At Thursday night’s MLW Never Say Never event from New York City, Major League Wrestling announced it has entered into a working relationship with Japan’s Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion.

Pro Wrestling NOAH issued a brief statement noting the MLW partnership is “in addition to our continuing partnership with Impact Wrestling.”

Many great things are happening for pro wrestling right now. This is a very special, wild & exciting time for the sport. The fans' passion, the incredibly talented athletes & crew as well as the media and hard work by so many has lit the spark. I can't wait to see where it goes.

— Court Bauer (@courtbauer) July 26, 2019

MLW sent in the following press release on Friday providing more details on this new strategic partnership:

MLW & Pro Wrestling NOAH

TOKYO & NEW YORK — It is with great honor that Major League Wrestling partners with Pro Wrestling NOAH to form an alliance.

This all-encompassing partnership will feature athletes exchanged between the two organizations as well as opportunities to share content in addition to other opportunities.

The partnership will commence with an MLW wrestler participating in the 2019 N-1 Victory tour that commences this August. The wrestler will be revealed at a later date.

“Pro Wrestling NOAH has a rich history of promoting some of the grandest wrestling bouts in the history of the sport,” said MLW CEO and Founder Court Bauer. “This is a very exciting partnership. We look forward to joining NOAH and beginning a new voyage for a new era.”