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Shortly after it was unveiled in the ring that Suzuki wanted to meet NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi and make the V4 challenge for the title. Their match at Summer Struggle in Jingu will be the first of three headline matches and is primed to be the most physical match on the card.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi of the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) unit last defended the title on February 9, 2020 during The New Beginning in Osaka against Ryu Lee. At Summer Struggle in Jingu he makes his V2 defense of his third reign as champion against Bullet Club member (and former champion) Taiji Ishimori.

On July 25th at Dominion Suzuki-Gun members, Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr/Taichi) defeated Golden Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi/Kota Ibushi) for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, beginning their first reign with the title.

The marquee main event for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s (NJPW) Summer Struggle in Jingu featured event will see Evil make his V2 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental ‘Double Championship’ against challenger (and the previous champion) Tetsuya Naito.

The winner of the match will likely be seen as the favorite to win the tournament and make the V3 challenge of IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley second reign as champion.