, Kingdom-Bullet Club, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 9, 2016). "Bullet Club reigns supreme: ROH War of the Worlds tour coverage from Dearborn, Michigan". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ Young, Brian (May 9, 2016). "Full ROH taping results from Dearborn, MI: Bullet Club angle continues". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ Lam, Jeff (May 11, 2016). "Four weeks of ROH TV tapings from Toronto, ONT: June PPV main event announced". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ Burgess, Mike (May 12, 2016). "Spoilers: Ring of Honor-New Japan War of the Worlds tour in Toronto TV taping live report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 14, 2016). "Complete ROH-New Japan 'War of the Worlds' tour finale in NYC coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  19. ↑ "5/14 ROH in New York City Results – Team ROH vs. Team NJPW vs. Team Bullet Club main event, Tag Title match, Naito, Kushida, MCMG, Liger, Alexander's farewell". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  20. ↑ Laprade, Patric (May 15, 2016). "NYC crowd hot for ROH-New Japan lineup". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  21. ↑ Lam, Jeff (May 7, 2017). "ROH War of the Worlds live results: The Elite come to Toronto". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  22. ↑ Burgess, Mike (May 8, 2017). "Omega & Bucks vs. Daniels & Tanahashi & Kazarian, Cody vs. Ospreay & more: 5/7 ROH War of the Worlds tour in Toronto live report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  23. ↑ Oliver, Greg (May 8, 2017). "Omega, Young Bucks make wonderful conductors". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  24. ↑ Harper, Jason (May 11, 2017). "5/10 Ring of Honor 'War of the Worlds tour' in Dearborn, Michigan live report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  25. ↑ Fragomeni, Joel (May 11, 2017). "ROH War of the Worlds live results: Chaos vs. Bullet Club in Dearborn". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  26. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 12, 2017). "ROH War of the Worlds PPV live results: Daniels vs. Cody vs. Lethal". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  27. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 12, 2017). "Complete ROH War of the Worlds coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  28. ↑ Kapur, Bob (May 13, 2017). "Undercard match overshadows Daniels' title defense at ROH War of the Worlds". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  29. ↑ Kelly, Richard (May 15, 2017). "ROH TV taping results: Adam Cole closes the show with a speech". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  30. ↑ Krotchsen, Billy (May 14, 2017). "Spoilers: complete ROH War of the Worlds tour finale TV taping results from Philadelphia". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  31. ↑ "ROH War of the Worlds London results: Bullet Club vs. LIJ". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. August 19, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  32. ↑ Radican, Sean (August 19, 2017). "Radican's 8/19 ROH "War of the Worlds UK – Liverpool" report – Cody defends ROH Championship against Sanada, Young Bucks-Addiction, Bully & Briscoes vs. L.I.J." Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  33. ↑ "ROH War of the Worlds Edinburgh results: New six-man tag champs". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  34. ↑ "5/9/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - LOWELL, MA". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  35. ↑ "5/11/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - TORONTO, ON". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  36. ↑ "5/12/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - ROYAL OAK, MI". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  37. ↑ "5/13/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - CHICAGO". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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