| War of the Worlds (2017) | ||||
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| Promotion | Ring of Honor New Japan Pro-Wrestling WWE | |||
| Date | May 7, 10, 12 and 14, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Night 1: Bolton Arena Night 2: Ericsson Exhibition Hall Night 3: Plymouth Pavilions Night 4: O2 Apollo Manchester | |||
| City | Night 1: Bolton, England Night 2: Coventry, England Night 3: Plymouth, England Night 4: Manchester, England | |||
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War of the Worlds (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling tour co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH), WWE and Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The tour's four events are scheduled to take place on May 7, 10, 12 and 14 at various venues throughout the United Kingdom. The third night will air live on pay-per-view (PPV), while fourth night will be taped for future episodes of ROH's weekly television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling. 2017 will be the fourth year in which ROH and NJPW co-produce events under the War of the Worlds name.
Matches[]
Night 1[]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brothers (James Harrison and Matthew Harrison) (with Eve Torres and Aksana) defeated War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) (c) | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | 18:40 |
| 2 | The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Bobby Fish defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson | Six-man tag team match | 11:25 |
| 3 | Jay Lethal defeated Kushida | Singles match | 16:05 |
| 4 | Hirooki Goto defeated Shane Taylor | Singles match | 9:25 |
| 5 | Cody Rhodes defeated Will Ospreay | Singles match | 12:35 |
| 6 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia) | Tag team match | 10:25 |
| 7 | Chaos (Beretta, Gedo and Rocky Romero) defeated Dalton Castle and The Boys | Six-man tag team match | 11:03 |
| 8 | Hangman Page defeated Bully Ray and Punishment Martinez | Triple threat match | 9:03 |
| 9 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Evil and Sanada) defeated Beer City Bruiser and Silas Young and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | Triple threat tag team match | 8:50 |
| 10 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman and Rhett Titus) | Tag team match | 17:44 |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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Night 2[]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalton Castle defeated Bobby Fish | Singles match | |
| 2 | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) defeated The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Rhett Titus and Shane Taylor) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 3 | Silas Young defeated Kushida | Singles | |
| 4 | The Brothers (James Harrison and Matthew Harrison) (c) (with Eve Torres and Aksana) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jay Lethal | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |
| 5 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil and Sanada) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) (c) | Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | |
| 6 | Tetsuya Naito defeated Punishment Martinez | Singles match | |
| 7 | Marty Scurll (c), Beer City Bruiser, Cheeseburger, Frankie Kazarian, Gedo and Will Ferrara | Seven-way match for the ROH World Television Championship | |
| 8 | Christopher Daniels (c) defeated Matt Taven | Singles match for the ROH World Championship | |
| 9 | Chaos (Beretta, Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay) defeated Bullet Club (Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | Eight-man tag team match | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change | |||
- Tanahashi and Lethal's opponents was dependent on who won the ROH World Tag Team Championship match on Night 1.
Night 3[]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1D | The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia) (with TK O'Ryan) defeated The Tempura Boyz (Sho and Yo) | Tag team match | N/A |
| 2D | The Rebellion (Kenny King, Rhett Titus and Shane Taylor) (with Caprice Coleman) defeated Cheeseburger, Gedo and Will Ferrara | Six-man tag team match | N/A |
| 3 | Dalton Castle (with The Boys) defeated Bobby Fish, Kushida and Silas Young (with Beer City Bruiser) | Fatal four-way | 8:30 |
| 4 | Hangman Page defeated Frankie Kazarian | Singles match | 6:00 |
| 5 | War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) defeated Search and Destroy (Chris Sabin and Jonathan Gresham) (with Alex Shelley) | Tag team match | 9:00 |
| 6 | Will Ospreay defeated Jay White | Singles match | 13:25 |
| 7 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil and Sanada) defeated Chaos (Beretta, Hirooki Goto and Rocky Romero) | No disqualification six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | 13:00 |
| 8 | Marty Scurll (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. | Singles match for the WWE United Kingdom Championship | 12:00 |
| 9 | The Brothers (James Harrison and Matthew Harrison) (c) (with Eve Torres and Aksana) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe) | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | 13:45 |
| 10 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Adam Cole | Singles match | 13:40 |
| 11 | Christopher Daniels (c) defeated Cody Rhodes | Singles match for the ROH World Championship | 13:40 |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the matchD – indicates the match was a dark match
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- Rhodes opponent was dependent on who wins the ROH World Championship on night 1.
Night 4[]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | |
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| 1D | The Tempura Boyz (Sho and Yo) defeated Coast 2 Coast (LSG and Shaheem Ali) | Tag team match | |
| 2 | Josh Woods defeated David Starr | Singles match | |
| 3 | Jay Lethal defeated Beer City Bruiser (with Silas Young) by disqualification | Singles match | |
| 4 | Cody Rhodes defeated Frankie Kazarian | Singles match | |
| 5D | Gabby Slays and Sumie Sakai defeated Bonesaw Jessie Brooks and Tasha Steelz | Tag team match | |
| 6 | The Brothers (James Harrison and Matthew Harrison) (c) (with Eve Torres and Aksana defeated Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara | Tag team match for the ROH World Championship | |
| 7 | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Bully Ray, Dalton Castle (with The Boys) and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | Eight-man tag team match | |
| 8 | Hangman Page defeated Adam Cole | Singles match | |
| 9D | Kelly Klein defeated Jenny Rose | Singles match | |
| 10 | Chuck Taylor and Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | six-man tag team match | |
| 11 | The Rebellion (Rhett Titus and Shane Taylor) (with Caprice Coleman) wrestled Search and Destroy (Jay White and Jonathan Gresham) (with Alex Shelley) to a no contest | Tag team match | |
| 12 | Kushida defeated Marty Scurll (c) | Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship | |
| 13 | Beer City Bruiser and Silas Young defeated Bobby Fish and Jay Lethal | Singles match | |
| 14 | The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia) defeated The Boys | Tag team match | |
| 15 | Punishment Martinez defeated Joey Daddiego | Singles match | |
| 16 | Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Chaos (Gedo, Hirooki Goto and Will Ospreay) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 17D | Marty Scurll defeated Adam Cole | Philadelphia Street Fight | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the matchD – indicates the match was a dark match
*Card subject to change | |||