Hyper Battle '22

Hyper Battle '22
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 9, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
Attendance4,755
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Hyper Battle '22 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on April 9, 2022 in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event was named after the Hyper Battle events which originally took place from 1993 until 2004.[1]

Storylines

Hyper Battle '22 featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

On March 27, 2022, Zack Sabre Jr. won the New Japan Cup for the second time after defeating Tetsuya Naito in the tournament final with Sabre challenging for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.[3] The match between Sabre and the champion Kazuchika Okada for the title was made official the following day.

Results

No.Results[4]StipulationsTimes
1Hiroshi Tanahashi and Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Jado) defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, and Gedo) by submissionEight-man tag team match10:28
2Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) defeated United Empire (Will Ospreay and Aaron Henare) by pinfallTag team match9:23
3Six or Nine (Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato) (c) defeated Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) by pinfallTag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship15:13
4Taichi defeated Toru Yano (c)No-rope ring-out match for the Provisional KOPW 2022 Trophy4:18
5Evil (c) defeated Hiromu Takahashi by pinfallSingles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship15:47
6United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) (c) by pinfallTag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship16:05
7El Desperado (c) defeated Sho by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship20:33
8Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship28:25
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ Currier, Joseph (January 31, 2022). "NJPW announces return of Hyper Battle tour". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 27, 2022). "NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 Winner Crowned". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2022.03.09 Hyper Battle '22 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-04-09.