Pro wrestling team battle in Street Fighter V now archived

The showdown between two of pro wrestling's well-known factions at E8 2018 is now archived on YouTube for anyone who missed the original broadcast.

The Elite—New Japan Pro-Wrestling's IWGP champion Kenny Omega and tag team champions The Young Bucks—battled it out with WWE's New Day—Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods—in two Street Fighter V matchups. The first saw a crew battle between the two sides, and the second was a first-to-five-games stipulation match between Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods that would see the loser's team eat hot peppers.

The event, which lasted roughly an hour and a half, was emceed by Tasty Steve and featured commentary by James Chen and Yipes. Although it is certainly not the highest level of SFV play, the competition featured plenty of entertaining trash talk and commentary.

Readers can check out the video after the jump.

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CEO x NJPW tickets on sale May 4, first wrestlers announced

More information has been announced regarding the collaborative event between Community Effort Orlando and New Japan Pro-Wrestling that will take place during CEO 2018 on June 29 through July 1, 2018.

According to the CEO website, the wrestling event will be held in the Daytona Beach Ocean Center Arena. Tickets will be on sale starting May 4—May 3 presale for registered CEO attendees—with a price range from $20 to $100. The capacity for the arena has not been announced, but the Wrestling Observer puts it at 8,400.

In addition, CEO has named two of the wrestlers who will be performing at the show. Kenny Omega, who has attended CEO in the past, and legendary junior heavyweight Jushin Thunder Liger will be on the card as part of June 29's show. For more information, readers can check out CEO Gaming on Twitter and look for an official press release on the show on April 27.

ProWrestlingTees to discontinue Tekken shirts, Devil Jin y Naito available

The shirt designs featuring collaboration artwork from New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Tekken will soon no longer be sold by ProWrestlingTees.

In a tweet on April 2, the retailer made it known that the Tekken items would be removed from the store, and on April 4 announced they will end sales in 60 days.

Items that will be removed from PWT include the original Bullet Club x Tekken and Rainmaker x Tekken designs; the Kenny Omega x Bryan Fury shirt and bandana; and the new Devil Jin y Naito Los Ingobernables de Japon art.

Buyers interested in picking up these items before they are gone will be able to take advantage of the company's Wrestlemania sale, which will offer 20 percent off on purchases from April 5 through April 9.

CEO 2018 to feature crossover event with New Japan Pro-Wrestling

In the last few years, pro wrestling and fighting games have converged on many stages, from WWE stars playing Tekken at Wizard World events to Kenny Omega and Austin Creed participating in events such as CEO and Final Round.

CEO 2018, however, will be raising the bar as it has announced a "crossover event" between the tournament and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

New Japan is the current home promotion of Kenny Omega and is the number two professional wrestling company in the world behind WWE. While the company is based in and runs events almost exclusively in Japan, it has started expanding outward in recent years with shows in Long Beach, California, and other countries such as Australia. It has also collaborated with the Ring of Honor promotion in the United States on multiple occasions.

According to CEO founder Alex Jebailey, "#CEOxNJPW is a live wrestling event at the Ocean Center on Friday June 29th" with more information and ticket sales beginning in April 2018. Readers can follow CEO Gaming on Twitter for more updates as they are released.

CEO 2018 takes place from June 29 to July 1, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Kenny Omega x Bryan Fury shirt available at ProWrestlingTees

The latest product in the collaboration between New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Bandai Namco's Tekken franchise is now available in the U.S.

The Kenny Omega x Bryan Fury shirt features a modified Bullet Club graphic on the front, with the cartoonish skull and crossbones replaced by the fanged skull of Bryan's mask with its tongue sticking out and machine guns crossed. The back features a rendering of Omega as Fury with his trademark "goodbye and good night" phrase.

The shirt retails for $34.99. It is the fourth offering from PWT, as the company also offers Bullet Club x Tekken and Rain Maker x Tekken King designs as well as a Bullet Club x Tekken bandana.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling x Tekken shirts to be available outside Japan

In a surprise announcement, wrestling T-shirt website ProWrestlingTees will begin selling the shirts representing Tekken's collaboration with Japan's premier pro wrestling company.

Beginning on May 3, 2017, the website will begin taking orders for shirts as part of its ongoing partnership with NJPW. The deal as announced will include two shirts: the Bullet Club Tekken shirt and the Rainmaker King shirt. The latter features IWGP heavyweight champion Kazuchika Okada dressed as King from Tekken.

Readers can check out the design for the Rainmaker King shirt after the jump.

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Kenny Omega is coming to CEO 2016

Pro wrestling's Kenny Omega is a fighting game player and fan. He has his own YouTube channel where he uploads Street Fighter IV match videos, he has been on Excellent Adventures and now he's coming to play at Community Effort Orlando 2016.

The CEOGaming YouTube channel posted a video where the current New Japan Pro Wrestling Intercontinental Champion claims he is coming to take the souls of competitors at the event. A Cody player in Street Fighter IV, Omega will have to find a new character if he hopes to compete at Street Fighter V as well as SF4 when he makes his competitive debut.

Community Effort Orlando 2016 takes place on June 24-26 in Orlando, Florida. Check out the video after the jump.

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