Josh Alexander, Chris Sabin, and Alex Shelley are coming to NJPW.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that IMPACT World Champion Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Josh Alexander will compete at at NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku on October 9. The trio will challenge Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship.
Tanahashi challenged IMPACT Wrestling to send three stars to face them, and three of the company's top competitors will challenge for the gold.
From NJPW:
Destruction in Ryogoku on October 9 has a huge championship bout freshly added, as after a successful second defence of their championship gold in Korakuen last week, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Kazuchika Okada will put their titles on the line in Ryogoku.
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Backstage after their defense against Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask and Togi Makabe on September 9, Tanahashi made a direct appeal to IMPACT Wrestling to put together a trio to face the champions. Earlier this summer, Tanahashi headed to Philadelphia to wrestle IMPACT World Champion Alex Shelley at Multiverse United 2, but after the match ended in defeat for the Ace, Tanahashi wanted revenge on IMPACT competition. Shelley was quick to step up, and has brought with him his Motor City Machine Guns partner Chris Sabin. Sabin and Shelley showed a good deal of hospitality both to Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada on their respective excursions to IMPACT years ago, and now are reunited in competition against the Ace and Rainmaker.
Joining MCMG is the Josh Alexander. The former IMPACT World Champion never lost his title directly, having had to vacate due to injury earlier in the year, setting off a chain of events that saw Shelley begin his current reign. Alexander puts his singles championship ambitions aside in Ryogoku to team with Shelley and Sabin, and face his title opponent from last May in Tomohiro Ishii. With this being Alexander’s first ever trip to Japan, the Walking Weapon is more than willing and capable of leaving a huge impression on the Ryogoku faithful come October 9.
Here is the current lineup for NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku:
NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku (10/9)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA (c) vs. EVIL
- NEVER Openweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Tama Tonga
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd) (c) vs. El Phantasmo & Hikuleo
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Mike Bailey vs. Lio Rush
- NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Josh Alexander, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) (c) vs. The Jetsetters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight)
- Tanga Loa vs. Chase Owens
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