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AXS TV officially announced today that they will be airing a marathon of material themed to The Bullet Club hosted by The Young Bucks and Cody on Saturday 7/7 leading into AXS' live broadcast of the New Japan Pro Wrestling G-1 Special from San Francisco, CA.
The segments featuring the Bucks and Cody were filmed earlier this week in Los Angeles.
The official announcement reads:
JOIN NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING STARS THE YOUNG BUCKS AND CODY AS THEY ASSURE VIEWERS ‘THE BULLET CLUB IS FINE’ WITH AN EIGHT-HOUR MARATHON OF BULLET CLUB ACTION ON SATURDAY, JULY 7 AT 12pE/9aP ON AXS TV
‘The Bullet Club Is Fine Marathon’ Leads Into AXS TV’s LIVE Broadcast of NJPW’s ‘G1 SPECIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO’ on July 7 at 8pE/5pP
Cody Faces IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks Defend the IWGP Tag Team Title in a Rematch Against EVIL and SANADA
Los Angeles (June 13, 2018) – New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) superstars and leaders of the Bullet Club—The Young Bucks (brothers Matt & Nick Jackson) and Cody are teaming up to host an eight-hour marathon celebrating some of The Bullet Cub’s greatest matches this year on Saturday, July 7 at 12pE/9aP. “The Bullet Club is Fine Marathon” will feature eight of the group’s best matches from this year leading into AXS TV’s live broadcast of NJPW’s biggest U.S. event ever – the G1 SPECIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO at 8pE/5pP from the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.
The rivalry between Cody and fellow Bullet Club member and newly crowned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega comes to a head at the G1 SPECIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO as the two face off in the main event. Other matches announced so far include IWGP Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks in a rematch against former title holders EVIL & SANADA, IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Jay White vs. Juice Robinson, and a special tag team match pitting Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI.
“The Bullet Club is Fine Marathon” is as follows (subject to change):
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12pE – New Beginning in Sapporro 2018 |
Kenny Omega vs. Jay White |
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1pE – Honor Rising: Japan 2018 |
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Cody & Marty Scurll |
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2pE – Strong Style Evolved |
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) |
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3pE – Sakura Genesis 2018 |
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Cody & Hangman Page |
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4pE – Wrestling Dontaku 2018 |
Cody vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page |
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5pE – Dominion 6.9 |
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. SANADA & EVIL |
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6pE – Dominion 6.9 |
Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (2 hours) |
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8pE – G1 SPECIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO LIVE on AXS TV |
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