Honor Rising: Japan 2018

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 was a two-day professional wrestling "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The shows took place on February 23 and 24, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Honor Rising: Japan 2018
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Ring of Honor
DateFebruary 23 and 24, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,700 (February 23)[1]
1,714 (February 24)[2]
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Continuing the partnership between NJPW and ROH, these were the second annual Honor Rising: Japan shows co-produced by NJPW and ROH.

Storylines
Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Chris Charlton (English-language announcer)
Don Callis (English-language announcer)
Kevin Kelly (English-language announcer)
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno
Tiger Hattori

Honor Rising: Japan 2018 featured professional wrestling matches, involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's and NJPW's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Results
February 23
No. Results[4][5] Stipulations Times[1]
1 Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Toa Henare Tag team match 7:20
2 Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Cheeseburger defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa) Six-man tag team match 7:08
3 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated David Finlay and Juice Robinson Tag Team match 12:05
4 Flip Gordon defeated Kushida and Hiromu Takahashi Three-way match 12:48
5 Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White) defeated Dalton Castle, Ryusuke Taguchi and Jay Lethal Six-man tag team match 10:10
6 Hirooki Goto (c) defeated Beer City Bruiser Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship 13:38
7 Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll) defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega and Chase Owens Six-man tag team match 20:30
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
February 24
No. Results[6][7] Stipulations Times[2]
1 Beer City Bruiser defeated Toa Henare Singles match 4:25
2 David Finlay, Juice Robinson and Jay Lethal defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi) Six-man tag team match 6:35
3 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Flip Gordon Tag team match 10:17
4 Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) defeated Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Cheeseburger Six-man tag team match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship 9:16
5 Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Hangman Page) defeated Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Chuckie T. and Jay White) Six-man tag team match 12:35
6 Dalton Castle (c) defeated Beretta and Beer City Bruiser Three-way match for the ROH World Championship 16:00
7 Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll) Tag Team match 20:15
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References
  1. "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. "Honor Rising:Japan 2018". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. Renner, Ethan (February 23, 2018). "NJPW/ROH Honor Rising results: Omega & ibushi Team Up". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  5. Gagnon, Joshua (February 23, 2018). "NJPW - ROH Honor Rising Results (2/23): Kenny Omega And Kota Ibushi Faces The Bullet Club". Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. Macklin, Matthew (February 24, 2018). "The Young Bucks confront The Golen Lovers: Honor Rising Night Two report from Tokyo, Japan". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. Rose, Bryan (February 24, 2018). "NJPW-ROH Honor Rising night two results: Omega-Ibushi vs. Cody-Scurll". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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