Orange Cassidy will be replacing the injured Eddie Kingston at NJPW Collision in Philadelphia. NJPW announced that Kingston has been pulled from his scheduled match with Gabriel Kidd due to an injury and as a result, Kidd will now wrestle Cassidy at the April 16th event.
You can check out the full announcement below:
Eddie Kingston injured; Kidd gets potential title shot 【NJoA】
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Eddie Kingston, who was scheduled to face Gabriel Kidd on Sunday, April 16 in Philadelphia has sustained an undisclosed injury and will be unable to compete.
We apologize to fans who were looking forward to seeing Kingston wrestle and appreciate your understanding.
In place of the originally scheduled match, Gabriel Kidd will now face AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy. Cassidy has a defense scheduled against Buddy Matthews this Wednesday in Milwaukee for AEW, and should that defense prove successful, he will put the title on the line against Kidd.
Originally conceived as the All-Atlantic Championship, the title was born at Forbidden Door last June. Cassidy is the title’s second champion, and this is the first defense in an NJPW ring.
NJPW joins fans in wishing Eddie Kingston a full and fast recovery.
The updated lineup for the show is as follows:
* Pure Rules Match: Tracy Williams vs. Alex Coughlin
* Orange Cassidy vs. Gabriel Kidd
* KENTA & Chase Owens vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
NJPW has also announced that Lance Archer, Juice Robinson, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Will Ospreay will be competing in a mini-tournament for a shot at Kenny Omega’s IWGP United States Championship.
Archer will wrestle Robinson this coming Sunday at NJPW Collision In Philadelphia, while Ospreay and Tanahashi wage war at NJPW Resurgence on May 21st.
The winners will then compete at NJPW Dominion on June 4th.
You can check out the full announcement below:
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?
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia, PA takes place on Sunday, April 16, at the 2300 Arena.
