"Global iMPACT!" Special To Feature "TNA vs. New Japan" Matches From Tokyo
Submitted by Michael Bluth on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 8:26 AM EST
The following announcement was written by Bill Banks at TNAWrestling.com:
On January 4, the stars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling are traveling to Japan to face the stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling at a huge event at the famous Tokyo Dome.
The footage of the event will be broadcast as part of a TNA/SpikeTV "Global iMPACT!" special on Thursday, January 17 at 11pm ET!
Encores will air Friday, January 18 at 9am ET and Saturday, January 19 at 2pm ET.
Led by Olympic Gold Medalist and current TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle, TNA is set to unleash the beast in the "Land of the Rising Sun" as a team of its superstars set off to declare "Global Warning!" on New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Angle, who is New Japan's IWGP World Champion, is set to defend both titles against New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar Yugi Nagata.
This is a rare opportunity for American fans to not only witness the top wrestling talent from Japan in action on SpikeTV, but to see them compete against the superstars of Total Nonstop Action!
Other TNA vs. New Japan bouts set to take place at the January 4 event in Tokyo include:
TNA's Steiner Brothers vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Tomko & Giant Bernard
TNA's Abyss vs. New Japan's Manabu Nakanishi
TNA's Team 3D vs. New Japan's Toru Yano & Togi Makabe
TNA's Christian Cage, AJ Styles & Petey Williams vs. New Japan's Minoru, Prince Devitt and Milano Collection AT
Don't miss the TNA vs. New Japan "Global iMPACT!" special on SpikeTV on Thursday, January 17!
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