Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Brand(s): NJPW Strong
Date: January 13, 2024
City: San Jose, California
Venue: San Jose Civic
TV station/network: TrillerTV
Commentary by: Chris Charlton, Veda Scott & Walker Stewart
Overall Show Score: 7/10
Pros: It steals deliver on anticipation for big blow-off matches at their New Japan PRO Wrestling offerings. Having Matt Riddle, Mustafa Ali and Jack Perry apart of this event was quite surprising. I was impressed with Volador Jr. and both Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay put on a another clinic in the ring again.
Cons: The first half of this event didn’t feel nothing that special in my opinion. That Eddie Kingston title match ended on a no contest was lame and the full match card could have put together a lot better than this.
Countdown Show:
Strong Singles Match: Matt Vandagriff vs Goldy. Winner: Matt Vandagriff Rating: Fine
Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the Strong Women’s Championship: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Viva Van. Winner: Stephanie Vaquer Rating: Pretty Good
Matches:
6-Man Tag Team Match:
Jacob Fatu, Fred Rosser, and Shota Umino
vs
Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson, and Royce Isaacs). Winners: Jacob Fatu, Fred Rosser, and Shota Umino Rating: Solid
Tag Team Match:
Máscara Dorada and Volador Jr.
vs
Rocky Romero and Soberano Jr. Winners: Máscara Dorada and Volador Jr. Rating: meh
Non-Title Singles Match:
IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion: Dave Finlay
Vs.
TJP. Winner: Dave Finlay Rating: Fine
Tag team match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship:
Guerrillas Of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) (c)
vs.
BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Clark Connors). Winners: Guerrillas Of Destiny still the Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions. Rating: Good
Singles match for the Strong Women’s Championship:
Giulia (c)
vs.
Trish Adora. Winner: Giulia still the Strong Women’s Championship. Rating: Good
Tag Team Match:
The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb & Matt Riddle)
vs.
TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr.). Winners: Jeff Cobb & Matt Riddle Rating: Pretty Good
Singles match for the American Triple Crown Championship
(Strong Openweight Championship, ROH World Championship, and the AEW Continental Championship): Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Gabe Kidd. Winner: No contest Rating: Good
No Disqualification Match:
vs.
Jon Moxley. Winner: Jon Moxley Rating: Very Good
Main Event:
Singles Match:
vs.
Will Ospreay. Winner: Kazuchika Okada Rating: Great