In the late 90s, the old NWO faction would release “paid advertisements” on Nitro. Bullet Club is now doing the same in NJPW.
The faction has been the focal point of NJPW’s marketing strategy for their July 1st and 2nd shows in L.A, and have now released the following video:
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Bullet Club at NJPW G1 L.A Special
Somewhat surprisingly, Cody will receive an IWGP heavyweight title shot on night 1 of the 2-night event. At Dominion, Cody defeated Michael Elgin in what turned out to be a pretty important match.
The rest of the announced lineup so far:
NJPW July 1st 2017 Lineup
- the Briscoes, Will Ospreay, & Roppongi Vice (CHAOS) vs. Bad Luck Fale, the Young Bucks, Yujiro Takahashi & Marty Scurll (Bullet Club)
- Jushin Liger, Volador Jr., Dragon Lee & Titan vs. Sanada, Evil, Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi (Los Ingobernables)
- IWGP U.S Championship Tournament (1st Round)
Jay Lethal vs. Hangman Page (Bullet Club) - IWGP U.S Championship Tournament (1st Round)
Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida, Jay White & David Finlay vs. Billy Gunn, Yoshi Tatsu, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
- IWGP U.S Championship (1st Round)
Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables) - IWGP U.S Championship (1st Round)
Michael Elgin vs. Kenny Omega - IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match
Kazuchika Okada (c)(CHAOS) vs. Cody (Bullet Club)
NJPW July 2nd 2017 Lineup
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag-Team Championships
the Young Bucks (c) (CHAOS) vs. Roppongi Vice (CHAOS) - IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Billy Gunn - U.S Championship Tournament Semi-Finals & Finals