New Opening Time for NJPW Battle In The Valley, Updated Line-Up, How to Watch

The NJPW has set a new start time for Saturday’s Battle In The Valley pay-per-view.

The sold-out San Jose Civic Center will now open on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. local time. The Kickoff pre-show will air live and free on YouTube and FITE at 6:20pm local time, or 9:20pm ET, as previously scheduled. The main event will now begin at 7 p.m. local time, or 10 p.m. ET.

Click here to order the event on FITE TV.

“On February 18, one of the most hotly anticipated events in the history of NJPW in the USA sees Battle in the Valley in the sold out San Jose Civic center! In order for fans to fully enjoy the night’s matches, including our two kick off bouts, the opening time Saturday night has been moved to 5:30PM. We recommend fans take advantage of the extra time to get in early for all the action! The kickoff matches begin at 6:20 and will air free on YouTube and FITE!,” NJPW wrote.

Here is the current card for Saturday:

IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (c)

IWGP Women’s Title Match
Mercedes Moné vs. KAIRI (c)

NJPW World Television Title Match
Clark Connors vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (c)

NJPW Strong Openweight Title Match
KENTA vs. Fred Rosser (c)

NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles Match
The World Class Wrecking Crew vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (c)

Filthy Rules Match
Tom Lawlor vs. Homicide

Eddie Kingston vs. Jay White

Kushida, The DKC, Kevin Knight, and Volador Jr. vs. Impact World Champion Josh Alexander, CMLL’s NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion Rocky Romero, Mascara Dorada and Adrian Quest

Pre-show Match
Bobby Fish vs. David Finlay

Pre-show Match
JR Kratos vs. Alex Coughlin

The event will be streaming live on FITE TV. Click here to order the PPV