The new number one contenders to the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team titles will be crowned later this month in Washington, DC.
NJPW has announced a three-way number one contender match for Capital Collision on Friday, August 30. The match will pit Grizzled Young Veterans against Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii and Robbie Eagles and Bad Dude Tito of TMDK.
Current NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls will also defend their titles at Capital Collision in a match against CMLL’s Hechicero and Virus.
Capital Collision will stream as a pay-per-view on NJPW World on August 30th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The card announced so far:
- NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone in action
- NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Lio Rush
- NJPW Strong Tag Team Champions TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) defend against Hechicero & Virus
- NJPW Strong Tag Team Title Number One Contenders: TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Bad Dude Tito) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs Titan
- Tom Lawlor and Fred Rosser against Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs
- Trish Adora vs HANAKO