It looks like New Japan Pro Wrestling are hosting their own mini tournament to decide the next challenger for Kenny Omega’s IWGP US Title.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that a four-man tournament will determine the next challenger for IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega. First, at NJPW Collision in Philadelphia, Lance Archer will face Juice Robinson. Then, at NJPW Resurgence on May 21, Will Ospreay will take on Hiroshi Tanahashi. The two victors will then face off at NJPW Dominion, with the winner receiving a future match with Omega.
You can read the full announcement from NJPW below.
After March 29 saw Jeff Cobb come up just short in his challenge to IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega, a new number one contender has yet to be determined. With that in mind, a mini tournament of four former IWGP US Champions will take place in coming US events, with a deciding match to take place in Osaka Jo Hall at Dominion!
The first matchup will take place Sunday in Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena. There, Lance Archer will face Juice Robinson, in their first singles matchup since Archer defeated Juice for the title at King of Pro-Wrestling 2019.
Next, Resurgence on May 21 will see Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid play host to a huge featured match, with Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on Will Ospreay. This match had originally been scheduled for Dontaku in 2022, and was called off at short notice; now as Ospreay returns from shoulder injury, a phenomenal bout of Japanese and international aces is sure to stun the Long beach crowd.
The winners of both these matches will meet at Dominion in Osaka Jo Hall on June 4. Who will be the next challenger to Omega’s US crown?
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There is no confirmed date for the future title match as of this writing, but there is a lot of time between now and June. We will have to wait and see who can win the match and walk away as the top contender.
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