War of the Worlds Tour[5] was a professional wrestling tour that was co-produced by Ring of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
| War of the Worlds (2018) | |||
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 Promotional poster for the tour | |||
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling Ring of Honor | ||
| Date | May 9, 11, 12 and 13, 2018 | ||
| City | Night 1: Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] Night 2: Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2] Night 3: Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.[3] Night 4: Villa Park, Illinois, U.S.[4] | ||
| Venue | Night 1: Lowell Memorial Auditorium Night 2: Ted Reeve Arena Night 3: Royal Oak Music Theatre Night 4: Odeum Expo Center | ||
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| War of the Worlds chronology | |||
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Production
edit| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Kevin Kelly |
| Steve Corino | |
| Nigel McGuinness | |
| Ring announcers | Bobby Cruise |
| Referees | Brian Gorie |
| Marty Asami | |
| Paul Turner | |
| Tiger Hattori | |
| Todd Sinclair |
Background
editIn 2014, NJPW and ROH formally forged a relationship, which saw them present the first War of the Worlds show on May 17, 2014, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. The following year, War of the Worlds was held over two days at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in 2016 it was expanded to a three-show tour with shows taking place in Dearborn, Michigan, Toronto, Ontario, and New York City.[6] The 2017 War of the Worlds tour was held from May 7 to 14.[7] In February 2018, NJPW and ROH announced War of the Worlds Tour, a four-show collaborative tour taking place in Lowell, Massachusetts,[1] Toronto, Ontario,[2] Royal Oak, Michigan,[3] and Villa Park, Illinois.[4]
Storylines
editWar of the Worlds Tour will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers will portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that will build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or a series of matches.[8]
Results
editNight 1
editNight 2
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[10] | ||||
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| 1D | The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) defeated The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2) | Tag team match | 5:13 | ||||
| 2 | Jay White (c) defeated Punishment Martinez | Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | 11:00 | ||||
| 3 | Cheeseburger defeated Bully Ray by disqualification | Singles match | 3:16 | ||||
| 4 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Beer City Bruiser | Singles match | 12:35 | ||||
| 5 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Super Smash Bros. (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) | Tag team match | 17:26 | ||||
| 6 | Tenille Dashwood and Jenny Rose defeated Alexia Nicole and Xandra Bale | Tag team match | 6:28 | ||||
| 7 | SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) defeated Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho and Yoh) | Six-man tag team match | 9:15 | ||||
| 8 | Silas Young (c) defeated Hangman Page | Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship | 7:32 | ||||
| 9 | Cody defeated Jushin Thunder Liger | Singles match | 12:06 | ||||
| 10 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Colt Cabana | Six-man tag team match | 22:44 | ||||
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Night 3
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1D | The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) defeated Buddy Hanlon and Facade (with Dani) | Tag team match | ||||
| 2 | Evil defeated Shane Taylor | Singles match | ||||
| 3 | Tenille Dashwood and Jenny Rose defeated Sumie Sakai and Stella Grey | Tag team match | ||||
| 4 | Marty Scurll defeated Kenny King, Sanada and Matt Taven | Four corner survival match | ||||
| 5 | Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) (with Rocky Romero) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | Three-way tag team match | ||||
| 6 | Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser defeated The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2) | Tag team match | ||||
| 7 | SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) defeated Flip Gordon, Cheeseburger and Jushin Thunder Liger | Six-man tag team match | ||||
| 8 | Cody defeated Hiromu Takahashi | Singles match | ||||
| 9 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Bushi) | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | ||||
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Night 4
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||||
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| 1D | Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas defeated One Mean Team (Brian Johnson and Justin Pusser (with Miss Jasmine)) | Tag team match | 14:03 | ||||
| 2D | Stacy Shadows defeated Stella Grey | Singles match | 6:50 | ||||
| 3 | Tenille Dashwood defeated Karen Q | Singles match | 10:04 | ||||
| 4 | Cheeseburger and Jushin Thunder Liger defeated The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) | Tag team match | 12:26 | ||||
| 5 | Sumie Sakai (c) defeated Jenny Rose | Singles match for the Women of Honor World Championship | 13:47 | ||||
| 6 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | 20:43 | ||||
| 7 | Silas Young (c) defeated Austin Aries by disqualification | Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship | 17:04 | ||||
| 8 | Kelly Klein defeated Deonna Purrazzo | Singles match | 11:12 | ||||
| 9 | SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) (c) by disqualification | Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | 15:00 | ||||
| 10 | Kenny King defeated Chuckie T. | Singles match | 17:45 | ||||
| 11 | Shane Taylor defeated Josh Woods | Singles match | 10:04 | ||||
| 12 | Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) | Ten-man tag team match | 25:56 | ||||
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "5/9/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - LOWELL, MA". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "5/11/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - TORONTO, ON". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "5/12/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - ROYAL OAK, MI". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "5/13/18 WAR OF THE WORLDS TOUR - CHICAGO". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Tickets go on sale next week for the annual War of the Worlds Tour". Ring of Honor. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "War of the Worlds keeps getting bigger every year". Ring of Honor. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (March 3, 2017). "ROH New Japan tour date for NYC announced". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Pageot, Harley R. (May 9, 2018). "5/9 ROH WAR OF THE WORLDS report: Live coverage featuring The Young Bucks vs. Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi, SoCal Uncensored vs. The Kingdom for the six-man titles". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Pageot, Harley R. (May 11, 2018). "5/11 ROH WAR OF THE WORLDS report: Live coverage featuring Los Ingobernables de Japón vs. Jay Lethal, Kenny King, & a mystery partner, Cody vs. Jushin "Thunder" Liger". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 12, 2018.