NJPW Battle in the Valley pay-per-view took place today at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. In the co-main event, KAIRI defended her IWGP Women’s Championship against Mercedes Moné. In the closing moment of the bout, Mercedes hit a “Moné Maker” to win the IWGP Women’s Title.
Following the match, KAIRI put the championship around Mercedes’ waist. KAIRI and Mercedes then hugged each other.
Respect is shown. #njBITV pic.twitter.com/godN39PJEl
— FITE (@FiteTV) February 19, 2023
In the main event, Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Title.
The ultimate dream team!
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) February 19, 2023
What a way to cap off an incredible Battle in the Valley!
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Here are the full results of the NJPW Battle in the Valley.
- KENTA became the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion by defeating Fred Rosser.
- Eddie Kingston defeated Jay White in a Loser Leaves NJPW match.
- Tom Lawlor defeated Homicide in a Filthy Rules Fight.
- Zack Sabre Jr. retained the NJPW World Television Championship by defeating Clark Connors.
- Mercedes Moné became the IWGP Women’s Champion by defeating KAIRI.
- Kazuchika Okada retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi.
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