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New Japan Pro-Wrestling event series
Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Fighting Spirit Unleashed is a series of
professional wrestling events produced annually in September by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a Japanese
professional wrestling promotion, in the
United States. NJPW first produced the event in 2018 and has since produced four editions, with the
2019 having been held as a three-event tour in
Lowell, Massachusetts,
New York City, New York and
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from September 27 to 29, 2019 and the
most recent being held in closed doors due to the
COVID-19 pandemic from September 4 to September 11, 2020.
[1]
[2]
Events
#
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Event
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Date
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City
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Venue
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Attendance
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Main event
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Ref.
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1
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Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2018)
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September 30, 2018
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Long Beach, California
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Walter Pyramid
|
3,007
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Golden☆Lovers (
Kenny Omega and
Kota Ibushi) vs.
Chaos (
Kazuchika Okada and
Tomohiro Ishii)
|
[3]
|
2
|
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2019)
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September 27, 2019
|
Lowell, Massachusetts
|
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
|
2,130
|
Kazuchika Okada,
Kota Ibushi and
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs.
Los Ingobernables de Japón (
Sanada,
Evil and
Tetsuya Naito)
|
[4]
|
September 28, 2019
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New York City, New York
|
Hammerstein Ballroom
|
1,776
|
Kazuchika Okada and
Kota Ibushi vs.
Los Ingobernables de Japón (
Sanada and
Evil)
|
[5]
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September 29, 2019
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2300 Arena
|
1,030
|
Hiroshi Tanahashi,
Hirooki Goto,
Tomohiro Ishii,
Yoshi-Hashi,
Ricky Morton and
Robert Gibson vs.
Bullet Club (
Jay White,
Kenta,
Tama Tonga,
Tanga Loa,
Chase Owens and
Gedo) in a
twelve-man tag team elimination match
|
[6]
|
3
|
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2020)
|
September 4, 2020
[a]
|
Port Hueneme, California
|
Oceanview Pavilion
|
0
[b]
|
Flip Gordon vs.
Jay White
|
[7]
|
September 11, 2020
|
Kenta vs.
Jeff Cobb for the
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
|
4
|
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2021)
|
September 18, 2021
[c]
|
Long Beach, California
|
Thunder Studios
|
144
|
Juice Robinson vs.
Hikuleo in a
tables match
|
[8]
[9]
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September 25, 2021
|
Fred Rosser vs.
Ren Narita
|
October 2, 2021
|
Tom Lawlor (c) vs.
Lio Rush for the
Strong Openweight Championship
|
5
|
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2022)
|
September 10, 2022
|
Los Angeles, California
|
The Vermont Hollywood
|
287
|
Aussie Open (
Kyle Fletcher and
Mark Davis) (c) vs.
West Coast Wrecking Crew (
Jorel Nelson and
Royce Isaacs) for the
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
|
[10]
|
September 17, 2022
|
Bullet Club (
Chase Owens,
Hikuleo,
Jay White and
Juice Robinson) (with
Taiji Ishimori) vs.
Kushida and
Roppongi Vice (
Beretta and
Rocky Romero) and
Taylor Rust
|
September 24, 2022
|
Taiji Ishimori vs.
Alan Angels
|
October 1, 2022
|
Fred Rosser (c) vs.
TJP for the
Strong Openweight Championship
|
6
|
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2023)
|
October 28, 2023
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Sam's Town Live
|
801
|
Tama Tonga (c) vs.
Shingo Takagi for the
NEVER Openweight Championship
|
[11]
[12]
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Notes
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^ The event was taped on an unknown date and
aired on September 4 and 11 as regular episodes of
NJPW Strong.
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^ These events were attended only by essential personnel due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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^ The event was taped on August 16 and
aired on September 18, 25 and October 2 as regular episodes of
NJPW Strong.
References
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^
"NJPW storms the US east coast this September for Fighting Spirit Unleashed!".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. July 6, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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^
"2020.09.04 FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Bushiroad. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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^
"Fighting Spirit Unleashed".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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^
"Fighting Spirit Unleashed".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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^
"Fighting Spirit Unleashed".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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^
"Fighting Spirit Unleashed".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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"Major matches lined up For Fighting Spirit Unleashed on NJPW STRONG! 【NJoA】". NJPW1972.com.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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^
"ON SALE NOW: Fans come to STRONG for Fighting Spirit Unleashed! 【NJoA】". NJPW1972.com.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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^ Bryant, Steve (August 17, 2021).
"NJPW Strong – 16 August 2021 – Results". socaluncensored.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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^
"FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. August 10, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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^
NJPW (September 7, 2023).
"Fighting Spirit Unleashed comes to Vegas October 28! 【NJoA】". njpw1972.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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^ TheSmackDownHotel.
"NJPW Strong Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023". thesmackdownhotel.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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