NJPW Resurgence 2025 Results & Review by Ryan Balkwill

Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling

 Brand(s): NJPW Strong

Date: May 9, 2025

City: Ontario, California

Venue: Toyota Arena

TV station/network: NJPWWorld.com

Commentary by: Veda Scott & Walker Stewart

Overall Show Score: 7/10

Pros: Bea Priestley made her return to NJPW. I’m glad the good brothers got the pinfall victory in that 8-man tag team match. Hirooki Goto retain in a shocking pining precision & AZM wins the Strong Women’s Championship.

Cons: There is no need to keep using the United Empire name. El Phantasmo. has failed to win the NEVER Openweight Championship. I didn’t like that double pinfall draw.to that Hirooki /  Sabre Jr. title match & the stage setting and the look of the arena was too dark to see the crowd.

Kick-Off:

Matches:

STRONG Survivor match:                                                                                                                                                   

Allan Breeze

vs.

CJ Tino.                                                                                                                                                 Winner: CJ Tino won by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                  Rating: Alright

Singles Match:                                                                                                                                                                            

Bea Priestley 

vs. 

Viva Van.                                                                                                                                                                                                          Winner: Bea Priestley won by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                   Rating: Descent

Main Show:

Matches:

Singles Match:                                                                                                                                                                         

Fred Rosser 

vs. 

Matt Vandagriff.                                                                                                                            Winner: Fred Rosser won by submission.                                                                                                                                                                                   Rating: Pretty Good

Tag team match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship:                                                             

World Class Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) (c)

vs. 

United Empire (TJP and Templario).                                                                                                                                  Winners: United Empire won the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship by pinfall.                                                                           Rating: Not that good.

8-man tag team match:                                                                                                                                                      

Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors and Gedo)

vs. 

The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson).                                                                                                                                                                       Winners: The Young Bucks and The Good Brothers won by pinfall.                                                                                                                   Rating: good

Singles match for the Strong Openweight Championship:                                                     

Tomohiro Ishii (c)

vs. 

Drilla Moloney.                                                                                                                     Winner: Tomohiro Ishii keep his Strong Openweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                               Rating: Fine

Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship:                                                   

Konosuke Takeshita (c)

vs. 

El Phantasmo.                                                                              Winner: Konosuke Takeshita keep his NEVER Openweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                   Rating: Really Good

Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship:                                                            

Hirooki Goto (c)

vs. 

Zack Sabre Jr..                                                                                                                                                                                                    Winner: Hirooki Goto keep his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                     Rating: Disappointing

Main Event:

Three-way match for the Strong Women’s Championship:                                                                       

Mercedes Moné (c)

vs. 

AZM 

vs. 

Mina Shirakawa.                                                                                                   Winner: AZM won the Strong Women’s Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                         Rating: Very Good