Battle in the Valley (2024)

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Battle in the Valley
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Promotional poster featuring various NJPW wrestlers
Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Brand(s) NJPW Strong
DateJanuary 13, 2024
City San Jose, California
Venue San Jose Civic
Attendance2,147
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Battle in the Valley was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on January 13, 2024, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. It is the third event under the Battle in the Valley chronology. The event features wrestlers from NJPW partner promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW), World Wonder Ring Stardom, Major League Wrestling (MLW), and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

Contents

Eleven matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay. In other prominent matches, Shingo Takagi defeated Jon Moxley in a No Disqualification match and The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb and Matt Riddle) defeated TMDK (Bad Dude Tito and Zack Sabre Jr.)

The show was also notable for the unannounced NJPW debut of AEW performer Jack Perry, who had not appeared in a wrestling ring since his AEW suspension from his backstage brawl with CM Punk at All In 2023. At the event, he attacked Shota Umino following the main card's opening six-man tag team match; after laying Umino out, he tore up his AEW contract in the ring and donned an armband reading "scapegoat". [1]

Production

Background

In October 2019, NJPW announced their expansion into the United States with their new American division, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA). [2] On July 31, 2020, NJPW announced a new weekly series titled NJPW Strong ; the series would be produced by NJoA. [3] On January 30, 2023, NJPW announced that all of the promotion's future American events would be branded under the "Strong" name. Beginning with the inaugural Battle in the Valley event, NJoA PPVs have since aired under the NJPW Strong Live banner, and later re-aired as part of the NJPW Strong on Demand series. [4]

Tickets for the 2024 Battle in the Valley event went on sale October 6, 2023. [5]

Storylines

Battle in the Valley features professional wrestling matches that involve 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. [6]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [7] [8]
1P Matt Vandagriff defeated Goldy by pinfall Strong Survivor match [9] 6:09
2P Stephanie Vaquer defeated Viva Van by pinfall Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the Strong Women's Championship [10] 9:55
3 Jacob Fatu, Fred Rosser, and Shota Umino defeated Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson, and Royce Isaacs) by pinfall Six-man tag team match [11] 8:59
4 Máscara Dorada and Volador Jr. defeated Rocky Romero and Soberano Jr. by pinfall Tag team match [12] 11:11
5 David Finlay defeated TJP by pinfall Singles match [13] 13:07
6 Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) (c) defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Alex Coughlin) by pinfall Tag team match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship [14] 12:06
7 Giulia (c) defeated Trish Adora by pinfall Singles match for the Strong Women's Championship [15] 13:02
8The Chosen Bros (Matt Riddle and Jeff Cobb) defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Bad Dude Tito) by pinfall Tag team match [16] 11:45
9 Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Gabe Kidd ended in a double countout Singles match for the American Triple Crown Championship
(Strong Openweight Championship, ROH World Championship, and the AEW Continental Championship) [17] 		11:22
10 Jon Moxley defeated Shingo Takagi by pinfall No Disqualification match [18] 26:16
11 Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay by pinfall Singles match [19] 28:34
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

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