Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
On Thursday, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Will Ospreay has vacated the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. The second-ever holder of that title will be heading home to recover from a neck injury that forced him to give up the champion. Now as we look forward, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is vacant and […] 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
Following what can best be described as a hectic month for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Puroresu juggernaut is getting set for its annual May fixture, Wrestling Dontaku 2021, on the 3rd and 4th of the month. Despite yet another state of emergency being placed in cities all across Japan, NJPW will go forward with […] READ MORE
The New Japan Cup is the first annual tournament in the New Japan Pro Wrestling calendar. The main focus of this tournament is to crown a number one contender for the brand new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis. This tournament features 30 participants and in this preview of the New Japan Cup card, we will cover the […] READ MORE
New Japan Pro Wrestling is starting a brand new tour in February known as Castle Attack. This tour will be headlined by two major shows in Osaka Jo-Hall which will be happening this weekend. On this tour’s first night, we will see two rivalries possibly end as Bullet Club‘s top members face off against CHAOS‘ […] READ MORE
The New Beginning Tour recently ended for New Japan Pro Wrestling, with the major moment of the tour being Kota Ibushi defeating SANADA to retain the IWGP Double Championship. We now look into our next tour with the brand new Castle Attack, which will be headlined by two shows in Osaka Jo-Hall. Let‘s get into the news IWGP Junior Tag & IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Matches Set After Hiromu Takahashi defeated Sho to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, one half of the brand new IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions El Phantasmo would come out and attack Hiromu Takahashi and challenge him […] READ MORE
New Beginning In Hiroshima marks the two show conclusion to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s New Beginning Tour, with the full conclusion being on night two with a highly anticipated double title match. But there’s more action throughout the two shows, lets take a look at whats on the cards. Full Cards New Beginning In Hiroshima […] READ MORE
At Wrestle Kingdom 15, Jay White would go into the second night in the main event for the IWGP Double Titles against Kota Ibushi. Jay White was unsuccessful in his challenge and was unable to comprehend his loss. But during a backstage interview, Jay White would showcase all seven stages of grief in one promo. […] READ MORE
Wrestling With Edwards returns to its normally scheduled content as we discuss the ins and outs of Raw, SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, and NXT as well as preview the Stardom 10th Anniversary show for this weekend. Here’s what is on tap this week: — Roman Reigns is untouchable — Raw is still really bad and what […] 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