NJPW has announced the cards for the final four Summer Struggle events of 2021.
Hiromu Takahashi’s return match after being sidelined with a torn pectoral muscle headlines the final leg of the tour. He will take on DOUKI in the main event of the Friday, August 27 show.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Robbie Eagles will take on Master Wato in a tuneup match on the same show. Eagles will defend his title against Hiromu on the second night of Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome on Sunday, September 5.
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, BUSHI, EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Gedo and Dick Togo are all absent from the lineups. Shingo and BUSHI tested positive for COVID-19 last week, while the others were pulled from subsequent events due to close contact.
Two new Young Lions will also debut at Summer Struggle. Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita will face each other in singles matches on each of the four nights.
Here are the full lineups:
NJPW Summer Struggle, Tuesday, August 24, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Robbie Eagles vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI
Kazuchika Okada & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
Toru Yano & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Chase Owens & Jado
Satoshi Kojima & Master Wato vs. Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask
Ryohei Oiwa vs. Kosei Fujita
NJPW Summer Struggle, Wednesday, August 25, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
Elimination match: Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Kazuchika Okada & Tomoaki Honma vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
Toru Yano & Togi Makabe vs. Chase Owens & Jado
Minoru Suzuki & DOUKI vs. Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
Ryohei Oiwa vs. Kosei Fujita
NJPW Summer Struggle, Thursday, August 26, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
Kazuchika Okada & Satoshi Kojima vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Minoru Suzuki vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado
Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tiger Mask vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato vs. Tomoaki Honma & Robbie Eagles
Ryohei Oiwa vs. Kosei Fujita
NJPW Summer Struggle, Friday, August 27, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
Robbie Eagles vs. Master Wato
Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki
Ryohei Oiwa vs. Kosei Fujita
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