KUSHIDA vs. Lio Rush set for Impact x NJPW Multiverse United
With Impact World Champion Josh Alexander out of his title defense against KUSHIDA at Thursday’s Impact x NJPW Multiverse United, a gap was left on the card.
On Tuesday, that gap was officially filled as Lio Rush will now face KUSHIDA for the first time ever on the pay-per-view.
Alexander revealed last week that he tore his triceps and needed to relinquish the title. KUSHIDA will battle no. 1 contender Steve Maclin at next month’s Rebellion with the winner becoming the new champion.
Thursday’s co-promoted PPV will be held in Los Angeles as part of WrestleMania weekend.
Here’s the final lineup:
- KUSHIDA vs. Lio Rush
- Knockouts Champion Mickie James defends against Deonna Purrazzo, Gisele Shaw and Miyu Yamashita in a four-way
- X-Division Champion Trey Miguel defends against Rich Swann, Kevin Knight, Frankie Kazarian, Clark Connors, and Rocky Romero in a scramble
- Impact Tag Team Champions Chris Bey & Ace Austin defend against Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark David) vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)
- NJPW Strong Openweight Champion KENTA defends against Minoru Suzuki
- Mike Bailey vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Jeff Cobb vs. Moose
- Callihan, PCO, Fred Rosser & Alex Coughlin vs. Joe Hendry, Eddie Edwards, JR Kratos & Tom Lawlor
- Countdown Show: Yuya Uemura vs. Gabriel Kidd