Global Wars 2018 in an upcoming professional wrestling tour co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The tour's four events will take place on November 7 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine, November 8 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, November 9 at Buffalo Riverworks in Buffalo, New York and November 11 at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This will be the fifth year in which ROH and NJPW co-produced shows under the Global Wars name.
Production
Background
In 2014, the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced a partnership as part of which they held the first Global Wars show on May 10, 2014, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Global Wars, along with War of the Worlds, became an annual tradition. In 2015, the promotions held two Global Wars shows, both in Toronto. In 2016, Global Wars was held as a one-night pay-per-view (PPV) in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. While all the previous Global Wars had taken place in May, in 2017, the event was moved to October and turned into a tour.
The first batch of NJPW wrestlers announced for the tour included Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, BUSHI and SANADA), Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA. On October 18, it was announced that the tour would be streamed on ROH's internet streaming service Honor Club. The following day, ROH started to announce the first matches for the tour, including an ROH World Championship to the tour's final event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also announced for the tour were ROH wrestlers; Adam Page, Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). On October 23, ROH announced that Cody would be defending the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Berreta on the tour's final event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Storylines
The Global Wars 2018 shows featured professional wrestling matches that involve 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.
On October 23, 2018, ROH announced that the tour would see Cody defend the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Beretta on November 11. The match was set up on October 16 at NJPW's Road to Power Struggle tour, Beretta issued a challenge to
Matches
Global Wars: Lewiston
| # | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Sabin and KUSHIDA vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI) | Eight-man tag team match | |
| 2 | Bully Ray and Silas Young vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | Tag team match | |
| 3 | Christopher Daniels vs. Juice Robinson | Singles match | |
| 4 | The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 5 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. Bullet Club Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) | Tag team match | |
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Global Wars: Lowell
| # | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham vs. Chris Sabin and KUSHIDA vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) | Four Corner Survival tag team match | |
| 2 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Hangman Page | Singles match | |
| 3 | Jay Briscoe vs. Scorpio Sky | Singles match | |
| 4 | Jeff Cobb vs. Christopher Daniels | Singles match | |
| 5 | Bully Ray and Silas Young vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and SANADA) | Tag team match | |
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Global Wars: Buffalo
| # | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUSHIDA vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Flip Gordon vs. BUSHI | Four Corner Survival match | |
| 2 | Jay Lethal vs. Chris Sabin | Singles match | |
| 3 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. Best Friends (Berreta and Chuckie T) vs. Bullet Club Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) | Three-way tag team match | |
| 4 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and SANADA) | Tag team match | |
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Global Wars: Toronto
| # | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Lethal (c) vs. Kenny King | Singles match for the ROH World Championship | |
| 2 | Cody (c) vs. Beretta | Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | |
| 3 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Chris Sabin and KUSHIDA | Tag team match | |
| 4 | Dalton Castle and Juice Robinson vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI) | Tag team match | |
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