Summary

Death Vegas Invitacional will stream live on NJPW WORLD on April 16 from Horseshoe Las Vegas.

The event, produced by El Desperado and Jun Kasai, had already generated enough demand that only limited standing-room tickets remained. Fans who will not be in Las Vegas can now watch the full card through the streaming service.

NJPW also highlighted several matches already announced for the show, including El Phantasmo and Maki Itoh against Dragon Kid and Starlight Kid, along with a three-way tag team death match featuring Masashi Takeda and Rina Yamashita, El Desperado and Jun Kasai, and Matt Tremont and Nick Gage.

Announced matches for Death Vegas Invitacional

  • Effy vs. Jimmy Lloyd vs. ISHIN
  • Three-Way Tag Team Death Match: Masashi Takeda and Rina Yamashita vs. El Desperado and Jun Kasai vs. Matt Tremont and Nick Gage
  • Dragon Kid and Starlight Kid vs. El Phantasmo and Maki Itoh

What the NJPW WORLD stream means for El Desperado's event

Getting Death Vegas Invitacional onto NJPW WORLD gives El Desperado and Jun Kasai's show a much wider audience than the sold-near-out Las Vegas crowd alone. That matters because the card mixes NJPW names with deathmatch and joshi talent, which gives the event a stronger identity as more than a one-night curiosity.

It also gives NJPW WORLD subscribers direct access to a card built around Desperado's creative stamp. If more matches are added and the show lands well with viewers, the event could stand out as one of the more unusual specials attached to WrestleMania week.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.