Historic X-Over
{{short description|2022 New Japan Pro-Wrestling and World Wonder Ring Stardom professional wrestling event}}
{{Infobox professional wrestling event
|name = Historic X-Over
|caption = Promotional poster featuring various NJPW and Stardom wrestlers.
|image = Historic_X-Over_poster.jpg
|promotion = New Japan Pro-Wrestling
World Wonder Ring Stardom
|date = November 20, 2022
|city = Tokyo, Japan
|venue = Ariake Arena
|buyrate =
|tagline =
|liveevent = y
|event = Historic X-Over
|lastevent2 = First
|nextevent2 = Historic X-Over 2
|event2 = New Japan Pro-Wrestling event
|lastevent3 = Battle Autumn '22
|nextevent3 = World Tag League & Super Jr. Tag League
Wrestle Kingdom 17
|event3 = World Wonder Ring Stardom event
|lastevent4 = Gold Rush 2022
|nextevent4 = Stardom in Showcase vol.3
}}
Historic X-Over (pronounced: Historic Crossover) was a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). It took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Production
=Background=
On January 31, 2012, card game company Bushiroad fully acquired New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from video game developer Yuke's. On October 17, 2019, Bushiroad announced in a press conference that they had also acquired World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) from the company's President Rossy Ogawa, making Stardom the sister promotion of NJPW. Since Wrestle Kingdom 14, NJPW has featured Stardom matches at various NJPW events.
On June 6, 2022, during Bushiroad's 15th anniversary press conference, it was announced that NJPW and Stardom will hold its first shared event on November 20.{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-stardom-to-hold-first-ever-joint-event | title = NJPW & Stardom to hold first-ever joint event | last=Currier | first=Joseph | date=June 6, 2022 | access-date=August 23, 2022 | work=Wrestling Observer Online}} NJPW President Takami Ohbari, revealed that the event would include at least two mixed tag team matches and that Stardom wrestlers would be featured on NJPW Strong events in the United States.{{cite web | url = https://www.njpw1972.com/124534 | title = Back in the UK, Boos (and cheers!) in Japan and more as multiple events announced | date=July 7, 2022 | access-date=August 23, 2022 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling}}
On July 29, NJPW and Stardom announced the creation of the IWGP Women's Championship, which would be defended at NJPW events in Japan and United States by Stardom wrestlers. The inaugural champion will be crowned at Historic X-Over.{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-stardom-creating-iwgp-womens-championship | title = NJPW & Stardom to hold first-ever joint event | last=Renner | first=Ethan | date=July 29, 2022 | access-date=August 23, 2022 | work=Wrestling Observer Online}}{{cite web | url = https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/njpw-and-stardom-offer-more-details-joint-event-november | title = NJPW & STARDOM creating IWGP Women's Championship | last=Lambert | first=Jeremy | date=July 30, 2022 | access-date=August 23, 2022 | work=Fightful}}
=Storylines=
Historic X-Over featured eleven professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm |title=How Pro Wrestling Works |last=Grabianowski |first=Ed |access-date=August 21, 2017 |work=HowStuffWorks, Inc. |publisher=Discovery Communications |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115051637/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm |archive-date=January 15, 2006 }}
