After the PPV debacle that was Windy City Riot, literally and figuratively, New Japan is trying again tonight with their next US event, Capital Collision, as they head to Washington, DC for the first time. They already have ran into problems though, as last night they were forced to make several card changes because All Elite Wretling star Trent Beretta, scheduled for one of the featured matches, tested positive for the coronavirus and is now off. The promotion has promised greatly improved technical capabilities to avoid a repeat of what happened last month so hopefully it goes off without a hitch. The main event will feature a 4-way for the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship.
Today’s event will be held at Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC and can be watched LIVE on FITE in English for $19.99. You also get unlimited on demand replays with purchase. Also, it’s completely risk-free: If there are any technical issues with the stream like with Windy City Riot’s live broadcast, you can request a refund from FITE and you will get your money back in full, no questions asked. The PPV is also available in Japanese on New Japan World, but that will cost around $24 in addition to monthly subscription fees if you are not a subscriber. Subscribers still have to pay for the event for now.
There is also seheduled to be a 30 minute FREE pre-show on YouTube before the event. This may feature a pre-show dark match for the live crowd but that is not definite. Said match will not be on the PPV stream.
I expect the event’s total run time to be in the range of 3-3 1/2 hours.
Tonight’s lineup:
Pre-show: Nick Comoroto vs. Kevin Knight (non-televised)
PPV:
Ren Narita vs. Karl Fredericks
Fred Rosser, David Finlay, Tanga Loa, Yuya Uemura & The DKC vs. Tom Lalor, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, JR Kratos & Danny Limelight
Chase Owens vs. Great-O-Khan
Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis vs. Jonah, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Bad Dude Tito
Brody King vs. Minoru Suzuki
Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Kazuchika Okada & Rocky Romero vs. Jay White & Hikuleo
IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Juice Robinson, Will Ospreay & Jon Moxley in a 4-way for the title
Updates below will begin at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.
LIVE updates below:
Match 1: Karl Fredericks beat Ren Narita.
Match 2: Result: Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, JR Kratos & Danny Limelight beat The DKC, Fred Rosser, Yuya Uemura, Tanga Loa & David Finlay. Limelight pinned DKC after a springboard DDT.
Match 3: Chase Owens beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 4: Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, Jona & Bad Dude Tito beat Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis. Nicholls pinned Fletcher.
Match 5: Brody King beat Minoru Suzuki.
Match 6: Tomohiro Ishii beat Eddie Kingston.
Match 7: Jay White & Hikuleo beat Rocky Romero & Kazuchika Okada. White pinned Romero after Bladerunner.
Main Event: Juice Robinson neat IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jon Moxley & Will Ospreay in a 4-way by pinning Ospreay to win the title. Robinson becomes the 15th IWGP US Heavyweight Champion.
After commentary signs off and everyone else leaves, Moxley with microphone for a promo to send the crowd home happy.
End Show.
The next event is the Best Of The Super Junior Tournament Opening Day tomorrow at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan. Live streaming in Japanese and English on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.
