Honor Rising: Japan 2018

Honor Rising: Japan 2018
Promotion(s)New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Ring of Honor
DateFebruary 23-24, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,700 (February 23)[1]
1,714 (February 24)[2]
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Honor Rising: Japan 2018 was a two-day professional wrestling "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The shows took place on February 23 and 24, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Continuing the partnership between NJPW and ROH, these were the second annual Honor Rising: Japan shows co-produced by the two promotions.

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Chris Charlton (English-language announcer)
Don Callis (English-language announcer)
Kevin Kelly (English-language announcer)
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno
Tiger Hattori

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 featured professional wrestling matches, involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's and NJPW's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Results

February 23
No.Results[4][5]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Toa HenareTag team match7:20
2Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Cheeseburger defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa)Six-man tag team match7:08
3The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated David Finlay and Juice RobinsonTag Team match12:05
4Flip Gordon defeated Kushida and Hiromu TakahashiThree-way match12:48
5Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White) defeated Dalton Castle, Ryusuke Taguchi and Jay LethalSix-man tag team match10:10
6Hirooki Goto (c) defeated Beer City BruiserSingles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship13:38
7Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll) defeated The Elite (Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega and Chase Owens)Six-man tag team match20:30
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
February 24
No.Results[6][7]StipulationsTimes[2]
1Beer City Bruiser defeated Toa HenareSingles match4:25
2David Finlay, Juice Robinson and Jay Lethal defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi)Six-man tag team match6:35
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Flip GordonTag team match10:17
4Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) defeated Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and CheeseburgerSix-man tag team match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship9:16
5Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Hangman Page) defeated Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White)Six-man tag team match12:35
6Dalton Castle (c) defeated Beretta and Beer City BruiserThree-way match for the ROH World Championship16:00
7Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll)Tag Team match20:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Renner, Ethan (February 23, 2018). "NJPW/ROH Honor Rising results: Omega & ibushi Team Up". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Gagnon, Joshua (February 23, 2018). "NJPW - ROH Honor Rising Results (2/23): Kenny Omega And Kota Ibushi Faces The Bullet Club". Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Macklin, Matthew (February 24, 2018). "The Young Bucks confront The Golen Lovers: Honor Rising Night Two report from Tokyo, Japan". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Rose, Bryan (February 24, 2018). "NJPW-ROH Honor Rising night two results: Omega-Ibushi vs. Cody-Scurll". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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