El Phantasmo will defend his NJPW World TV Title against Jeff Cobb at NJPW Battle in the Valley on January 11.
Plus, Zane Jay will defend his Strong Survivor spot against Viento.
One of the high points of an emotional weekend in the Tokyo Dome came when El Phantasmo won the NJPW World TV Championship in a sensational four-way bout. Returning from a bout with cancer, ELP had not missed a step, but had missed Jeff Cobb on the way to victory. While it was a Thunder Kiss 86 on Ren Narita that sealed the deal in the Tokyo Dome, Cobb was well on the way to the win himself. Now, with no three- or four-way distractions, Cobb and Phantasmo will go head-to-head for the TV gold.
The first kickoff match of the night will see Zane Jay defend his STRONG Survivor spot for the first time against Viento. Jay’s firm fundamentals drilled in the NJPW Academy saw him to be the first to put away Matt Vandagriff in over a year to take the STRONG Survivor label at Strong Style Evolved. Now he faces the exciting luchador Viento in his return to NJPW for the first time since Fantasticamania USA. The STRONG will survive, but who will it be?
Here is the current lineup for NJPW Battle in the Valley:
NJPW Battle in the Valley (1/11)
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- Sumie Sakai, EVIL, & SHO vs. Hiromu Takahashi, Mayu Iwatani, & Yuka Sakazaki
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs) vs. Rocky Romero & YOH
- Zack Sabre Jr vs. Hechicero
- TMDK (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) vs. Fred Rosser & Matt Vandagriff
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. KUSHIDA
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori
- NJPW World TV Championship: El Phantasmo (c) vs. Jeff Cobb
- Strong Survivor: Zane Jay vs. Viento
Fightful will have coverage of NJPW Battle in the Valley on January 11.
