Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2018)

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Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2018)
Promotion
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateSeptember 30, 2018
CityLong Beach, California
VenueWalter Pyramid
Attendance3,007[1]
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Fighting Spirit Unleashed was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on September 30, 2018, at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. It was the fifth event produced by NJPW in the United States and the first under the Fighting Spirit Unleashed branch.

Wrestlers from U.S. promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) - with which NJPW has a partnership - also appeared on the card.

Production

Background

On July 6, 2018, NJPW announced their return to the United States to host two events in the state of California: Fighting Spirit Unleashed, in Long Beach, on September 30 and Lion's Break: Project 1, in Anaheim, on November 10 and 11.[2]

The event will be broadcast in the United States on AXS TV, airing October 5, 2018 on delay.[3] As the usual AXS TV commentator Josh Barnett will be unable to attend the event, commentary will be provided by Jim Ross and his replacement Kevin Kelly.[4] Worldwide, the event will be streamed live on NJPW's streaming service, NJPW World.

On August 28, 2018, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced several wrestlers for the event with soon-to-be-announced matches at Fighting Spirit Unleashed.[5]

Storylines

Fighting Spirit Unleashed will feature eight to ten professional wrestling matches that will involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]

On the final day of the

David Finlay
. Afterwards he proceeded to challenge Robinson for his title, setting up the match for this event.

At the

Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens and Cody, forming a new Bullet Club subgroup in the process: Bullet Club OG. On the final day of the G1 Climax, the Bullet Club OG (Tonga, Loa and Taiji Ishimori) defeated the Bullet Club Elite (Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson and Marty Scurll) to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. The Young Bucks will now defend the IWGP Tag Team Championship
against the Guerrillas of Destiny.

At the G1 Special in San Francisco, the

Bushi).[7] With Kushida defeating Bushi at Destruction in Kobe, Marty Scurll will face Kushida in the finals.[8]

Results

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1D
dark match

References

  1. ^ "Fighting Spirit Unleashed" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Two New Events in USA Announced!". NJPW1972.com. New Japan Pro-Wrestling. July 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Lealos, Shawn (September 7, 2018). "New Japan Pro Wrestling's American event Fighting Spirit Unleashed coming to AXS TV Oct. 5". AXS.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "AXS TV PREMIERES NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING'S NEXT U.S. EVENT 'FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED' ON FRIDAY, OCT. 5 AT 8pE/5pP". AXS.tv. AXS TV. August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "More Wrestlers Announced for Fighting Spirit Unleashed in Long Beach, CA!". njpw1972.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  6. Discovery Communications
    . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Junior IWGP throne is vacant. KUSHIDA, BUSHI, Ospreay, and Scurll have all entered the Junior Heavyweight championship tournament!", NJPW1972.com, 20 August 2018. Retrieved on 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ Renner, Ethan (September 22, 2018). "NJPW DESTRUCTION IN KOBE LIVE RESULTS: OKADA VS. TANAHASHI". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Fighting Spirit Unleashed". NJPW1972.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

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