Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) looks to continue getting back on track with night two of Wrestle Grand Slam inside the MetLife Dome. The baseball-themed shows have dominated the summer for NJPW, and with this being the final major show ahead of the G1 Climax, it carries a lot of weight for the performers. Who […] READ MORE
At NJPW Resurgence, Will Ospreay made his return to the promotion. In doing so, Ospreay revealed that he has been cleared to return to action after having to relinquish the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship due to a neck injury back in May. However, the former champion took it a number of steps further as he […] READ MORE
Following a postponement and a shakeup to the main event the day of, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Grand Slam has finally arrived. Any show inside the Tokyo Dome, no matter the number of people, is a special one for all those who compete in New Japan and outside of it. This was yet another […] READ MORE
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) is returning to the Tokyo Dome for the first time since Wrestle Kingdom 15 for Wrestle Grand Slam on Sunday. The first-time-ever event will carry a Wrestle Kingdom type feel with title matches running up and down the card as well as featuring the first title defense of IWGP World […] READ MORE
Following one of the most turbulent six-month spans in company history, New Japan Pro-Wrestling looks to enter the second half of 2021 with a bang with their Summer Struggle tour set to take place throughout July. The first stop of the Summer Struggle tour is set to take place on the Northern Island of Hokkaido, […] READ MORE
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) presents their second biggest show of the year, Dominion. Three massive singles matches were scheduled and helped dramatically change the landscape of NJPW moving forward. Here are the NJPW Dominion results with analysis and match ratings as well. NJPW Dominion Results & Match Ratings (6/7/21) — CHAOS (SHO, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro […] READ MORE
After coming up short in his three biggest matches this year, Shingo Takagi is the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. At New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Dominion show, Takagi defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the championship. The title had been vacated by Will Ospreay in May. Takagi becomes the third man to hold the IWGP World […] READ MORE
On Monday, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will have their second-biggest event of the year, Dominion. The show will have a massive main event with the future of the promotion in the hands of two men as the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line. Here’s the NJPW Dominion preview featuring predictions […] READ MORE
On Saturday, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) announced that their annual Dominion show will be moving dates from June 6 to Monday, June 7 due to the state of emergency policies in Japan. They also announced the card for the show and we now know who will contend for the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. […] 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
I am a writer and podcaster who joined the LWOPW Team back in 2019. I follow and cover plenty of Puroresu companies such as Stardom and New Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as a few local independent companies based in the Chicagoland area. I have been writing articles and blogs about this great sport for since I was 12-years-old and I look forward to continuing to cover it here at Last Word On Pro Wrestling.