Backstage NJPW-US Notes From Last Night – Part 2

Source: Pwinsider.com

— Ronnie Lang’s Atlas Security handled crowd control last night in Rahway, NJ.

— Nobody was injured during the show last night.

— Tiger Hatori, Matt Bennett and Red Shoes Uno were the referees last night. The NJPW East Coast Invasion tour opened with a great video package on the tour.

— Stephen DeAngelis did the ring announcing for the show.

— Jay Lethal was backstage at the show visiting. The original hope was to book him for the show but TNA didn’t allow it back when he was under contract with them.

— Steve Mack, Sumie Sakai, ECWA champion Papadon were also backstage visiting.

— Here is the card for tonight’s NJPW show in NYC:

* Josh Daniels vs. Kenny Omega
* Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Dan Maff vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo
* Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Satoshi Kojima & Hideo Saito
* Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & Kazuchika Okada vs. Rhino, Davey Richards & Homicide
* IWGP Intercontinental Title Tournament – Semi Final: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
* IWGP Intercontinental Title Tournament – Semi Final: Toru Yano vs. MVP
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt vs. Low Ki
* IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Charlie Haas

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