New Japan announced their field today, with the winner facing IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega, July 5 at Dominion.
BLOCK A
Barbaro Cavernario
21 years old
5'8" 194
Representing CMLL
Current CMLL Mexican National Welterweight Champion
Tournaments won: CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa 2014, CMLL En Busca de un Idolo 2014
Baretta
28 years old
6'1", 194
Formerly Trent Barreta in WWE
Notable titles won: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 2x FCW Florida Tag Team, Dragon Gate Open The United Gate, FIP World Heavyweight, wXw World Tag Team
Tournaments won: PWG DDT4 2014, Dragon Gate USA Six-Man Tag Team
Chase Owens
25 years old
6'1" 205
Representing NWA
Notable titles won: 3x NWA World Junior Heavyweight
Trained by Ricky Morton
Tournaments won: 2011 Smoky Mountain Cup, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament
Gedo
46 years old
5'8" 189
Notable titles won: 4x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, BJW Tag Team, FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team, FMW Six-Man Street Fight, UWA World Trios, 4x UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team
Tournaments won: WAR World Six Man Tag Team Title Tournament, NJPW Junior Triathlon Survivor Tournament, NJPW Dream Win Junior Tag Team Tournament, 2010 Super J Tag League
Jushin Thunder Liger
50 years old
5'7" 202
Notable titles won: CMLL World Middleweight, CMLL World Tag Team, GHC Junior Heavyweight, GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 11x IWGP Junior Heavyweight, 6x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 2x NWA World Junior Heavyweight, Dragon Gate Open The Dream Gate, WCW World Light Heavyweight, WWF Light Heavyweight
Tournaments won: 2013 NOAH NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight League, CMLL Torneo de Parajas, 2010 CMLL Campeon Universal Tournament, 2001 G1 Junior Tag League, 2001 Best of The Super Juniors, 2001 Naeba Cup Tag Tournament, 2000 Super J Cup, 1995 Super J Cup, 1994 Best of the Super Juniors, NJPW Top of the Super Junior III, 1986 NJPW Young Lion Cup
Kyle O'Reilly
28 years old
5'10" 207
Notable titles won: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 3x ROH World Tag Team, 3x NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight, PWG World
Tournaments won: 2007 Pacific Cup, ROH World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Lottery Tournament, St. Louis Anarchy Medallion Tournament, 2013 PWG Battle of Los Angeles, 2014 NJPW Super Junior Tag Tournement, 2014 ROH Tag Wars
Ryusuke Taguchi
36 years old
5'11" 200
Notable titles won: CMLL World Welterweight, 2x IWGP Junior Heavyweight, 5x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team
Tournaments won: 2003 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament, 2004 NJPW Young Lions Cup, 2004 NJPW Young Lion Toukon Tournament, 2010 NJPW J Sports Crown Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Tournament, 2011 NJPW J Sports Crown Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Tournament, 2012 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors
Yohei Komatsu
26 years old
5'7" 187
Current NJPW Young Lion
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Alex Shelley
31 years old
5'9" 198
Notable titles won: TNA World Tag Team, TNA X-Division, 2x wXw World Heavyweight, NWA International Lightweight Tag Team, 3x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 2x UWA Light Heavyweight
Tournaments won: TNA Chris Candido Memorial Cup, 2006 ROH Trios Tournament, TNA World X Cup, 2008 CMLL Gran Prix, TNA X-Division Title Tournament, 2012 NJPW Super Junior Tag Tournament
Bobby Fish
38 years old
5'11" 200
Notable titles won: 3x ROH World Tag Team, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team
Tournaments won: 2014 NJPW Super Junior Tag Tournament, 2014 ROH Tag Wars
David Finlay
Son of WCW/WWE wrestler Finlay
Trained by Finlay, also
2 years experience
NJPW debut
KUSHIDA
31 years old
5'9" 187
Notable titles won: 2x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, IWGP Junior Heavyweight
Tournaments won: 2008 AJPW U-30 Tag Team Tournament, 2012 NJPW Super Junior Tag Tournament
Mascara Dorada
26 years old
5'9" 176
Notable titles won: 3x and current CMLL World Welterweight, NWA World Historic Welterweight, CMLL World Lightweight, 2x CMLL World Trios
Tournaments won: CMLL El Torneo Corona, CMLL Mexican National Trios Title Tournament, 2011 CMLL Torneo Nacional De Parejas Increibles, CMLL World Trios Title Tournament, CMLL World Welterweight Title Tournament, NJPW Fantastic Mania 2015 Tag Tournament
Nick Jackson
25 years old
5'10" 178
Notable titles won: CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas, current FWE Tag Team, ROH World Tag Team, 3x and current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 3x PWG World Tag Team, Dragon Gate Open The United Gate
Tournaments won: High Risk Wrestling Sole Survivor Tournament, 2009 PWG DDT4, 2011 PWG DDT4, 2013 PWG DDT4, 2013 NJPW Super Junior Tag Tournament
Rocky Romero
32 years old
5'7" 172
Notable titles won: 3x CMLL World Lightweight, IWGP Junior Heavyweight, 5x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, NWA World Junior Heavyweight, 3x ROH World Tag Team
Tournaments won: CMLL World Super Lightweight Title Tournament, 2004 Toryumon Mexico Young Dragons Cup, 2005 ROH Trios Tournament, 2006 NWA Super Lucha Tournament, 2011 NWA Hall of Fame Cup
Tiger Mask IV
44 years old
5'8" 191
Notable titles won: 2x GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, 6x IWGP Junior Heavyweight, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, NWA World Junior Heavyweight, UWA World Middleweight
Tournaments won: 1999 Michinoku Pro Fokumen Tournament, 2004 Best of the Super Juniors, 2005 Best of the Super Juniors, 2007 Michinoku Pro Fukumen World League, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament, 2013 NOAH NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight League
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