Battle in the Valley explained

Battle in the Valley is a professional wrestling event held annually by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was first held in 2021, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California and has been held there ever since.

History

In October 2019, NJPW announced their expansion into the United States with their new American division, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.^[1] On August 14, 2021 at Resurgence, NJPW announced Battle in the Valley for November 13 at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California.^[2] On October 28, 2022 at Rumble on 44th Street, NJPW announced Battle in the Valley for February 18, 2023 at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, thus establishing Battle in the Valley as an annual event.^[3]

Dates and venues

	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event	Notes	Ref
			San Jose, California	San Jose Civic	Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White (c) for the NEVER Openweight Championship		[4]
					Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
					Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay

Notes and References

1. Web site: NJPW ANNOUNCES NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY . October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019 . f4wonline.
2. Web site: NJPW announces Battle in the Valley for San Jose in November . August 14, 2021.
3. Web site: Lambert . Jeremy . January 10, 2023 . NJPW Battle In The Valley Sells Out With Only KAIRI vs. Mercedes Mone Announced Fightful News . January 18, 2023 . Fightful . en.
4. Web site: NJPW Battle in the Valley live results: NEVER title match. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Parker. Klyn. November 13, 2021. April 7, 2022.