Openweight title match announced for NJPW Strong Christmas Eve episode
The Openweight Championship will be on the line on the final new NJPW Strong episode of 2022 on Christmas Eve.
On Saturday’s Detonation show, Fred Rosser will defend the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship against Team Filthy’s JR Kratos. Rosser defeated Kratos in their previous NJPW Strong meeting in 2021, while the two went to a no contest in their other career singles bout at an APW show in September 2022.
Also announced for Saturday’s show, Bobby Fish will take on Kevin Blackwood. Fish returned to NJPW at the Detonation taping, and this bout will mark his first singles match on Strong.
In Saturday’s opener, Lince Dorado will team with Mascara Dorada against C4’s Cody Chhun and Guillermo Rosas.
A Best of 2022 episode will air on December 31, making this week’s show the final new episode of Strong this year.
Strong’s Detonation episodes were taped Sunday, November 20 in Los Angeles at the Vermont Hollywood.
Here is this week’s lineup:
NJPW Strong Detonation, Saturday, December 24, 8 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser (c) vs. JR Kratos
- Bobby Fish vs. Kevin Blackwood
- Lince Dorado & Mascara Dorada vs. Cody Chhun & Guillermo Rosas