Battle_in_the_Valley_(2021)
Battle in the Valley (2021)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling pay-per-view event
Battle in the Valley was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on November 13, 2021, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. It was the inaugural event under the Battle in the Valley chronology.
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 13, 2021 | ||
| City | San Jose, California | ||
| Venue | San Jose Civic | ||
| Attendance | 1,655[1] | ||
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| Role: | Name: |
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| English Commentators | Kevin Kelly |
| Alex Koslov | |
| Japanese Commentators | Shinpei Nogami |
| Milano Collection A.T. | |
| Katsuhiko Kanazawa | |
| Kazuyoshi Sakai | |
| Togi Makabe | |
| Miki Motoi | |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | |
| Masahiro Chono | |
| Ring announcers | Makoto Abe |
| Kimihiko Ozaki | |
| Referees | Kenta Sato |
| Marty Asami | |
| Red Shoes Unno | |
Background
In October 2019, NJPW announced their expansion into the United States with their new American division, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.[2] On August 14, 2021 at Resurgence, NJPW announced Battle in the Valley for November 13 at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California.[3] The event saw the NJPW debuts of Buddy Matthews[4] and Jonah,[5] and Kazuchika Okada making his first US appearance since 2019.[6]
Storylines
Battle in the Valley featured professional wrestling matches that involve 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]
| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) defeated The DKC and Kevin Knight | Tag team match | 8:35 | ||||
| 2 | Josh Alexander defeated Yuya Uemura | Singles match | 11:44 | ||||
| 3 | Stray Dog Army (Bateman and Misterioso) defeated Violence Unlimited (Brody King and Chris Dickinson) | Tag team match | 10:08 | ||||
| 4 | Fred Rosser, David Finlay, Rocky Romero, Alex Coughlin and Alex Zayne defeated Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, J. R. Kratos, Danny Limelight, Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) | Ten-man tag team match | 15:12 | ||||
| 5 | Clark Connors and Karl Fredericks defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb and TJP) | Tag team match | 10:00 | ||||
| 6 | Will Ospreay defeated Ren Narita | Singles match | 15:43 | ||||
| 7 | Moose defeated Juice Robinson | Singles match | 14:51 | ||||
| 8 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Buddy Matthews | Singles match | 16:23 | ||||
| 9 | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Jay White (c) | Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship Had Ishii lost, he could never challenge for the NEVER Openweight Championship again.[8] | 28:40 | ||||
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- NJPW. "2021.11.13 BATTLE IN THE VALLEY | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- "NJPW ANNOUNCES NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY". f4wonline. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- "NJPW announces Battle in the Valley for San Jose in November". August 14, 2021.
- "Buddy Matthews To Make NJPW Debut At Battle In The Valley". October 16, 2021.
- Klyn, Parker (November 13, 2021). "NJPW Battle in the Valley live results: NEVER title match". f4wonline.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- "Kazuchika Okada Added To NJPW Battle In The Valley". October 23, 2021.
- Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- "Jay White vs Tomohiro Ishii Official in San Jose! 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.