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NJPW Strong will be main evented by a No Disqualification match, with the full card officially revealed. NJPW has announced that Hikuleo will take Fred Rosser in a No DQ match, while Brody King & Karl Fredericks will battle Team Filthy further down the card. The opening match will be Alex Coughlin vs Bateman.
NJPW Strong airs Friday on New Japan World. The full preview is below:
Main event: No Disqualification- Hikuleo vs Fred Rosser
Fred Rosser and Hikuleo have been at one another’s throats since their very first interaction on NJPW STRONG. With the young arrogant Hikuleo and BULLET CLUB representing everything Mr. No Days Off takes a stand against, it should come as no small wonder that two of the biggest men and hardest hitters would target one another as soon as they met in tag team action months ago. Their interactions would lead to a singles bout during New Beginning USA, a match that Rosser won, but with a rare desperation pull of the hair, bending the rules to try and
Rocky Romero defeated AJZ
AJZ debuted tonight, an ex-freestyle skier and powerlifter who wears a giant bun. He faced off against resident Strong gatekeeper Rocky Romero, who usually wrestles new faces when they come to the show. Take Lio Rush and Wheeler Yuta, for example.
AJZ was given lots of offense in his debut. He used a running power slam a la Davey Boy Smith Jr. for a two-count. The match got more heated towards the end when Romero caught AJZ in an armlock. AJZ bit his way out of the hold, literally, taking a bite from under Romero’s knee. This forced Romero to release the hold, which allowed for AJZ to use a standing gourdbuster for two. AJZ attempted another move, but Romero countered it into a backslide for the win in just over ten minutes.
NJPW President On The Decision To Create The Strong Openweight Championship
NJPW President Takami Ohbari recently did an interview with NJPW1972.com. Ohbari spoke about why it was necessary for NJPW STRONG to have the Strong Openweight Championship.
For Takami Ohbari, he felt there was something lacking for NJPW STRONG. The wrestlers needed something to aim for every week and that’s why the Strong Openweight Championship was created on April 2, 2021.
The first and still current champion is Tom Lawlor. Lawlor defeated Brody King in the New Japan Cup USA 2021 tournament final.
“Well, when we started STRONG, as I said, it was about standing up strong in tough times and looking forward,” said Ohbari. “I think that was the message we had, and presented, and it worked to the point where there was this new style coming out of the program, and unique characters and personal issues playing out.