Rumble on 44th Street was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).[2] It took place on October 28, 2022, in New York City at the Palladium Times Square.[3][4]
| Rumble on 44th Street | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 28, 2022 | ||
| City | New York City, New York | ||
| Venue | Palladium Times Square | ||
| Attendance | 982[1] | ||
| Event chronology | |||
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The event was preceded by a Halloween inspired event named The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street on October 27.[5]
Storylines
editRumble on 44th Street featured professional wrestling matches that involve 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.[6][7]
Event
editA supplemental show, entitled The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street: A Halloween Special, as the name implies, was held the night before the main show on October 27, 2022. No matches were deliberately announced in advance to keep the show a mystery for fans.[8] The show featured many surprises, such as a reunion of the Forever Hooligans tag team as Alex Koslov came out of retirement for one night only, Strong Openweight Champion Fred Rosser facing off against former World Championship Wrestling wrestler Crowbar, and a 12-man elimination tag team match in the main event, featuring the likes of IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White, Kazuchika Okada, Homicide, and wrestlers from All Elite Wrestling, such as Eddie Kingston and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley.
The event hosted the presence of several World Wonder Ring Stardom wrestlers. The pre-show of the event saw Cosmic Angels unit members Mina Shirakawa and Waka Tsukiyama unsuccessfully challenging Kylie Rae and Tiara James. Stars unit leader Mayu Iwatani successfully defended the SWA World Championship against KiLynn King. In the second match, Yujiro Takahashi and Sho defeated Rocky Romero and Yoh. After the match, Lio Rush showed up to help the Chaos members. Alex Coughlin returned after the second match and announced his participation in the World Tag League. Ken Shamrock escorted Clark Connors to the ring. A staredown ensued between the two Pancrase legends following Suzuki's win. In the end, however, the two hugged.[9][10]
Results
edit| No. | Results[11] | Stipulations | Times[12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The DKC and Kevin Knight defeated Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) | Tag team match | 16:02 |
| 2 | Fred Rosser defeated Crowbar | Singles match | 14:43 |
| 3 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated The S.A.T. (Joel Maximo and Jose Maximo) | Tag team match | 7:44 |
| 4 | Mike Bailey defeated Mascara Dorada, Mighty Monte and Smiley | Four-way match | 9:38 |
| 5 | Minoru Suzuki defeated Tracy Williams | Singles match | 13:14 |
| 6 | Shingo Takagi defeated Jake Something | Singles match | 14:17 |
| 7 | Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Yoh), Amazing Red, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and Homicide defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Juice Robinson and El Phantasmo) and Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor and West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson)) | Twelve-man elimination tag team match | 29:14 |
References
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2022). "NJPW Rumble On 44th Street". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ NJPW. "Rumble on 44th Street hits NYC 10/28! 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ Ravens, Andrew (2022-10-13). "Main Event Confirmed For NJPW Rumble On 44th Street". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "▷ NPJW's Rumble on 44th Street: Second Night Added!". FITE. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "NJPW Night Before Rumble On 44th Street To Be Mystery Event | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Jay White, Eddie Kingston, And More Announced For NJPW Rumble On 44th Street | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ NJPW. "A Mystery Card Spectacular at Night Before! 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ Williams, Suit (October 28, 2022). "NJPW Rumble on 44th Street live results: Okada & Kingston vs. Bullet Club Jay White & Juice Robinson will take on Okada & Eddie Kingston in the main event". f4wonline.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Brewman, Ross (October 28, 2022). "NJPW Rumble On 44th Street Results (10/28) New Champions Crowned, Ken Shamrock Appears, More". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "2022.10.27 NIGHT BEFORE | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "2022.10.27 NIGHT BEFORE | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "2022.10.28 RUMBLE ON 44th STREET | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Lopez, Joshua (October 28, 2022). "NJPW Rumble On 44th Street Results 10/28/22". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "2022.10.28 RUMBLE ON 44th STREET | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-10-29.