NJPW x Stardom Historic X-Over 2 - November 17, 2024

[Chris]

Epic tag in first match signed for Historic X-Over 2!​

El Desperado returns, 5 Star and G1 winner tag!

Announced at STARDOM’s Nagoya event Saturday night, the first match has been signed for Historic X-Over II November 17!

This rare collaborative card sees NJPW and STARDOM wrestlers in dream mixed matchups, and this first tag to be announced is no exception. After undergoing knee surgery over the summer, El Desperado will be back in action!

If there’s one choice on the STARDOM roster to tag with Desperado, it is of course ‘little sis’ Starlight Kid, the Neo Genesis leader tagging with ‘big bro’ for the first time since the Despe Invitacuional back in June.

Their opposition? A dream team of the G1 Climax 34 and 5☆Grand Prix winners! Maika and Zack Sabre Jr. form a combo of the king and queen of this past summer, offering rare sights of Maika and SLK, and ZSJ and El Desperado in competition.

There’s no doubt this first matchup to be announced sets the tone for an unforgettable night to come!​

 

[Chris]

Grudge Match Set to Ignite Historic X Over​

Thekla & Clark Connors vs. Natsupoi & Taichi

As this year’s Historic X Over event between New Japan and Stardom on November 17th in Osaka approaches, the card is starting to take shape, with the latest official match announced: a grudge match pitting Thekla and War Dogs member Clark Connors against Wonder of STARDOM Champion Natsupoi and Taichi.

There is a long history of animosity between these former friends . Once a tag team, Natsupoi’s eventual betrayal left a lasting mark on Thekla, who knows how to exploit her former partner’s vulnerabilities. The bad blood between them has only intensified until an elimination tag in Korakuen Hall. While Thekla had promised no interference from her H.A.T.E faction, she didn’t rule out help from others, leading to Clark Connors taking out Natsupoi with a devastating spear, leaving the crowd stunned.

In their ensuing Wonder of STARDOM bout, Natsupoi was able to emerge victorious, but there is still undeniably business that remains unsettled. Now Natsupoi will team with one of her partners from the first Historic X-Over in Taichi to face Thekla and Connors in a hate fuelled grudge bout.​