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− | '''Lion's Break''' is the developmental branch of professional wrestling promotion [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), which holds events under the banner of '''Lion's Break Project'''. The branch was officially announced on July 6, 2018, and held its first show on November 10 and 11, 2018. |
+ | '''Lion's Break''' is the developmental branch of professional wrestling promotion [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), which holds events under the banner of '''Lion's Break Project'''. The branch was officially announced on July 6, 2018, and held its first show on November 10 and 11, 2018. In addition to NJPW wrestlers, the Lion's Break Project shows also feature wrestlers from other promotions, resulting in unique cards. |
− | The first events |
+ | The first events were held in the United States in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. Wrestlers from promotions such as Ring of Honor (ROH) and other independent promotions have also taken part in the project. NJPW rookies [[Alex Coughlin]], [[Karl Fredericks]] and [[Clark Connors]] have made their official debuts at Lion's Break Project shows. |
==History== |
==History== |
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In April 2017, NJPW went public with their plan of an American expansion, which included establishing a subsidiary and running extended tours in the United States with California as the base, while also 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. According to NJPW owner [[Takaaki Kidani]], the plan was a direct response to WWE taking four wrestlers, including [[AJ Styles]] and [[Shinsuke Nakamura]], from NJPW in January 2016. In July 2, [[Takaaki Kidani]] stated that NJPW was going to open an office in Los Angeles before the end of 2017, with a dojo to be opened at the start of 2018. |
In April 2017, NJPW went public with their plan of an American expansion, which included establishing a subsidiary and running extended tours in the United States with California as the base, while also 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. According to NJPW owner [[Takaaki Kidani]], the plan was a direct response to WWE taking four wrestlers, including [[AJ Styles]] and [[Shinsuke Nakamura]], from NJPW in January 2016. In July 2, [[Takaaki Kidani]] stated that NJPW was going to open an office in Los Angeles before the end of 2017, with a dojo to be opened at the start of 2018. |
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− | On March 24, 2018 NJPW |
+ | On March 24, 2018 NJPW held "Strong Style Saturday" at the newly-opened NJPW LA Dojo, where they announced that [[Katsuyori Shibata]] serving as head trainer and ROH wrestler Scorpio Sky serving as an assistant trainer for the newly established dojo. In addition of the opening of the NJPW Dojo in USA, on July 6, NJPW announced a developmental branch similar to the [[Lion's Gate Project|Lion's Gate]] in Japan which is called Lion's Break would be holding its first show on November 10 and 11, 2018, in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. NJPW had earlier attempted a developmental branch with a project named [[NEVER]] in Japan, which held shows between 2010 and 2012. |
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+ | On March 17, NJPW decided to cancel the third edition of the Lion's Break Project, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On June 19, 2020, NJPW announced a new weekly series called [[Lion's Break Collision]] that would air throughout the month of July, featuring the L.A Dojo [[Young Lions|young lions]] and the debuts of Rust Taylor, Danny Limelight, The DKC, and MLW wrestler Tom Lawlor. |
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|brand=Lion's Break |
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− | |date=November 10, 2018<br>November 11, 2018 |
+ | |date=November 10, 2018<br>November 11, 2018<ref name=Project1/> |
− | |venue=Anaheim Convention Center |
+ | |venue=Anaheim Convention Center<ref name=Project1/> |
− | |city=Anaheim, California, U.S. |
+ | |city=Anaheim, California, U.S.<ref name=Project1/> |
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− | |lastevent=[[Power Struggle 2018]] |
+ | |lastevent=[[Power Struggle (2018)]] |
|nextevent=[[World Tag League#2018|World Tag League 2018]] |
|nextevent=[[World Tag League#2018|World Tag League 2018]] |
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|event=Lion's Break Project |
|event=Lion's Break Project |
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− | |lastevent2= |
+ | |lastevent2= ''First'' |
|nextevent2=[[#Lion's Break Project 2|Lion's Break Project 2]] |
|nextevent2=[[#Lion's Break Project 2|Lion's Break Project 2]] |
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+ | }}The first Lion's Break Project event was held on November 10 and 11, 2018, in Anaheim, California at Anaheim Convention Center.<ref name="Project1WON">{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-reveals-cards-lions-break-project-1-269041 | script-title=en:NJPW REVEALS CARDS FOR LION'S BREAK PROJECT 1 | date=October 30, 2018 | accessdate=October 30, 2018 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=English}}</ref> The event featured eight matches, with 4 matches in each night, in which including one match featuring the official debuts of [[Karl Fredericks]] and [[Alex Coughlin]] two new [[Young Lions|young lions]] from the US Dojo also debuting was [[Clark Connors]] losing against NJPW veteran [[Jushin Thunder Liger]].<ref name="Project1">{{cite web | url = https://www.njpw1972.com/38237 | script-title=en:Full Card for Lion’s Break: Project 1 Released! | date=October 30, 2018 | accessdate=October 30, 2018 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=English}}</ref> |
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+ | ;Night 1 |
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+ | |||
+ | {{Pro Wrestling results table |
