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Strong Style Evolved UK (SSEUK) are two professional wrestling events co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). The show is scheduled to take place on Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st at the Milton Keynes Ice Arena and the Altrincham Arena in Greater Manchester.

Background

On 31st March 2018, NJPW announced the first ever NJPW promoted live event in the UK. The company made significant links with Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) in the UK with many NJPW talent appearing for the company. Revolution Pro Wrestling's NJPW alumni include former IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, Minoru Suzuki and the legendary Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Scheduling

The availability of New Japan talent was called into question following the announcement that many would be performing on the 29th June 2018 CEO x NJPW Special Event, to be held at the Daytona Beach Ocean Centre Arena, Florida. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi (the tag team known as Golden Lovers), Tetsuya Naito, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Hiromu Takahashi were among those scheduled to appear at the event.

Ring of Honor (ROH) 'Best In The World 2018' (scheduled for the 29th June 2018 at the UMBC Center, Baltimore, USA) was to include Cody, The Young Bucks and Adam 'Hangman' Page from New Japan.

In a bid to ease concerns of scheduling clashes, Rev Pro Wrestling tweeted 'For those asking #SSEUK will have 14 names from Japan including some U.K. debuts. Plus members of the RevPro roster. You won’t be disappointed.'

NJPW and RPW announced that IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada, Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr, Takashi Ilzuka, 'Switchblade' Jay White, Taichi, Will Ospreay, Yuji Nagata, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii and the returning Taiji Ishimori would be performing on the two UK shows.