New Japan Showdown

New Japan Showdown in San Jose is an upcoming two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The shows will take place on November 9, 2019 in San Jose, California, U.S. at the San Jose Civic for the first night and on November 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. at the Globe Theatre for the second night.

Background
On August 25, 2019, in the third night of the 2019 Super J-Cup, NJPW announced they would produce a show in San Jose, California, U.S. on November 9 at the San Jose Civic. On September 9, NJPW announced they would add a second night for the event on November 11 in Los Angeles, California at the Globe Theatre. Tickets went on sale on September 13, costing from $30 to $300. On September 13, NJPW announced the first group talent that would take part of the event; Kota Ibushi Jushin Thunder Liger, Juice Robinson, Bullet Club (Chase Owens and Jay White), CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) and Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer).

Storylines
New Japan Showdown in San Jose 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.