| Strong Style Evolution | |||
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 3, 1997 | ||
| City | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Osaka Dome | ||
| Attendance | 53,000 | ||
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Strong Style Evolution was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 3, 1997 at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.[1]
Ten professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Shinya Hashimoto defeated Naoya Ogawa via submission to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Other major featured matches on the card included Kensuke Sasaki and Riki Choshu versus Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi and Satoshi Kojima) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Antonio Inoki and Tiger King versus Jushin Liger and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Lex Luger and The Giant versus Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton, and Keiji Muto and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) versus Masahiro Chono and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) in a six-man tag team match. The event also featured the return of Tokimitsu Ishizawa, who debuted the character Kendo Kashin in NJPW against Kazuo Yamazaki in a losing effort.[2]