NJPW returning to Washington, DC for Capital Collision
New Japan Pro Wrestling is returning to Washington, DC with a pay-per-view for the third consecutive year.
NJPW announced during Friday’s Windy City Riot event that the promotion will return to the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC for Capital Collision on Friday, August 30.
The first Capital Collision was held in May 2022 in the same building, a show headlined by a four-way for the now defunct IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship with Jon Moxley, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, and Will Ospreay.
2023’s Capital Collision took place in April at the Entertainment & Sports Arena, headlined by a three-way for the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team titles between Motor City Machine Guns, Aussie Open, and Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi.
NJPW’s US show schedule for this year has included Battle in the Valley in January in San Jose, Friday’s Windy City Riot show in Chicago, Resurgence set for May 11 in Ontario, California, and Capital Collision now set for August 30.
Jon Moxley captured the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Windy City Riot on Friday. Our full report from the event is here.
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.