Ibushi makes his choice at Summer Struggle
Losing 7 out of the last 10 tag team matches to Suzuki-gun one can understand why Kota Ibushi has...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Aug 7, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Losing 7 out of the last 10 tag team matches to Suzuki-gun one can understand why Kota Ibushi has...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Aug 6, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Night four of the Summer Struggle tour was highlighted by the continued fracturing of the Hiroshi...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 31, 2020 | News
A new weekly show is coming to the NJPW streaming service. New Japan Strong will take the place of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 31, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Veterans and NJPW icons Yugi Nagata and Minoru Suzuki have done it all at 52 years-old. There is...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 28, 2020 | News
A new championship is coming to NJPW but there are a number of twists to it. The KOPW 2020 title...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 27, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
With Naito ready to take on Evil for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships in...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 26, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
NJPW fans experienced an unexpected low key start to NJPW’s Summer Struggle tour. It was a decent...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 25, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Whatever they are paying Dick Togo, the spoiler is proving to be a valuable addition to Bullet...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 25, 2020 | News
NJPW is doing something they haven’t done in a long time. They are holding an outdoor event. The...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 25, 2020 | TV Reports
It took three episodes but Lion’s Break Collision has come into its own presenting four matches...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 18, 2020 | News
Now that they have signed with Impact Wrestling and are assuredly appearing on the Slammiversary...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 17, 2020 | TV Reports
Former UFC fighter and former MLW World Heavyweight Champion ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor was victorious in...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 13, 2020 | News
NJPW has announced the matches for their upcoming events. Desperado will be getting his shot at...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 12, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
A new Evil has taken over NJPW. Long-time Los Ingobernables de Japon member and now new Bullet...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 11, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
NJPW wrestling has done what no North American promotion has accomplished since the pandemic...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 10, 2020 | TV Reports
A mix of veterans and new faces on this week’s edition of Lion’s Break which sporting...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 3, 2020 | TV Reports
Not even a global pandemic can stop NJPW’s American superstars and Young Lions from shining. NJPW...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 3, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Chaos’ Kazuchika Okada and Los Ingobernables de Japón’s Evil will face-off to determine the winner...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 2, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
The NJPW Cup 2020 has its final four and that four is dominated by the Los Ingobernables de Japon...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 24, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
The hijinks of Toru Yano and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi stole the show...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 23, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
The most interesting bout of Night Four of the NJPW Cup was one that was not even part of the...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 22, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
NJPW’s Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi fought a losing battle on Night 3 of the NJPW Cup. While he was...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 17, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Two of NJPW’s respected war horses staked their claim on the NJPW Cup tournament with an...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 16, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
The war between Chaos and Suzuki-gun continued on the first day of the New Japan Cup Tournament...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 15, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Welcome back, NJPW. After 110 days of being on haitus the promotion has returned with today’s...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 8, 2020 | News
It has been 110 days since their last live event but NJPW is returning next week. “We guarantee...
Read MorePosted by Mark Pickering | Mar 20, 2020 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Interviews, Other House Shows
I tracked down the Shooter Shota Umino at a bingo hall in Wales, and saw him wrestle in front of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, New Japan Pro-Wrestling is cancelling all of their shows until...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Feb 22, 2020 | Event Reports, Events, PPV Reports 2020
Manabu Nakanishi’s 28 year wrestling career is over. In his final match he teamed with Yuji...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Feb 19, 2020 | Event Reports, Events, PPV Reports 2020
Tiger Hattori has called it a career. After 42 years of being a wrestler, a trainer, a manager and...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Feb 6, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
The NEVER Openweight six men tag team champions of Bushi, Evil and Shingo Takagi defeated Hirooki...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Feb 5, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Los Ingobernables de Japón took on Bullet Club in another special tag team elimination match...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Feb 4, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
It was survival of the fittest on Night Three of the Road to NJPW New Beginning tour as Chaos...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Feb 2, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
The main event of the second day of New Beginning was a grudge match between Taichi and Okada who...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Feb 2, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Tetsuya Naito was successful in his first defense of the IWGP heavyweight and IWGP...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Feb 1, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
In the main event of NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, Hirooki Goto defended the NEVER Openweight...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jan 30, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
At Night Three of the Road to NJPW New Beginning tour, the motley team of Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jan 6, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
What a difference a year makes. Kenta was floundering in the WWE/NXT and John Moxley as Dean...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Jan 4, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
For North American fans, Wrestle Kingdom 14 at the Tokyo Dome ended in the wee hours of Saturday...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Dec 21, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020
Kazuchika Okada delivered a rainmaker on Jushin Thunder Liger to win the match and end Liger’s...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Dec 20, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
During Night One of the Road to Tokyo Dome, the Birds of Prey won their match against Los...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 19, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
It wasn’t the comeback Hiromu Takahashi had hoped for. After being out of action with a broken...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 8, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
FinJuice is fighting for the gold at Wrestle Kingdom. Juice Robinson and David Finlay have won...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 7, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
It is up to Evil and Sanada to win or lose World Tag League 2019. Evil and Sanada beat one of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 3, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The two-time IWGP Tag Team Champions are now leading the pack. Los Ingobernables’ Sanada and Evil...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Dec 3, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
EVIL and SANADA of Los Ingobernables de Japon continue to be tied for the lead in the World Tag...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 28, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The former champs are in the hunt. The Los Ingobernables de Japon team of Evil and Sanada has...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 26, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
It sure is getting crowded at the top of the NJPW World Tag League standings. The teams of Juice...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 22, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
With Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi having a day off, Juice Robinson and David Finlay are at the...
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