Impact team to challenge for NJPW Six-Man Tag Team titles
The NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships will be defended at NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku.
Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Kazuchika Okada will put their titles on the line against Impact Wrestling’s Josh Alexander and the Motor City Machine Guns.
A huge addition to Destruction in Ryogoku October 9!
After a request from Hiroshi Tanahashi, IMPACT's Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Josh Alexander challenge for the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Championships!https://t.co/0xelSXfDxB#njpw #njdest pic.twitter.com/WBcxa3U770
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) September 13, 2023
Alexander began wrestling with NJPW of USA in 2021 but has yet to wrestle a match for the promotion in Japan.
The current NEVER Six Man champions won the titles from Strong Style at Wrestling Dontaku in May. Since then they’ve defended the belts against The Blackpool Combat Club at Dominion and last Friday in Korakuen Hall against Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask, and Togi Makabe.
NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku takes place on Monday, October 9, and will air on NJPW World.
NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku October 9, 2023 lineup:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA defends against EVIL
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi defends against Mike Bailey and Lio Rush in a three-way match
- NEVER Openweight Champion David Finlay defends against Tama Tonga
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney defend against KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
- Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin defend against El Phantasmo & Hikuleo
- Tanga Loa vs. Chase Owens
- Best-of-seven series finale: Shota Umino, Master Wato & Yuji Nagata vs. Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki (if necessary)
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Kazuchika Okada defend against Josh Alexander & The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
