G1 Supercard: Okada and White have a 30-minute classic for the IWGP title
For the first time in decades the legendary Madison Square Garden is hosting a non-WWE pro...
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New Japan Cup Night Six: Okada and Ospreay heading for a showdown, Owens attacks Juice
Night Six of the New Japan Cup featured a classic David versus Goliath match-up and an all Chaos...
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SLAM! Wrestling 2018 Awards
2018 was a year of change. From women getting a big push to The Elite and their indie pals...
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Juice Robinson thriving in New Japan
Being honest, Juice Robinson never thought he would work in Japan, let alone star, but that is...
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Nakamura’s autobiography deserves a loud ‘yeahOH!’
The autobiography of Shinsuke Nakamura, King of Strong Style: 1980-2014, is a lot like him....
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NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed: Triple threat set for the IWGP Heavyweight title set up for King of Pro Wrestling
Hard to believe that 15 months ago New Japan had yet to make an official full show on US soil....
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Jericho makes even more NJPW friends at Dominion
Nowadays, Chris Jericho is making friends wherever he goes including NJPW where The Ace has him in...
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Mat Matters: Tiger Mask IV deserves another title run
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament is an annual showcase of some...
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Los Ingobernables De Japon dominate War of the Worlds show
TORONTO – At the 2018 War of the Worlds event in Toronto, Sanada, Evil, and Hiromu Takahashi...
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Castle survives surprise opponent at Honor Rising
Ring of Honor World Champion Dalton Castle had to fight off two opponents to walk out of Honor...
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Mat Matters: Don Davies’ Japan Wrestling Diary
From the epic Wrestle Kingdom 12 to violent death matches to raunchy comedy wrestling this...
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Live Report: NJPW’s New Year Dash sets up Jericho vs Naito
TOKYO – New Year Dash featured Chris Jericho attacking Tetsuya Naito and daring fans to hit...
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Jericho fires back at Tetsuya Naito
Chris Jericho has three words for Tetsuya Naito: Gimme a break. Naito, who faces IWGP Heavyweight...
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Omega, Jericho brawl at Wrestle Kingdom presser
Kenny Omega got some measure of revenge at the Wrestle Kingdom press conference today. While Chris...
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Jericho attacks Omega in Japan
Chris Jericho has turned up the heat on his rivalry with Kenny Omega. As Omega was celebrating his...
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Mat Matters: How Jericho-Omega happened, and why I’m excited
It’s less than a month now until we get the most anticipated match of 2018: Chris Jericho...
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NJPW drops Jericho vs Omega bombshell
It will be The Cleaner against Y2J at Wrestle Kingdom 12 on January 4th. After weeks of Twitter...
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Mat Matters: WWE firing blanks with (Bullet) Club
Back in 2002, the New World Order debuted in the WWE. Having purchased WCW’s video library...
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Kenny Omega’s stardom in Japan about far more than luck
Kenny Omega uses the word “luck” often to describe his career, which hits new heights...
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New Japan-ROH partnership keeps delivering dream matches
The relationship between New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor has delivered many great...
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Kyle O’Reilly focused on Super Juniors tournament
The 23rd Best of the Super Juniors tournament starts in New Japan Pro Wrestling on May 21st, and...
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NYC crowd hot for ROH-New Japan lineup
NEW YORK CITY – A host of injuries forced the initially-announced line-up of the final show...
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Tama Tonga finally getting a shot in North America with ROH
The paths of the two sons of Haku/Meng split early in their wrestling careers. One son, Tevita,...
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Watanabe and Kushida talk wrestling in ROH
The recent announcement by Ring of Honor and New Japan Wrestling confirmed that the promotions...
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ROH & New Japan deliver a wild night in Toronto
TORONTO – Ring of Honor Wrestling and New Japan Wrestling presented Global Wars ’15 pay-per...
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Jushin Thunder Liger unmasked
LAS VEGAS — The thing that really stands out when interviewing Jushin Thunder Liger,...
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Wrestle Kingdom 9: New Japan and Global Force joint effort a must-see event
SPOILER ALERT. The following article includes detailed results from the Wrestle Kingdom 9...
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CAC award ultimate honour for Scrap Iron Pearce
After 15 years, Adam Pearce has done almost everything the world of pro wrestling. He’s a...
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New Japan tops Border City in stellar show
WINDSOR — As much as I love watching professional wrestling, sometimes I absolutely dread it. Like...
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Kushida enjoying the travel
Yujiro Kushida made his Ring of Honor debut on Saturday in Toronto, and took a moment to talk...
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Getting to know the unknown ‘Machine Gun’ Karl Anderson
He’s been called unknown and underrated, but for “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, a...
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Apocalypse on his first NJPW tour
On November 25, 2003 a very nervous Apocalypse embarked on his first venture to the Far East....
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From an Apocalypse, a Shadow descends upon New Japan
CALGARY — It was a normal sunny fall day when Calgary based wrestler Apocalypse grabbed his...
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