Honor Rising: Japan 2018

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 is an upcoming two-day "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The shows will take place on February 23 and 24, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Continuing the partnership between NJPW and ROH, these were the third annual Honor Rising: Japan shows co-produced by NJPW and ROH.

Background
Honor Rising: Japan 2018 was officially announced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) on November 22, 2017. On February 3, 2017, NJPW announced the ROH wrestlers taking part in the events; ROH World Champion Dalton Castle, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Hangman Page, The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe), Chuckie T, Beer City Bruiser, Flip Gordon, Cheeseburger and Delirious and Jay Lethal. For Gordon and Bruiser, the shows would mark their first NJPW appearances. Also announced for the events were Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega, will be teaming up for the first time in four years. The event will also include the storyline in Bullet Club after Omega loss the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship to Jay White; Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll turned on Omega and Ibushi made the save reuniting the Golden☆Lovers, this happened on January 28, 2018 on the first night of The New Beginning in Sapporo. NJPW wrestlers announced for the tour included Bad Luck Fale, Juice Robinson, Tama Tonga, Tanga Roa and David Finlay.

Cards and the rest of the NJPW participants for the shows were released on February 13. The shows were set to feature three title matches. On the first show, Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL and SANADA) would defend the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship against Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask. The second show would see Hirooki Goto defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against Punisher Martinez, while Adam Cole would defend the ROH World Championship against Yoshi-Hashi. The match between Cole and Yoshi-Hashi had been set up at an NJPW show on January 5, 2017, when Yoshi-Hashi pinned Cole in a six-man tag team match.

The shows would air worldwide through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World, with English commentary provided by Kevin Kelly and Rocky Romero.

Results

 * February 26


 * February 27