Global Wars is a professional wrestling event staged by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), first promoted in 2012 and most recently in 2026. Originally named Border Wars, the event was renamed Global Wars in 2014 after ROH brokered a partnership with the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Under the new name, the event became a "super show" co-produced by the two promotions. The first five were held at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, while the sixth took place at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. From 2012 to 2016, the event was held in May alongside War of the Worlds, but in 2017, Global Wars was moved to October and made a four-event tour across Buffalo, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; and Villa Park, Illinois. In 2018, the tour was again moved to November with a four-event tour across Buffalo, New York; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lowell, Massachusetts; and Lewiston, Maine.
In 2019, ROH announced a three-event tour with the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as the new partner for the series, renamed Global Wars Espectacular. The events were held in the month of September and the chosen cities were Dearborn, Michigan; Villa Park, Illinois; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Following Global Wars Espectacular: Milwaukee, the event was discontinued for several years. In 2025, ROH revived the "Global Wars" brand for a series of events co-produced with its sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) outside of the United States and Canada.
Events #EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef(s)1Border Wars (2012)Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTed Reeve ArenaDavey Richards (c) vs. Kevin Steen for the ROH World Championship2Border Wars (2013)Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship3Global Wars (2014)Adam Cole (c) vs. Kevin Steen for the ROH World Championship4Global Wars '15: Night 1Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. ROH All Stars (Hanson, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Ray Rowe and Roderick Strong)5Global Wars '15: Night 2Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero)6Global Wars (2016)Chicago Ridge, Illinois, United StatesFrontier FieldhouseJay Lethal (c) vs. Colt Cabana for the ROH World Championship7Global Wars 2017: BuffaloBuffalo, New York, United StatesBuffalo RiverWorksThe Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship8Global Wars 2017: PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesStage AELuxury Trio (Cody, Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll) (c) vs. Chaos (Toru Yano, Will Ospreay and Yoshi-Hashi) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship9Global Wars 2017: ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United StatesExpress Live!The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) and Flip Gordon for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship10Global Wars 2017: ChicagoVilla Park, Illinois, United StatesOdeum Expo CenterKenny Omega (c) vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship11Global Wars 2018: LewistonLewiston, Maine, United StatesAndroscoggin Bank ColiseeJay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Sabin and Kushida vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Sanada and Bushi) 12Global Wars 2018: LowellLowell, Massachusetts, United StatesLowell Memorial AuditoriumJay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham vs. Chris Sabin and Kushida vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) 13Global Wars 2018: BuffaloBuffalo, New York, United StatesBuffalo RiverWorksThe Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) vs. The Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) 14Global Wars 2018: TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaMattamy Athletic CentreJay Lethal (c) vs. Kenny King for the ROH World Championship 15Global Wars Espectacular: DearbornDearborn, Michigan, United StatesFord Community & Performing Arts CenterBandido vs. Jay Briscoe16Global Wars Espectacular: Villa ParkVilla Park, Illinois, United StatesOdeum Expo CenterVillain Enterprises (Flip Gordon, Brody King and PCO) vs. LifeBlood (Bandido, Tracy Williams and Mark Haskins)17Global Wars Espectacular: MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesPotawatomi Hotel & CasinoRush and Jeff Cobb vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia)18Global Wars AustraliaBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreAthena (c) vs. Alex Windsor for the ROH Women's World Championship19Global Wars MexicoMexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoBlue Panther vs. Lee Moriarty (with Carlie Bravo, Shane Taylor and Shawn Dean)20Global Wars United Kingdom and Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Manchester, England, United KingdomUtilita Arena Cardiff Co-op LiveWheeler Yuta vs. Nigel McGuinness21ROH x Metroplex Global Wars Arlington, Texas, United StatesEsports Stadium ArlingtonMaya World, Hyan, and Deonna Purrazzo vs. M.I.T. (Athena, Billie Starkz and Diamanté)22Global Wars CanadaMarch 27, 2026Windsor, Ontario, CanadaSt. Clair College SportsplexKaito Kiyomiya and Bishop Dyer vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs. GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) vs. Bryce Hanson and Sheldon Jean to determine the inaugural MLP Tag Team Champions 23Global Wars: CincinnatiJune 10, 2026 to June 12, 2026Cincinnati, OhioAndrew J. Brady Music CenterAthena (c) vs. Syuri for the ROH Women's World ChampionshipDeonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Olympia for the ROH Women's Pure Championship24Global Wars Mexico 2026August 4–5, 2026Mexico City, MexicoArena Mexico Kyle Fletcher vs. Mascara Dorada
See also Global Wars UK ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds Honor Rising: Japan
References
External links New Japan Pro-Wrestling website Ring of Honor website