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
New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making its return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall on April 4th, 2021 for Sakura Genesis, an event that was once an annual fixture of the New Japan calendar. Due to both their trip to the US in 2019 and the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020, this will be the first time […] READ MORE
With one of the founding fathers of Los Ingobernables, Andrade FKA La Sombra, receiving his WWE release, now would be the perfect time to take a look at the origins of the group and its other offshoot incarnations. Los Ingobernables and Los Ingobernables de Japon are commonly mistaken as the same faction. However, they are […] 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 has been around for almost 50 years, with the annual anniversary event taking place leading up to a NJPW staple tournament, the New Japan Cup. This year’s anniversary show is a little different, with history being made in the main event. Today, we take a look at the action to come […] READ MORE
This Sunday, at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Castle Attack event, Tetsuya Naito looks to stop Kota Ibushi from unifying the company’s two top belts. Casual fans remember Naito for destroying the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in his first reign. However, the story of why he wants to stop Ibushi from unifying is much deeper than that. […] 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
Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 15 night one to win the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships. The win comes after Ibushi hit three Kamigoye knee strikes to the skull of Naito to finally put him away. After surviving two Destinos, the final series of blows was when Ibushi […] READ MORE
Wrestle Kingdom. It’s the biggest event of the New Japan calendar year that starts proper in the beginning of the year. This major event will feature two nights of action in the Tokyo Dome. We start this preview with Night One of Wrestle Kingdom 15. NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night One Card New Japan Rumble […] READ MORE