NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2

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G1 Special in USA Night 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that aired live on NJPWWorld and a week taped delayed on AXS TV. The show took place on July 2, 2017 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. NJPW crowned its inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion as the semifinals and finals of the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion tournament culminate. Also, Billy Gunn faced Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The event's name refers to the annual G1 Climax tournament as these shows also served as a prelude to the 2017 G1 Climax.

Cast

Tyson Smith

Tyson Smith

Kenny Omega
Tomohiro Ishii

Tomohiro Ishii

Tomohiro Ishii
Hiroshi Tanahashi

Hiroshi Tanahashi

Hiroshi Tanahashi
Monty Sopp

Monty Sopp

Billy Gunn
Kazuchika Okada

Kazuchika Okada

Kazuchika Okada
William Ospreay

William Ospreay

Will Ospreay
Jamin Pugh

Jamin Pugh

Jay Briscoe
Mark Pugh

Mark Pugh

Mark Briscoe
Fale Simitaitoko

Fale Simitaitoko

Bad Luck Fale
Martin Scurll

Martin Scurll

Marty Scurll
Yujiro Takahashi

Yujiro Takahashi

Yujiro Takahashi
Matthew Massie

Matthew Massie

Matt Jackson
Nicholas Massie

Nicholas Massie

Nick Jackson
John R. Rivera

John R. Rivera

Rocky Romero
Raymond Rowe

Raymond Rowe

Raymond Rowe
Aaron Frobel

Aaron Frobel

Michael Elgin
Stephen Woltz

Stephen Woltz

Hangman Page
Tevita Fifita

Tevita Fifita

Tanga Loa
Jamie White

Jamie White

Jay White
Joseph Robinson

Joseph Robinson

Juice Robinson
Ramón Rivera

Ramón Rivera

Volador Jr.
Hiromu Takahashi

Hiromu Takahashi

Hiromu Takahashi
Tetsuya Naito

Tetsuya Naito

Tetsuya Naito
Jamar Shipman

Jamar Shipman

Jay Lethal
Keiichi Yamada

Keiichi Yamada

Jushin Thunder Liger
Sho Tanaka

Sho Tanaka

Sho Tanaka
Yohei Komatsu

Yohei Komatsu

Yohei Komatsu

Release date

2nd Jul 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English