The card, including the match order, for NJPW Battle in the Valley has been confirmed.
The lineup for the show was complete after IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi to a match following his win at NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka.
Okada defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the title, and he threw down the gauntlet for a bout against Tanahashi, who defeated KENTA earlier in the show. The match has been confirmed, and it is being promoted as the second half of a double main event for Battle in the Valley. In the other main event, Mercedes Moné (formerly known as Sasha Banks) will return to the ring and challenge KAIRI for the IWGP Women’s Championship.
The card, courtesy of NJPW’s website, is as follows:
A sold out San Jose Civic Saturday night will see the first major event of 2023 for NJPW in the US. A new chapter for NJPW STRONG sees a fully loaded card, topped with a stunning double main event.
- Double Main event II: IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Double Main Event I: IWGP Women’s Championship: KAIRI (c) vs. Mercedes Moné
- NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Clark Connors
- Filthy Rules Fight: Tom Lawlor vs. Homicide
- Eddie Kingston vs. Jay White
- STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) (c) vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)
- STRONG Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser (c) vs KENTA
- Volador Jr., Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA & The DKC vs. Rocky Romero, Josh Alexander, Adrian Quest & Mascara Dorada
WrestleZone will have coverage of the show once it airs on February 18.
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