The first NJPW international event for 2023 has been made official. NJPW announced on October 29 via their website that on February 18, 2023 Battle In The Valley will take place in San Jose, California at the San Jose Civic.
This will be the second NJPW Battle In The Valley event as the first one took place back on November 13, 2021 also at the San Jose Civic. That event saw the NJPW debuts of JONAH and Buddy Matthews. In addition, Kazuchika Okada made his first US appearance since 2019.
Here is the full press release from NJPW:
The first major international event for NJPW in 2023 is official!
During Rumble on 44th Street it was announced that Battle in the Valley will hit the San Jose Civic on Saturday Febraury 18, 2023. In 2021, Battle in the Valley saw the debut of JONAH in NJPW and Will Ospreay taking on Ren Narita before confronting Kazuchika Okada after his own match with Buddy Matthews. After 15 months, what will the second Battle in the Valley bring this February?
Tickets go on general sale on Friday November 4 at 10AM PST. But you can jump the line! Sign up for the pre-sale to get your hands on tickets from November 2!
