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BOSJ: Eagles, Sho tear down the house

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

This year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament is too close to call with seven wrestlers...

Faction warfare at World Tag League

Posted by John Powell | Nov 19, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

It was Chaos versus Chaos and Bullet Club versus Bullet Club (again) at night two of NJPW’s...

Wato and Sho lead Best of the Super Juniors

Posted by John Powell | Nov 18, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Master Wato and Sho of Roppongi 3K fame have moved into the top of the Best of the Super Juniors...

Bullet Club Vs Bullet Club at World Tag League

Posted by John Powell | Nov 16, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Bullet Club took aim at Bullet Club at NJPW’s World Tag League Tournament. In an awkward...

Empire expands at NJPW Mega Tournament Night One

Posted by John Powell | Nov 15, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

During the first night of the combined 2020 World Tag League and Super Juniors tournaments NJPW...

Naito changes the face of Wrestle Kingdom

Posted by John Powell | Nov 13, 2020 | News

With one interview Tetsuya Naito has changed the course of Wrestle Kingdom. At today’s press...

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’...

Wrestle Kingdom comes into focus at Power Struggle

Posted by John Powell | Nov 7, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Bullet Club’s Jay White has played the role of the ultimate spoiler. White defeated Kota Ibushi at...

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...

Road to Power Struggle pushes angles, Super Juniors announcement

Posted by John Powell | Nov 2, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

The go-home show for NJPW’s Power Struggle event this Saturday was more about the storylines than...

Road to Power Struggle Night One: Suzuki-gun retains tag titles

Posted by John Powell | Nov 1, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

It was a laid back night as NJPW kicked off its Road to Power Struggle tour. Nothing really stood...

NJPW announces Power Struggle card, Ibushi warns Naito

Posted by John Powell | Oct 19, 2020 | News

G1 winner Kota Ibushi is looking redemption at Wrestle Kingdom. Last year, he failed to wrest the...

Ibushi wins back-to-back G1 tournaments

Posted by John Powell | Oct 18, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Kota Ibushi has done what only two other men before him have. He has won the G1 Climax tournament...

Sanada, Ibushi to face-off in G1 finals

Posted by John Powell | Oct 17, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Tomorrow it will be Sanada versus Kota Ibushi for the G1 Climax crown. Sanada defeating his former...

NJPW G1 Climax: Kota Ibushi wins A Block, Ospreay betrays Okada

Posted by John Powell | Oct 16, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

For the third time in his career Kota Ibushi has made the finals of the G1 Climax tournament. Kota...

NJPW G1 Climax Nights 15 and 16: Competitors jockey for position as the finale nears

Posted by John Powell | Oct 14, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

With the conclusion coming up this weekend the final phase of the G4 Climax tournament is taking...

G1 Climax Night 14: Evil dethrones Naito

Posted by John Powell | Oct 11, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Bullet Club’s Evil has not only taken the B Block lead from but he has pinned the current IWGP...

Bullet Club brawls at G1 Climax Night 13

Posted by John Powell | Oct 10, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Jay White’s scheme of getting an easy win over Bullet Club teammate Yujiro Takahashi didn’t go...

NJPW G1 Climax Night 12: Sabre Jr. wrestles a steel chair

Posted by John Powell | Oct 8, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

The current NJPW IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Champion proved why he is the one to...

White, Taichi steal the show at NJPW G1 Climax Night 11

Posted by John Powell | Oct 7, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Well, that didn’t last long. After night 11 of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament Kota Ibushi is no...

NJPW G1 Climax Night Nine, Ten: Ibushi and Naito pull ahead

Posted by John Powell | Oct 6, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Kota Ibushi and IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Champion, Tetsuya Naito are now at the...

G1 Climax Night Seven: A Block is anyone’s block

Posted by John Powell | Sep 30, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

With a five-way tie for first place G1 Climax’s A Block is still very much undecided....