On August 27, 2022, representatives from fives stables would draw straws to determine which four stables out of the five would compete for in the IWGP Women's Championship tournament. The representatives were Giulia from Donna Del Mondo, Mayu Iwatani from Stars, Starlight Kid from Oedo Tai, and Utami Hayashishita from Queen's Quest with Syuri from God's Eye being eliminated due to drawing the shortest straw.{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/stardom/4407272/|script-title=ja:【スターダム】ＩＷＧＰ女子出場ユニットがくじ引きで決定 ＣＡとゴッズアイ落選|work=tokyo-sports.co.jp|author=Tokyo Sports|language=Japanese|date=August 27, 2022|access-date=August 27, 2022}} With Iwatani, Hayashishita, Himeka from Donna Del Mondo and Momo Watanabe from Oedo Tai being chosen to complete in the on the Japanese side of the tournament, while Jazzy Gabert, Ava White, and Kairi (despite being Japanese) was announced to compete on the foreigner side with Kairi receiving a first round bye.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a045a6bc63d1541077f0b48bbe5a2bbe23acf61e|script-title=ja:ＩＷＧＰ女子王座へ火花！岩谷麻優－渡辺桃、林下詩美－ひめか、ＫＡＩＲＩ－フィーメル|work=Yahoo! Japan|author=Yahoo! Japan|language=Japanese|date=October 4, 2022|access-date=November 6, 2022}}{{cite web | url = https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/kairi-announced-iwgp-women-s-title-tournament | title = KAIRI Announced For IWGP Women's Title Tournament | last=Lambert | first=Jeremy | date=September 23, 2022 | access-date=November 6, 2022 | work=Fightful}} On October 2 at Royal Quest II, Gabert defeated White to advanced to the semi-final while Iwatani defeated Watanabe and Hayashishita defeated Himeka on October 22 to advance.{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-royal-quest-ii-night-two-tetsuya-naito-vs-zack-sabre-jr | title = NJPW Royal Quest II night two results: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | last=Carey | first=Ian | date=October 2, 2022 | access-date=November 6, 2022 | work=Wrestling Observer Online}}{{cite web|url=https://wwr-stardom.com/news/20221022korakuen/|script-title=ja:2022年10月22日 『IWGP女子初代王者決定戦～１回戦～』|work=World Wonder Ring Stardom|language=Japanese|date=October 22, 2022|access-date=November 6, 2022}} On October 23, Iwatani and Kairi would defeat Hayashishita and Gabert to advance to the finals at Historic X-Over.{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/iwgp-womens-title-tournament-finals-set-for-njpw-x-stardom-historic-x-over | title = IWGP Women's title tournament finals set for NJPW x Stardom Historic X-over | last=Carey | first=Ian | date=October 23, 2022 | access-date=November 6, 2022 | work=Wrestling Observer Online}}
On October 26, during a NJPW World Television Championship tournament match between Toru Yano and Great-O-Khan was the return of The Great Muta return to NJPW, where he cost Great-O-Khan's match by spraying green mist in his face.{{cite web | url = https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/njpw-battle-autumn-results-1026-toru-yano-vs-great-o-khan-tomohiro-ishii-vs-ren-narita | title = NJPW Battle Autumn Results (10/26): Toru Yano vs. Great-O-Khan, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ren Narita | last=Lambert | first=Jeremy | date=October 26, 2022 | access-date=November 6, 2022 | work=Fightful}} During backstage comments, Muta expressed his desire to tag with Yano and Kazuchika Okada at Historic X-Over to take on Great-O-Khan and the United Empire with the match being made official shortly after.{{cite web | url = https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/great-muta-and-more-announced-njpw-x-stardom-historic-x-over | title = Great Muta And More Announced For NJPW x STARDOM Historic X-Over | last=Tessier | first=Colin | date=October 26, 2022 | access-date=November 6, 2022 | work=Fightful}}
On November 5 at Battle Autumn, Will Ospreay successfully defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito in the main event. After the match, Ospreay would lay down an open challenge for the title for Historic X-Over only to have the returning Shota Umino attack Ospreay and his fellow United Empire stable in the ring, accepting Ospreay's open challenge and setting up the title match.{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-battle-autumn-in-osaka-live-results-ospreay-vs-naito-us-title-match | title = NJPW Battle Autumn in Osaka live results: Ospreay vs. Naito US title match | last=Carey | first=Ian | date=November 5, 2022 | access-date=November 6, 2022 | work=Wrestling Observer Online}}
== Results ==
