Battle in the Valley
PromotionsNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
First eventBattle in the Valley (2021)

Battle in the Valley is a professional wrestling event held annually by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was first held in 2021, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California and has been held there ever since.

History

In October 2019, NJPW announced their expansion into the United States with their new American division, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.[1] On August 14, 2021 at Resurgence, NJPW announced Battle in the Valley for November 13 at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California.[2] On October 28, 2022 at Rumble on 44th Street, NJPW announced Battle in the Valley for February 18, 2023 at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, thus establishing Battle in the Valley as an annual event.[3]

Dates and venues

# Event Date City Venue Main Event Notes Ref
1 Battle in the Valley (2021) November 13, 2021 San Jose, California San Jose Civic Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White (c) for the NEVER Openweight Championship [4]
2 Battle in the Valley (2023) February 18, 2023 Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
3 Battle in the Valley (2024) January 13, 2024 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay

References

  1. ^ "NJPW ANNOUNCES NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY". f4wonline. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "NJPW announces Battle in the Valley for San Jose in November". August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 10, 2023). "NJPW Battle In The Valley Sells Out With Only KAIRI vs. Mercedes Mone Announced | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Klyn, Parker (November 13, 2021). "NJPW Battle in the Valley live results: NEVER title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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