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NJPW News: Former NXT Wrestler Joins CHAOS, Main Event For Anniversary Event, First Round Matches For NJ Cup
– Rocky Romero announced that ‘Mad’ Mikey Nicholls, formerly known as Nick Miller in WWE’s NXT brand, has joined the CHAOS stable. He will also be part of the NJPW’s upcoming NJ Cup tournament.
Welcome to CHAOS “Mad” Mikey Nicholls (@WWENickMiller ) #njcup #LADOJO #CHAOS #MAD pic.twitter.com/BmbsaAcJJ6
— Rocky Romero🇵🇷 (@azucarRoc) February 25, 2019
– Speaking of the NJ Cup, NJPW has announced the following first-round matches for the tournament. The winner will challenge Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship G1 Supercard event on April 6 at Madison Square Garden.
3/8:
Manabu Nakanishi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Tomoaki Honma vs. Taichi
Juice Robinson vs. Chase Owens
Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
3/9:
Mikey Nicholls vs. HIKULEO
Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin
Will Ospreay vs. Bad Luck Fale
Toa Henare vs. Lance Archer
3/10:
Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito
EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shota Umino
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. David Finlay
3/11:
Togi Makabe vs. Colt Cabana
Hirooki Goto vs. Sanada
Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
Toru Yano vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
– NJPW has also announced Will Ospreay vs. Jay White as the Main Event for the Anniversary Event on March 6.
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