About this season
NJPW Strong is a professional wrestling television series produced by Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It airs every Friday at 10pm ET on NJPW's streaming service NJPW World. The series debuted on August 7, 2020
Episodes (51)
1. Road to Lion's Break: Contender Night 1
Aired 8 January 2021 • 49 min
Clark Connors vs Kevin Knight; Rocky Romero vs The DKC; Brody King, Sterling Riegel, & Logan Riegel vs Chris Dickinson, JR Kratos, & Danny Limelight
2. Road to Lion's Break: Contender Night 2
Aired 15 January 2021 • 51 min
Misterioso vs Barrett Brown; TJP vs Adrian Quest; Fred Rosser, ACH, & Blake Christian vs KENTA, El Phantasmo, & Hikuleo
3. Road to Lion's Break Contender: Night 3
Aired 22 January 2021 • 49 min
Jordan Clearwater & Kevin Knight vs Sterling Riegel & Logan Riegel; Brody King vs JR Kratos; Ren Narita vs Bateman
4. Lion's Break: Contender
Aired 29 January 2021 • 51 min
Clark Connors vs The DKC; Rocky Romero vs Chris Dickinson; Fred Rosser, TJP, & Lio Rush vs KENTA, El Phantasmo, & Hikuleo
5. Road to The New Beginning USA 2021 Night 1
Aired 5 February 2021 • 49 min
Kevin Knight vs The DKC; Bateman, Misterioso, Adrian Quest, & Jordan Clearwater vs Brody King, Barrett Brown, Sterling Riegel, & Logan Riegel; Rey Horus vs TJP
6. Road to The New Beginning USA 2021 Night 2
Aired 12 February 2021 • 52 min
Jordan Clearwater vs JR Kratos; Clark Connors vs Bateman; TJP & Ren Narita vs Chris Dickinson & Danny Limelight
7. The New Beginning USA 2021 NIght 1
Aired 19 February 2021 • 57 min
Rocky Romero, Misterioso, & Adrian Quest vs Rey Horus, Barrett Brown, & The DKC; Fred Rosser vs Hikuleo; El Phantasmo vs Lio Rush
8. The New Beginning USA 2021 Night 2
Aired 26 February 2021 • 50 min
The DKC, Kevin Knight, Clark Connors, & TJP vs Brody King, ACH, Sterling Riegel, & Logan Riegel; Ren Narita vs Chris Dickinson; IWGP US Heavyweight Championship - Jon Moxley (c) vs KENTA
9. Road to Strong Style Evolved 2021 Night 1
Aired 5 March 2021 • 56 min
Karl Fredericks & Alex Coughlin vs Clark Connors & Kevin Knight; The DKC vs Tom Lawlor; Rocky Romero vs Lio Rush
10. Road to Strong Style Evolved 2021 Night 2
Aired 12 March 2021 • 58 min
Barrett Brown & Adrian Quest vs Sterling Riegel & Logan Riegel; Jordan Clearwater vs Hikuleo; Fred Rosser vs JR Kratos
11. Strong Style Evolved 2021 Night 1
Aired 19 March 2021 • 50 min
Alex Coughlin vs Jeff Cobb; Ren Narita vs Misterioso; Brody King vs Bateman
12. Strong Style Evolved 2021 Night 2
Aired 26 March 2021 • 57 min
Clark Connors vs TJP; Blake Christian vs Chris Dickinson; David Finlay & Karl Fredericks vs Tom Lawlor & Danny Limelight
13. Road to New Japan Cup USA 2021
Aired 2 April 2021 • 56 min
Rocky Romero vs Kevin Knight; TJP & Alex Coughlin vs Misterioso & Jordan Clearwater; Brody King, Sterling Riegel, & Logan Riegel vs Tom Lawlor, Chris Dickinson, & JR Kratos
14. New Japan Cup USA 2021 Night 1
Aired 9 April 2021 • 62 min
Clark Connors vs Lio Rush; Ren Narita vs Tom Lawlor; Fred Rosser vs Hikuleo; Brody King vs Chris Dickinson
15. New Japan Cup USA 2021 Night 2
Aired 16 April 2021 • 45 min
Karl Fredericks, Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight, & The DKC vs Misterioso, Barrett Brown, Adrian Quest, & Jordan Clearwater; New Japan Cup USA 2021 Semi-Final - Hikuleo vs Tom Lawlor; New Japan Cup USA 2021 Semi-Final - Brody King vs Lio Rush
16. New Japan Cup USA 2021 Night 3
Aired 23 April 2021 • 66 min
Rocky Romero vs Wheeler Yuta; TJP & Clark Connors vs Chris Dickinson & JR Kratos; New Japan Cup 2021 Final - Brody King vs Tom Lawlor
17. LA Dojo Showcase
Aired 30 April 2021 • 59 min
The DKC vs TJP; Fred Rosser & Ren Narita vs Alex Coughlin & Kevin Knight; Karl Fredericks vs Clark Connors
18. Collision 2021 Night 1
Aired 7 May 2021 • 49 min
Kevin Knight & The DKC vs Barrett Brown & Adrian Quest; Misterioso & Jordan Clearwater vs Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs; Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita vs Jon Moxley & Chris Dickinson
