New Japan Pro Wrestling presents Wrestle Grand Slam from the Tokyo Dome on July 25th. Shingo Takagi will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against former champion Kota Ibushi. NJPW has now released the full card for the show:
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi - IWGP Tag Team Championships
Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (c) vs. Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles - IWGP Junior Tag Team Championships
Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo (c) vs. Rocky Romero & Ryusuke Taguchi - Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
- KOPW Trophy
New Japan Ranbo battle royal
The show will be available via PPV on FITE for $19.99 USD.
NJPW also announce the lineups for four upcoming shows on the Summer Struggle tour. No title matches were announce for the shows but there were some significant bouts booked.
Upcoming NJPW Schedule
July 17th from Korakuen Hall:
- Rocky Romero vs. El Phantasmo
- Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori
- Robbie Eagles, SHO & YOH vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI
- Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs. KENTA, EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo
July 22nd from Osaka:
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi
- SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- Kota Ibushi & Master Wato vs. Shingo Takagi & BUSHI
- Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. KENTA, EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Robbie Eagles, SHO & YOH vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI
July 23rd from Osaka:
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- SANADA vs. Taichi
- Kota Ibushi & Master Wato vs. Shingo Takagi & BUSHI
- Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. KENTA, EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado
July 24th from Nagoya:
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL
- Kota Ibushi & Master Wato vs. Shingo Takagi & BUSHI
- Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
- Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Jado
- Robbie Eagles, SHO & YOH vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI