Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2021)

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Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2021)
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Brand NJPW Strong
DateAugust 16, 2021
(Aired September 18, 2021)
City Long Beach, California
Venue Thunder Studios
Attendance144 [1]
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Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2021) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was the fourth event held under the Fighting Spirit Unleashed name.

Contents

The event was a taping of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA)'s weekly show, NJPW Strong . [2] It consisted of three different episodes taped on the same day and in front of the same audience at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California on August 16, 2021. The episodes would begin airing from September 18.

Storylines

Fighting Spirit Unleashed featured professional wrestling matches on each show that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. [3]

Results

Event 1
No.Results [4] StipulationsTimes [1]
1 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Alex Coughlin Singles match 9:13
2 Clark Connors, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Karl Fredericks defeated Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown, Bateman and Misterioso) Six-man tag team match 13:33
3 Hikuleo defeated Juice Robinson Tables match 9:57
Event 2
No.Results [5] StipulationsTimes [6]
1 Yuji Nagata and Yuya Uemura defeated Kevin Knight and The DKC Tag team match 9:27
2 Jay White defeated Wheeler Yuta Singles match 11:29
3 Ren Narita defeated Fred Rosser Singles match 15:11
Event 3
No.Results [7] StipulationsTimes [8]
1 J. R. Kratos defeated Fred Yehi Singles match 9:13
2 Chris Dickinson defeated Royce Isaacs Singles match 11:08
3 Tom Lawlor (c) (with J. R. Kratos) defeated Lio Rush Singles match for the Strong Openweight Championship 16:19
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 16, 2021). "NJPW STRONG #58 - Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Haulotte, Kellie (September 18, 2021). "NJPW Strong: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 Results: Hikuleo Vs. Juice Robinson". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ NJPW (September 18, 2021). "FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED 2021 SAT. SEPTEMBER. 18". njpw1972.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "ON SALE NOW: Fans come to STRONG for Fighting Spirit Unleashed! 【NJoA】". NJPW1972.com. New Japan Pro-Wrestling. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 16, 2021). "NJPW STRONG #58 - Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 - Tag 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ Bryant, Steve (August 17, 2021). "NJPW Strong – 16 August 2021 – Results". socaluncensored.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 16, 2021). "NJPW STRONG #58 - Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 - Tag 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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