Hyper Battle '22
{{short description|2022 New Japan Pro-Wrestling professional wrestling event}}
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name=Hyper Battle '22
|image=
|tagline=
|promotion=New Japan Pro-Wrestling
|date=April 9, 2022
|date_aired=
|city=Tokyo, Japan
|venue=Ryōgoku Kokugikan
|attendance=4,755
|liveevent=y
|lastevent=Lonestar Shootout 2022
New Japan Cup
|nextevent=Windy City Riot
}}
Hyper Battle '22 was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on April 9, 2022 in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event was named after the Hyper Battle events which originally took place from 1993 until 2004.{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-announces-return-of-hyper-battle-tour | title = NJPW announces return of Hyper Battle tour | last=Currier | first=Joseph | date=January 31, 2022 | access-date=March 28, 2021 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
Storylines
Hyper Battle '22 featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated 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=October 9, 2017 | work=HowStuffWorks, Inc. | publisher=Discovery Communications}}
On March 27, 2022, Zack Sabre Jr. won the New Japan Cup for the second time after defeating Tetsuya Naito in the tournament final with Sabre challenging for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web | url = https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/njpw-new-japan-cup-2022-winner-crowned | title = NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 Winner Crowned | last=Lambert | first=Jeremy | date=March 27, 2022 | access-date=March 28, 2021 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} The match between Sabre and the champion Kazuchika Okada for the title was made official the following day.
Results
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|match1 = Hiroshi Tanahashi and Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Jado) defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, and Gedo) by submission
|stip1 = Eight-man tag team match
|time1 = 10:28
|match2 = Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) defeated United Empire (Will Ospreay and Aaron Henare) by pinfall
|stip2 = Tag team match
|time2 = 9:23
|match3 = Six or Nine (Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato) (c) defeated Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) by pinfall
|stip3 = Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
|time3 = 15:13
|match4 = Taichi defeated Toru Yano (c)
|stip4 = No-rope ring-out match for the Provisional KOPW 2022 Trophy
|time4 = 4:18
|match5 = Evil (c) defeated Hiromu Takahashi by pinfall
|stip5 = Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship
|time5 = 15:47
|match6 = United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) (c) by pinfall
|stip6 = Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
|time6 = 16:05
|match7 = El Desperado (c) defeated Sho by pinfall
|stip7 = Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
|time7 = 20:33
|match8 = Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by pinfall
|stip8 = Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
|time8 = 28:25
}}
References
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{{2022 NJPW events}}
{{New Japan Pro Wrestling events}}
Category:2022 in professional wrestling
Category:New Japan Pro-Wrestling shows