Honor Rising: Japan 2018

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 was a two-day professional wrestling "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The shows took place on February 23 and 24, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Honor Rising: Japan 2018
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Ring of Honor
DateFebruary 23-24, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,700 (February 23)[1]
1,714 (February 24)[2]
Event chronology
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(ROH) Honor Reigns Supreme
(NJPW) The New Beginning in Osaka
Next →
(ROH) Manhattan Mayhem
(NJPW) 46th Anniversary Show;
Strong Style Evolved
Honor Rising: Japan chronology
← Previous
2017
Next →
2019

Continuing the partnership between NJPW and ROH, these were the second annual Honor Rising: Japan shows co-produced by the two promotions.

Storylines

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Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Chris Charlton (English-language announcer)
Don Callis (English-language announcer)
Kevin Kelly (English-language announcer)
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno
Tiger Hattori

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 featured professional wrestling matches, involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's and NJPW's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Results

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February 23
No.Results[4][5]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Toa HenareTag team match7:20
2Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Cheeseburger defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa)Six-man tag team match7:08
3The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated David Finlay and Juice RobinsonTag Team match12:05
4Flip Gordon defeated Kushida and Hiromu TakahashiThree-way match12:48
5Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White) defeated Dalton Castle, Ryusuke Taguchi and Jay LethalSix-man tag team match10:10
6Hirooki Goto (c) defeated Beer City BruiserSingles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship13:38
7Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll) defeated The Elite (Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega and Chase Owens)Six-man tag team match20:30
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
February 24
No.Results[6][7]StipulationsTimes[2]
1Beer City Bruiser defeated Toa HenareSingles match4:25
2David Finlay, Juice Robinson and Jay Lethal defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi)Six-man tag team match6:35
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Flip GordonTag team match10:17
4Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) defeated Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and CheeseburgerSix-man tag team match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship9:16
5Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Hangman Page) defeated Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White)Six-man tag team match12:35
6Dalton Castle (c) defeated Beretta and Beer City BruiserThree-way match for the ROH World Championship16:00
7Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll)Tag Team match20:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ a b "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Renner, Ethan (February 23, 2018). "NJPW/ROH Honor Rising results: Omega & ibushi Team Up". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Gagnon, Joshua (February 23, 2018). "NJPW - ROH Honor Rising Results (2/23): Kenny Omega And Kota Ibushi Faces The Bullet Club". Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Macklin, Matthew (February 24, 2018). "The Young Bucks confront The Golen Lovers: Honor Rising Night Two report from Tokyo, Japan". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Rose, Bryan (February 24, 2018). "NJPW-ROH Honor Rising night two results: Omega-Ibushi vs. Cody-Scurll". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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