El Phantasmo vs. Jeff Cobb NJPW TV title match set for Battle in the Valley
A new title match for Saturday’s NJPW Battle in the Valley has been announced.
After winning the NJPW World TV title at Wrestle Kingdom, El Phantasmo will put his title on the line in San Jose against Jeff Cobb.
Cobb and ELP were involved in a bit of a confrontation yesterday at NJPW New Year’s Dash after Cobb’s United Empire team defeated ELP’s team.
Saturday’s show takes place at the San Jose Civic. As of Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, just under 1100 tickets have been distributed.
NJPW Battle in the Valley (Saturday, January 11) —
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hechicero
- NJPW Strong Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Tomohiro Ishii
- Sumie Sakai retirement match: Hiromu Takahashi, Yuka Sakazaki, and Mayu Iwatani vs. Sumie Sakai, EVIL, and SHO
- New Japan Strong Tag Team titles: Jorel Nelson & Royce Issacs defend against Rocky Romero & YOH
- Fred Rosser & Matt Vandagriff vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado defends against Taiji Ishimori
- NEVER Openweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita defends against KUSHIDA
- NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo defends against Jeff Cobb