Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, More Announced For NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Tour

With New Japan Pro Wrestling hit the U.S. East Coast in the coming weeks, the company announced who will be appearing on those shows. 

NJPW revealed a who's who of wrestlers that will be appearing on the three-city tour including IWGP Heavyweight champion Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, 2019 G1 Climax winner Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito, Jay White and more. The tour takes place from September 27-29 and will hit Boston, New York and Philadelphia, respectively.

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Below are the wrestlers that were announced for the Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour:

  • Kazuchika Okada (Will only appear in Boston and New York)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • Kota Ibushi
  • Tetsuya Naito
  • Jay White
  • Tomohiro Ishii
  • Hirooki Goto
  • YOSHI-HASHI
  • EVIL
  • SANADA
  • Shingo Takagi
  • BUSHI
  • Tama Tonga
  • Tanga Loa
  • KENTA

The company recently wrapped up the 2019 Super J-Cup which took place on the West Coast of the United States. You can check out who won the tournament on our results article at this link. 

New Japan referee Tiger Hattori will be on the New York show as part of a retirement tour. The match card and more wrestlers will be announced in the future.

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