NJPW Honor Rising Cards Revealed; Kota Ibushi And Kenny Omega Team Up
New Japan tonight put out their two cards for the upcoming Honor Rising cards, a collaboration between New Japan and Ring of Honor.
ROH talent coming in for the tour include Beer City Bruiser (who gets a big NEVER Openweight title match on 2/23), Jay Lethal, ROH champion Dalton Castle, Chucky T, Flip Gordon, Cheeseburger and Delirious. The Ring of Honor title will also be defended on the second night, as Dalton Castle looks to retain against Baretta.
The main event will have Kota Ibushi teaming with Kenny Omega for the first time in years. The team that used to be known as the Golden Lovers will team up and face Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll on the 2/24 event.
Here are the full cards for both nights. They will feature English commentary for both nights:
Night One (February 23, Korakuen Hall)
– Chase Owens, Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega vs. Marty Scurll, Hangman Page and Cody
– Hirooki Goto vs. Beer City Bruiser for the NEVER Openweight championship
– Ryusuke Taguchi, Jay Lethal and Dalton Castle vs. Chucky T, Baretta and Jay White
– KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Flip Gordon in a triple threat match
– David Finlay and Juice Robinson vs. The Young Bucks
– Cheeseburger, Delirious and Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Hikuleo, Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga
– Katsuya Kitamura and Toa Henare vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Bad Luck Fale
Night Two (February 24, Korakuen Hall)
– Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega vs. Marty Scurll and Cody
– Dalton Castle vs. Baretta for the Ring of Honor World title
– Jay White, YOSHI-HASHI and Chucky T vs. The Young Bucks and Hangman Page
– Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Delirious and Cheeseburger
– Ryusuke Taguchi and Flip Gordon vs. BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi
– David Finlay, Juice Robinson and Jay Lethal vs. Hikuleo, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi
– Toa Henare vs. The Beer City Bruiser