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+ | |results=<ref name=Project1/><ref name=Project1WON/> |
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+ | |times= |
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+ | |match1=[[Karl Fredericks]] and [[Alex Coughlin]] wrestled to a time limit draw |
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+ | |stip1=Singles match |
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+ | |time1=10:00 |
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+ | |match2=[[Ryusuke Taguchi]] defeated [[Rocky Romero]] |
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+ | |stip2=Singles match |
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+ | |time2=09:24 |
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+ | |match3=[[David Finlay]] defeated [[Jushin Thunder Liger]] |
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+ | |stip3=Singles match |
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+ | |time3=08:40 |
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+ | |match4=[[Hirooki Goto]] defeated [[ACH]] |
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+ | |stip4=Singles match |
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+ | |time4=12:54 |
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}} |
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+ | ;Night 2 |
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− | The first Lion's Break Project event will be held on November 10 and 11, 2018, in Anaheim, California at Anaheim Convention Center. |
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+ | {{Pro Wrestling results table |
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+ | |results=<ref name=Project1/><ref name=Project1WON/> |
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+ | |times= |
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+ | |match1=ACH defeated Karl Fredericks |
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+ | |stip1=Singles match |
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+ | |time1=05:08 |
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+ | |match2=Jushin Thunder Liger defeated [[Clark Connors]] |
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+ | |stip2=Singles match |
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+ | |time2=05:09 |
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+ | |match3= [[Jeff Cobb]] and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated [[CHAOS]] (Hirooki Goto and Rocky Romero) |
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+ | |stip3=Tag team match |
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+ | |time3=17:15 |
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+ | |match4=[[Kenny Omega]] defeated David Finlay |
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+ | |stip4=Singles match |
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+ | |time4=12:41 |
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+ | }} |
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+ | |||
+ | ===Lion's Break Project 2=== |
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+ | {{Infobox puroresu event |
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+ | |name=Lion's Break Project 2 |
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+ | |image= |
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+ | |promotion=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |
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+ | |brand=Lion's Break |
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+ | |date=December 7, 2019<ref name="Project2NJPW">{{cite web | url = https://www.njpw1972.com/50493 | script-title=en:NJPW and Lion’s Break returns to CharaExpo USA on December 7th and 8th!! | date=May 17, 2019 | accessdate=May 17, 2019 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=English}}</ref><br>December 8, 2019<ref name="Project2NJPW"/> |
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+ | |venue=Anaheim Convention Center<ref name="Project2NJPW"/> |
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+ | |city=Anaheim, California, U.S.<ref name="Project2NJPW"/> |
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+ | |attendance= |
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+ | |liveevent=y |
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+ | |lastevent=[[World Tag League#2019|World Tag League 2019]] |
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+ | |nextevent=Road to Tokyo Dome |
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+ | |event=Lion's Break Project |
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+ | |lastevent2= [[#Lion's Break Project 1|Lion's Break Project 1]] |
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+ | |nextevent2=[[#Lion's Break Project 3|Lion's Break Project 3]] |
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+ | }}The second Lion's Break Project event will be held on December 7 and 8, 2019, in Anaheim, California at Anaheim Convention Center.<ref name="Project2WON">{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-lions-break-project-2-set-anaheim-283991 | script-title=en:NJPW LION'S BREAK PROJECT 2 SET FOR ANAHEIM | date=May 17, 2019 | accessdate=May 17, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter | language=English}}</ref> |
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+ | ;Night 1 |
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+ | {{Pro Wrestling results table |
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+ | |results= |
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+ | |times= |
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+ | |match1=[[Alex Coughlin]] defeated Barret Brown |
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+ | |stip1=Singles match |
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+ | |time1=6:47 |
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+ | |match2=Aaron Solow and Misterioso defeated Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel and Sterling Riegel) |
