NJPW Announces IWGP United States Title #1 Contender’s Four-Way Tournament

Four people will compete in a tournament for a shot at the IWGP United States Championship. NJPW announced that Lance Archer, Juice Robinson, Hiroshi Tanahashi and WIll Ospreay will compete in a mini-tournament for a shot at the title. Archer will face Robinson this coming Sunday at NJPW Collision in Philadelphia, while Ospreay and Tanahashi will do battle at NJPW Resurgence on May 21st. The winners will compete at NJPW Dominion on June 4th.

Four to compete for IWGP United States title shot 【NJoA】
Mini tournament set for US, Japan
After March 29 saw Jeff Cobb come up just short in his challenge to IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega, a new number one contender has yet to be determined. With that in mind, a mini tournament of four former IWGP US Champions will take place in coming US events, with a deciding match to take place in Osaka Jo Hall at Dominion!

The first matchup will take place Sunday in Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena. There, Lance Archer will face Juice Robinson, in their first singles matchup since Archer defeated Juice for the title at King of Pro-Wrestling 2019.

Next, Resurgence on May 21 will see Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid play host to a huge featured match, with Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on Will Ospreay. This match had originally been scheduled for Dontaku in 2022, and was called off at short notice; now as Ospreay returns from shoulder injury, a phenomenal bout of Japanese and international aces is sure to stun the Long beach crowd.

The winners of both these matches will meet at Dominion in Osaka Jo Hall on June 4. Who will be the next challenger to Omega’s US crown?