Global Wars Explained
Global Wars was a professional wrestling event that had been held annually by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion since 2012. Originally named Border Wars, the event was renamed Global Wars in 2014 after ROH announced a partnership with the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion.[1]
Under the new name, the event became a supershow co-produced by the two promotions.[2] The first five were held at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, while the sixth took place at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. From 2012 to 2016, the event was held in May alongside War of the Worlds, but in 2017, Global Wars was moved to October and made a four-event tour across Buffalo, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; and Villa Park, Illinois. In 2018, the tour was again moved to November with a four-event tour across Buffalo, New York; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lowell, Massachusetts; and Lewiston, Maine.
In 2019, ROH announced a three-event tour with the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion as the new partner for the series, renamed Global Wars Espectacular. The events were held in the month of September and the chosen cities were Dearborn, Michigan; Villa Park, Illinois; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[3]
Events
data-sort-type="number" | | Event | Date | City | Venue | data-sort-type="number" | Attendance | Main event | Ref(s) |
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1 | Border Wars (2012) | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Ted Reeve Arena | | Davey Richards (c) vs. Kevin Steen for the ROH World Championship | [4] [5] |
2 | Border Wars (2013) | | | Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship | [6] [7] |
3 | Global Wars (2014) | | 1,500 | Adam Cole (c) vs. Kevin Steen for the ROH World Championship | [8] [9] [10] |
4 | Global Wars '15: Night 1 | | 1,500 | Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. ROH All Stars (Hanson, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Ray Rowe and Roderick Strong) | [11] [12] |
5 | Global Wars '15: Night 2 | | 1,500 | Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero) | [13] [14] |
6 | Global Wars (2016) | | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Frontier Fieldhouse | 2,000 | Jay Lethal (c) vs. Colt Cabana for the ROH World Championship | [15] [16] [17] |
7 | Global Wars 2017: Buffalo | | Buffalo, New York | Buffalo RiverWorks | | The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | [18] [19] |
8 | Global Wars 2017: Pittsburgh | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Stage AE | | Luxury Trio (Cody, Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll) (c) vs. Chaos (Toru Yano, Will Ospreay and Yoshi-Hashi) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | [20] [21] |
9 | Global Wars 2017: Columbus | | Columbus, Ohio | Express Live! | | The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) and Flip Gordon for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | [22] [23] |
10 | Global Wars 2017: Chicago | | Villa Park, Illinois | Odeum Expo Center | | Kenny Omega (c) vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | [24] [25] |
11 | Global Wars 2018: Lewiston | | Lewiston, Maine | Androscoggin Bank Colisee | | Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Sabin and Kushida vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Sanada and Bushi) | |
12 | Global Wars 2018: Lowell | | Lowell, Massachusetts | Lowell Memorial Auditorium | | Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham vs. Chris Sabin and Kushida vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) | |
13 | Global Wars 2018: Buffalo | | Buffalo, New York | Buffalo RiverWorks | | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) vs. The Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: ROH news: Saturday's announcement - New Japan coming to ROH later this year . Caldwell . James . February 22, 2014 . March 27, 2014 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
- Web site: ROH adds third New Japan show updated with press release . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102705/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/104-ring-of-honor/41366-roh-adds-third-new-japan-show-updated-with-press-release . Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . April 2, 2015 . February 25, 2015 . August 20, 2015 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: ROH And CMLL Join Forces For Global Wars Espectacular . . July 31, 2019.
- Web site: Radican's ROH "Border Wars" DVD Review 5/12 - Richards vs. Steen, WGTT vs. Briscoes . Radican . Sean . July 16, 2012 . August 20, 2015 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
- Web site: Steen, WGTT capture titles at ROH's Border Wars . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928160000/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2012/05/13/19752596.html . dead . September 28, 2015 . Van Der Griend . Blaine . May 13, 2012 . August 20, 2015 . Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer.
- Web site: Radican's ROH DVD Review Series: "Border Wars 2013" 5/5 - Edwards-Ishimori, London's return to ROH, Briscoe defends ROH Title vs. Cole . Radican . Sean . July 13, 2013 . August 20, 2015 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
- Web site: Cole vs. Briscoe, London returns to ROH: complete ROH Border Wars iPPV coverage . Johnson . Mike . May 4, 2013 . August 20, 2015 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
- Web site: ROH&新日本プロレス「Global Wars」 . August 20, 2015 . . ja.
- Web site: Caldwell's ROH vs. New Japan iPPV report 5/10: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of iPPV from Toronto - ROH Title match, IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, Styles, Tanahashi, Okada, top NJPW stars . Caldwell . James . May 10, 2014 . August 20, 2015 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
- Web site: ROH/New Japan live coverage from Toronto . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222051/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/104-ring-of-honor/36946-rohnew-japan-live-coverage-from-toronto . May 12, 2014 . May 10, 2014 . August 20, 2015 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: Ring Of Honor/New Japan Pro Wrestling Global Wars Night 1 live results & coverage: ROH All-Stars vs. Bullet Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518110924/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/104-ring-of-honor/42562-ring-of-honornew-japan-pro-wrestling-global-wars-night-1-live-results-a-coverage-roh-all-stars-vs-bullet-club . Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . May 18, 2015 . May 15, 2015 . August 20, 2015 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: ROH & New Japan deliver a wild night in Toronto . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919142029/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2015/05/16/22401866.html . dead . September 19, 2015 . Smith . Caleb . May 16, 2015 . August 20, 2015 . Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer.
- Web site: Show results - 5/16 ROH vs. New Japan Night 4 in Toronto, Canada: Tour concludes with Bullet Club vs. Chaos, Nakamura vs. Strong, ROH Tag Title handicap match, more . May 16, 2015 . August 20, 2015 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
- Web site: 5/16 ROH Global Wars Night Two live report (TV taping spoilers) . Burgess . Mike . May 17, 2015 . August 20, 2015 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
- Web site: ROH Global Wars 2016 live results: Jay Lethal vs. Colt Cabana; loads of NJPW stars . Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . May 8, 2016 . May 8, 2016 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: 5/8 ROH Global Wars PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report . Caldwell . James . May 8, 2016 . May 8, 2016 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
- Web site: Cabana vs. Lethal, new Bullet Club member announced & more: complete ROH Global Wars PPV coverage . Johnson . Mike . May 8, 2016 . May 8, 2016 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
- Web site: ROH Global Wars Buffalo live results: The Elite cuts a promo on WWE . October 13, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: A dog, a cat, a bird, ROH Buffalo, oh my! . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083807/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/10/13/22758406.html . dead . October 14, 2017 . Smith . Caleb . October 13, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer.
- Web site: Complete ROH Global Wars - Pittsburgh coverage . Carapola . Stuart . October 13, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
- Web site: ROH Global Wars Pittsburgh live results: Bullet Club vs. Chaos . October 14, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: Bullet Club vs. Best Friends & Flip Gordon, Cody vs. Kushida, Lethal vs. Takahashi & more: complete ROH Global Wars: Columbus coverage . Johnson . Mike . October 14, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
- Web site: ROH Global Wars Columbus results: Cody vs. Kushida; The Elite in action . October 15, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: ROH Global Wars Chicago live results: Kenny Omega vs. Yoshi-Hashi . Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . Currier . Joseph . October 15, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: Jimmy Jacobs returns, Bullet Club rally and more: complete ROH Global Wars: Chicago coverage . Johnson . Mike . October 15, 2017 . October 15, 2017 . Pro Wrestling Insider.