NJPW Resurgence
Date: August 14, 2021
Metropolis: Los Angeles, California, USA
Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Time: 8:00pm PST
Watch: Fite.TV (Dwell English Commentary), NJPWWorld.com (Dwell Japanese Commentary)
Worldwide Begin Occasions
Occasion Preview
New Japan Professional Wrestling can have their first raucous, full capability crowd for the reason that finish of February 2020 as the corporate invades The Torch on the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday, August 14th. The cardboard is stacked with 5 singles matches and might be headlined by Lance Archer defending his just lately acquired IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship in opposition to The Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Within the semi-main occasion, Jay White will lastly defend his NEVER Openweight Championship in opposition to David Finlay. The rest of the cardboard will characteristic appearances by The Good Brothers, Jon Moxley, Tomohiro Ishii, Juice Robinson, Robust Openweight Champion Tom Lawlor, Lio Rush, Chris Dickinson, Karl Fredericks and just lately graduated Younger Lion, Yuya Uemura.
This card will function a celebration of the exhausting work that New Japan Professional Wrestling has accomplished in America throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The corporate has, nearly by accident, compiled a roster of American based mostly wrestlers who’ve been competing each Friday evening on NJPWWorld as part of NJPW Robust. Now that they lastly have the chance to place this group of wrestlers (and a few key NJPW natives and friends as nicely) in entrance of followers, the roster is probably going to offer their all to ship on this Saturday evening in Los Angeles.
Double Predominant Occasion II
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match
Lance Archer [c] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
When Resurgence was introduced, Lance Archer wasn’t anyplace close to the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. Jon Moxley was within the midst of his document breaking 564 day, 5 protection reign, and it appeared like he was primed for a significant protection in entrance of American followers, however then AEW hit the street once more Lance Archer noticed a possibility to problem Jon Moxley for a Wrestle Kingdom 14 rematch, difficult the champion to a Texas Deathmatch, this time truly in Texas. Archer was in a position to make use of his home-state benefit to with the match on AEW Dynamite, ending Jon Moxley’s IWGP United States Championship Reign and starting his second reign as IWGP US Champion.
Previous to the match between Lance Archer and Jon Moxley, Hiroshi Tanahashi had made his intentions clear through a video aired on AEW Dynamite that he would be the subsequent challenger for the IWGP United States Championship. “It’s New Japan Professional-Wrestling’s Grasp of the Century, Hiroshi Tanahashi. I’ve gotta say, the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship has fairly a little bit of allure to it. However I’ve by no means been the US champ. So I’ll be difficult the winner of tonight’s title match. And I’ll be taking that title in a snap.” This problem got here simply days after after Hiroshi Tanahashi misplaced his last-minute IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match within the Tokyo Dome in opposition to Shingo Takagi, and within the wake of Tanahashi’s most up-to-date NEVER Openweight Title loss to Jay White, however whenever you’re The Ace of The Universe, should you problem for a title you’ve by no means had, the problem might be granted.
Archer and Tanahashi wrestle with remarkably totally different kinds. Archer usually finishes his opponents shortly, averaging simply 5 minutes and 28 seconds throughout his 20 AEW singles matches in 2020. Tanahashi, then again, has averaged 24 minutes and 25 seconds in his singles matches this yr, and an astounding 32 minutes and seven seconds in his losses. Within the outside warmth of Los Angeles, it’s robust to say which type will prevail, nevertheless it’s robust to wager in opposition to Hiroshi Tanahashi lastly in entrance of followers who can vocally recognize him.
Current Historical past – 2021 Singles
- Lance Archer’s singles document this yr is likely one of the greatest in AEW. In 20 matches, he has amassed 18 victories, and a dominant common singles win size of simply 4 minutes and 59 seconds.
- In over twice the matches, Lance Archer’s whole Singles Match Size is sort of 2 hours shorter than Hiroshi Tanahashi’s. Tanahashi has wrestled in 11 fewer singles matches than Archer.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 3 hours, 39 minutes and 42 seconds of Whole Singles Match size this yr is fourth highest in NJPW, behind solely Shingo Takagi, Will Ospreay, and Kota Ibushi.
Current Historical past – Final 365 Days Singles
- Lance Archer’s solely three singles losses within the final twelve months have been in opposition to Jon Moxley (AEW World Title), Miro (AEW TNT Title), and Eddie Kingston.
Current Historical past – 2021 Total
- Hiroshi Tanahashi’s whole ring time this yr is 17 hours, 20 minutes and 16 seconds longer than Lance Archer’s whole this yr and Tanahashi has wrestled in 61 extra matches than Archer.
Head To Head Historical past
Hiroshi Tanahashi – Singles Matches in USA
- Hiroshi Tanahashi’s singles matches in america embrace victories over Roderick Robust, Dave’s Richards, Matt Sydal, and Adam Cole, an IWGP Heavyweight Title protection in opposition to Charlie Haas and an IWGP Intercontinental Championship protection over Billy Gunn.
