Strong Style Evolved

Strong Style Evolved is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The two show will take place on March 25, 2018, in Long Beach, California, United States at The Walter Pyramid. This is the second NJPW show that the promotion his produced independently in the U.S. The event's name refers to the Japanese strong style.

Background
On November 5, 2017 New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) during the Power Struggle announced their second American Show named Strong Style Evolved following the success of their first show in the United States the G1 Special in USA. The show will mark the second time NJPW presented shows in the United States independently, as opposed to partnering up with an American promotion. On January 4, 2018, during Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome, NJPW officially announced the show for March 25, 2018, taking place at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. NJPW had previously partnered with Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) for the NJPW Invasion Tour 2011 and since 2014 they have been partnered with Ring of Honor (ROH), co-producing shows annually in North America.

After announcing the Long Beach show, NJPW establishing a dojo for training Americans in Los Angeles, run by Rocky Romero. The full-scale running of the American market was set to launch in 2018. Tickets went on sale on January 29 and immediately sold out in less then twenty minutes with already to be confirmed 5000 tickets and with nothing to be announced. Afterwards it was announced by Wrestling Observer Newsletter jornalist Dave Meltzer that the show would brodcast on air on the AXS TV network in the United States and show would broadcast in Japan at NJPW's streaming service NJPW World. It was also expected that Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) would be taking part of the event.