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NJPW President Takami Obari Says WrestleKingdom 15 Will Have Limited Capacity Due To COVID-19
In a new interview with Tokyo Sports, New Japan Pro Wrestling President Takami Obari revealed that next year's WrestleKingdom 15...
NJPW To Announce BOSJ Competitors On November 2nd
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release: After the tour’s initial cancellation this past May, Best of the...
Two Title Matches Announced For NJPW Road To Power Struggle Tour
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced matchups for the November 1st and November 2nd Road to Power Struggle tour, which...
Backstage Report On NJPW’s Multiple Plans For WrestleKingdom 15
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, New Japan Pro Wrestling has a number of different scenarios for their January 4th...
Kota Ibushi Says He Only Wants To Face Tetsuya Naito At WrestleKingdom, Addresses Jay White’s Challenge
Kota Ibushi recently spoke with the NJPW press to call out IWGP Heavyweight and I.C. champion Tetsuya Naito, stating that...
Update On NJPW’s Relationship With ROH Following Harold Meij Departure
According to Fightful Select, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor's working relationship is still somewhat existent following the...
NJPW Announces Road To Power Struggle Night One Card, Six-Man Tag Titles Set To Headline
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the full lineup for night one of the Road To Power Struggle tour, which...
NJPW Announces Full Card For Upcoming Power Struggle Event
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the full lineup for the November 7th Power Struggle event from EDION Arena in...
Kota Ibushi Wins NJPW G1 Climax For The Second Year In A Row
NJPW superstar Kota Ibushi is the winner if this year's G1 Climax 30. The Golden Star defeated LIJ member SANADA...
NJPW Announces That This Year’s WrestleKingdom Will Once Again Be A Two-Night Event
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing that this year's WrestleKingdom 15 pay per view will once...
Finals Set For NJPW’s G1 Climax 30
The finals have been determined for NJPW's G1 Climax 30 following today's B-Block action. Los Ingobernables de Japon member SANADA...
NJPW Commentator Kevin Kelly Talks This Year’s G1 Climax, AXS TV Dropping Their Deal, NJPW Strong and more
New Japan Pro Wrestling's english play-by-play commentator Kevin Kelly was a recent guest on VOC Nation’s In the Room podcast...
NJPW Announces Two Night NEVER Event On NJPW Strong
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing the special two-night NEVER event, which takes place on October...
Backstage Reaction To NJPW’s New President Takami Ohbari
It was reported last week that New Japan Pro Wrestling President and CEO Harold Meij will be resigning from his...
Hiroshi Tanahashi Recalls Matchup With The Steiner Brothers, Says He Worked It With A Torn ACL
In recent interview with NJPW, superstar Hiroshi Tanahashi recalls a showdown against the legendary Steiner Brother, where The Ace worked...
Tetsuya Natio Gives His Thoughts On The G1 Climax, Says Yujiro Takahashi Is Only In Because Of COVID, Hypes Match With Juice Robinson
Current IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental champion Tetsuya Naito recently spoke to the NJPW press to give his early thoughts on...
NJPW Confirms World Tag League and Best Of The Super Juniors Tournaments Happening At The Same Time
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing that for the first time ever the promotion's annual World...
Jay White Gives His Thoughts On The G1 Climax Happening In The Fall, His Stance On Black Lives Matter, The NBA Playoffs and more
NJPW superstar Jay White was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated to talk all things pro-wrestling. Highlights can be found below....
More Details On NJPW President Harold Meij’s Resignation
A couple of days ago news broke that New Japan Pro Wrestling President and CEO Harold Meij would be resigning...
Backstage News On How NJPW Stars Are Reacting To Harold Meij Resignation
It was announced yesterday that New Japan Pro Wrestling's acting president Harold Meij would be resigning from the company and...
NJPW Announces New President/CEO Following The Resignation Of Harold Meij
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing that company President/CEO Harold Meij has resigned from his position...
NJPW Pays Tribute To Road Warrior Animal Following His Passing
New Japan Pro Wrestling has released a statement honoring the life of Joe Laurinaitis, also known as Road Warrior Animal,...
KENTA Reflects On His Time In NXT With Juice Robinson, How He No Longer Cares About His Critics
Following his loss to Juice Robinson in the latest round of the G1 Climax, NJPW superstar KENTA spoke with the...
New Rumor On NJPW Running BOSJ and World Tag League On The Same Tour
According to the Super J-Cast Twitter account, New Japan Pro Wrestling is considering running their annual Best of the Super...
Darren Young on WWE Contacting Him for Nexus Angle and The Bump, His Goal with NJPW, More
We noted earlier this year how WWE had plans to do a Nexus reunion angle but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented...
Jeff Cobb Reportedly Signs With NJPW, Details On Him Turning Down AEW
According to today's Wrestling Observer Radio, wrestling superstar Jeff Cobb has signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling and will be...
NJPW Announces Brackets For Lion’s Break Crown Tournament
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing the brackets for the upcoming 8-Man Lion's Break Crown tournament,...
Rocky Romero Talks Possibly Winning The ROH Pure Championship: “It Would Be Something That Would Be Mega To Me”
NJPW star Rocky Romero was a recent guest on the ROHStrong Podcast to talk all things pro-wrestling, including what winning...
NJPW Reveals Full Match Schedule For G1 Climax 30
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release on their company website revealing the full match schedule for this...
NJPW Reportedly Filmed A Ton Of Content For Their USA Program
According to Fightful Select, New Japan Pro Wrestling has filmed a ton of content for their NJPW USA program, with...
New Champions Crowned At NJPW New Japan Road From Korakuen Hall
Suzuki-Gun reigns supreme. At this morning's final NJPW New Japan Road event from the legendary Korakuen Hall El Desperado and...
NJPW Announces Full Card For New Japan Road Show From Korakuen Hall
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced on the full lineup for tomorrow's New Japan Road show from the legendary Korakuen...
New IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions To Be Determined At Korakuen Hall This Friday
The finals to crown the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag team champions is set for NJPW. Suzuki Gun's El Desperado...
NJPW Reveals Competitors For This Year’s G1 Climax
New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed the wrestlers competing in this year's G1 Climax. The annual tournament, which was originally...
NJPW Announces Two Title Matches For New Japan Road Finale From Korakuen Hall
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced two title matches for the September 11th New Japan Road show from the legendary...
New Champions Crowned At Today’s NJPW Summer Struggle Event From Jingu Stadium
Tetsuya Naito is once again the IWGP heavyweight and intercontinental champion. The LIJ leader won his gold back from former...
New Matchups Announced For NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced several matchups for the two-night Fighting Spirit Unleashed special, which is headlined by KENTA...
Former WWE Superstar to Make NJPW Debut Soon
Former WWE Tag Team Champion Darren Young (Fred Rosser) is set to make his New Japan Pro Wrestling debut. Young...
NJPW Star Vacates IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles
NJPW star SHO from the Roppongi 3K tag team announced in his post-show promo of today's Summer Struggle event that...
KOPW 2020 Fatal Four Way Set For NJPW Summer Struggle From Jingu Stadium
At this morning's New Japan Pro Wrestling event from Korakuen Hall, Kazchika Okada, SHO, El Desperado, and Toru Yano all...
NJPW Using New Remote Cheerer System For Summer Struggle Event At Jingu Stadium
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing that the promotion will be using their new "Remote Cheerer...
NJPW Announces Stipulations For First Round Matchups Of KOPW 2020
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release announcing the match stipulations for this Wednesday's first round matchups of...
Details On Possible NJPW Matchup Between KENTA and Jon Moxley
As reported yesterday, NJPW superstar and Bullet Club member KENTA won the New Japan USA Cup earning him a future...
Tanga Loa’s NJPW Contract Ending Later This Year
According to Fightful Select, NJPW star Tanga Loa's contract with the company is ending later this year. He was previously...
KENTA Wins New Japan Cup USA 2020, Calls Out Jon Moxley
KENTA is the winner of the first ever New Japan Cup USA 2020. The Bullet Club member defeated Jeff Cobb...
Update On NJPW Getting A New Television Deal In The United States
New Japan Pro Wrestling may not be finding a new U.S. television partner anytime soon. According to the Wrestling Observer...
KENTA Recalls His Time In WWE: “The Most Frustrating Days Of My Life”
NJPW superstar KENTA recently spoke to Sports Illustrated to hype up the promotion's 8-man tournament for a shot at the...
David Finlay On If He Thinks His Father Could Still Wrestle
During an interview with Fightful, David Finlay revealed that he thinks his father, Fit Finlay, could still wrestle at an...
Gabriel Kidd Injured And Expected to Miss NJPW Events
Gabriel Kidd and NJPW have officially announced that Kidd is injured and will miss two NJPW events later this month....
Hiroshi Tanahashi Recalls Getting Yelled At By Riki Chosu, Remembers 1999 Bout With Katsuyori Shibata
NJPW superstar Hiroshi Tanahashi spoke with NJPW to talk all things pro-wrestling. Highlights are below. On once getting yelled at...
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