Kenny Omega to Defend IWGP US Title at Ring of Honor Global Wars Event

New Japan star and the first ever IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega will be defending his title for the first time on US soil in Ring of Honor.

The match will take place at the Global Wars event on Sunday October 15th at the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago. Tickets for the event will be available to purchase as of this Wednesday August 2nd for Ringside Members and on Friday August 4th for the general public.

Omega has been tearing it up on the current New Japan G1 tour as part of the B Block, he is set to face longtime rival Kazuchika Okada on August 12th which will complete a trilogy of historic bouts and it is certainly not one to be missed.

Chicago stop added to the Global Wars Tour! @KennyOmegamanX will defend his IWGP US Title! Tickets on sale this week https://t.co/LdWInWrm6o pic.twitter.com/B5u6d7zIw6

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) July 31, 2017

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Ring of Honor published the following press release hyping the title match:

The Honor Nation in Chicago has always been one of the best and most passionate fan bases so ROH is bringing this show – as the capstone to the already announced Global Wars tour! The event will take place at a NEW LOCATION in Villa Park, Ill., with ROH debuting at the larger Odeum Expo Center, aimed at providing a greater experience to more fans in the Chicagoland area.

It wouldn’t be enough to just add a show for the Chicago fans though. Ring of Honor is happy to also announce that Kenny Omega, the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, will defend his title for the first time on US. soil at Global Wars 2017: Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Omega, a member of Bullet Club’s Elite, won a two-day tournament to crown the first IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion as part of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s first shows in the U.S. on July 1-2 in Long Beach, Calif. “The Cleaner” defeated former ROH World Champions Michael Elgin and Jay Lethal in the first two rounds before beating Tomohiro Ishii in the finals.