IMPACT! Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wresting will be joining forces for a mega show at the famed ECW 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. For the event, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Alex Shelley are among the stars that are confirmed for matches at Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls. In their press release IMPACT! stated:
A night of dream pro wrestling matches, including championship title defenses, is set for Sunday night, August 20th at the renowned 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Multiverse United 2: For Whom the Bell Tolls is an epic pay-per-view event co-produced by IMPACT Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that will air live and exclusively around the world on fite.tv.
Tickets for Multiverse United 2 go on-sale Friday, June 16, at 2300arena.com.
The full lineup for Multiverse United 2 has yet to be announced, but IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Alex Shelley and IMPACT Wrestling X Division Champion Chris Sabin both will be in action.
Plus, New Japan Pro-Wrestling mega-star Hiroshi Tanahashi will be wrestling at Multiverse United 2. Tanahashi is one-third of the current NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, in his fourth reign – and he is considered by many longtime wrestling fans to be one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all-time. Tanahashi is a record 8-time holder of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – and overall, he has won 23 championships in NJPW.
The full card for Multiverse United 2 will be announced in the coming weeks. No doubt, the night of fantasy matches and bitter battles will include singles matches, tag-team fights, and for sure many members of the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Division.
This should be a cool event, I know I sound like a broken record but I like that IMPACT! is slowly expanding. With the demand for professional wrestling now, it would be nice to see them move to a national channel to get greater exposure and really kick the wrestling industry into full gear. What do you think about IMPACT! and NJPW teaming up for this event? Will you be watching or attending? Let us know in the comments below or hit us up on our Twitter account. As always stay tuned to Culture Splat for more content coming your way!
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