Southern Showdown

Southern Showdown is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The show will take place on June 9, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia at the Festival Hall. This will be the second NJPW show that the promotion had produced in Australia.

Background
On April 12, 2019, NJPW announce they would produce their second show in Australia on June 29. In February 2018, NJPW had a tour with four shows in Australia the Fallout Down Under tour, which the fans had asked NJPW to return to Australia, following the success of the Fallout Down Under tour.

Pre-sale tickets would go for sale on on April 24, with general sale tickets going for sale on on April 26, costing from $63,60 to $206,10 in advance, while the day of the event would cost $65,00 to $210,00.

Storylines
Southern Showdown will feature professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.