Resurgence (2021)

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Resurgence
The Torch at LA Coliseum
Attendance2,222[1]
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2023

Resurgence was a

Impact Wrestling, Major League Wrestling (MLW), the United Wrestling Network's Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH), and Ring of Honor
(ROH) appeared on the card.

In the main event,

The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Jon Moxley and Yuji Nagata, and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Moose
.

Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay made an unannounced surprise appearance at the event announcing himself to be medically cleared to complete and yet out of the G1 Climax, calling current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi an “interim” champion and revealing a separate identical IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt. He also announced himself to not be returning to Japan and instead said he would be competing on New Japan's American based show NJPW Strong.

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English Commentators Kevin Kelly
Alex Koslov
Matt Morris
Japanese Commentators Shinpei Nogami
Milano Collection A.T.
Katsuhiko Kanazawa
Kazuyoshi Sakai
Togi Makabe
Miki Motoi
Jushin Thunder Liger
Masahiro Chono
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Kimihiko Ozaki
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno

Background

In October 2019, NJPW announced their expansion into the United States with their new American division, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.

Los Angeles, California, a concert theater located within the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[3][4] This event will mark the first NJPW has held in the United States with fans in attendance since February 2020, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Storylines

Resurgence featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]

LA Dojo Young Lion

Josh Alexander on New Japan's American based show, NJPW Strong
. It was announced that at Resurgence, he would challenge fellow LA Dojo student Karl Fredericks.

Following weeks of attacks on himself and most of the

The Good Brothers to a tag team match and would claim to have a mystery partner to tag with at the event.[7]

Impact. The match for the title was announced shortly after the events original announcement.[8]

At night 2 of AEW's

IWGP US Heavyweight Championship match to a future championship match. After Lance Archer beat then champion Jon Moxley at the event, a match between Tanahashi and Archer was made at Resurgence.[9]

Results

No.Results
dark match

Notes

  1. ^ The match was later aired on an episode of NJPW Xtra.

References

  1. ^ a b "2021.08.14 RESURGENCE". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "NJPW ANNOUNCES NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY". f4wonline. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Resurgence Welcomes US Fans August 14! 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Torch". thetorch.la. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (June 19, 2021). "NJPW Announces 'Resurgence' Event On 8/14 In L.A., Jon Moxley, Jay White, And More Advertised". Fightful. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. Discovery Communications
    . Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Jon Moxley challenges the Good Brothers to NJPW Resurgence match". 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Jay White vs. David Finlay set for NJPW Resurgence". 30 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Lance Archer Vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi Set for NJPW Resurgence". 29 July 2021.
  10. ^ Klyn, Parker (August 14, 2021). "NJPW RESURGENCE LIVE RESULTS: LANCE ARCHER VS. HIROSHI TANAHASHI". f4wonline.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (August 14, 2021). "8/14 NJPW Resurgence results: Lance Archer vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP U.S. Championship, Jay White vs. David Finlay for the Never Openweight Championship, Jon Moxley and a mystery partner vs. Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson, Tomihiro Ishii vs. Moose". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "RESURGENCE – アメリカ・The Torch at LA Coliseum（カリフォルニア州・ロサンゼルス） 2021/8/14". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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