19. Collision 2021 Night 2
Aired 14 May 2021 • 64 min
Rocky Romero vs AJZ; Fred Rosser & Lio Rush vs El Phantasmo & Hikuleo; Karl Fredericks, Brody King, TJP, & Clark Connors vs Tom Lawlor, Chris Dickinson, JR Kratos, & Danny Limelight
20. Collision 2021 Night 3
Aired 21 May 2021 • 50 min
Alex Coughlin vs Bateman; Karl Fredericks & Brody King vs JR Kratos & Danny Limelight; Fred Rosser vs Hikuleo
21. Collision 2021 Night 4
Aired 28 May 2021 • 67 min
Clark Connors vs AJZ; El Phantasmo vs Wheeler Yuta; STRONG Openweight Championship - Tom Lawlor (c) vs Chris Dickinson
22. Road to Ignition Night 1
Aired 4 June 2021 • 45 min
Adrian Quest vs Barrett Brown; TJP vs Kevin Knight; Satoshi Kojima & Karl Fredericks vs JR Kratos & Danny Limelight
23. Road to Ignition Night 2
Aired 11 June 2021 • 47 min
Rocky Romero & Lio Rush vs Clark Connors & The DKC; Misterioso & Jordan Clearwater vs Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta; Alex Coughlin vs Hikuleo
24. Ignition Night 1
Aired 18 June 2021 • 51 min
Fred Rosser & Adrian Quest vs Bateman & Barrett Brown; Alex Coughlin vs Josh Alexander; Satoshi Kojima vs JR Kratos
25. Ignition Night 2
Aired 25 June 2021 • 59 min
Kevin Knight & The DKC vs Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta; Rocky Romero vs Clark Connors; STRONG Openweight Championship - Tom Lawlor (c) vs Karl Fredericks
26. Fireworks Frenzy
Aired 2 July 2021 • 45 min
Fred Rosser vs Bateman; Jordan Clearwater vs Hikuleo; Lio Rush vs Adrian Quest
27. Road to Tag Team Turbulence
Aired 9 July 2021 • 43 min
The DKC vs Barrett Brown; Alex Coughlin vs PJ Black; Rocky Romero vs Josh Alexander
28. Tag Team Turbulence Night 1
Aired 16 July 2021 • 56 min
Brody King & Chris Dickinson vs JR Kratos & Danny Limelight; Kevin Knight & The DKC vs Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs; Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita vs Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta; Clark Connors & TJP vs Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows
29. Tag Team Turbulence Night 2
Aired 23 July 2021 • 62 min
Tag Team Turbulence Semi-Final - Brody King & Chris Dickinson vs Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs; Tag Team Turbulence Semi-Final - Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita vs Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows; STRONG Openweight Championship - Tom Lawlor (c) vs Satoshi Kojima
30. Tag Team Turbulence Night 3
Aired 30 July 2021 • 49 min
Kevin Knight vs Bateman; Karl Fredericks, Fred Rosser, & Adrian Quest vs Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, & Misterioso; Tag Team Turbulence Final - Brody King & Chris Dickinson vs Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows
31. Road to Summer Struggle USA Night 1
Aired 6 August 2021 • 50 min
Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs vs JR Kratos & Danny Limelight; Rocky Romero & Fred Rosse vs Ren Narita & Alex Coughlin; Kevin Knight vs Alexander James
32. Road to Summer Struggle USA Night 2
Aired 13 August 2021 • 51 min
Wheeler Yuta vs Barrett Brown; Fred Yehi vs Hikuleo; Karl Fredericks & Lio Rush vs Tom Lawlor & Danny Limelight
33. Summer Struggle USA Night 1
Aired 20 August 2021 • 50 min
Alex Coughlin vs Matt Morris; Clark Connors, Ren Narita, & TJP vs Fred Rosser, Fred Yehi, & Daniel Garcia; Brody King & Chris Dickinson vs Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs
34. Summer Struggle USA Night 2
Aired 27 August 2021 • 55 min
Wheeler Yuta, Adrian Quest, & The DKC vs Bateman, Misterioso, & Barrett Brown; Karl Fredericks vs Alexander James; Juice Robinson, Lio Rush, Brody King, & Chris Dickinson vs Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, Jorel Nelson, & Royce Isaacs
35. BBQ Brawl
Aired 3 September 2021 • 49 min
Josh Alexander vs Daniel Garcia; Rey Horus vs TJP; Matt Morris vs Hikuleo
