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OKADA HEADING TO AUSTRALIA, NAITO VS. AR FOX & MORE NEW JAPAN NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2017-10-17 11:13:00

Kenny Omega did not have the IWGP United States championship with him over the weekend at the ROH Global Wars tour as each party (New Japan and Omega) thought the other had the championship belt.  New Japan actually had it and forgot to bring it.

IWGP champion Kazuchika Okada will be appearing on 11/11 for Melbourne City Wrestling at the Ukranian Hall in Melbourne, Australia, facing local talent Slex.

Tetsuya Naito will be working for Michael Elgin's Glory Pro Wrestling on their anniversary event, facing AR Fox on 2/18/18 in Alton, Missouri.

NJPW have announced the teams and opening round matches for the NJPW Super Jr Tag Tournament, as well as the cards for The Road to Power Struggle, and the top matches for Power Struggle itself.

Super Jr Tag Tournament:

Oct 23rd at Korakuen Hall:
*SHO & YOH vs. KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato
*Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Titan & Dragon Lee

Oct 29 at Korakuen Hall:
*Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado vs. Tiger Mask IV & Jushin Thunder Liger
*Ryusuke Taguchi & ACH vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi

The Semi-Finals take place on Oct 30th.

The matches announced so far for Power Struggle on November 5th:

*Super Jr Tag Tournament Final
*IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll
*NEVER Openweight Championship: Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano
*IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi

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