NJPW's Harold Meij On G1 Supercard: "If We Can Do This Now, Imagine What We Can Do In The Future"
During today's contract signings between various NJPW and Ring of Honor stars, President of NJPW Harold Meij and ROH COO Joe Koff made some strong comments about the upcoming G1 Supercard. G1 Supercard is a co-event between ROH and NJPW and will be taking place tomorrow at Madison Square Garden.
Meij started off by saying that he was going to see pro wrestling history tomorrow and that G1 Supercard is the biggest event for NJPW outside of Japan. He also talked about the future: "If we can do this now, imagine what we can do in the future."
Joe Koff simply commented about how they are two separate brands, but together are a powerhouse of athleticism, artistry, and integrity.
Here's the full card for tomorrow's event:
Honor Rumble (Pre-Show):
Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas), Cheeseburger, Jushin Liger, Rhett Titus, LSG, Shaheem Ali
Pre-Show:
Kagetsu, Jenny Rose, and Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey, and Sumie Sakai
IWGP Heavyweight Championship:
Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada
ROH World Championship (Ladder Match):
Jay Lethal (c) vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven
IWGP Intercontinental Champion:
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
Title vs. Title Match:
NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb
Winner Takes All Tag Title Match:
ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO and Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL and SANADA vs. The Briscoes
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship:
Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido
RPW British Heavyweight Championship:
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
ROH Women of Honor World Champion:
Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Kelly Klein
New York City Street Fight:
Bully Ray vs. Juice Robinson
Dalton Castle vs. Rush
You can read their full comments below:
Meij: I am going to see pro wrestling history made tomorrow. I don't say that lightly. This is the biggest event for NJPW outside of Japan. MSG is one of those arenas that all wrestlers aspire to. So in many ways this is a truly historic moment. #g1supercard
? NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 5, 2019
Meij: We did this through this relationship with ROH. If we can do this now, imagine what we can do in the future. #g1supercard
? NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 5, 2019
Koff: Globally we are two separate brands, but together we are a powerhouse of athleticism, artistry and integrity. #g1supercard
? NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 5, 2019