NJPW Summer Struggle 2021 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place from July 10, 2021 to July 24, 2021, at the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena - Edion Arena Osaka - Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan - Osaka, Japan - Nagoya, Japan.
It's the 14° edition of the Summer Struggle event series, after NJPW Summer Struggle in Jingu (2020).
The event had an attendance of 8,794 fans. The main event of the show was Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Summer Struggle 2021, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Summer Struggle 2021
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Special Event
- Country
Japan - Location Sapporo, Japan - Osaka, Japan - Nagoya, Japan
- Event Date July 10, 2021
- End Date July 24, 2021
- Year 2021
- Event Series Summer Struggle
- Arena Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena - Edion Arena Osaka - Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
- Network NJPW World; TV Asahi
- Attendance 8,794
- Main Event Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA
NJPW Summer Struggle 2021 Results
SAPPORO - NIGHT 1 (07/10)
- Master Wato defeats Yuya Uemura
- Bullet Club (EVIL & Dick Togo) defeat CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & YOH)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mega Coaches (Rocky Romero & Ryusuke Taguchi) defeat Bullet Club (KENTA, El Phantasmo & Yujiro Takahashi)
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan) defeat CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & SHO)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, SANADA & Shingo Takagi) defeat Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
-
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
El Desperado (c) defeats Taiji Ishimori to retain the title
- Suzuki-gun (El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeat SHO & Yuya Uemura
- CHAOS (Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii) & Ryusuke Taguchi defeat Bullet Club (EVIL, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
- Bullet Club (KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi) defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yota Tsuji
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan) defeat CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & YOH)
- Shingo Takagi defeats Master Wato
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IWGP Tag Team Championship
Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito & SANADA) defeat Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi) (c) to win the titles
- Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeat CHAOS (SHO, YOH & Robbie Eagles)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) defeat Bullet Club (EVIL, KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi)
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan) defeat CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi) defeat Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SANADA ends in a Draw via Double Pin
- Taichi defeats Tetsuya Naito
OSAKA - NIGHT 2 (07/23)
- Bullet Club (Jado, El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori) defeat CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & Rocky Romero) & Ryusuke Taguchi
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defeat Bullet Club (EVIL, KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi)
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan) defeat CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi) defeat Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato
- SANADA defeats Taichi
- Tetsuya Naito defeats Zack Sabre Jr.
NAGOYA (07/24)
- CHAOS (Robbie Eagles, SHO & YOH) defeat Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero & YOSHI-HASHI) & Ryusuke Taguchi defeat Bullet Club (Jado, El Phantasmo, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi)
- CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano) defeat United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi) defeat Kota Ibushi & Master Wato
- EVIL defeats Tomohiro Ishii
- Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats KENTA