CHAOS and HOUSE OF TORTURE will battle it out in the first-ever Tornado Dog Cage Match at NJPW's Burning Spirit event on September 18.
NJPW announced the news on September 12; CHAOS will defend the gold in the bout, which had been previously announced without the new stipulation.
A major change to Beppu's NEVER 6 Man Tag Team Championship bout September 18!
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) September 12, 2022
CHAOS and HOUSE OF TORTURE will compete in a first ever Tornado Dog Cage Survival Match!
Rules:https://t.co/A2vDCFu4Ox#njpw #njburning pic.twitter.com/FoDHmCYctP
Per the rules of the match, the contest will have tornado rules, and the ring will have a dog cage in each side of the ring.
From NJPW:
The semi main event in Beppu on September 18 will see the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag team Championships decided as the CHAOS side of YOH, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI defend against HOUSE OF TORTURE’s EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi and SHO.
CHAOS won the titles back in July thanks to Toru Yano shutting the interfering H.O.T members in a dog cage, a scene that has led to repercussions as EVIL’s crew have been trying to get revenge all the way through the Burning Spirit tour.
With a regular tag match clearly not satisfying either team, the decision has been made to conduct the title bout under Tornado Dog Cage Survival rules. For the first time ever, this unique bout will see tornado rules apply- there will be no tags, and submissions and pinfalls can count by anyone on anyone. Additionally, in each of the four sides of the ring at ringside will be a dog cage. Teams can opt to lock an opponent inside one of the four cages to eliminate them from the match. Should all three members of a team be shut in a cage, the match will end.
Who will come out on top in this unique environment? Find out in Beppu September 18 live or in English on demand on NJPW World!
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