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New look Evil and mystery man defeat Naito at Dominion

Posted 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...

Evil wins Cup and joins Bullet Club, fans return

Posted 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...

Lion’s Break: The veterans win out

Posted 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...

Lion’s Break Collision debuts

Posted 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...

NJPW Cup finalists decided, Master Wato debuts

Posted 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...

NJPW Cup Update: Only four remain

Posted 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...

NJPW Cup Night Five: Yano defeated by an elevator

Posted 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...

Yano runs amok at NJPW Cup Night Four

Posted 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...

NJPW Cup Night 3: The Ace cannot overcome Taichi’s shenanigans

Posted 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...

Sadistic Suzuki versus Nagata match dominates NJPW Cup Night Two

Posted 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...

New Japan Cup Night One: Ishii takes a bite out of El Desperado

Posted 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...

NJPW returns with Together Project Special

Posted 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...

NJPW announces return, New Japan Cup

Posted 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...

NJPW youngster Shota Umino shines in final match before UK lockdown

Posted 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...

Coronavirus outbreak forces NJPW to cancel more dates

Posted by John Powell | Mar 10, 2020 | News

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

Manabu Nakanishi wrestles his final match

Posted 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...

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 world pays tribute to Tiger Hattori at retirement event

Posted 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...

Road to NJPW New Beginning Night Five: Yano robs LIJ, steals title belts

Posted 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...

Road to NJPW New Beginning Night Four: Bullet Club shoots down LIJ

Posted 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...

Road to NJPW New Beginning Night Three: Ospreay leads Chaos to victory

Posted 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...

Road to NJPW New Beginning Night Two: Okada survives Taichi

Posted 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...

NJPW New Beginning In Osaka: Naito retains double gold

Posted 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...

Road to NJPW New Beginning Night One: Takagi new NEVER Openweight Champ

Posted 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...

Road to NJPW New Beginning Night Three: Taguchi, Yano and Makabe win championship after chaotic match

Posted 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...

Feuds ignited at New Year Dash

Posted 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...

Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night one: Okada-Ibushi deliver a classic

Posted 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...

Road to Tokyo Dome Night Three: Liger bids farewell to Kōrakuen Hall

Posted 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...

Road to Tokyo Dome Night Two: The Birds of Prey strike again

Posted 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...

Road to Tokyo Dome Night One: Takahashi falls short in ring return

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Finals: FinJuice win, Jericho and Moxley deliver Wrestle Kingdom messages

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Update: Evil and Sanada poised for three-peat

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Update: Los Ingobernables take over top spot

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Update: Los Ingobernables hold their ground

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Update: Los Ingobernables challenge for the lead

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Update: Three-way tie for first place

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Day Five: FinJuice is in the lead

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Day Four: It’s getting crowded at the top

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Day Three: Chaos pulls ahead

Posted 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...

NJPW World Tag League Day Two: Evil, Sanada win the battle of Los Ingobernables de Japon

Posted 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...

NJPW Power Struggle: Roppongi 3K wins Tag League, massive Wrestle Kingdom news

Posted 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....

NJPW’s Road to Power Struggle: Super Jr. Tag League begins

Posted 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...

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2019: Typhon Hagibis strips Moxley of US Title, NJPW audibles well

Posted 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...

Tag team grudge matches highlight NJPW’s New Japan Road

Posted 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...

NJPW Destruction in Kobe: White wins Intercontinental Championship

Posted by Don Davies | Sep 22, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019

Jay White dominated defending IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito for the majority of...

NJPW Destruction In Kagoshima: KENTA vs. Ibushi settled but WK14 briefcase is not

Posted 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...

NJPW Destruction in Beppu: ZSJ is the new RevPro champ

Posted 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...

Road to Destruction Night Four: Blue Justice celebrates career milestone

Posted 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...

Road to Destruction Night One: Los Ingobernables de Japón comes out on top

Posted 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...

G1 Climax 29 Finals: A winner crowned, a superstar returns, Bullet Club grows

Posted 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...

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