Aussie Open will defend the NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship for the first time at NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed.
NJPW has announced that Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis will put the titles on the line against Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson at the STRONG taping on August 21. Aussie Open won the gold at the High Alert taping by emerging victorious in the finals of the tournament that determined the inaugural champions.
The company also added three other tag team matches to the card. Tom Lawlor and JR Kratos of Team Filthy will face Cody Chhun & Jordan Cruz. Plus, Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura will take on Bad Dude Tito and Shane Haste of TMDK. Finally, The DKC and Kevin Knight of the LA Dojo will clash with Bateman and Barrett Brown of Stray Dog Army.
----MATCHES! Fighting Spirit Unleashed!----#njpwSTRONG 8/21 The Vermont Hollywood!
— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) August 17, 2022
-- STRONG Tag Team Titles- Aussie Open-- WCWC
-- TMDK--@Im_YuyaUemura @facdaniels
-- Stray Dog Army--LA DOJO
-- Team Filthy--@JordanCruzPro @ClassicChhun
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The "Fighting Spirit Unleashed" taping of NJPW STRONG will be held at the Vermont Hollywood on August 21.
The updated card is as follows:
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed (8/21)
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship: Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson)
- Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura vs. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste)
- LA Dojo (Kevin Knight & The DKC) vs. Stray Dog Army (Bateman & Barrett Brown)
- Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor & JR Kratos) vs. Cody Chhun & Jordan Cruz
- Che Cabrera vs. Aaron Solo
- Alan Angels vs. Taiji Ishimori
-Adrian Quest vs. Peter Avalon
- Robbie Eagles vs. Kevin Blackwood
- QT Marshall vs. Keita
- Misterioso vs. Mascara Dorada
- Bullet Club (Jay White, Juice Robinson, Chase Owens, and Hikuleo) vs. Trent Beretta, KUSHIDA, Taylor Rust, and Rocky Romero
NJPW STRONG airs at 8 p.m. ET on NJPW World. Fightful will have results from the show following its conclusion. Fans can find results from past NJPW STRONG episodes at Fightful's results section.
