Resurgence was a

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pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by

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(NJPW). It was held on August 14, 2021, at The Torch at LA Coliseum in

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. Wrestlers from

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partner promotions

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(AEW), Impact Wrestling,

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(MLW), the United Wrestling Network's

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(CWFH), and Ring of Honor (ROH) appeared on the card. In the main event,

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defeated

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to win the

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. In other prominent matches,

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defeated David Finlay to retain the

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(

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and Karl Anderson) defeated

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and

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, and

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defeated

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. Former

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made an unannounced surprise appearance at the event announcing himself to be medically cleared to complete and yet out of the

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, calling current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion

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an “interim” champion and revealing a separate identical IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt. He also announced himself to not be returning to Japan and instead said he would be competing on New Japan's American based show

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Production

Background

In October 2019, NJPW announced their expansion into the United States with their new American division, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America. In June 2021, NJPW announced Resurgence would take place on August 14 of that year, at The Torch at LA Coliseum in

, a concert theater located within the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This event will mark the first NJPW has held in the United States with fans in attendance since February 2020, due to restrictions imposed by the

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Storylines

Resurgence featured

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that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. LA Dojo Young Lion Alex Couglin had been challenging many competitors from NJPW and other promotions for a number of weeks, including the likes of

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and

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on New Japan's American based show,

. It was announced that at Resurgence, he would challenge fellow LA Dojo student Karl Fredericks. Following weeks of attacks on himself and most of the

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and Impact Wrestling roster,

would challenge

to a tag team match and would claim to have a mystery partner to tag with at the event.

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would suffer a quarter final loss against David Finlay in the

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in March. After the win, Finlay was granted a future shot at the NEVER Openweight Championship. After White debuted at Impact Wrestling's

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, there were weeks of assaults between the two on ''Impact''. The match for the title was announced shortly after the events original announcement. At night 2 of AEW's

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appeared on a vignette challenging the winner of the later IWGP US Heavyweight Championship match to a future championship match. After

beat then champion

at the event, a match between Tanahashi and Archer was made at Resurgence.

Results

Notes

References

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