36. LA Dojo Showcase 2
Aired 10 September 2021 • 53 min
Kevin Knight vs The DKC; Clark Connors vs Alex Coughlin; Karl Fredericks vs Ren Narita
37. Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 Night 1
Aired 17 September 2021 • 61 min
Alex Coughlin vs Tomohiro Ishii; Bateman, Misterioso, & Barrett Brown vs Clark Connors, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Karl Fredericks; Juice Robinson vs Hikuleo
38. Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 Night 2
Aired 24 September 2021 • 58 min
The DKC & Kevin Knight vs Yuji Nagata & Yuya Uemura; Wheeler Yuta vs Jay White; Ren Narita vs Fred Rosser
39. Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 Night 3
Aired 1 October 2021 • 63 min
JR Kratos vs Fred Yehi; Chris Dickinson vs Royce Isaacs; STRONG Openweight Championship - Tom Lawlor (c) vs Lio Rush
40. Autumn Attack Night 1
Aired 8 October 2021 • 81 min
Fred Rosser vs Minoru Suzuki; STRONG Openweight Championship - Tom Lawlor (c) vs Ren Narita; Robbie Eagles vs Jay White
41. Autumn Attack Night 2
Aired 15 October 2021 • 91 min
Chris Dickinson vs Alex Coughlin; Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero vs Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs; Juice Robinson, Lio Rush, Clark Connors, & TJP vs Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo, & Chris Bey; Karl Fredericks vs Will Ospreay
42. Autumn Attack Night 3
Aired 22 October 2021 • 83 min
David Finlay, Fred Yehi, Wheeler Yuta, Will Allday, & Brogan Finlay vs Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita, Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight, & The DKC; Robbie Eagles & Chris Dickinson vs El Phantasmo & Chris Bey; Karl Fredericks & Clark Connors vs Will Ospreay & TJP; Juice Robinson vs Hikuleo
43. Autumn Attack Night 4
Aired 29 October 2021 • 70 min
Fred Rosser & Rocky Romero vs JR Kratos & Danny Limelight; Lio Rush vs Taiji Ishimori; Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs vs Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
44. New Japan Showdown 2021 Night 1
Aired 5 November 2021 • 69 min
Alex Coughlin, David Finlay, & Yuya Uemura vs Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, & JR Kratos; Juice Robinson vs El Phantasmo; Ren Narita & Clark Connors vs Will Ospreay & TJP
45. New Japan Showdown 2021 Night 2
Aired 12 November 2021 • 100 min
Rocky Romero & Fred Rosser vs Tom Lawlor & Danny Limelight; Ariya Daivari vs Alex Zayne; Chris Dickinson vs Minoru Suzuki; Fred Yehi vs Jay White
46. New Japan Showdown 2021 Night 3
Aired 19 November 2021 • 68 min
Ariya Daivari & Lio Rush vs El Phantasmo & Chris Bey; David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs Yuya Uemura & Kevin Knight; Clark Connors vs TJP
47. New Japan Showdown 2021 Night 4
Aired 26 November 2021 • 92 min
Rocky Romero, Fred Rosser, Karl Fredericks, The DKC, & Ren Narita vs JR Kratos, Tom Lawlor, Danny Limelight, Royce Isaacs, & Jorel Nelson; Jonathan Gresham vs Alex Coughlin; Barrett Brown. Bateman, & Misterioso vs Chris Dickinson, Brody King, & Daniel Garcia; Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
48. Detonation 2021 Night 1
Aired 3 December 2021 • 70 min
Alex Coughlin vs Josh Barnett; Lio Rush & Adrian Quest vs Bateman & Misterioso; Alex Zayne & Yuya Uemura vs Jay White & Hikuleo; Jonah vs Lucas Riley
49. Detonation 2021 Night 2
Aired 10 December 2021 • 66 min
Karl Fredericks, Clark Connors, & Ren Narita vs Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, & TJP; Gabriel Kidd vs Jonathan Gresham; Tomohiro Ishii vs Brody King
50. Detonation 2021 Night 3
Aired 17 December 2021 • 79 min
Juice Robinson, David Finlay, & Rocky Romero vs JR Kratos, Black Tiger, & Royce Isaacs; Kevin Knight & The DKC vs Jordan Clearwater & Brogan Finlay; STRONG Openweight Championship - Tom Lawlor (c) vs Fred Rosser
51. Best of Strong 2021
Aired 24 December 2021
Tom Lawlor, Alex Koslov and Kevin Kelly talk about the best of STRONG in 2021!