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
- The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship has been determined in 26 matches over the course of simply over 4 years. It has modified arms in 34.6% of these matches.
- The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship has been determined twelve instances in america, together with the title’s final 5 defenses. The title has modified arms within the US 4 instances, together with the crowning of the primary champion, Kenny Omega in July of 2017.
- Lance Archer’s 7 minute and 16 second protection of the US Title in opposition to Hikuleo was the shortest IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match of all time.
Double Predominant Occasion I
NEVER Openweight Championship Match
Jay White [c] vs. David Finlay
Slightly below six years in the past, David Finlay defeated Jay White in 9 minutes and 46 seconds in a gap match at Korakuen Corridor. For over 5 years from that time, Finlay couldn’t work out White once more as The Switchblade dominated their collection with 10 straight singles victories. That streak ended earlier this yr, when David Finlay eradicated Jay White within the quarter finals of the New Japan Cup, lastly getting the proverbial monkey off of his again.
In that match, Switchblade Jay White had already defeated then NEVER Openweight Champion, Hiroshi Tanahashi, so he had set his goal for future success. White defeated Tanahashi within the longest NEVER Openweight Championship match ever (39:01) at Wrestling Dontaku on Could third, and that was White’s final singles match. Since then, he’s solely appeared as soon as in an NJPW ring, on the 4th of could in a tag crew match.
White and Finlay have been at odds in IMPACT rings as they’re every frolicked stateside. Finlay, together with tag crew accomplice Juice Robinson, defeated Chris Bey and Jay White by DQ in a tag crew match simply the opposite evening on IMPACT wrestling after White interrupted a pin with a chair shot to Robinson. White then delivered a bladerunner to David Finlay onto a metal chair, leaving the challenger laying dormant only a few days earlier than he challenges for White’s title.
Current Historical past – 2021 Singles
- Jay White’s 29 minute and 29 second common singles match size is the longest in NJPW this yr.
- Jay White’s 27 minute and 21 second common singles win size is the longest in NJPW this yr.
- Jay White has participated in two of the three longest NJPW Singles matches this yr. His 48 minute and 1 second loss to Kota Ibushi was the longest match in Tokyo Dome historical past. His 39 minute and 1 second NEVER Openweight Championship victory is the longest NEVER Openweight Championship match in historical past.
- Jay White has not wrestled in a singles match since Could 3, 2021, that’s over 100 days and Jay White’s solely different stretch of 100 days with no singles match occurred originally of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Current Historical past – Final 365 Days Singles
- Within the final twelve months, David Finlay has gained singles matches in New Japan Professional Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and Affect Wrestling.
Current Historical past – 2021 Total
Head To Head Historical past
- David. Finlay and Jay White have wrestled in twelve singles matches of their profession. David Finlay’s wins are solely the bookends. Between 2015 and 2018, Jay White dominated the collection with ten straight victories, however Finlay was capable of overcome to get the proverbial monkey off his again by defeating White throughout the New Japan Cup Quarter Finals earlier this yr.
NEVER Openweight Championship
- The NEVER Openweight Championship has been determined in 74 matches over the course of its almost 9 yr existence. It has modified arms in 44.59% of all deciding matches. That’s over 10% larger than another singles title in NJPW.
- Jay White’s 39 minute and 1 second NEVER Openweight Championship victory over Hiroshi Tanahashi was the longest NEVER Openweight Championship match since
Sixth Match
Particular Tag Match
Jon Moxley & “X” vs. Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson
The intrigue with this match is actually who Jon Moxley brings as his tag crew accomplice. Undoubtedly, Shota Umino was on the quick checklist, however journey restrictions are holding him from moving into Los Angeles, so Mox has to persuade his pal who he was set to ‘meet in LA for some beers’ to come back wrestle Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson with him.
Discovering somebody who desires to wrestle the abrasive Anderson and Gallows can’t be all that onerous, they’ve induced havoc in IMPACT, AEW, and now NJPW since leaving WWE in the midst of 2020. Gallows and Anderson just lately returned to the cerulean blue of an NJPW ring by mowing down the competitors and profitable the NJPW Robust Tag Group Turbulence match.
Notes
- The Good Brothers are 17-6 in two-person tags since their WWE departure.
- NJPW: 3-0
- AEW: 0-1 (Loss to Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston)
- Lariato Professional: 1-0
- IMPACT: 13-5
- The Good Brothers final 2 on 2 loss was on June 12th after they misplaced to Sami Callihan & Tommy Dreamer in a road combat.
- Jon Moxley is 5-7 in tag matches throughout his NJPW profession.
Fifth Match
Particular Singles Match
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Moose
There’s really no notable story to this match besides that placing Tomohiro Ishii into a hoop for a singles match in america is certain to make NJPW followers about as joyful as something. Moose has had a resurgent 18 months or so in IMPACT, making him simply in regards to the good opponent for Ishii as they face off in a very heavyweight battle. The Stone Pitbull, Ishii’s 75 matches to this point this yr, in addition to a protracted flight from Japan are more likely to bathroom him down slightly bit, however the crowd will undoubtedly be behind him.
