Capital Collision (2022)

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Capital Collision
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 14, 2022
City Washington, D.C.
Venue Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance2,641 [1]
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Capital Collision was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 14, 2022, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. [2] [3] Wrestlers from NJPW's U.S. partner promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) appeared on the card. This was the first event to be held under the Capital Collision name.

Contents

Storylines

Capital Collision featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [4]

Results

No.Results [1] StipulationsTimes [5]
1D Nick Comoroto defeated Kevin Knight by pinfall Singles match 6:26
2 Karl Fredericks defeated Ren Narita by pinfall Singles match 10:32
3 Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, J.R. Kratos, and Danny Limelight) defeated The DKC, Yuya Uemura, David Finlay, Tanga Loa, and Fred Rosser by pinfall Ten-man tag team match 14:48
4 Chase Owens defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfall Singles match 8:46
5 TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, Jonah, and Bad Dude Tito) defeated United Empire (Aaron Henare, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis, and Jeff Cobb) by pinfall Eight-man tag team match 12:09
6 Brody King defeated Minoru Suzuki by pinfall Singles match 9:05
7 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Eddie Kingston by pinfall Singles match 16:07
8 Bullet Club (Jay White and Hikuleo) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero) by pinfall Tag team match 15:59
9 Juice Robinson defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c), Will Ospreay, and Jon Moxley by pinfall Four-way match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship 15:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

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References

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  2. ↑ NJPW. "Capital Collision hits Washington DC May 14! 【NJoA】】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ↑ Renner, Ethan. "NJPW making Washington DC debut with Capital Collision event". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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  5. ↑ Knipper, Justin (May 14, 2022). "NJPW Capital Collision live results: Tanahashi vs. Ospreay vs. Moxley vs. Robinson". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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