{"id":50701,"date":"2023-02-24T17:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T22:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=50701"},"modified":"2023-02-24T17:41:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T22:41:13","slug":"axs-tvs-new-japan-pro-wrestling-series-presents-coverage-of-battle-in-the-valley-featuring-mercedes-mone-jay-white-kazuchika-okada-kairi-and-more-on-march-2-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/axs-tvs-new-japan-pro-wrestling-series-presents-coverage-of-battle-in-the-valley-featuring-mercedes-mone-jay-white-kazuchika-okada-kairi-and-more-on-march-2-9\/","title":{"rendered":"AXS TV&#8217;s &#8220;New Japan Pro-Wrestling&#8221; Series Presents Coverage of Battle in the Valley, Featuring Mercedes Mone, Jay White, Kazuchika Okada, Kairi, and More, on March 2 &#038; 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50702\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-japan-pro-wrestling-in-2021.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-japan-pro-wrestling-in-2021.webp 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/new-japan-pro-wrestling-in-2021-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>AXS TV, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports &amp; Entertainment, Inc., presents coverage of <strong><em>New Japan Pro-Wrestling<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;s first Stateside event of 2023, <em>Battle In The Valley<\/em>; as well as top highlights from <em>NJPW&#8217;s 51ST Anniversary Celebration, 2023 New Japan Cup<\/em> tournament, and more &#8211; beginning Thursday, March 2 @ 10PM ET\/7PM PT.<\/p>\n<p>The series gives viewers the best seat in the house to dynamic New Japan Pro-Wrestling action, delivering one hour of blockbuster content compiling the best moments from the promotion&#8217;s most recent broadcasts. 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