Background In 2014, NJPW and ROH formally forged a relationship, which saw them present the first
War of the Worlds show on May 17, 2014, at the
Hammerstein Ballroom in
New York City, New York. The following year,
War of the Worlds was held over two days at the
2300 Arena in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in
2016 it was expanded to a three-show tour with shows taking place in
Dearborn, Michigan,
Toronto, Ontario and New York City. The 2017 War of the Worlds tour was held from May 7 to 14. On May 22, ROH announced a second War of the Worlds tour, this time taking place in the United Kingdom, for which they and NJPW would be joined by
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and RPW. The three shows would take place on August 18 in
London, August 19 in
Liverpool and August 20 in
Edinburgh.
Storylines The War of the Worlds UK tour featured
professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
villains,
heroes, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. On August 9, ROH announced their sole
World Championship match of the tour, which pitted defending champion and
Bullet Club member
Cody against
Los Ingobernables de Japón member
Sanada. ==Results==