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NJPW to tour USA and open U.S. office

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http://www.tpww.net/2017/07/njpw-to-...-tour-in-2018/

Wrestling Journalist/Podcaster STRIGGA has announced on Twitter that NJPW will both open a U.S. based office in Los Angeles and tour in early 2018.

What are your thoughts on this, are you excited to see more Okada, Omega and Bullet Club? If the tour comes near you will you go? Sound off in the comments section and let us know!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In Tokyo Sports Takaaki Kidani said the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njusa?src=hash">#njusa</a> shows were a huge success and he'd like to try a "touring style not later than March/April".</p>— STRIGGA (@STRIGGA) <a href="https://twitter.com/STRIGGA/status/882282151835832321">July 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He added that the LA office will be opened within this year and the LA dojo will be opened at the beginning of 2018. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njusa?src=hash">#njusa</a></p>— STRIGGA (@STRIGGA) <a href="https://twitter.com/STRIGGA/status/882282680225869824">July 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Good for them. New Japan is, realistically, the best alternative wrestling fans have available to them. I want them to succeed so badly. I'm not on-board with the hyperbolic love for the promotion, but I do hold a lot of good will towards them, and am just waiting for them to make a permanent fan out of me. I'd rather watch a one or two-hour New Japan show each week than either RAW or SmackDown.

I'm down.

I made the mistake of missing out on Best in the World a couple weeks ago in Massachusetts. Which would have been an easy drive for me where I live. Been wanting to see "other wrestling besides WWE".

I would like to know how the tour will work. Will they shoot for the big cities & arenas like WWE? Or smaller cities & venues like Ring of Honor? Hope some details come out soon.

Bryan Danielson licking his chops now.

It would make sense for them to tour the west coast, primarily. Given that they've got Omega and Elgin, I could see them making in-roads to Canada, as well. They could probably run bigger markets like Chicago and New York infrequently, because I imagine they are more expensive to run, but places in New York could be prestigious for bigger shows. I'd stay out for Florida for a while.