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+ | |stip2=Tag Team match |
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+ | |time2=10:11 |
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+ | |match3=[[Yoshinobu Kanemaru]] defeated [[Clark Connors]] |
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+ | |stip3=Singles match |
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+ | |time3=7:42 |
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+ | |match4=[[El Desperado]] defeated [[Ren Narita]] |
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+ | |stip4=Singles match |
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+ | |time4=11:29 |
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+ | |match5=[[Bullet Club]] ([[El Phantasmo]] and [[Taiji Ishimori]]) defeated [[Ryusuke Taguchi]] and [[Rocky Romero]] |
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+ | |stip5=Tag Team match |
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+ | |time5=15:41 |
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+ | }} |
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+ | |||
+ | ;Night 2 |
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+ | {{Pro Wrestling results table |
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+ | |results= |
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+ | |times= |
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+ | |match1=Aaron Solow defated [[Alex Coughlin]] |
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+ | |stip1=Singles match |
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+ | |time1=6:38 |
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+ | |match2=Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel and Sterling Riegel) defeated Barret Brown and Misterioso |
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+ | |stip2=Tag Team match |
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+ | |time2=8:03 |
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+ | |match3=[[El Phantasmo]] defeated [[Clark Connors]] |
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+ | |stip3=Singles match |
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+ | |time3=7:05 |
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+ | |match4=[[Taiji Ishimori]] defeated [[Ren Narita]] |
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+ | |stip4=Singles match |
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+ | |time4=10:59 |
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+ | |match5=[[Suzuki-gun]] ([[El Desperado]] and [[Yoshinobu Kanemaru]]) defeated [[Ryusuke Taguchi]] and [[Rocky Romero]] |
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+ | |stip5=Tag Team match |
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+ | |time5=10:59 |
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+ | }} |
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+ | |||
+ | === Lion's Break Project 3 === |
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+ | {{Infobox puroresu event |
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+ | |name=Lion's Break Project 3 |
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+ | |image= |
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+ | |promotion=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |
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+ | |brand=Lion's Break |
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+ | |date=April 2, 2019<ref name="Project3WON">{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-news/njpw-lions-break-project-3-added-wrestlecon-301751 | script-title=en:NJPW Lion's Gate Project 3 added to WrestleCon | date=January 14, 2019 | accessdate=January 16, 2019 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=English}}</ref> |
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+ | |venue=The Ritz Ybor |
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+ | |city=Tampa, Florida, U.S.<ref name="Project3WON"/> |
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+ | |attendance= |
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+ | |liveevent=y |
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+ | |lastevent=[[The New Beginning in Osaka (2020)]] |
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+ | |nextevent=Sakura Genesis 2020 |
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+ | |event=Lion's Break Project |
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+ | |lastevent2= [[#Lion's Break Project 2|Lion's Break Project 2]] |
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+ | |nextevent2=— |
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+ | }}The third Lion's Break Project event was supposed to be held on April 2, 2020, in Tampa, Florida at the Ritz Ybor.<ref name="Project3WON" /> |
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+ | ==References== |
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+ | {{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:NJPW shows in USA]] |
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+ | [[Category:NJPW show in USA]] |
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+ | [[Category:NJPW Shows overseas]] |
Revision as of 16:56, 3 July 2020
Lion's Break is the developmental branch of professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which holds events under the banner of Lion's Break Project. The branch was officially announced on July 6, 2018, and held its first show on November 10 and 11, 2018. In addition to NJPW wrestlers, the Lion's Break Project shows also feature wrestlers from other promotions, resulting in unique cards.
The first events were held in the United States in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. Wrestlers from promotions such as Ring of Honor (ROH) and other independent promotions have also taken part in the project. NJPW rookies Alex Coughlin, Karl Fredericks and Clark Connors have made their official debuts at Lion's Break Project shows.
