Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that KENTA has been removed from day three of Wrestle Kingdom as during his match on the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 16 he sustained a dislocated left hip, a broken nose, tendon damage to his finger, and severe lacerations to his back. The match itself was an IWGP US […] 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
NJPW’s Wrestling Dontaku has been an annual event since 2009, but starting in 2018, it switched to a two-day event on the holiday weekend in Japan and that trend continues this year, as night two takes place on Saturday night, with a huge IWGP Heavyweight Championship title defense and a new Bullet Club debut. Ren […] READ MORE
Every May 3rd, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) holds it’s annual Wrestling Dontaku, an event that began in 1993. While it was inconsistent in its first decade (running from 1993 through 1995, then again in 2000 and 2001), it’s been an annual tradition since 2009. Dontaku is a Japanese word for “holiday”, taken from the Dutch word “Zondag”, […] READ MORE
On April 16, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan, there arrived a wrestling summit of huge consequence. The brainchild of New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, then an emerging star in New Japan’s young Junior Heavyweight division (it was less than a decade old, having been started in 1986). Liger, at the time in his sixth […] READ MORE
Joey Janela‘s hits keep coming as he’s been unveiling new matches for Spring Break 3 weekend for the past week. The latest match reveal came in classic retro video game fashion, in a Double Dragonesque vignette. Orange Cassidy vs Taka Michinoku Announced for Spring Break 3 From the mastermind behind PCO VS WALTER, DAVID ARQUETTE […] READ MORE
A special champion vs champion match will headline the NJPW 47th Anniversary and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship along with the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships will be on the line. It’s an annual tradition for New Japan Pro Wrestling to present an anniversary event every March but what’s so interesting about this year […] READ MORE
In order for a pro wrestler to reach his top potential, all of the pieces must be put together at the right time. That is exactly what is happening for 31 year old Zack Sabre Jr after an outstanding 2018. After affiliating with Suzuki-gun in 2017, Sabre went on to win the New Japan Cup tournament […] READ MORE
This past Monday, news broke in Japanese media of a scandal involving former WWE Superstar and WWE Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (whose currently starring in New Japan Pro Wrestling). A November 5 story in Yahoo Japan reported that Taka Michinoku had been having an affair on his wife. While that may not seem like […] 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
28 years old, wrestling fan since 13 and more passionate every day. Love following independent promotions as well as WWE, NJPW and Impact. I enjoy an undercard match for AAW Pro as much as an NJPW main event match, so i can be objective and have always wanted to write articles about wrestling. I live an hour from Toronto, Ontario and work full-time so i don't get to attend shows much but i watch every day. Can contribute any article on pro wrestling. Studied Journalism at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario.