Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
After months of tension and in-fighting among the ranks, Bullet Club finally came to its boiling point at Day 7 of the New Japan Cup. There are no longer any ifs, buts, or maybes – The Guerrillas of Destiny have been officially kicked out of Bullet Club. ／🏆NEW JAPAN CUP 2022🏆尼崎大会‼️＼ 会場内騒然…BULLET CLUB分裂💥そしてタマ＆タンガ＆邪道を追放‼️外道は邪道に決別のメリケンサック✊💥 📲 #njpwworld […] READ MORE
February 1, 2022 ushered in the Lunar Year of the Tiger. The Lunar Calendar, which was traditionally followed for centuries in many Asian nations, assigns one of twelve zodiac animals to each year. Each animal is colloquially assigned a set of characteristics thought to characterize the year itself and those born within it. Tigers are […] READ MORE
At today’s joint press conference of New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH the matches for the third day of Wrestle Kingdom 16 in Yokohama were announced. The event will be held on January 8, 2022 in Yokohama Arena and broadcast live on ABEMA Pay-Per-View. Wrestle Kingdom 16 in Yokohama Matches Announced LIJ vs […] READ MORE
Ten years ago today, one would be surprised at the climate of New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 2021. At the beginning of the 2010s, the Japan-based wrestling promotion was one of the biggest in the world, filling out the Tokyo Dome yearly and putting together many of the decades best stars and matches. Wrestling had become […] READ MORE
May 3, 2021 marked night 1 of New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s annual NJPW Wrestling Dontaku event. The night was headlined by the big match of Hiroshi Tanahashi defending his NEVER Openweight Championship against “Switchblade” Jay White. The night ended in a big win for BULLET Club, with Jay White defeating the Japanese legend, seeing the […] READ MORE
Being a young lion and being a successful young lion are two completely different things. And for those who have no idea what a “young lion” is, it is better known as a rookie wrestler who learns through the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) system. Back to being a successful young lion, you have to […] READ MORE
When New Japan Pro Wrestling came back from break, it started its major return with the New Japan Cup. This New Japan Cup featured heavyweights, Young Lions, and even a few junior heavyweights. One of those juniors in the tournament was IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion YOH, who teamed with SHO in Roppongi 3K. […] READ MORE
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) is set to embark on their second tour of Australia. The tour begins this Saturday in Melbourne with Southern Showdown before then heading to Sydney on Sunday. Unlike their previous tour, this weekends tour is being treated as a full-fledged NJPW main roster tour. Saturday’s event emanating from Festival Hall […] READ MORE
Every month, our own Dan Niles compiles his personal 20 Best Matches list from around the world, from North America to Europe to Japan. Some are obvious best matches choices, some are dark horses, but they’re always fun to find some matches you may have missed the previous month! (DISCLAIMER: This list is subjective and […] READ MORE
2018 started out so strong for CHAOS and has ended up in a big gray area. It has indeed thrown the group into chaos. Let’s look at each member and run down how the year treated them. THE LEADER: Kazuchika Okada Okada started 2018 as high as you can get. He was the IWGP Heavyweight […] READ MORE
