Capital Collision (2024)

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Capital Collision
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Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Brand(s) NJPW Strong
DateAugust 30, 2024
City Washington, D.C.
Venue Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance2,266 [1]
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Capital Collision (2024) was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on August 30, 2024, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. This was the third event to be held under the Capital Collision name.

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Production

Background

Capital Collision is an annual professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Since its inception, it is held annually at Washington, D.C.'s Entertainment and Sports Arena. The inaugural Capital Collision took place on May 14, 2022. [2] [3] The second Capital Collision took place on April 15, 2023, thus establishing Capital Collision as an annual event. [4] [5] On April 12, 2024, it was announced that the third Capital Collision would take place on August 30, 2024. [6]

Storylines

Capital Collision will feature professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. [7] [8]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [9]
1P Matt Vandagriff defeated Allan Breeze by pinfall Strong Survivor match [10] 6:22
2P Empress Nexus Venus (Hanako and Mina Shirakawa) defeated Trish Adora and Viva Van by submission Tag team match [10] 6:55
3 Tomohiro Ishii and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito and Robbie Eagles) by pinfall Three-way tag team match to determine the #1 contenders to the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship [11] 11:25
4 Rocky Romero, Yoshi-Hashi and Kevin Knight defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) by pinfall Six-man tag team match [10] 11:52
5Dirty Work (Tom Lawlor and Fred Rosser) defeated West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) by pinfall No Disqualification tag team match [12] 11:38
6 Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Titán by submission Singles match [13] 14:53
7 Tetsuya Naito defeated TJP by pinfall Singles match [14] 14:59
8 TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) (c) defeated Hechicero and Virus by pinfall Tag team match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship [15] 13:53
9 Hiromu Takahashi defeated Mustafa Ali by pinfall Singles match [16] [17]
Had Hiromu lost, he would have publicly said that Ali is the best junior heavyweight wrestler in the world.		17:20
10 Gabe Kidd (c) defeated "Blackheart" Lio Rush by pinfall Singles match for the Strong Openweight Championship [18] 17:55
11 Mercedes Moné (c) defeated Momo Watanabe by submission Singles match for the Strong Women's Championship [10] 19:55
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

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