G1 Climax Night Six: Naito, Yano move ahead of Robinson

Posted by John Powell | Sep 29, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Tetsuya Naito, the current IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and Toru Yano have...

NJPW President resigns

Posted by John Powell | Sep 29, 2020 | News

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

G1 Climax Night Five: Taichi, White lead A Block

Posted by John Powell | Sep 27, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Suzuki-gun’s Taichi and Bullet Club’s Jay White have taken over A Block at NJPW’s G1 Climax 30....

G1 Climax Night Four: B Block mirroring A Block

Posted by John Powell | Sep 24, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Yesterday, G1 Climax’s A Block had a three-way tie for first place and now B Block finds itself in...

G1 Climax Night Three brings a three-way tie

Posted by John Powell | Sep 23, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

After night three of the G1 Climax 30 tournament Taichi, Will Opreay and Jay White now sit at the...

G1 Climax Night Two: The Champ trumps The Ace

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

Two of NJPW’s top and most popular superstars headlined the second night of G1 Climax action. The...

G1 CLIMAX Night One: Okada and Ibushi put on a classic

Posted by John Powell | Sep 19, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Kazuchika Okada and Kota Ibushi are two of the most talented wrestlers in the world today and they...

NJPW’s G1 Climax entrants announced

Posted by John Powell | Sep 9, 2020 | News

NJPW has announced the list of those who will be competing in this year’s G1 Climax...

Roppongi 3K vacates tag titles

Posted by John Powell | Aug 31, 2020 | News

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Roppongi 3K have surrendered the title belts. Yoh...

NJPW’s Summer Struggle in Jingu one of the best events of 2020

Posted by John Powell | Aug 29, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

And that’s how you end a wrestling tour. NJPW brought its Summer Struggle tour to a stunning...

Bullet Club targets Takahashi at Summer Struggle

Posted by John Powell | Aug 27, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

After a knock-out show yesterday it was back to more wishy-washy tag matches as NJPW’s Summer...

NJPW’s unique KOPW 2020 tournament begins

Posted by John Powell | Aug 26, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

The first round of NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling 2020 tournament kicked off with a night of...

Kenta is the first New Japan Cup USA Champion

Posted by John Powell | Aug 21, 2020 | TV Reports

The ‘Worst Intruder Ever’ is now the first New Japan Cup USA Champion. Kenta defeated David Finlay...

Finlay, Kenta in New Japan Cup USA finals

Posted by John Powell | Aug 14, 2020 | TV Reports

David Finlay and Kenta are the finalists of the first-ever New Japan Cup USA tournament. David...

Chaos civil war at Summer Struggle

Posted by John Powell | Aug 9, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

Friends and stablemates clashed as the members of Chaos squared off for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man...

Summer Struggle: NEVER finalists decided

Posted by John Powell | Aug 8, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

It will be an all Chaos final in the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Championship Tournament. The Chaos...

NJPW Strong: Bullet Club gets cut in half

Posted by John Powell | Aug 8, 2020 | TV Reports

Bullet Club had the advantage heading into the New Japan USA Cup tournament but after round one...

Ibushi makes his choice at Summer Struggle

Posted 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...

Ibushi, Tanahashi keep struggling at Summer Struggle

Posted 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...

NJPW announces new show and New Japan Cup USA

Posted 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...

Nagata, Suzuki go to war at Summer Struggle

Posted 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...

NJPW introduces unique championship

Posted 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...

Summer Struggle Night Two pushes Ishimori, Takahashi feud

Posted 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...

NJPW’s Summer Struggle tour slow to get out of the gate

Posted 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...

Togo plays spoiler again at NJPW Sengoku Lord

Posted 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...

NJPW to hold stadium event, announces Summer Struggle

Posted 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...

Lion’s Break Collision: Cobb gets his revenge

Posted 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...

Gallows and Anderson reveal WWE turmoil, AEW plans

Posted by John Powell | Jul 18, 2020 | News

Now that they have signed with Impact Wrestling and are assuredly appearing on the Slammiversary...

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