New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new NEVER Openweight Champion in the main event of their NJPW Battle in the Valley event at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California as Tomohiro Ishii defeated Jay White in the main event of the show to become the new Champion.

Ishii’s victory begins his sixth reign as the NEVER Openweight Champion and brings an end to Jay White’s 194-day reign as the Champion.