NJPW Unveils NJPW STRONG Women's Championship

The belt has been revealed.

During the NJPW Resurgence press conference on May 20, New Japan Pro-Wrestling revealed the NJPW STRONG Women's Championship.

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The first-ever NJPW STRONG Women's Champion will be crowned at NJPW Resurgence on May 21 as the Mercedes Mone, Stephanie Vaquer, Momo Kohgo and Willow Nightingale will compete in a tournament with the winner being the first to hold the title.

Here is the lineup for NJPW Resurgence:

NJPW Resurgence (5/21)

  • NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Final
  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender’s Tournament: Will Ospreay vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • CHAOS (Rocky Romero, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada) vs Wheeler Yuta, Shota Umino & Jon Moxley
  • NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship: Hikuleo (c) vs KENTA
  • Street Fight: Juice Robinson vs Fred Rosser
  • TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs Barbaro Cavernario & Virus
  • NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Tournament: Momo Kohgo vs Willow Nightingale
  • NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Tournament: Mercedes Moné vs Stephanie Vaquer
  • Alex Coughlin vs Christopher Daniels
  • The DKC vs Bateman

Fightful will have coverage of NJPW Resurgence on May 21.

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