War of the Worlds UK

2017 professional wrestling show

This article is about the 2017 pro-wrestling event. For UK productions of War of the Worlds, see The War of the Worlds (disambiguation).

War of the Worlds UK

Promotional poster for the tour

Promotion| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
Ring of Honor
Date| August 18, 19, and 20, 2017
City| Night 1:
London, England, U.K.
Night 2:
Liverpool, England, U.K.
Night 3:
Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
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War of the Worlds UK was a multi-promotional professional wrestling "supershow" tour jointly produced by Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the UK based Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), and the U.S.-based Ring of Honor (ROH).

The tour's three events took place on August 18 at the York Hall in London[1][unreliable source], August 19 at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, and August 20 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Edinburgh.[2] The second night in Liverpool aired as a pay-per-view.[3]

## Production[edit]

Other on-screen personnel  Role:  | Name:

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Commentators  | Kevin Kelly
Steve Corino
Nigel McGuinness
Ring announcers  | Bobby Cruise
Referees  | Brian Gorie
Marty Asami
Paul Turner
Tiger Hattori
Todd Sinclair

### Background[edit]

In 2014, NJPW and ROH formally forged a relationship, which saw them present the first War of the Worlds show on May 17, 2014, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. The following year, War of the Worlds was held over two days at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in 2016 it was expanded to a three-show tour with shows taking place in Dearborn, Michigan, Toronto, Ontario and New York City.[4] The 2017 War of the Worlds tour was held from May 7 to 14.[5] On May 22, ROH announced a second War of the Worlds tour, this time taking place in the United Kingdom, for which they and NJPW would be joined by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and RPW. The three shows would take place on August 18 in London, August 19 in Liverpool and August 20 in Edinburgh.[6]

### Storylines[edit]

The War of the Worlds UK tour featured 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.[7]

On August 9, ROH announced their sole World Championship match of the tour, which pitted defending champion and Bullet Club member Cody against Los Ingobernables de Japón member Sanada.[8]

## Results[edit]

### Night 1[edit]

No.| Results| Stipulations

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1| Mark Briscoe defeated Ryan Smile| Singles match
2| The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) defeated Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero| Tag team match
3| Jay Briscoe defeated Kenny King| Singles match
4| Bully Ray defeated Jay Lethal, Sha Samuels, and Silas Young| Four Corner Survival match
5| Dalton Castle and The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2) (c) defeated Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Místico| Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
6| Kushida (c) defeated Titán| Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship
7| Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson))| Ten-man tag team match
| (c)|  – the champion(s) heading into the match

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### Night 2[edit]

No.| Results| Stipulations

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1| CCK (Chris Brookes and Travis Banks) defeated The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2)| Tag team match
2| Kenny King defeated Hangman Page| Singles match
3| Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero defeated Místico and Titán| Tag team match
4| Jay Lethal defeated Josh Bodom| Singles match
5| Bully Ray and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, and Tetsuya Naito)| Six-man tag team match
6| Mark Haskins defeated Silas Young| Singles match
7| Kushida (c) defeated Dalton Castle, Hiromu Takahashi, and Marty Scurll| Four Corner Survival match for the ROH World Television Championship
8| The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)| Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
9| Cody (c) defeated Sanada| Singles match for the ROH World Championship
| (c)|  – the champion(s) heading into the match

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### Night 3[edit]

No.| Results| Stipulations

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1| Kenny King defeated Colt Cabana and Josh Bodom| Three-way match
2| The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero| Tag team match
3| Bully Ray defeated Evil| Singles match
4| Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Kushida, Mistico, and Titán| Six-man tag team match
5| Hiromu Takahashi defeated Mark Haskins| Singles match
6| The Hung Bucks (Hangman Page and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)) defeated Dalton Castle and (Boy 1 and Boy 2) (c)| Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
7| Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)| Tag team match
8| Silas Young defeated Jay Lethal| Street fight
| (c)|  – the champion(s) heading into the match

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## See also[edit]

* United Kingdom portal

* Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
* Professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gagnon, Joshua (August 18, 2017). "ROH War Of The Worlds UK Results (Night 1): Bullet Club Take On Top NJPW Stable, Bully Ray, Kushida". WrestlingInc. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
2. ^ "ROH Is Thrilled to Announce the First-Ever War of the Worlds UK Tour". Ring of Honor.
3. ^ "War of the Worlds UK - Liverpool will be Broadcast on ROHWrestling.com and the FITE TV Digital PPV Platform". Ring of Honor.
4. ^ "War of the Worlds keeps getting bigger every year". Ring of Honor. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
5. ^ Johnson, Mike (March 3, 2017). "ROH New Japan tour date for NYC announced". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
6. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 22, 2017). "ROH announces War of the Worlds UK tour". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
7. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
8. ^ "At War of the Worlds UK: Liverpool Sanada Gets a Shot at Cody's ROH World Title". Ring of Honor.

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