Strong Openweight title match set for NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed

TMDK will attempt to add more goal to its ranks next month at NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024.

After Monday’s King of Pro Wrestling event, TMDK member Kosei Fujita cut a backstage promo answering Gabe Kidd’s Strong Openweight Championship challenge for Fighting Spirit Unleashed. NJPW has not formally announced the match yet, but Kidd posted a tweet accepting Fujita’s challenge.

IMA SAY IT NOW

I DON’T CARE ABOUT ANY BUSY BODY IN THE OFFICE

GABE KIDD VS KOSEI FUJITA FOR THE NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT TITLE WILL BE THE MAIN EVENT IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS NOVEMBER 8TH

AND I PROMISE YOU, THIS MATCH WILL SHOW THE TRUE SPIRIT OF NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

KOSEI… https://t.co/GEaxtEK0nE

— GABE KIDD (@GabeKidd0115) October 14, 2024

Kidd won the Strong Openweight Championship from Eddie Kingston this May and has made successful title defenses against Ultimo Guerrero, Lio Rush, and Anthony Henry.

TMDK’s Zack Sabre Jr. became the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion on Monday by defeating Tetsuya Naito in the main event of King of Pro Wrestling. Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste — who also hold the Strong Openweight Tag Team titles — retained their IWGP Tag Team title belts at the show with a victory over Bad Luck Fale & Caveman Ugg.

The Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts is hosting Fighting Spirit Unleashed on Friday, November 8. Here’s what’s set for the show so far:

• NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Kosei Fujita
• Four-way number one contender’s match: Anna Jay vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD (winner gets next shot at NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone)