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NJPW News: Complete Lineup For All Kizuna Road Events
Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling unveiled the full lineup for all of its upcoming Kizuna Road events running June 15th-24th, including the Super Strong Machine Retirement Ceremony show on June 19th. Below are the complete match cards and locations of each event:
June 15th – Saitama – Gymnasium Of Tokorozawa Citizen Main-Arena
- Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Shota Umino & Tomoyuki Oka vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- Ren Narita, KUSHIDA & David Finlay vs. Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH
- Toa Henare & Togi Makabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano
- Elimination Match: BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito vs. El Desperado, Taka Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Iizuka & Taichi
- Elimination Match: Ryusuke Tagachi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Jeff Cobb & Michael Elgin vs. Gedo, Jay White, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada
June 17th – Tokyo – Korakuen Hall
- Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Shota Umino & Tomoyuki Oka
- Ren Narita & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Toa Henare, Togi Makabe, Jeff Cobb & KUSHIDA vs. SHO, YOH, Rocky Romero, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI
- Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, Taka Michinoku, Taichi & Takashi Iizuka
- David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Juice Robinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Jay White & Kazuchika Okada
- NEVER Openweight Title: Michael Elgin defends against Hirooki Goto
June 18th – Tokyo – Korakuen Hall
- Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Ren Narita & Shota Umino vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- Tomoyuki Oka & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata
- Ryusuku Taguchi, David Finlay, Toa Henare & Togi Makabe vs. SHO, YOH, YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano
- BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito vs. Taka Michinoku, Taichi, Takahashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- KUSHIDA, Juice Robinson, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jeff Cobb & Michael Elgin vs. Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Jay White, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada
- IWG Junior Heavyweight Title: Hiromu Takahashi defends against El Desperado
June 19th – Tokyo – Korakuen Hall – Super Strong Machine Retirement Ceremony
- Ren Narita & KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- Tiger Mask, Jyushin Thunder Liger & Togi Makabe vs. Shota Umino, Toa Henare & Tomoyuki Oka
- SHO, YOH & Rocky Romero vs. Taka Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi & Takashi Iizuka
- David Finlay, Jeff Cobb, Juice Robinson & Michael Elgin vs. Hirooki Goto, Jay White, YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada
- Super Strong Machine Commemorative Invitational: Super Strong Machines (Don, Ace, Buffalo, Justice & Number 69) w/Super Strong Machine vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
June 20th – Fukushima – Iwaki City Gymnasium
- Yota Tusji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Tomoyuki Oka & Yuji Nagata vs. Shota Umino & Manabu Nakanishi
- Ren Narita & KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- SHO, YOH & Rocky Romero vs. Taka Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi & Takashi Iizuka
- Toa Henare, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Jay White, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Michael Elgin & Togi Makabe vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
June 22nd – Akita – Akita terrsa
- Yota Tusji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata vs. Shota Umino & Tomoyuki Oka
- Ren Narita & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- SHO, YOH & Rocky Romero vs. Taka Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taichi & Takashi Iizuka
- David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Jay White, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada
- KUSHIDA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toa Henare & Togi Makabe vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
June 23rd – Yamagata – Yamagata Big Wing
- Yota Tusji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Ren Narita & KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- Tomoyuki Oka & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata
- SHO, YOH & Rocky Romero vs. Taka Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taichi & Takashi Iizuka
- David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb vs. Gedo, Jay White, Toru Yano & Hirooki Goto
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Toa Henare, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
June 24th – Iwate – Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
- Yota Tusji vs. Yuya Uemura
- Tomoyuki Oka & Yuji Nagata vs. Shota Umino & Manabu Nakanishi
- Ren Narita & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
- SHO, YOH & Rocky Romero vs. Taka Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Taichi & Takashi Iizuka
- Toa Henare, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Jay White, Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto
- KUSHIDA, David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
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