NJPW announces return, New Japan Cup
It has been 110 days since their last live event but NJPW is returning next week. “We guarantee...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 20, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi have some competition for the top spot in NJPW’s World Tag League...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 18, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The Chaos faction team of Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi sit at the top of the World Tag League...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Nov 17, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The World Tag League is a round-robin tournament that has a tendency to produce matches that...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Nov 2, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
NJPW’s vision for Wrestle Kingdom came into better focus at the Power Struggle pay-per-view....
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Oct 16, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
It is time once again for the “juniors” to shine. The eight teams competing in this year’s NJPW...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Asher | Oct 14, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
New Japan was dealt a rough blow thanks to Typhoon Hagibis and had to call multiple audibles...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Oct 7, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The more the merrier was the theme of NJPW’s New Japan Road with six of the seven matches being...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Sep 22, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Jay White dominated defending IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito for the majority of...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Asher | Sep 16, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
With Kota Ibushi claiming the annual G1 Tournament it’s time to see if he’ll still main event at...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Sep 14, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Zack Sabre Jr. battled for the RevPro championship at NJPW Destruction in...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Sep 8, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Yuji ‘Blue Justice’ Nagata returned to his hometown of Togane in Chiba to celebrate...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Sep 4, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Los Ingobernables de Japón (Shingo Takagi and Sanada) scored a crucial victory over Hirooki Goto...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Aug 12, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
It was a busy G1 Climax finale. Not only do we have a winner of the tournament but a New Japan...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Aug 1, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Sneaky Style has played spoiler once again. Toru Yano, the Sublime Master Thief of NJPW,...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 27, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
There is a tie no more. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has defeated Kenta for the top...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 20, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Each unbeaten with four wins in a row, Kenta and the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Jul 18, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Both KENTA and Okada won their respective matches and are tied for the lead in the A block. KENTA...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Asher | Jun 20, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Kizuna Road 2019 continues with the June 25 event taking place in Miyagi at the Sendai Sunplaza...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 5, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
How do we follow that? That is the question finalists Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi must have...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 3, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The Dragon and The Aerial Assassin will meet to determine the winner of the Best of the Super...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 30, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
After starting the tournament with such promise, Canadian Phantasmo has lost his third match in a...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 22, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
It was a lucky seventh night of the Best of the Super Jrs 2019 for NJPW fans as it had none of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 19, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
Canadian El Phantasmo, Ryusuke Taguchi and Will Ospreay all sit at the top of B Block after Night...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 18, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
The Bone Soldier of Bullet Club and The Dragon of Los Ingobernables de Japan retained their...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 4, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019
On the first night of NJPW’s Wrestling Dontaku Taichi became the NEVER Openweight Champion for the...
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