{"id":116348,"date":"2021-04-02T21:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T02:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=116348"},"modified":"2021-04-02T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T02:26:25","slug":"new-japan-pro-wrestling-introduces-new-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/02\/new-japan-pro-wrestling-introduces-new-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japan Pro Wrestling introduces new championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1059977916\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>New Japan Pro Wrestling will be adding another championship title to the company.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday night, the company announced that the winner of the New Japan Cup USA tournament would become the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The New Japan Cup USA winner will not be a contender. <\/p>\n<p>The New Japan Cup USA winner will be a champion!<\/p>\n<p>Introducing the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship!<\/p>\n<p>Watch NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/odTSfH1aXO\">https:\/\/t.co\/odTSfH1aXO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpwSTRONG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njpwSTRONG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njcupusa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njcupusa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tp6Xwdjo51\">pic.twitter.com\/tp6Xwdjo51<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1378166297247145987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This year, the contenders in the New Japan Cup USA tournament are Lio Rush, Clark Connors, Brody King, Chris Dickinson, Ren Narita, Tom Lawlor, Fred Rosser, and Hikuleo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/03\/28\/new-japan-cup-usa-tournament-bracket-set\/\">New Japan Cup USA tournament bracket set<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3191920287\"><div id=\"pwtor-1786319289\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>New Japan Pro Wrestling will be adding another championship title to the company. 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