The War of the Worlds was a series of professional wrestling events, produced every year since 2014 by professional wrestling promotions Ring of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The War of the Worlds events are shown on the online streaming services of both promotions, Honor Club and NJPW World.
History The two promotions announced a partnership in February 2014, which led to the first War of the Worlds event taking place at the Hammerstein Ballroom, in New York City, the following May. The event then became a series of events, with two in 2015, three in 2016, and four since 2017. The events have visited numerous cities and metropolitan areas around the U.S. and Canada, such as New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto, Boston and Chicago.
In 2017, as a one-off, ROH and NJPW partnered with Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to promote a War of the Worlds tour in the United Kingdom, named War of the Worlds UK.
Dates and venues EventDateCityVenueMain eventRefWar of the Worlds (2014)May 17, 2014New York City, New YorkHammerstein BallroomWar of the Worlds (2015)May 12, 2015Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2300 ArenaMay 13, 2015War of the Worlds (2016)May 9, 2016Dearborn, MichiganFord Community & Performing Arts CenterMay 11, 2016Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTed Reeve ArenaMay 14, 2016New York City, New YorkTerminal 5War of the Worlds (2017)May 7, 2017Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTed Reeve ArenaMay 10, 2017Dearborn, MichiganFord Community & Performing Arts CenterMay 12, 2017New York City, New YorkHammerstein BallroomMay 14, 2017Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2300 ArenaWar of the Worlds UKAugust 18, 2017London, EnglandYork HallAugust 19, 2017Liverpool, EnglandLiverpool OlympiaAugust 20, 2017Edinburgh, ScotlandEdinburgh Corn ExchangeWar of the Worlds TourMay 9, 2018Lowell, MassachusettsLowell Memorial AuditoriumMay 11, 2018Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTed Reeve ArenaMay 12, 2018Royal Oak, MichiganRoyal Oak Music TheatreMay 13, 2018Villa Park, IllinoisOdeum Expo CenterWar of the Worlds (2019)May 8, 2019Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo RiverWorksMay 9, 2019Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTed Reeve ArenaMay 11, 2019Grand Rapids, MichiganThe DeltaPlexMay 12, 2019Villa Park, IllinoisOdeum Expo Center
See also Global Wars Global Wars UK Honor Rising: Japan G1 Special in USA
References
External links Official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website Official Ring of Honor website