NJPW Strong Women's Title Match Set for Independence Day Event
AEW star Willow Nightingale will put her her NJPW Strong Women's Championship on the line next month against Giulia at NJPW Independence Day: Night Two.
Nightingale is in her first (and inaugural) reign as champion, having won the title at the Resurgence event in May. Mercedes Moné was supposed to win the title in the climax of a four-woman tournament until the ex-WWE Superstar suffered an injury that forced her to call an audible in the ring.
Since winning the title, Nightingale has defended on AEW Rampage and ROH Honor Club TV, defeating Emi Sakura and Rachel Ellering respectively. Now the title will be defended for the first time at a New Japan-branded event.
This won't be the only match for the pair, as during Night One, Nightingale will team with Momo Khogo to face Giulia and Donna Del Mundo stablemate, Thekla.
Here is the card for NJPW Independence Day Night One and Night Two:
Night One:
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: TJP & Francesco Akira defend against Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors
- Exciting Encounter Doomsday No DQ match: Jon Moxley & Homicide vs. El Desperado & Jun Kasai
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defend against Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd
- Eddie Kingston & Rocky Romero vs. KENTA & Gedo
- Tom Lawlor vs. Kosei Fujita
- Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Ryohei Oiwa vs. JR Kratos, Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs
- Bad Dude Tito vs. The DKC
- Willow Nightingale & Momo Kohgo vs. Giulia & Thekla
- Kickoff match: Ryusuke Taguchi, YOH & Oskar Leube vs. Kengo, Dragon Libre & Takahiro Katori
