First matches announced for NJPW Capital Collision
NJPW has announced the first four bouts for their Friday, August 30 Capital Collision event in Washington, DC.
The NJPW Strong Openweight Championship will be on the line in DC, with title holder Gabe Kidd defending against Lio Rush.
A first-time ever singles match is also newly announced for the card, with Zack Sabre Jr. facing CMLL’s Titan. Titan is an NJPW regular and part of the promotion’s Los Ingobernables de Japon faction.
Former rivals will team, and former teammates will do battle as Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser face West Coast Wrecking Crew’s Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs. Nelson & Isaacs were formerly part of Lawlor’s Team Filthy stable, while Lawlor and Rosser feuded over the NJPW Strong title in the past before uniting as Dirty Work.
Trish Adora vs. HANAKO in a women’s division contest has also been announced for the show.
Capital Collision airs as an NJPW World pay-per-view on Friday, August 30 from the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC. The lineup to this point:
- NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Lio Rush
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Titan
- Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser vs. Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs
- Trish Adora vs. HANAKO