WWE returns to Japan in July(cards announced)

[3Rivers]

Amazing Cards Announced For WWE Live Shows In Japan

WWE Japan has announced the cards for the WWE Live events coming up in July at Sumo Hall in Tokyo. You can find them below:

July 1, 2016

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Roman Reigns (c) vs AJ Styles vs Kevin Owens

WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Day (c) vs The Usos vs The Vaudevillians vs Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson

WWE Women’s Championship
Charlotte (c) vs Natalya

WWE NXT Women’s Championship
Asuka (c) vs Becky Lynch

Chris Jericho vs John Cena

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bray Wyatt

Baron Corbin vs Titus O’Neil

July 2, 2016

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Roman Reigns (c) vs AJ Styles vs Chris Jericho

WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Day (c) vs The Vaudevillians

WWE Women’s Championship
Charlotte (c) vs Becky Lynch

WWE NXT Women’s Championship
Asuka (c) vs Natalya

Kevin Owens vs John Cena

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bray Wyatt

Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs The Usos

Baron Corbin vs Titus O’Neil

 

[Spyro]

So Reigns is retaining at ER and MITB then?

Same goes for New Day and Charlotte?

I mean we knew they were anyway but way to fukking spoiler it for us

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

So Reigns is retaining at ER and MITB then?

Same goes for New Day and Charlotte?

I mean we knew they were anyway but way to fukking spoiler it for us

"Card is subject to chance"

 

[Da King]

So Reigns is retaining at ER and MITB then?

:kang2:

 

[Silkk]

Wonder why Jericho didn't get Naka

 

[Spyro]

:kang2:

 

[HYDRO]

better card then last year but no Sasha is a big ass mistake

 

[stro]

So Reigns is retaining at ER and MITB then?

Same goes for New Day and Charlotte?

I mean we knew they were anyway but way to fukking spoiler it for us

Whoever is champion at the time the cards are made are always billed as champion in match line ups. That's how it's been since the 60s. Why would you advertise someone who hasn't won the title yet as a champion for events 2 months away? That's not how you promote shows. You advertise who is champion until the day they aren't champion. Should AJ win the title, the advertising will change to reflect that.

 

[R=G]

So Bray Wyatt is on his way back then..still as a face or what? LOL. By then, Rollins will be back without question unless they just putting him off until Summerslam.

 

[Green Ranger]

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The announced matches for WWE’s upcoming Japan tour were reportedly received with a bit of disappointment in Japan, even though both shows sold out immediately.

The thought was that Shinsuke Nakamura, who is facing Bray Wyatt on the tour, might be featured in a single match in the main event, which is occupied by Roman Reigns defending in a triple threat match. Nakamura’s match will be very meaningful, but he has the same opponent both nights, and it was also booked as the fourth highest match on the card.

Additionally, the Japanese wrestling markets usually frown upon triple threat title matches, and two consecutive nights didn’t make things easier, making it look like WWE is booking for themselves, not the Japanese audience.

It was also noted that Charlotte and Asuka will be kept apart as far as this tour goes, possibly giving room for future plans.

日本語 首まで伸びた顎鬚

 

[stro]

Call me crazy, but Bray vs Nak sounds like a tremendous match. Especially when you consider Bray being a huge fan of Nakamura. That sounds like a perfect match of weird dudes and wrestling for a WWE show in Japan. Cena vs Nak America would be dope as fukk no doubt, but I sure as hell wouldn't be upset with seeing Nak/Bray anywhere in the world. Weird charisma is off the charts with those two together.

 

[23Barrettcity]

Yo

So Reigns is retaining at ER and MITB then?

Same goes for New Day and Charlotte?

I mean we knew they were anyway but way to fukking spoiler it for us

they posted cards before that then change later .

 

[Spyro]

Yo

they posted cards before that then change later .

What about in February when they said Reigns was the WWE Champion for shows in April?

 

[Grifter]

 

[Jmare007]

See @Silkk this is what I mean when I say Dave can be fukking clueless when it comes to puro.

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The announced matches for WWE’s upcoming Japan tour were reportedly received with a bit of disappointment in Japan, even though both shows sold out immediately.

The thought was that Shinsuke Nakamura, who is facing Bray Wyatt on the tour, might be featured in a single match in the main event, which is occupied by Roman Reigns defending in a triple threat match. Nakamura’s match will be very meaningful, but he has the same opponent both nights, and it was also booked as the fourth highest match on the card.

Additionally, the Japanese wrestling markets usually frown upon triple threat title matches, and two consecutive nights didn’t make things easier, making it look like WWE is booking for themselves, not the Japanese audience.

It was also noted that Charlotte and Asuka will be kept apart as far as this tour goes, possibly giving room for future plans.

If both shows sold out immediately - not sure if that's even true, last year they drew 8k and 7k - then he can't fukking say it was received with disappointment. There's no current promotion in Japan that can LEGIT sell out Sumo Hall two nights in a row (not even New Japan for the G-1), having two sell outs months in advance is HUGE. Specially because WWE has bombed badly in past years with this same strategy.

He's probably using the opinion of one of his Tokyo Sports sources and putting it like it's the general feeling