New Japan is returning to the U.S. very soon!
The Japanese promotion is coming off a red hot Windy City Riot where Tomohiro Ishii won the STRONG Openweight Championship from Gabe Kidd and Hiroshi Tanahashi wrestled his final match in the United States.
⚡️Friday, May 9!⚡️
Drilla Moloney defeated Tomohiro Ishii during the New Japan Cup- can he pull off the feat with #njpwSTRONG Openweight gold on the line?#njresurgence TICKETShttps://t.co/eOLc5yUTH9 pic.twitter.com/FZuXHzl3La
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 18, 2025
NJPW Resurgence promises to be another strong show as Tomohiro Ishii will defend his newly won title for the first time against one of Gabe Kidd Bullet Club War Dogs stablemates: Drilla Maloney. Maloney actually owns a victory over Ishii, as the 28-year-old beat Ishii in the first round of the 2025 New Japan Cup. Can he do it again on May 9th?
The Young Bucks will team with “some OG buddies” at NJPW Resurgence 👀👇
Per NJPW:
“In the wake of a BULLET CLUB civil war between War Dogs and HOUSE OF TORTURE, the Bucks believe their era of BC, or indeed any ventures they get involved with is head and shoulders above the… pic.twitter.com/YcWUiFQH5e
— WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) April 15, 2025
The Young Bucks will also make their return. The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t coming alone though as Matt and Nick Jackson have promised a couple of original OG’s will join them in their fight against Bullet Club War Dogs.
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Mercedes Moné will defend the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship against STARDOM’s AZM and AEW’s Mina Shirakawa in a three-way match at Resurgence on May 9th.#STARDOM | #njpw | #AEW pic.twitter.com/DVYIxg53En
— Scott E. Wrestling (@ScottEWrestling) April 15, 2025
Mercedes Mone is scheduled to defend her NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship as Mina Shirakawa and AZM will battle in a triple threat match for the prestigious belt. This is Mone’s fifth title defense.
In the main event, Konosuke Takeshita will put the NEVER Openweight Championship on the line against ELPH. This will be Takeshita sixth title defense as he’s coming off a big win over Ryohei Oiwa at Sakura Genesis.
Check out the advertised card for New Japan’s Resurgence show:
NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. ELPH
STRONG Openweight Championship match: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Drilla Maloney
STRONG Women’s Championship Triple Threat Match: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa
STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Match: Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaac (c) vs. Templario & TJP
The Bullet Club (Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, Gedo, & David Finlay) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) and two mystery partners
Fred Rosser vs. Matt Vandacriff
Alan Breeze vs. CJ Tino
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