Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Gabriel Kidd announced for this week’s NJPW Strong

Hiroshi Tanahashi will battle Gabriel Kidd in the main event of this week’s NJPW Strong: New Japan Showdown. 

NJPW revealed the full card for Saturday’s show on Monday, with Tanahashi vs. Kidd set to headline the episode. 

Also announced for the show, Christopher Daniels will take on Rocky Romero in singles competition. 

In Saturday’s opener, four tag teams will square off to determine number one contenders to Motor City Machine Guns and their NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship. The four-way competitors will be Stray Dog Army (Misterioso & Barrett Brown), TMDK (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito), LA Dojo (Kevin Knight & The DKC), and Team Filthy’s West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs). 

Here is Saturday’s card: 

NJPW Strong: New Japan Showdown, Saturday, November 5, 8 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Gabriel Kidd
  • Christopher Daniels vs. Rocky Romero
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship number one contenders match: Stray Dog Army (Misterioso & Barrett Brown) vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) vs. LA Dojo (Kevin Knight & The DKC) vs. Team Filthy’s West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)

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Ethan Renner
Ethan Renner

An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.