War of the Worlds UK

This article is about the 2017 pro-wrestling event. For UK productions of War of the Worlds, see The War of the Worlds (disambiguation).

War of the Worlds UK was a multi-promotional professional wrestling "supershow" tour jointly produced by Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the UK based Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), and the U.S.-based Ring of Honor (ROH).

War of the Worlds UK
Promotional poster for the tour
Promotion(s)	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling Ring of Honor
Date	August 18, 19, and 20, 2017
City	Night 1: London, England, U.K. Night 2: Liverpool, England, U.K. Night 3: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
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The tour's three events took place on August 18 at the York Hall in London^{[1][unreliable source]}, August 19 at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, and August 20 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Edinburgh.^[2] The second night in Liverpool aired as a pay-per-view.^[3]

Production

Other on-screen personnel

Role:	Name:
Commentators	Kevin Kelly
	Steve Corino
	Nigel McGuinness
Ring announcers	Bobby Cruise
Referees	Brian Gorie
	Marty Asami
	Paul Turner
	Tiger Hattori
	Todd Sinclair

Background

In 2014, NJPW and ROH formally forged a relationship, which saw them present the first War of the Worlds show on May 17, 2014, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. The following year, War of the Worlds was held over two days at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in 2016 it was expanded to a three-show tour with shows taking place in Dearborn, Michigan, Toronto, Ontario and New York City.^[4] The 2017 War of the Worlds tour was held from May 7 to 14.^[5] On May 22, ROH announced a second War of the Worlds tour, this time taking place in the United Kingdom, for which they and NJPW would be joined by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and RPW. The three shows would take place on August 18 in London, August 19 in Liverpool and August 20 in Edinburgh.^[6]

Storylines

The War of the Worlds UK tour featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[7]

On August 9, ROH announced their sole World Championship match of the tour, which pitted defending champion and Bullet Club member Cody against Los Ingobernables de Japón member Sanada.^[8]

Results

Night 1

No.	Results[9]	Stipulations
1	Mark Briscoe defeated Ryan Smile	Singles match
2	The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) defeated Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero	Tag team match
3	Jay Briscoe defeated Kenny King	Singles match
4	Bully Ray defeated Jay Lethal, Sha Samuels, and Silas Young	Four Corner Survival match
5	Dalton Castle and The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2) (c) defeated Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Místico	Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
6	Kushida (c) defeated Titán	Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship
7	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson))	Ten-man tag team match
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

No.	Results[9]	Stipulations
1	CCK (Chris Brookes and Travis Banks) defeated The Boys (Boy 1 and Boy 2)	Tag team match
2	Kenny King defeated Hangman Page	Singles match
3	Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero defeated Místico and Titán	Tag team match
4	Jay Lethal defeated Josh Bodom	Singles match
5	Bully Ray and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, and Tetsuya Naito)	Six-man tag team match
6	Mark Haskins defeated Silas Young	Singles match
7	Kushida (c) defeated Dalton Castle, Hiromu Takahashi, and Marty Scurll	Four Corner Survival match for the ROH World Television Championship
8	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)	Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
9	Cody (c) defeated Sanada	Singles match for the ROH World Championship
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 3

No.	Results[9]	Stipulations
1	Kenny King defeated Colt Cabana and Josh Bodom	Three-way match
2	The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero	Tag team match
3	Bully Ray defeated Evil	Singles match
4	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Kushida, Mistico, and Titán	Six-man tag team match
5	Hiromu Takahashi defeated Mark Haskins	Singles match
6	The Hung Bucks (Hangman Page and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)) defeated Dalton Castle and (Boy 1 and Boy 2) (c)	Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
7	Bullet Club (Cody and Marty Scurll) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)	Tag team match
8	Silas Young defeated Jay Lethal	Street fight
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

• United Kingdom portal

• Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
• Professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom