Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hechicero set for NJPW Battle in the Valley
New matches have been confirmed for next month’s Battle in the Valley.
NJPW confirmed that Zack Sabre Jr. will meet CMLL’s Hechicero for their event on January 11 in San Jose. This will be the rubber match, with Hechicero first picking up a win in Mexico, while Sabre picked up his win in London.
Sume Sakai’s retirement match is also set. After Hiromu Takahashi picked Mayu Iwatani and Yuka Sakazaki as his partners, Sumie Sakai revealed she will be teaming with House of Torture’s EVIL and SHO, two people that she helped during their time on excursion in the United States.
A match for the New Japan Strong Tag Team titles will also be on the line, with YOH and Rocky Romero teaming together to challenge new champions Jorel Nelson & Royce Issacs. The World Class Wrecking Crew destroyed Rocky Romero after he issued the challenge at Strong Style Evolved following their title win.
Another tag team will see Matt Vandagriff & Fred Rosser set to take on TMDK’s Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito.
Here is the updated card for NJPW Battle in the Valley:
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hechicero
- NJPW Strong Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Tomohiro Ishii
- Sumie Sakai retirement match: Hiromu Takahashi, Yuka Sakazaki, and Mayu Iwatani vs. Sumie Sakai, EVIL, and SHO
- New Japan Strong Tag Team titles: Jorel Nelson & Royce Issacs defend against Rocky Romero & YOH
- Fred Rosser & Matt Vandagriff vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito)