Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
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
The G1 Climax Tournament is the biggest tournament for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Consisting of two blocks of ten wrestlers. New Japan will crown a new contender for the double IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom in 2021. Today, we take a look at the wrestlers in B Block. Toru Yano […] READ MORE
Summer Struggle promised to be a big event as New Japan Pro Wrestling went to Jingu Stadium to hold the event. The stacked lineup featured a number of title matches and a majority of those titles changed hands as NJPW set itself up for an exciting end to the year. Tetsuya Naito Regains IWGP Heavyweight […] READ MORE
New Japan Pro Wrestling has been doing a tour this past month known as Summer Struggle. This tour has a conclusion: a show in an arena that NJPW hasn’t been in many years. This leads us to the aforementioned event. It will feature multiple title matches right before the infamous G1 Climax. NJPW will host […] READ MORE
The New Japan Cup 2020 finals are set. 2019 New Japan Cup winner Kazuchika Okada faces Los Ingobernables De Japon (LIJ) faction member, EVIL. This will be the fifth singles match between the two with Okada leading the series, 3-1. The finals will be a momentous night for not only viewers of NJPW World but […] READ MORE
Last November, action figure company Super7 revealed they were producing New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)‘s first set of action figures in the US with NJPW ULTIMATES Wave 1, which featured Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Will Ospreay, and Tomohiro Ishii. On Monday, the company announced that NJPW ULTIMATES Wave 2 was now available for pre-order and would […] READ MORE
For years during the 2010s, Bullet Club revolutionized what an international faction could accomplish, as the anti-authority gang spread its reach from New Japan Pro Wrestling to Ring of Honor to offshoot versions The Club/OC and Balor Club in WWE. A great group or stable will always find a deeper place in history if its […] READ MORE
While the biggest story of the two-day Wrestle Kingdom 14 was Tetsuya Naito regaining the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Kazuchika Okada, there were a few interesting moments that teased two major feuds coming out of the Tokyo Dome. Minoru Suzuki Wants Jon Moxley Minoru Suzuki, the leader of Suzuki-gun and one of NJPW’s most intimidating […] READ MORE
Night one of New Japan Pro Wrestling Wrestle Kingdom 14 saw a flurry of title changes, as new IWGP Intercontinental Champion, IWGP Tag Team Champions, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, and IWGP United States Championships switch hands. On night two on Sunday night, the rest of the titles switched hands, with Los Ingobernables de Japon leaving […] READ MORE