Global Wars

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Global Wars
Promotions Ring of Honor
Pro Wrestling Noah (2013)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2014–2018)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2019)
All Elite Wrestling (2025–present)
Metroplex Wrestling (2026–present)
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (2026–present)
Other namesBorder Wars (2012–2013)
Global Wars Espectacular (2019)
First event Border Wars (2012)

Global Wars is a professional wrestling event staged by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), first promoted in 2012 and most recently in 2026. Originally named Border Wars, the event was renamed Global Wars in 2014 after ROH brokered a partnership with the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). [1]

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Under the new name, the event became a "super show" co-produced by the two promotions. [2] The first five were held at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, while the sixth took place at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. From 2012 to 2016, the event was held in May alongside War of the Worlds, but in 2017, Global Wars was moved to October and made a four-event tour across Buffalo, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; and Villa Park, Illinois. In 2018, the tour was again moved to November with a four-event tour across Buffalo, New York; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lowell, Massachusetts; and Lewiston, Maine.

In 2019, ROH announced a three-event tour with the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as the new partner for the series, renamed Global Wars Espectacular. The events were held in the month of September and the chosen cities were Dearborn, Michigan; Villa Park, Illinois; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [3]

Following Global Wars Espectacular: Milwaukee, the event was discontinued for several years. In 2025, ROH revived the "Global Wars" brand for a series of events co-produced with its sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) outside of the United States and Canada.

