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Changes coming to NJPW World

Posted by John Powell | Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized

NJPW has announced that new features and options are coming to its streaming service – NJPW...

Card Exam: A photographic challenge from Buddy Rose in Japan

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 5, 2023 | Classics, Results

Having been privileged to be backstage at the D.K (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre in...

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: Toronto crowd steals the show

Posted by Joseph Casciaro | Jun 26, 2023 | AEW House Shows, Event Reports

TORONTO — As someone who has been watching AEW since the beginning and a big fan of NJPW for...

AEW and New Japan once again reopen The Forbidden Door

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jun 26, 2023 | PPV Reports 2023

Once again, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling throw open The Forbidden Door, and we...

George Tahinos’ New Japan Collision in Pennsylvania photo gallery

Posted by George Tahinos | Apr 17, 2023 | Photo Galleries

SlamWrestling.net’s George Tahinos was at the New Japan Collision in Pennsylvania show at...

NJPW announces changes to Strong

Posted by John Powell | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized

As promised, NJPW is making changes to the New Japan Strong brand. NJPW has announced that all...

Karl Anderson to wrestle for NJPW

Posted by Bob Kapur | Nov 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

WWE has opened the proverbial Forbidden Door. On Tuesday, “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson...

Antonio Inoki leaves behind a complicated, dual legacy

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Oct 2, 2022 | Obituaries

On October 1, the wrestling world bid farewell to one of the last icons of a bygone era. Kanji...

NJPW hands out penalties in Ibushi controversy

Posted by John Powell | Jun 6, 2022 | Uncategorized

NJPW has penalized Kota Ibushi, Takami Ohbari and a member of the NJPW management staff for their...

New Japan in Chicago: A brand new perspective

Posted by Ricky Havlik | Apr 17, 2022 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows, Photo Galleries

Text by CHRIS JONES, photos by RICKY HAVLIK VILLA PARK, Illinois – This is a story from...

Lion’s Roar a fascinating tale about New Japan hopefuls

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 29, 2022 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

“Life’s hard; New Japan training is harder” – Bad Luck Fale Over the decades, many wrestling fans...

Championship Wrestling from Hollywood is expanding to Memphis

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized

If you’re a fan of independent wrestling, you know how hard the last year has been for the...

‘New Japan Academy’ offers an interesting take on a classic wrestling story

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Jan 4, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Tetsuya Naito, New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s (NJPW’s) International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP)...

The Good Brothers and Rocky Romero: an unbreakable camaraderie

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Nov 9, 2020 | Interviews

Following their sudden departure from WWE, fans started asking where 40-year-old ‘Machine Gun’...

For Ring of Honor’s Shane Taylor, violence can be beautiful

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Nov 6, 2020 | Interviews

As a pro wrestler, Cleveland’s 33-year-old Shane Taylor doesn’t see himself as others see him, as...

NJPW President resigns

Posted by John Powell | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

Harold Meij, the president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, will be leaving the wrestling promotion...

British legend Mark ‘Rollerball’ Rocco dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 31, 2020 | Obituaries

Mark “Rollerball” Rocco, son of British wrestler, Jimmy Hussey, didn’t set out...

NJPW to return soon?

Posted by John Powell | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized

NJPW could be renewing full-time operations in Japan sooner rather than later. On Monday, Japanese...

Coronavirus outbreak forces NJPW to cancel more dates

Posted by John Powell | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, New Japan Pro-Wrestling is cancelling all of their shows until...

El Phantasmo is one of the best, just ask him

Posted by John Powell | Mar 6, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

He is his own biggest fan and why not? El Phantasmo has worked 15 long years to get where he is...

Gold eludes Mega Coaches at New Japan Road: Night One

Posted by John Powell | Feb 20, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

The students have become the masters. Try as they might, Mega Coaches Rocky Romero and Ryusuke...

Wrestling legend Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger officially retires

Posted by John Powell | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

Although his final match was last night at Wrestle Kingdom, Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger...

Jeff Cobb aims to ground Ospreay at G1 Supercard

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Apr 2, 2019 | Interviews

There’s a lot of wrestling around New York City and New Jersey this weekend, but Jeff Cobb,...

Juice Robinson thriving in New Japan

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 21, 2018 | Interviews

Being honest, Juice Robinson never thought he would work in Japan, let alone star, but that is...

Mat Matters: Tiger Mask IV deserves another title run

Posted by John Powell | Jun 4, 2018 | Opinion

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament is an annual showcase of some...

Castle survives surprise opponent at Honor Rising

Posted by John Powell | Feb 24, 2018 | PPV Reports 2018

Ring of Honor World Champion Dalton Castle had to fight off two opponents to walk out of Honor...

