Fighting Spirit Unleashed is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was established in 2018 and is part of NJPW shows promoted in the United States. The event is also aired internationally in the NJPW's worldwide internet streaming site, NJPW World.
Initially Fighting Spirit Unleashed was held as a single event, but was turned into a tour in 2019. The event usually is held in September between the Destruction and King of Pro-Wrestling. Since 2020, the event became part of the NJPW Strong series.
Events[]
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2018) | September 30, 2019 | Long Beach, California, U.S. | Walter Pyramid | 3,007 | Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) versus CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) |
| 2 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2019) | September 27, 2019 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Lowell Memorial Auditorium | 2,130 | Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and SANADA) |
| 3 | September 28, 2019 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Hammerstein Ballroom | 1,776 | Kazuchika Okada and Kota Ibushi vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL and SANADA) | |
| 4 | September 29, 2019 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 2300 Arena | 1,030 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, KENTA, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens and Gedo) | |
| 5 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2020) | September 4, 2020 | Port Hueneme, California, U.S. | Oceanville Pavillion | 0[Note 1] | Jay White vs. Flip Gordon |
| 6 | September 11, 2020 | KENTA vs. Jeff Cobb for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate | ||||
| 7 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2021) | September 18, 2021 | Long Beach, California, U.S. | Thunder Studios | 144 | Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Lio Rush for the Strong Openweight Championship |
| 8 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2022) | August 21, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | The Vermont | 287 | Fred Rosser (c) vs. TJP for the Strong Openweight Championship |
| 9 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2023) | October 28, 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Sam's Town Live | 801 | Tama Tonga (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship |
| 10 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2024) | November 8, 2024 | Lowell, Massachusetta, U.S. | Loweel Memorial Auditorium | 1,022 | Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Kosei Fujita for the Strong Openweight Championship |
Footnotes[]
- ↑ The event was held behind closed doors without a live audience due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States.