Current Historical past – 2021 Singles
- Moose 5-7 in IMPACT Wrestling singles matches in 2021 and he’s 6-4 in his final 10.
- Moose’s common profitable match size in 2021 is simply 8 minutes and 33 seconds. He las misplaced all three of his matches over 20 minutes and his longest profitable match was simply over 17 minutes.
- Moose’s common dropping match size in 2021 is nineteen minutes and three seconds, over 10 minutes longer than his common wins.
Current Historical past – Final 365 Days Singles
- Moose 9-8 in final twelve months
Current Historical past – 2021 Total
- Tomohiro Ishii’s 20 hours, 14 minutes, and 4 seconds of total whole match size in 2021 is fifth highest in NJPW in 2021. After all, a good portion of that point has been amassed throughout NEVER Openweight Six Man Championship defenses.
Head To Head Historical past
Historical past In USA – Singles Matches
- Tomohiro Ishii’s singles matches in america embrace two ROH World Tv Title matches, the complete IWGP United States Heavyweight Title Match, and his victory over Zack Sabre Jr.for the RevPro British Heavyweight Title at WrestleCon 2018.
Fourth Match
Juice Robinson vs. Hikuleo
Juice Robinson, by proxy of his partnership with David Finlay, has been at odds with Bullet Membership members in america currently, main him to this battle with Hikuleo. After dropping an IWGP United States Championship match with Lance Archer on AEW Dynamite, Hikuleo stepped again into an NJPW ring to defeat Fred Yehi on NJPW Robust this previous Friday evening. He demanded a challenger for Resurgence and Juice answered the decision.
Robinson hasn’t discovered the “W” column in a singles match in 317 days. His final victory got here on October 17, 2020 when he defeated Hirooki Goto in his second-to-last G1 Climax 30 match.
Current Historical past – 2021 Singles
- Juice Robinson enters tonight on a 3 match dropping streak in singles matches, although just one occurred in a NJPW ring this yr. Juice misplaced to KENTA within the first spherical of the New Japan Cup and he has misplaced to Doc Gallows and Chris Bey on IMPACT.
Current Historical past – Final 365 Days Singles
Current Historical past – 2021 Total
Head To Head Historical past
This would be the first singles match between Juice Robinson and Hikuleo
Third Match
Adrian Quest, Chris Dickinson, Fred Yehi, Lio Rush & Yuya Uemura vs. Danny Limelight, Jorel Nelson, JR Kratos, Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor
Group Filthy competes in full in opposition to a mix of NJPW Robust regulars after Brody King needed to again out of the cardboard earlier in the present day. It is going to be price listening to any interactions between Tom Lawlor and Lio Rush as they’re set to face off for the Robust Openweight Championship on Monday, August 16th in Lengthy Seaside.
Current Historical past – 2021 Particular person Total (NJPW Solely)
Second Match
Fred Rosser, Rocky Romero & Wheeler Yuta vs. Clark Connors, Ren Narita & TJP
Extra NJPW Robust regulars face off within the evening’s second match. Connors, Narita and TJP signify all totally different phases of the LA Dojo. Connors is a latest graduate, Narita is at present on tour studying underneath Shibata, and TJP is a graduate of the unique LA Dojo. ‘The Wild Rhino’ Clark Connors is one to observe right here as he’s nonetheless defining his post-Younger Lion function and his on-again, off-again interactions with TJP date again to Tremendous Junior Tag League 2019. On the opposite aspect of the ring, Rocky Romero and Fred Rosser have just lately been a stable alliance they usually deliver newcomer and up to date journeyman, Wheeler Yuta underneath their wing as they search a 6-man glory.
Current Historical past – 2021 Particular person Total (NJPW Solely)
First Match
Alex Coughlin Problem Match Sequence
Alex Coughlin vs. Karl Fredericks
Alex Coughlin continues his problem match collection in opposition to a well-known opponent in Karl Fredericks. Coughlin’s final singles victory in an NJPW ring got here on December 7, 2019 when he defeated Barrett Brown at NJPW’s Lion’s Break Venture 2 in Anaheim. Coughlin is on the cusp of graduating out of his Younger Lion standing and a powerful exhibiting in opposition to final yr’s LA Dojo graduate, Karl Fredericks.
Fredericks is on the lookout for a breakout efficiency right here, as he’s cooled off considerably since early 2020 when he was a sizzling commodity, primed for a surprise-graduated entry within the New Japan Cup.
Current Historical past – 2021 Singles
Current Historical past – Final 365 Days Singles
Current Historical past – 2021 Total
Head To Head Historical past
- Karl Fredericks owns the collection in opposition to Alex Coughlin 3-0-1
