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NJPW Announces Brackets For NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Title Tournament

By Colin Tessier

Eight teams will compete for the right to become the inaugural NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced the bracket for the eight-team tournament, which will be kick off on the July 9 episode of NJPW STRONG.

The bracket is as follows:

  • The Factory (Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto) vs. Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura
  • WCWC (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs) vs. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)
  • Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson) vs. Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown & Misterioso)
  • Dark Order (Alan Angels & Evil Uno) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)

Daniels previously agreed to team up with Karl Fredericks, but he will join forces with Yuya Uemura instead. AEW will have two representatives in the tournament, as The Factory (Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto) and Dark Order (Alan Angels & Evil Uno) will compete.

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Colin Tessier
Colin Tessier

Colin Tessier is a lifelong fan of all things Marvel and DC, and he has used this passion to write about them for several years. Likewise, having been a fan of wrestling since he was a kid, he also covers professional wrestling. You can find him on Twitter at @ct_2110.

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