NJPW Strong Fighting Spirit Unleashed taping announced for Los Angeles

NJPW is returning to Los Angeles in August. 

The company announced Wednesday night that NJPW Strong: Fighting Spirit Unleashed will be taped at the Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 21. 

Tickets for the taping will go on sale Friday, July 8 at 10 a.m. Pacific time, with prices ranging from $25 for standing room tickets to $90 for ringside seats. 

Current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White, and NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Fred Rosser are the only talent announced for the event so far. 

NJPW has run the Vermont Hollywood for Strong tapings four times before, with Nemesis in December 2021, Rivals in February, Mutiny in April, and Ignition in June. 

Early Thursday, NJPW held a press conference in Japan to announce their business strategy for the remainder of 2022, and touted the success of Strong as a touring brand in the US market. 

The company also announced that STARDOM wrestlers will begin appearing on the Strong brand on US shows “In adapting NJPW to the global standard and audience expectations.”