NJPW Strong Presents Ignition
NJPW Strong will be in Vermont, Hollywood on June 19th!
Negro Casas makes STRONG debut and more June 19!
Five matches added to Vermont lineup
After last week’s announcement of Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yuya Uemura vs Hikuleo and Jay White, five more bouts have been added to the card for NJPW STRONG’s return to the Vermont Hollywood June 19, including a lucha libre legend making his STRONG debut.
NJPW STRONG Tapings: Ignition
Sunday June 19, 2022.
Doors 4PM / Bell 5PM
A spectacular trios tag in the Vermont will see none other than CMLL legend Negro Casas make his NJPW STRONG debut. He’ll be leading a pair of young future stars in Adrian Quest and Lucas Riley to take on Ren Narita, David Finlay and Mascara Dorada. Dorada and Casas have done battle many a time in CMLL, but for the first time on June 19 they face off on the cerulean blue for an unmissable bout.
Taylor Rust will take on JONAH in singles action at the Vermont. After returning to NJPW STRONG last December, Rust would take aim at Tom Lawlor and the STRONG Openweight Championship, but after falling to the Filthy Champion, Rust has yet to find a new direction in the brand. Defeating a huge opponent in the Top Dog JONAH would certainly provide just such direction; can he pull it off?
The debuting Jordan Cruz faces JR Kratos at Ignition. 25 year old Cruz has been making a name for himself on the west coast independents, but faces immense opposition in the Most Feared. Can Cruz survive this super heavyweight test?
Fred Yehi will take on Bateman in Hollywood. The issue between Stray Dog Army’s twisted mastermind and STRONG’s Savageweight Yehi has been brewing for several months. During the Rivals series, Yehi would team with the LA Dojo to defeat the Stray Dog Army, leaving Bateman to vow that he would go after Yehi with extra aggression. When the two teams met again in Hollywood, the two only had hateful eyes for one another, and a wild brawl between the two would ensue. Now they face off one on one to settle the score.
While Bateman battles Yehi, Kevin Knight and The DKC will take on the rest of the Stray Dog Army. As tag team competition continues to heat up on STRONG, which pair of prospects gets the duke?
This summer, the shape of STRONG changes forever, as the brand introduces tag team championships for the first time. The very first STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions will be crowned in the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte North Carolina after the finals of an eight team tournament, with teams and brackets to be revealed soon.
The single elimination tournament will start at Ignition in the Vermont Hollywood June 19, with the first round and semifinals. Find out who makes the finals first by being a part of Ignition tapings! Then be there in person when the first ever champs are crowned at our High Alert tapings!