NJPW will crown STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions at NJPW STRONG High Alert on July 24.
The promotion has officially announced that an eight-team single elimination tournament to crown the champions will begin at Ignition on June 19 and conclude at High Alert. The teams have not been announced yet.
THIS SUMMER
We crown the 1st #njpwSTRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions!
An eight team tournament starts 6/19 in Vermont Hollywood, with finals 7/24 in Charlotte!
Details: https://t.co/e5OGD1G2Ur#njignition TIX: https://t.co/qIR6ATsReR#highlaert TIX:https://t.co/ppQItWmdDy pic.twitter.com/slSKqbMPLY— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) June 8, 2022
The announcement, courtesy of NJPW’s official website, is as follows:
This summer, the shape of STRONG changes forever, as the brand introduces tag team championships for the first time. The very first STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions will be crowned in the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte North Carolina after the finals of an eight team tournament, with teams and brackets to be revealed soon.
The single elimination tournament will start at Ignition in the Vermont Hollywood June 19, with the first round and semifinals. Find out who makes the finals first by being a part of Ignition tapings! Then be there in person when the first ever champs are crowned at our High Alert tapings!
WrestleZone will provide more details as they become available.
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