Events

#EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef(s)
1 Border Wars (2012) May 12, 2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ted Reeve Arena Davey Richards (c) vs. Kevin Steen for the ROH World Championship [4] [5]
2 Border Wars (2013) May 4, 2013 Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship [6] [7]
3 Global Wars (2014) May 10, 2014 Adam Cole (c) vs. Kevin Steen for the ROH World Championship [8] [9] [10]
4 Global Wars '15: Night 1 May 15, 2015 Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. ROH All Stars (Hanson, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Ray Rowe and Roderick Strong) [11] [12]
5 Global Wars '15: Night 2 May 16, 2015 Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero) [13] [14]
6 Global Wars (2016) May 8, 2016 Chicago Ridge, Illinois, United StatesFrontier Fieldhouse Jay Lethal (c) vs. Colt Cabana for the ROH World Championship [15] [16] [17]
7 Global Wars 2017: Buffalo October 12, 2017 Buffalo, New York, United States Buffalo RiverWorks The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship [18] [19]
8 Global Wars 2017: Pittsburgh October 13, 2017 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Stage AE Luxury Trio (Cody, Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll) (c) vs. Chaos (Toru Yano, Will Ospreay and Yoshi-Hashi) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship [20] [21]
9 Global Wars 2017: Columbus October 14, 2017 Columbus, Ohio, United States Express Live! The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) and Flip Gordon for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship [22] [23]
10 Global Wars 2017: Chicago October 15, 2017 Villa Park, Illinois, United States Odeum Expo Center Kenny Omega (c) vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship [24] [25]
11 Global Wars 2018: Lewiston November 7, 2018 Lewiston, Maine, United StatesAndroscoggin Bank Colisee Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Sabin and Kushida vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Sanada and Bushi) 
12 Global Wars 2018: Lowell November 8, 2018 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States Lowell Memorial Auditorium Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham vs. Chris Sabin and Kushida vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) 
13 Global Wars 2018: Buffalo November 9, 2018 Buffalo, New York, United States Buffalo RiverWorks The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) vs. The Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) 
14 Global Wars 2018: Toronto November 11, 2018 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mattamy Athletic Centre Jay Lethal (c) vs. Kenny King for the ROH World Championship  
15 Global Wars Espectacular: Dearborn September 6, 2019 Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesFord Community & Performing Arts Center Bandido vs. Jay Briscoe [3]
16 Global Wars Espectacular: Villa Park September 7, 2019 Villa Park, Illinois, United States Odeum Expo Center Villain Enterprises (Flip Gordon, Brody King and PCO) vs. LifeBlood (Bandido, Tracy Williams and Mark Haskins) [3]
17 Global Wars Espectacular: Milwaukee September 8, 2019 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Rush and Jeff Cobb vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia) [3]
18 Global Wars Australia February 15, 2025
(aired February 17, 2025)		 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre Athena (c) vs. Alex Windsor for the ROH Women's World Championship [26]
19 Global Wars Mexico June 18, 2025
(aired June 26, 2025)		 Mexico City, Mexico Arena México Blue Panther vs. Lee Moriarty (with Carlie Bravo, Shane Taylor and Shawn Dean) [27]
20 Global Wars United Kingdom December 13, 2025 and December 17, 2025
(aired December 18, 2025)		 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Manchester, England, United Kingdom		 Utilita Arena Cardiff
Co-op Live 		Wheeler Yuta vs. Nigel McGuinness [28] [29] [30]
21 ROH x Metroplex Global Wars January 24, 2026 Arlington, Texas, United States Esports Stadium Arlington TBA [31]
22 Global Wars Canada March 27, 2026 Windsor, Ontario, Canada St. Clair College TBA [32]
(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 March 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 25, 2015). "ROH adds third New Japan show updated with press release". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "ROH And CMLL Join Forces For Global Wars Espectacular". Ring of Honor . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. ↑ Radican, Sean (July 16, 2012). "Radican's ROH "Border Wars" DVD Review 5/12 - Richards vs. Steen, WGTT vs. Briscoes". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Van Der Griend, Blaine (May 13, 2012). "Steen, WGTT capture titles at ROH's Border Wars". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Radican, Sean (July 13, 2013). "Radican's ROH DVD Review Series: "Border Wars 2013" 5/5 - Edwards-Ishimori, London's return to ROH, Briscoe defends ROH Title vs. Cole". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 4, 2013). "Cole vs. Briscoe, London returns to ROH: complete ROH Border Wars iPPV coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "ROH＆新日本プロレス「Global Wars」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ Caldwell, James (May 10, 2014). "Caldwell's ROH vs. New Japan iPPV report 5/10: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of iPPV from Toronto - ROH Title match, IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, Styles, Tanahashi, Okada, top NJPW stars". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ "ROH/New Japan live coverage from Toronto". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 15, 2015). "Ring Of Honor/New Japan Pro Wrestling Global Wars Night 1 live results & coverage: ROH All-Stars vs. Bullet Club". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ Smith, Caleb (May 16, 2015). "ROH & New Japan deliver a wild night in Toronto". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Show results - 5/16 ROH vs. New Japan Night 4 in Toronto, Canada: Tour concludes with Bullet Club vs. Chaos, Nakamura vs. Strong, ROH Tag Title handicap match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 16, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ Burgess, Mike (May 17, 2015). "5/16 ROH Global Wars Night Two live report (TV taping spoilers)". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  15. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 8, 2016). "ROH Global Wars 2016 live results: Jay Lethal vs. Colt Cabana; loads of NJPW stars". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ Caldwell, James (May 8, 2016). "5/8 ROH Global Wars PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 8, 2016). "Cabana vs. Lethal, new Bullet Club member announced & more: complete ROH Global Wars PPV coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ "ROH Global Wars Buffalo live results: The Elite cuts a promo on WWE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  19. ↑ Smith, Caleb (October 13, 2017). "A dog, a cat, a bird, ROH Buffalo, oh my!". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  20. ↑ Carapola, Stuart (October 13, 2017). "Complete ROH Global Wars - Pittsburgh coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  21. ↑ "ROH Global Wars Pittsburgh live results: Bullet Club vs. Chaos". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  22. ↑ Johnson, Mike (October 14, 2017). "Bullet Club vs. Best Friends & Flip Gordon, Cody vs. Kushida, Lethal vs. Takahashi & more: complete ROH Global Wars: Columbus coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  23. ↑ "ROH Global Wars Columbus results: Cody vs. Kushida; The Elite in action". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  24. ↑ Meltzer, Dave; Currier, Joseph (October 15, 2017). "ROH Global Wars Chicago live results: Kenny Omega vs. Yoshi-Hashi". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  25. ↑ Johnson, Mike (October 15, 2017). "Jimmy Jacobs returns, Bullet Club rally and more: complete ROH Global Wars: Chicago coverage". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  26. ↑ LAMBERT, JEREMY (13 February 2025). "AEW-ROH Global Wars Matches Announced For Australia". Www.Fightful.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  27. ↑ Rose, Bryan (14 June 2025). "Two matches announced for ROH CMLL Global Wars Mexico". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  28. ↑ Jeremy Lambert (December 18, 2025). "Wheeler Yuta, Alex Windsor, Red Velvet, More Announced For ROH Global Wars UK". www.fightful.com. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  29. ↑ Cory Hays (December 18, 2025). "Wrestling News Ring of Honor Global Wars UK Preview – December 18, 2025". www.bodyslam.net. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  30. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 13, 2025). "ROH on HonorClub #146 - Global Wars United Kingdom". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  31. ↑ Ian Carey (January 15, 2026). "ROH x Metroplex Wrestling Global Wars announced for HonorClub". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  32. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (2026-01-16). "ROH x MLP Global Wars Announced For March 27". Fightful. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
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