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Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2024)
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (2024) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 8, 2024. It was the seventh event held under the Fighting Spirit Unleashed name. Wrestlers from NJPW's partner promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) also were featured on the card. Production Background The show features professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ..., or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results References External linksOfficial New Japan Pro-Wrestling websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV Asahi and Amuse Inc. owning minority shares of the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, while Hiroshi Tanahashi has served as the president of the promotion since December 2023. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest and longest-running professional wrestling promotion in Japan. Their biggest event is the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (currently promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom banner) held each year since 1992. In addition to promoting professional wrestling matches, NJPW has also showcased mixed martial arts fights on some of its live events. The promotion was owned by Yuke's from 2005 until 2012. It was then sold to Bushiroad in 2012, which parlayed its entry to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Communications
Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City. Established in 1982, the company operated a group of factual and lifestyle television brands, such as the namesake Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and TLC. In 2018, the company acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, adding networks such as Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel to its portfolio. Since the purchase, Discovery described itself as serving members of "passionate" audiences, and also placed a focus on streaming services built around its properties. Discovery owned or had interests in local versions of its channel brands in international markets, in addition to its other major regional operations such as Eurosport (a pan-European group of sports channels, most prominently the rightsholder of the Olympic Games throughout most of Europe), GolfTV (an international golf-focused streaming service, which is the international digital rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lio Rush
Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994), better known by the ring name Lio Rush, is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is one-half of CRU with Action Andretti. He also performs in its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), and makes sporadic appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He has also performed for Major League Wrestling (MLW), and Impact Wrestling, where he was a former Impact X Division Champion and former MLW World Middleweight Championship, MLW World Middleweight Champion, as well as for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he performed as Aracno. Rush additionally worked for WWE, where he was the youngest NXT Cruiserweight Championship, NXT Cruiserweight Champion, served as the Manager (professional wrestling), manager of Bobby Lashley, and was the winner of the 2018 WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational. He is also known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the ROH Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's NJPW Strong, Strong brand and is usually defended at NJPW Strong branded shows in America. The reigning champions are United Empire (T. J. Perkins, TJP and Templario), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating West Coast Wrecking Crew, World Class Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) at Resurgence (2025), Resurgence on May 9, 2025 in Ontario, California. History On June 8, 2022, NJPW announced the creation of the championship, with it being contested in an eight-team tournament that was then scheduled to determine the inaugural champions, culminating in a final match at ''Strong: High Alert'' on July 24, 2022. Aussie Open (professional wrestling), Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis (wrestler), Mark Davis) defeated Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tag Team Match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. One of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Blindfold match In a blindfold match, the two participants must wear a blindfold over their eyes for the entire duration of the match. A well-known example of this match is the WrestleMania VII match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rick Martel. No count-out match A no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Thorne
Shane Veryzer (born 24 September 1985), known by his ring name Shane Haste, is an Australian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK). He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Shane Thorne and Slapjack. He is also known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where, as part of The Mighty Don't Kneel with partner Mikey Nicholls, he is a former two-time GHC Tag Team Championship, GHC Tag Team Champion. He also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) in the United States. He signed with WWE in 2016 and was assigned to the NXT brand, where he was given the Shane Thorne ring name. In early 2020, Thorne debuted on Raw (WWE brand), Raw, and in August of that year was repackaged as "Slapjack", a mask wearing member of Retribution (professional wrestling), Retribution. Following the stable's split, he reverted to his previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Nicholls
Michael Nicholls (born 20 August 1985), better known by his ring name Mikey Nicholls, is an Australian professional wrestler. He works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a member of The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK). He is best known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where, with Shane Haste, he is a former two-time GHC Tag Team Champion. In NJPW, he is a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and a two-time Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion with Haste. He has also wrestled in the United States for WWE in their promotion NXT (as Nick Miller), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Professional wrestling career Early career (2001–2011) Nicholls started training in Perth at the Dynamite Factory, the wrestling school of Explosive Pro Wrestling. He moved to California and started working for promotions in the United States, such as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), NWA Pro, and World League Wrestling. Nicholls has trained at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling's L.A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mighty Don't Kneel
The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK) are a professional wrestling stable performing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The stable consists of Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, Bad Dude Tito, Zack Sabre Jr., Robbie Eagles, Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, and Ryohei Oiwa; Sabre Jr. is a former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and was a former two-time and inaugural NJPW World Television Champion, Nicholls and Haste are former two time IWGP Tag Team Champions and Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions, and Fujita and Eagles are former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. The stable was primarily known as a tag team in Pro Wrestling Noah, with Nicholls and Haste being two-time GHC Tag Team Champions. They also worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and WWE (where they were named TM-61 and The Mighty in NXT). Though best known as a tag team, TMDK has also been a stable, which included, in addition to Nicholls and Haste, fellow Australians Jonah (former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Gibson
Jack Rea (born 8 August 1990), better known by the ring name Zack Gibson, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. He is making appearances on the independent circuit, where he also make appearances to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He has also wrestled in WWE's NXT brand, where he performed under the ring name Rip Fowler as a member of The Dyad. He formed the tag team Grizzled Young Veterans with James Drake in 2017, becoming the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions and three-time Progress Tag Team Champions. He and Drake run a wrestling promotion called Burning Heart Pro Wrestling. Rea, born in Liverpool on August 8, 1990, began his wrestling career in 2009 after being trained by Alex Shane. As Zack Gibson, he wrestled in various promotions including FutureShock Wrestling, Grand Pro Wrestling, 5 Star Wrestling, and WhatCulture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling. In Progress Wrestling, he formed a tag team called Grizzled Young Veterans with James Drake and won the Progre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Drake (wrestler)
James Dowell (born 4 March 1993), better known under the ring name James Drake, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. He is making appearances on the independent circuit, where he also make appearances to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time in WWE NXT where he performed under the ring names James Drake and Jagger Reid. He formed the tag team Grizzled Young Veterans with Zack Gibson in 2017, becoming the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions and three-time Progress Tag Team Champions. He and Gibson run a wrestling promotion called Burning Heart Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Progress Wrestling (2016–2019, 2024) In 2017, Drake and Zack Gibson formed a villainous tag team called Grizzled Young Veterans in Progress Wrestling. Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos of CCK to become the Progress tag team champions. They successfully defended the titles against Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) at Prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grizzled Young Veterans
Grizzled Young Veterans (also shortened as GYV) are an English professional wrestling tag team consisting of James Drake and Zack Gibson. Primarily touring the independent circuit, they also appear on All Elite Wrestling (AEW), its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where they were Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions. They previously wrestled in WWE, where they are the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions, and later renamed as The Dyad on the NXT brand. They won numerous titles in their native England, being three-time Progress Tag Team Champions, and holding the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Tag Team Championship once. They also run their own promotion in the UK called Burning Heart Pro Wrestling, launched in 2024. History Progress Wrestling (2017–2019) In 2017, Zack Gibson and James Drake formed a villainous tag team called Grizzled Young Veterans. Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Chris Brookes and Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singles Match (professional Wrestling)
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle, storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's History of professional wrestling, decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Fall, fall. A victory is obtained by Professional wrestling#Pinfall, pinfall, Submission (professional wrestling), submission, Knockout (professional wrestling), knockout, Countout (professional wrestling), countout, or Disqualification (professional wrestling), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