Bullet Club continues to fracture at Honor Rising

Posted by Don Davies | Feb 23, 2018 | PPV Reports 2018

The New Japan Pro Wrestling show Honor Rising, where the promotion teams with Ring of Honor, saw...

Mat Matters: Don Davies’ Japan Wrestling Diary

Posted by Don Davies | Jan 18, 2018 | Opinion, Other House Shows

From the epic Wrestle Kingdom 12 to violent death matches to raunchy comedy wrestling this...

Chase Owens recalls the past as he looks to the future

Posted by Don Davies | Jan 15, 2018 | Interviews

It has been his biggest show to date. At Wrestle Kingdom 12, Bullet Club’s Chase Owens...

Live Report: NJPW’s New Year Dash sets up Jericho vs Naito

Posted by Don Davies | Jan 5, 2018 | Other House Shows

TOKYO – New Year Dash featured Chris Jericho attacking Tetsuya Naito and daring fans to hit...

War Machine’s Hanson promises revenge at Final Battle

Posted by Don Davies | Dec 15, 2017 | Interviews

At tonight’s ROH pay-per-view Final Battle, War Machine’s Hanson is ready for a...

Omega, Jericho brawl at Wrestle Kingdom presser

Posted by John Powell | Dec 12, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame

Kenny Omega got some measure of revenge at the Wrestle Kingdom press conference today. While Chris...

Jericho attacks Omega in Japan

Posted by John Powell | Dec 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

Chris Jericho has turned up the heat on his rivalry with Kenny Omega. As Omega was celebrating his...

Mat Matters: How Jericho-Omega happened, and why I’m excited

Posted by Don Davies | Dec 10, 2017 | Opinion

It’s less than a month now until we get the most anticipated match of 2018: Chris Jericho...

NJPW drops Jericho vs Omega bombshell

Posted by John Powell | Nov 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

It will be The Cleaner against Y2J at Wrestle Kingdom 12 on January 4th. After weeks of Twitter...

Rocky Romero pumped for New Japan’s shows in Long Beach

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 26, 2017 | Interviews

A long-time resident of Los Angeles, and a long-time wrestler in New Japan Pro Wrestling, Rocky...

10 questions with Tatsumi Fujinami

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 15, 2017 | Interviews, PWHF

Japanese legend Tatsumi Fujinami will be the 12th inductee into International Division of the...

Mat Matters: WWE firing blanks with (Bullet) Club

Posted by John Powell | Sep 28, 2016 | Opinion

Back in 2002, the New World Order debuted in the WWE. Having purchased WCW’s video library...

Kenny Omega’s stardom in Japan about far more than luck

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 18, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Kenny Omega uses the word “luck” often to describe his career, which hits new heights...

‘Everybody loves the Bullet Club’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 14, 2016 | Interviews

People have been comparing New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Bullet Club to WCW’s New World...

New Japan-ROH partnership keeps delivering dream matches

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 4, 2016 | Interviews

The relationship between New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor has delivered many great...

Canadians Elgin vs Omega made history in Japan

Posted by Pat Laprade | May 27, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

A month ago, when Kenny Omega and Michael Elgin wrestled each other in the main event of a New...

Kyle O’Reilly focused on Super Juniors tournament

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 18, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The 23rd Best of the Super Juniors tournament starts in New Japan Pro Wrestling on May 21st, and...

Michael Elgin finds a home in Japan

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 16, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Michael Elgin has quickly become a fan of life in Japan, which is a good thing, since he has only...

NYC crowd hot for ROH-New Japan lineup

Posted by Pat Laprade | May 15, 2016 | ROH House Shows

NEW YORK CITY – A host of injuries forced the initially-announced line-up of the final show...

Tama Tonga finally getting a shot in North America with ROH

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 27, 2016 | Interviews

The paths of the two sons of Haku/Meng split early in their wrestling careers. One son, Tevita,...

Watanabe and Kushida talk wrestling in ROH

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 2, 2015 | Interviews

The recent announcement by Ring of Honor and New Japan Wrestling confirmed that the promotions...

Owens Chase-ing the dream internationally

Posted by Kari Williams | Jun 20, 2015 | Interviews

Fresh off his first full tour in Japan, NWA’s Chase Owens will cross the border into Canada...

ROH & New Japan deliver a wild night in Toronto

Posted by Caleb Smith | May 15, 2015 | ROH House Shows

TORONTO – Ring of Honor Wrestling and New Japan Wrestling presented Global Wars ’15 pay-per...

Jushin Thunder Liger unmasked

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 5, 2015 | Interviews

LAS VEGAS — The thing that really stands out when interviewing Jushin Thunder Liger,...

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