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|results = {{cite web|title=2022.11.20 Historic X-Over {{!}} New Japan Pro-Wrestling|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/127057?showResult=1|access-date=2022-11-20|website=NJPW|archive-date=2022-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120080225/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/127057?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url = https://www.njpw1972.com/130419 | title = Three Massive Mixed Matches for Historic X-Over! | date = August 23, 2022 | access-date = August 23, 2022 | work = New Japan Pro-Wrestling | archive-date = August 23, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220823055250/https://www.njpw1972.com/130419 | url-status = dead }}
|match1 = LA Dojo (Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, Gabriel Kidd and Kevin Knight) defeated Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima by pinfall
|stip1 = Eight-man tag team match
|time1 = 9:39
|note1 = pre
|match2 = Mirai won by last eliminating Super Strong Stardom Machine
|stip2 = 15-woman Stardom Rambo
|time2 = 23:06
|note2 = pre
|match3 = Chaos (Lio Rush, Tomohiro Ishii, Yoh and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated House of Torture (Dick Togo, Evil, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi) by pinfall
|stip3 = Eight-man tag team match
|time3 = 7:05
|match4 = Queen's Quest (AZM, Lady C and Saya Kamitani) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Himeka, Mai Sakurai and Thekla) by pinfall
|stip4 = Six-woman tag team match
|time4 = 9:20
|match5 = Giulia and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Syuri and Tom Lawlor by pinfall
|stip5 = Mixed tag team match
|time5 = 10:29
|match6 = meltear (Tam Nakano and Natsupoi) and Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) and Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Douki) by pinfall
|stip6 = Eight-Person mixed tag team match
|time6 = 12:01
|match7 = Hiroshi Tanahashi and Utami Hayashishita defeated Hirooki Goto and Maika by pinfall
|stip7 = Mixed tag team match
|time7 = 9:36
|match8 = United Empire (Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis), Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) and Gideon Grey) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito) by pinfall
|stip8 = Ten-man tag team match
|time8 = 9:55
|match9 = Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Toru Yano) and The Great Muta defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Aaron Henare) by pinfall
|stip9 = Six-man tag team match
|time9 = 9:48
|match10 = Will Ospreay (c) defeated Shota Umino by pinfall
|stip10 = Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
|time10 = 23:30
|match11 = Kairi defeated Mayu Iwatani by pinfall
|stip11 = Tournament Final for the inaugural IWGP Women's Championship
|time11 = 25:28
}}
=IWGP Women's Championship tournament=
{{Excerpt|IWGP Women's Championship|Inaugural championship tournament (2022)|bold=yes}}
=Stardom Rambo entrances and eliminations=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Draw
!Entrant !Order !Eliminated by !Elimination(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: gold"
| {{sort|01|1}} | Mirai | – | Winner | 3 |
| {{sort|02|2}} | Ami Sohrei | 11 | Saki Kashima | 2 |
| {{sort|03|3}} | Saya Iida | 1 | Natsuko Tora | 0 |
| {{sort|04|4}} | Natsuko Tora | 6 | Hazuki | 1 |
| {{sort|05|5}} | Hanan | 8 | Saki Kashima | 1 |
| {{sort|06|6}} | Hina | 4 | Ruaka | 2 |
| {{sort|07|7}} | Rina | 7 | Hanan | 0 |
| {{sort|08|8}} | Hazuki | 10 | Saki Kashima | 1 |
| {{sort|09|9}} | Koguma | 9 | Saki Kashima | 0 |
| {{sort|10|10}} | Momo Kohgo | 2 | Ami Sourei and Hina | 0 |
| {{sort|11|11}} | Waka Tsukiyama | 3 | Ami Sourei and Hina | 0 |
| {{sort|12|12}} | Saki Kashima | 13 | Mirai | 5 |
| {{sort|13|13}} | Ruaka | 5 | Mirai | 1 |
| {{sort|14|14}} | Miyu Amasaki | 12 | Saki Kashima | 0 |
| {{sort|15|15}} | Super Strong Stardom Machine | 14 | Mirai | 0 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.njpw1972.com/|New Japan Pro-Wrestling Official Website}}
- {{Official website|https://wwr-stardom.com/|World Wonder Ring Stardom Official Website}}
{{2022 NJPW events}}
{{New Japan Pro Wrestling events}}
{{List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events}}
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