List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America events

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This is a List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America events, detailing all notable professional wrestling cards promoted on pay-per-view (PPV), & NJPW World by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) United States-based subsidiary, "New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America" (NJoA), and its NJPW Strong brand; as well as other events promoted by NJPW in North America since 2019.

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On October 21, 2019, NJPW announced the formation of an American subsidiary called "New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America". [1] On July 31, 2020, NJPW announced a new weekly series titled NJPW Strong. As part of NJPW's expansion into the United States, the series would be produced by NJoA. [2]

On January 30, 2023, NJPW announced that all of the promotion's future American events would be branded under the "Strong" name. NJoA PPVs have since aired under the NJPW Strong Live banner, and are later presented as part of the NJPW Strong on Demand series. [3]

Past events

2020–2021

DateEventVenueLocationMain event
September 4–11, 2020 Fighting Spirit Unleashed Oceanview Pavilion Port Hueneme, California
August 14, 2021 Resurgence The Torch at LA Coliseum Los Angeles, California Lance Archer (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
November 13, 2021 Battle in the Valley San Jose Civic San Jose, California, US Jay White (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship

2022

DateEventVenueLocationMain event
April 1 Lonestar Shootout Fairmont Hotel Dallas, Texas Tomohiro Ishii vs. Chris Dickinson
Team Filthy (J. R. Kratos, Royce Isaacs and Tom Lawlor) vs. Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin and The DKC
April 16 Windy City riot Odeum Expo Center Villa Park, Illinois, US Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay
May 14 Capital Collision Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C., US Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Juice Robinson vs. Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
June 26 AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door United Center Chicago, Illinois, US Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW Interim World Championship
July 30Music City Mayhem Nashville Fairgrounds Nashville, Tennessee, US Jon Moxley vs. El Desperado in a no disqualification match
August 21 Fighting Spirit Unleashed The Vermont HollywoodLos Angeles, California Fred Rosser (c) vs. TJP for the Strong Openweight Championship
October 28 Rumble on 44th Street Palladium Times Square New York City, US Bullet Club (Jay White and Juice Robinson) vs. Kazuchika Okada and Eddie Kingston

2023

DateEventVenueLocationMain event
February 18 Battle in the Valley San Jose Civic San Jose, California, US Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
March 30 Multiverse United Globe TheaterLos Angeles, California Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Mike Bailey
April 15 Capital Collision Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C., US The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) vs. Dream Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada) for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
May 21 Resurgence Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California, US Mercedes Moné vs. Willow Nightingale in a tournament final match for the inaugural Strong Women's Championship
June 25 AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Scotiabank Arena Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
August 19 All Star Junior Festival USA 2300 Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Mike Bailey vs. Kevin Knight in a tournament final match in the All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament
August 20 Multiverse United 2 2300 Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Alex Shelley (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Impact World Championship
October 28 Fighting Spirit Unleashed Sam's Town Las Vegas, Nevada Tama Tonga (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship
November 10 Lonestar Shootout Curtis Culwell Center Garland, Texas Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Trent Beretta for the NEVER Openweight Championship

2024

DateEventVenueLocationMain event
January 13 Battle in the Valley San Jose Civic San Jose, California Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
April 12 Windy City Riot Wintrust Arena Chicago, Illinois Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jon Moxley for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
May 11 Resurgence Toyota Arena Ontario, California Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Upcoming event schedule

2024

DateEventVenueLocationMain event
June 30 AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door UBS Arena Elmont, New York TBA
August 30 Capital Collision Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.

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