WWE announces two Tokyo Supershows at Ryōgoku with Nakamura return

WWE has announced match lineups for two Supershow events at Tokyo's Ryōgoku Sumo Hall on October 17 and 18, and confirmed the inring return of Japanese star Shinsuke Nakamura after a multi month absence. The advertised cards, revealed during the Japanese broadcast of WWE SmackDown on ABEMA, include a World Heavyweight Championship match between champion Seth Rollins and challenger CM Punk on the opening night, multiple high profile women's matches and tag team bouts that pair several of WWE's top stars with top-tier Japanese dates.

Nakamura, who has not wrestled on WWE television since an opening round exit from the King of the Ring tournament in June, is scheduled to compete on both nights. On October 17 he will team with Jey Uso against Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. On October 18 he is listed on promotional materials as part of a six person tag match alongside CM Punk and Uso. Accounts differ about the opposing trio for that match. Some listings identify the opponents as Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, while other listings refer to the opposing side collectively as The Vision. ABEMA's broadcast named the participating wrestlers but several contemporaneous...