It's On! ROH And NJPW Will Hold Their G1 SUPERCARD Live From Madison Square Garden
It was recently revealed that Ring of Honor was planning to promote an upcoming show at the legendary Madison Square Garden in NYC, and now those plans have come to fruition! Find out more after the jump...
Despite reports that WWE might attempt to throw a spanner in the works, Ring of Honor has just announced that they'll be teaming with NJPW to hold the co-branded G1 Supercard live from Madison Square Garden on April 6th, 2019.
No other wrestling organization has held an event at the legendary arena since the 1920s, so this is big news indeed.
Confirmed for this show from NJPW are Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tetsuya Naito, in addition to all of the top ROH Stars.
Here's is an excerpt from the official press release, which you can read in full HERE.
ROH and NJPW are proud to announce that on April 6th, 2019, the companies will join forces to present the ultimate wrestling event, “G1 Supercard,” to fans from around the world, LIVE from Madison Square Garden in New York City!
“Three years ago, one of our best fans told me in confidence that Supercard of Honor just didn’t feel “super” anymore, said Greg Gilleland, ROH General Manager. “He was right and we took that to heart with the huge events we delivered in Lakeland, FL in 2017, and New Orleans, LA just a few months ago. With consecutive record breaking attendances, the question became, how can we top that in 2019? More importantly, how can we give the fans more of what they want and what they deserve? The G1 Supercard is an event that can only represent the absolute best possible matches with both NJPW and ROH stars, and Madison Square Garden is the perfect venue for them.”
“This is a historic initiative for ROH and New Japan Pro-Wrestling,” Harold Meij, President of NJPW proudly commented. “This gives us a great chance to expose fans to NJPW in the building which housed so many memorable and compelling matches.”