NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed - November 8, 2024

[Chris]

Fighting Spirit Unleashed comes to Lowell MA November 8!​

NJPW back in Lowell for first event in five years

It’s been five years since NJPW lit up Lowell MA with Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2019. In 2024, NJPW makes its long awaited return to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium! With New Japan Pro-Wrestling well and truly on the road to a history making weekend in the Tokyo Dome January 4 and 5, who will be blazing a trail with Fighting Spirit Unleashed Friday November 8? Tickets go on sale FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5 for this massive event!

FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED​

Lowell Memorial Auditorium November 8 2024

Doors 5:30 PM Bell 7PM

Ticket on sale September 5 Noon eastern

Arena D $25

Arena C $40

Arena B $60

Arena A $70

Ringside C $125

Ringside B $200

Ringside A $300

 

[Chris]

Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 First Wrestlers announced​

The first details for Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on November 8th are here!

Buy Tickets NOW from $31!

Leading the charge is this year’s G1 Climax winner, Zack Sabre Jr., along with IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion David Finlay and STRONG Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd.

Also returning to U.S. soil are rising stars Shota Umino and Yota Tsuji, continuing to bring the Fighting Spirit to America, along with BULLET CLUB’s KENTA.

Also no stranger to the U.S. scene, Tomohiro Ishii returns after competing in several contender matches across the ocean this year.

There will also be a four-way match with the winner earning a chance at Mercedes Moné’s STRONG Women’s Championship.

The first participant is already announced: AEW star Anna Jay! After her participation in this year’s STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix, she’s hungry for more international success.

Who will the other challengers be? Stay tuned!​

 

[Chris]

 

[Chris]

Big matches set for Fighting Spirit Unleashed!​

Four bouts added to Lowell card

November 8 sees NJPW returning to Lowell MA for the first time in five years. This explosive card has had four big time matches now made official, and joining an already confirmed number one contenders four way to the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship!

Fighting Spirit Unleashed Lowell Memorial Auditorium November 8 TICKETS

Gabe Kidd will defend the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship against Kosei Fujita. At Togane this month, and after an ROH defence against Anthony Henry he deemed too easy, Kidd threw out an open challenge for his STRONG gold. This challenge was accepted by Kosei Fujita at King of Pro-Wrestling, following ZSJ’s urging for him to pursue championship ambition. Gabe responded enthusiastically on social media, reminding Fujita that he was once his senior and the first to mentor and elevate him to the top — now, he’s determined to send him back down. Now, will the Japanese Young Punk be able to put away the Madman for his first championship gold?

Ryohei Oiwa goes one on one with KENTA. Oiwa has leapt off the page in New Japan Pro-Wrestling since returning from a domestic excursion, and credits a lot of his abundant presence to his time in NOAH. Oiwa has even been compared by TMDK teammate Shane Haste to the great Kenta Kobashi, but that’s a comparison Kobashi’s protege in KENTA takes exception to. Who will win out in what is sure to be a violent encounter?

David Finlay takes on Kevin Knight. Just days after he defends IWGP Global Championship gold at Power Struggle, Finlay will have more singles action to contend with, and against the hungry high flying Jet. Could athleticism and speed overcome Finlay’s strength and power, and could Kevin Knight, by then fresh off Super Junior Tag league, be in line for both tag junior gold and singles heavyweight gold by mid November?

Lio Rush versus Mustafa Ali is now official for Lowell. Back at Resurgence in Ontario this May, a win for Ali was followed by a surprising transformation by Lio Rush that froze the junior heavyweight superstar in his tracks. At Capital Collision, Ali responded by attacking Lio Rush backstage after his NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship challenge, demanding another bout at Fighting Spirit Unleashed. Rush again indicated that his Blackheart alter ego may not be far behind in this grudge contest.​