New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that AEW wrestler Anna Jay will be competing in a four-way match to determine the #1 contender for Mercedes Mone’s NJPW Strong Women’s Championship at NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed.
You can check out the official announcement below:
Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 First Wrestlers announced
The first details for Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on November 8th are here!
Leading the charge is this year’s G1 Climax winner, Zack Sabre Jr., along with IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion David Finlay and STRONG Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd.
Also returning to U.S. soil are rising stars Shota Umino and Yota Tsuji, continuing to bring the Fighting Spirit to America, along with BULLET CLUB’s KENTA.
Also no stranger to the U.S. scene, Tomohiro Ishii returns after competing in several contender matches across the ocean this year.
There will also be a four-way match with the winner earning a chance at Mercedes Moné’s STRONG Women’s Championship.
The first participant is already announced: AEW star Anna Jay! After her participation in this year’s STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix, she’s hungry for more international success.
Who will the other challengers be? Stay tuned!
As we previously reported here on eWn, Bryan Danielson will be facing off against Kazuchika Okada on this week’s fifth anniversary episode of AEW Dynamite.
Taking to Twitter, Danielson posted a video of himself meditating in the woods and addressing Jon Moxley, saying “F**k Jon Moxley” and arguing that he is fighting for what he wants the AEW World Championship to mean.
You can check out the video and the updated lineup for Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite below:
* AEW World Championship vs. AEW Continental Championship Match: Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
(The AEW Continental Championship will only be on the line for the first 20 minutes.)
* AEW International Championship Match: Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet
* Hangman Page vs. Juice Robinson
* Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb
Laying out a challenge for the Five Year Anniversary of #AEWDynamite, this Wednesday on @TBSNetwork. @AEW pic.twitter.com/VV3OJJA7iu
— Bryan Danielson (@bryandanielson) October 1, 2024
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