Burning Spirit was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on September 25, 2022, in Kobe, Japan at World Memorial Hall.

Burning Spirit
NJPW Burning Spirit logo
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateSeptember 25, 2022
CityKobe, Japan
VenueWorld Memorial Hall
Attendance3,150
Event chronology
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Storylines

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Burning Spirit featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved 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.[1]

Results

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No.Results[2][3]StipulationsTimes
1Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Bullet Club (Kenta, El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) by pinfallSix-man tag team match8:43
2Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows ended in a double countoutSingles match3:45
3United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) defeated General's Jewel (Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens) by pinfallTag team match7:57
4Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) by pinfallTag team match9:32
5TMDK (Jonah, Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito) defeated Kazuchika Okada and Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) by pinfallSix-man tag team match12:09
6Bullet Club (Jay White and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Jado[a]) by submissionTag team match10:39
7United Empire (Francesco Akira and TJP) (c) defeated Six or Nine (Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato) by pinfallTag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship12:43
8Karl Anderson (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfallSingles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship13:37
9Will Ospreay (c) defeated David Finlay by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship28:22
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes

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  1. ^ Kushida was initially scheduled to team up with Tonga but later pulled out due to suffering hand, foot, and mouth disease.

References

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  1. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "2022.09.25 Burning Spirit | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ Currier, Joseph (August 22, 2022). "Three title matches set for NJPW Burning Spirit in Kobe". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 23, 2022.