Number one contenders match added to NJPW Capital Collision

New number one contenders to the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team titles will be crowned in Washington, DC later this month.

NJPW has announced a three-way number one contenders match for Capital Collision set for Friday, August 30. The bout will feature Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. TMDK’s Robbie Eagles & Bad Dude Tito.

Current NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls are also set to defend their titles at Capital Collision in a bout against CMLL’s Hechicero & Virus.

Capital Collision will stream as a pay-per-view on NJPW World on August 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The announced card to this point:

  • NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone in action
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Lio Rush
  • NJPW Strong Tag Team Champions TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) defend against Hechicero & Virus
  • NJPW Strong Tag Team title number one contenders match: TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Bad Dude Tito) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Titan
  • Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser vs. Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs
  • Trish Adora vs. HANAKO