Strong Openweight Tag Team title match set for NJPW Rumble on 44th Street

By Joseph Currier
Published: 18 Oct 2022, 07:34

A three-way match for the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team titles is in the works for this month’s Rumble on 44th Street pay-per-view in New York City.

NJPW uploaded a video on Monday night where Strong Openweight Champions Aussie Open accepted a challenge from Kevin Knight & The DKC. But Aussie Open said The Motor City Machine Guns are first in line for a title shot. Aussie Open proposed a three-way title match for Rumble on 44th Street. It will be Aussie Open vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Knight & The DKC.

Motor City Machine Guns getting a shot at the titles was set up when they defeated Aussie Open in a non-title match on Impact Wrestling last month. Aussie Open said they’re desperate to avenge that loss.

Aussie Open were crowned the inaugural Strong Openweight Champions on NJPW Strong this summer.

The Palladium Times Square is hosting Rumble on 44th Street on Friday, October 28. A Halloween-themed event titled The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street is also taking place at the Palladium Times Square on Thursday, October 27. Both pay-per-views will air live via Fite TV.

Here’s the updated Rumble on 44th Street card:

NJPW Rumble on 44th Street (Friday, October 28) —

Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson
Provisional KOPW 2022 Champion Shingo Takagi defends against El Phantasmo
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defend against Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and Kevin Knight & The DKC in a three-way match