{"id":107218,"date":"2021-12-30T07:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=107218"},"modified":"2021-12-30T07:59:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:59:58","slug":"four-new-matches-njpw-new-beginning-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/12\/30\/four-new-matches-njpw-new-beginning-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Matches Set for NJPW New Beginning USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it was previously reported, NJPW STRONG will begin 2022 with New Beginning USA on January 15th from Washington Hall in Seatle. The previously announced matches are <strong>El Phantasmo<\/strong> vs. <strong>Matt Rehwoldt, Yura Uemura<\/strong> vs. <strong>Brody King, Clark Connors<\/strong> vs. <strong>TJP,<\/strong> and the US of Jay Open Challenge. Now four more matches have been added to the card.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More matches set for Seattle Jan. 15!<\/p>\n<p>The debuting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/defyNW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@defyNW<\/a> Champions Midnight Heat face LA Dojo!<\/p>\n<p>Rocky and Lio Rush vs West Coast Wrecking Crew!<\/p>\n<p>JONAH &amp; Bad Dude Tito vs FinJuice!<\/p>\n<p>Josh Barnett vs Ren Narita!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjXx9L2LBD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/rjXx9L2LBD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tix: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u2jooLzNGJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/u2jooLzNGJ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpwSTRONG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njpwSTRONG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VjedqFpxzh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VjedqFpxzh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1476357368481030146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Four New Matches Set For NJPW New Beginning USA<\/h2>\n<p><b>Josh Barnett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vs. <\/span><b>Ren Narita<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former UFC Heavyweight champion and PRIDE FC veteran made his NJPW return at Detonation, stepping into an NJPW ring for the first time in 17 years. He took on LA Dojo member, <strong>Alex Coughlin<\/strong> in a hard-fought battle. Now another Young Lion will test himself against a well-versed submission grappler in Warmaster.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FinJuice <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vs. <\/span><b>Bad Dude Tito <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>JONAH<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tito will be making his NJPW STRONG debut during the Nemesis tour. The show will air in January, but it\u2019s known that he made an alliance with <strong>JONAH.<\/strong> The huge man has his crosshairs set on both <strong>David Finlay<\/strong> and <strong>Juice Robinson.<\/strong> Former IWGP and IMPACT Tag Team Champions have an impressive track record and will present a difficult challenge to the powerhouse duo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rocky Romero <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Lio Rush <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vs. <\/span><b>West Coast Wrecking Crew<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This match is the next chapter in Romero\u2019s feud with <strong>Team Filthy.<\/strong> At Detonation, a mysterious <strong>Black Tiger<\/strong> attacked Romero and aligned himself with Team Filthy. This puts Romero in an uneasy situation where he must deal with threats coming from both inside and the outside of the ring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kevin Knight <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>The DKC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vs. <\/span><b>Ricky Gibson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Eddie Pearl<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LA Dojo\u2019s students <strong>Kevin Knight<\/strong> and <strong>The DKC<\/strong> will take on debuting team of <strong>Ricky<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Gibson<\/strong> and <strong>Eddie Pearl<\/strong>. Gibson and Peral are the current DEFY Tag Team champions and have held the titles for almost two years. At New Beginning USA they\u2019ll get an opportunity to showcase their skills to a whole new fanbase as they face one of NJPW STRONG\u2019s main tag teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. MLW FUSION airs every Wednesday on fubo Sports Network and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/majorleaguewrestling\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> at 7 PM EST and every Saturday on beIN SPORTS at 10 PM EST.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As it was previously reported, NJPW STRONG will begin 2022 with New Beginning USA on January 15th from Washington Hall in Seatle. The previously announced matches are El Phantasmo vs. Matt Rehwoldt, Yura Uemura vs. Brody King, Clark Connors vs. TJP, and the US of Jay Open Challenge. 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