All Star Junior Festival USA 2023

All Star Junior Festival USA 2023 was an interpromotional professional wrestling event organized by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that aired on NJPW World pay-per-view. It took place on August 19, 2023 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was produced by NJPW wrestlers Hiromu Takahashi and Rocky Romero, and featured the participation of junior heavyweight wrestlers representing various promotions from around the world.

All Star Junior Festival USA 2023
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Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	August 19, 2023
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	2300 Arena
Attendance	672
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Production

Background

On April 16, 2023, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) officially announced the All Star Junior USA Festival.^[1] The event was produced by NJPW's Hiromu Takahashi and Rocky Romero, and featured junior heavyweight wrestlers from different Japanese and international promotions.

Participating promotions

As part of the event's publicity efforts, participants were announced each day throughout the months of July and August by NJPW on Twitter.

Representative	Promotion	Ref.
Matt Sydal	All Elite Wrestling	[2]
Nick Wayne		[3]
Fugaz	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	[4]
Soberano Jr.		[5]
Mao	DDT Pro-Wrestling	[6]
Dragon Kid	Dragongate	[7]
Shun Skywalker		[8]
Blake Christian	Game Changer Wrestling	[9]
Jack Cartwheel		[10]
Jordan Oliver		[11]
Starboy Charlie		[12]
Ace Austin	Impact Wrestling	[13]
Alex Shelley		[14]
Chris Bey		[15]
Lio Rush		[16]
Mike Bailey		[17]
Rich Swann		[18]
Goldy	Monster Factory Pro Wrestling	[19]
Bushi	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	[20]
Clark Connors		[21]
Douki		[22]
El Desperado		[23]
Francesco Akira		[24]
Hiromu Takahashi		[25]
Kevin Knight		[26]
Kosei Fujita		[27]
Master Wato		[28]
Robbie Eagles		[29]
Rocky Romero		[30]
Ryusuke Taguchi		[31]
The DKC		[32]
TJP		[33]
Yoh		[34]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru		[35]
Cheeseburger	Ring of Honor	[36]
KC Navarro	Warrior Wrestling	[37]
Low Rider	Freelancer	[38]
Real1		[39]
Vinny Pacifico		[19]

Storylines

The event featured ten professional wrestling matches, which involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match. Storylines were produced on New Japan's television program.^[40]

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[41]
1P	Goldy defeated Vinny Pacifico	Singles match[19]	8:20
2	Matt Sydal and Yoh defeated Bushi and Shun Skywalker	Tag team match[19]	8:55
3	Kevin Knight defeated Clark Connors	First round singles match in the All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament[19]	9:58
4	Mike Bailey defeated Francesco Akira	First round singles match in the All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament[19]	13:31
5	Rich Swann, Ryusuke Taguchi and The DKC defeated Jack Cartwheel, Real1 and Starboy Charlie	Six-man tag team match[39]	15:08
6	Alex Shelley, Chris Bey, Kosei Fujita, and Robbie Eagles defeated Ace Austin, Cheeseburger, TJP, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Lucky Dip Eight-man tag team match[27]	17:00
7	Soberano Jr. defeated Dragon Kid, Fugaz, KC Navarro and Lio Rush	Five-way match[16]	7:15
8	El Desperado and Mao defeated East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne)	Tag team match[19]	19:14
9	Douki and Low Rider defeated Hiromu Takahashi and Rocky Romero, and Blake Christian and Master Wato	Triple threat tag team ladder match for the Pat's King of Steaks Philly Cheesesteak Cup[19]	19:27
10	Mike Bailey defeated Kevin Knight	Finals singles match in the All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament[19]	19:53
P  – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament

The All Star Jr. Festival USA four-man tournament took place on August 19, 2023.^[42]

	Semifinals All Star Junior Festival (August 19)					Final All Star Junior Festival (August 19)
	Kevin Knight		Pin
	Clark Connors		9:58
						Kevin Knight		19:53
						Mike Bailey		Pin
	Francesco Akira		13:31
	Mike Bailey		Pin

See also

• 2023 in professional wrestling
• List of NJPW pay-per-view events