NJPW Fight Size Update: Suzuki And Okada Wrestle In The Rain, Hiromu Takahashi Addresses Dragon Lee, Jeff Cobb In Action

This is the Fight Size Update for New Japan Pro Wrestling On June 23rd. 

– In the video above, Pro Wrestling Unlimited reviews the card for the G1 Special on July 7th. 

– The Fightful Weekender podcast is where Fightful readers can hear about New Japan Pro Wrestling and also find interviews from NJPW wrestlers. That content is available to subscribers at FightfulSelect.com. 

– The G1 Special will see Cody Rhodes challenge Kenny Omega for his IWGP Heavyweight Championship. NJPW released this video of Rhodes previewing the July 7th event. 

– Jeff Cobb and Kazuchika Okada wrestled each other in multi-person tag team matches this past week. The following tweet shows a slam Cobb landed on Okada. 

– NJPW uploaded this highlight reel from the June 19th show where Super Strong Machine retired. 

– Matt and Nick Jackson tell fans how to win tickets to the G1 Special in the following tweet. 

– In the following video, Jay White addresses his future Championship opponent Juice Robinson who he will face at the G1 Special. He says Robinson will be at a disadvantage with a cast on his “favorite left hand.” The other participants of this June 19th match also talk including Jeff Cobb. 

–  There was a Minoru Suzuki 30th Anniversary show in Yokohama, Japan where Okada and Suzuki faced off in a thirty minute match in the rain. The following is a picture from NJPW’s Instagram. 

– After defeating El Desperado, Hiromu Takahashi thinks he should wrestle Dragon Lee next. 

– Super Strong Machine who retired on June 19th gave the following farewell speech. The whole show was built around his retirement.