NJPW & IMPACT Wrestling Announce Supershow

New Japan Pro Wrestling and IMPACT Wrestling have announced a huge joint event that will see Will Ospreay face off with ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey.

NJPW and IMPACT Wrestling have worked together for several years now with stars making the switch over to feature on the other’s shows and now the stars of both promotions will be under one roof on Thursday, March 30th at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles for Multiverse United: Only The STRONG Survive.

In a press release issued for the event, it is revealed that the show will air live on pay-per-view with three huge cross-promotional matches also announced:

“IMPACT Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling will co-produce a major live pro wrestling show on Thursday night, March 30, at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles with megastars from both promotions in-action and numerous first-ever dream matches confirmed.

“The show – Multiverse United: Only The STRONG Survive – will air live on pay-per-view on fite.tv, starting at 8 p.m. PST.

“IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander steps into the ring at Multiverse United against KUSHIDA, while “Speedball” Mike Bailey battles Will Ospreay in the co-main event that will be a nonstop fight for bragging rights.

“The Bailey-Ospreay battle is their fifth-ever one-on-one contest and the first since August 2022, with their first-ever back in 2015. “Will Ospreay is the best professional wrestler in the world, after me,” Bailey said. “So, this will be the best professional wrestling match of the year.”

“Alexander is the longest-reigning IMPACT World Champion and also was half of the decorated tag-team The North that is the longest-reigning IMPACT World Tag Team Champions. KUSHIDA is a 6-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a 2-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (with Time Splitters teammate Alex Shelley). KUSHIDA is a 2-time winner of the prestigious Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

“Also confirmed for Multiverse United: NJPW’s Jeff Cobb battles former IMPACT World Champion Moose. IMPACT stars confirmed for the dual promotion spectacle: reigning X Division Champion Trey Miguel, Ace Austin and Chris Bey, plus most of the Knockouts. NJPW will be represented at Multiverse United by KENTA, Rocky Romero, Minoru Suzuki, Clark Connors, Kevin Knight, Fred Rosser and many others.”

The current line-up for NJPW and IMPACT Wrestling Multiverse United: Only The STRONG Survive is below:

• Josh Alexander vs. KUSHIDA
• Mike Bailey vs. Will Ospreay
• Moose vs. Jeff Cobb