Lonestar Shootout (2023) is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It will take place at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, on November 11, 2023. The event is promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
Storylines
Lonestar Shootout will feature professional wrestling matches on each show that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On October 28, 2023 at Fighting Spirit Unleashed, after Shingo Takagi defeated Tama Tonga to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, Takagi called out anyone to challenge him for the title. Trent Beretta then appeared in the titantron and accepted Takagi's challenge. The match was then made official for Lonestar Shootout.
At the same Fighting Spirit Unleashed event, Satoshi Kojima won a fatal four-way match by pinning Jeff Cobb to determine the #1 contender to Eddie Kingston's Strong Openweight Championship. The match was then made official for Lonestar Shootout.
After Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis defeated Lluvia and Johnnie Robbie, Vaquere challenged Mayu Iwatani for the IWGP Women's Championship.
After successfully defending the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, Hikuleo and El Phantasmo were attacked by West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs). Nelson and Isaacs then challenged Hikuleo and El Phantasmo for the titles, which they accepted.