History
In April 2017, NJPW went public with their plan of an American expansion, which included establishing a subsidiary and running extended tours in the United States with California as the base, while also 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. According to NJPW owner Takaaki Kidani, the plan was a direct response to WWE taking four wrestlers, including AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, from NJPW in January 2016. In July 2, Takaaki Kidani stated that NJPW was going to open an office in Los Angeles before the end of 2017, with a dojo to be opened at the start of 2018.
On March 24, 2018 NJPW held "Strong Style Saturday" at the newly-opened NJPW LA Dojo, where they announced that Katsuyori Shibata serving as head trainer and ROH wrestler Scorpio Sky serving as an assistant trainer for the newly established dojo. In addition of the opening of the NJPW Dojo in USA, on July 6, NJPW announced a developmental branch similar to the Lion's Gate in Japan which is called Lion's Break would be holding its first show on November 10 and 11, 2018, in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. NJPW had earlier attempted a developmental branch with a project named NEVER in Japan, which held shows between 2010 and 2012.
On March 17, NJPW decided to cancel the third edition of the Lion's Break Project, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On June 19, 2020, NJPW announced a new weekly series called Lion's Break Collision that would air throughout the month of July, featuring the L.A Dojo young lions and the debuts of Rust Taylor, Danny Limelight, The DKC, and MLW wrestler Tom Lawlor.
Events
Lion's Break Project 1
The first Lion's Break Project event was held on November 10 and 11, 2018, in Anaheim, California at Anaheim Convention Center.[2] The event featured eight matches, with 4 matches in each night, in which including one match featuring the official debuts of Karl Fredericks and Alex Coughlin two new young lions from the US Dojo also debuting was Clark Connors losing against NJPW veteran Jushin Thunder Liger.[1]
- Night 1
# | Results[1][2] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Karl Fredericks and Alex Coughlin wrestled to a time limit draw | Singles match | 10:00 |
2 | Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Rocky Romero | Singles match | 09:24 |
3 | David Finlay defeated Jushin Thunder Liger | Singles match | 08:40 |
4 | Hirooki Goto defeated ACH | Singles match | 12:54 |
- Night 2
# | Results[1][2] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | ACH defeated Karl Fredericks | Singles match | 05:08 |
2 | Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Clark Connors | Singles match | 05:09 |
3 | Jeff Cobb and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated CHAOS (Hirooki Goto and Rocky Romero) | Tag team match | 17:15 |
4 | Kenny Omega defeated David Finlay | Singles match | 12:41 |
Lion's Break Project 2
The second Lion's Break Project event will be held on December 7 and 8, 2019, in Anaheim, California at Anaheim Convention Center.[4]
- Night 1
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Alex Coughlin defeated Barret Brown | Singles match | 6:47 |
2 | Aaron Solow and Misterioso defeated Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel and Sterling Riegel) | Tag Team match | 10:11 |
3 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Clark Connors | Singles match | 7:42 |
4 | El Desperado defeated Ren Narita | Singles match | 11:29 |
5 | Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Rocky Romero | Tag Team match | 15:41 |
- Night 2
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Aaron Solow defated Alex Coughlin | Singles match | 6:38 |
2 | Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel and Sterling Riegel) defeated Barret Brown and Misterioso | Tag Team match | 8:03 |
3 | El Phantasmo defeated Clark Connors | Singles match | 7:05 |
4 | Taiji Ishimori defeated Ren Narita | Singles match | 10:59 |
5 | Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Rocky Romero | Tag Team match | 10:59 |
Lion's Break Project 3
The third Lion's Break Project event was supposed to be held on April 2, 2020, in Tampa, Florida at the Ritz Ybor.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 en:Full Card for Lion’s Break: Project 1 Released! (in English). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018-10-30). Retrieved on 2018-10-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 en:NJPW REVEALS CARDS FOR LION'S BREAK PROJECT 1 (in English). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018-10-30). Retrieved on 2018-10-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 en:NJPW and Lion’s Break returns to CharaExpo USA on December 7th and 8th!! (in English). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2019-05-17). Retrieved on 2019-05-17.
- ↑ en:NJPW LION'S BREAK PROJECT 2 SET FOR ANAHEIM (in English). Wrestling Observer Newsletter (2019-05-17). Retrieved on 2019-05-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 en:NJPW Lion's Gate Project 3 added to WrestleCon (in English). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2019-01-14). Retrieved on 2019-01-16.