ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds (2019) explained

War of the Worlds (2019)
Promotion:New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Ring of Honor
Date:May 8, 9, 11 and 12, 2019
Venue:Night 1:
Buffalo RiverWorks
Night 2:
Ted Reeve Arena
Night 3:
DeltaPlex Arena
Night 4:
Odeum Expo Center
City:Night 1:
Buffalo, New York
Night 2:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Night 3:
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Night 4:
Villa Park, Illinois, U.S. (TV taping)
Lastevent:Crockett Cup
Nextevent:State of the Art
Event:War of the Worlds
Lastevent2:2018
Event3:New Japan Pro-Wrestling events
Lastevent4:Wrestling Dontaku 2019
Nextevent4:Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

War of the Worlds (2019) was a four city, four event professional wrestling tour co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions.

The cards took place on May 8, 2019 at Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, New York, May 9 at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario, May 11 at the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and May 12 at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois. The first three nights aired live on Honor Club and Fite.tv, while the fourth night was taped for four future episodes, including the 400th overall episode, of ROH's weekly television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling.

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
CommentatorsKevin Kelly
Steve Corino
Nigel McGuinness
Ring announcersBobby Cruise
RefereesBrian Gorie
Marty Asami
Paul Turner
Tiger Hattori
Todd Sinclair
During a tag team match between The Kingdom and Villain Enterprises PCO and Brody King, PCO pinned current ROH World Champion Matt Taven. The following week on the Ring of Honor television taping, it was announced that Matt Taven would defend his title against PCO, which was made official.

At G1 Supercard, the Guerillas of Destiny won a winner takes all match for both the ROH Tag Team Championship and the IWGP Tag Team Championship on the line. At Masters of the Craft, Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham won a 30-minute Iron Man Match against Lifeblood Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams 2–1 to earn an opportunity against the Guerillas of Destiny. A week later during the ROH television tapings, the match was made official.