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Champs come out swinging at Super Jr. Tag League

Posted by John Powell | Nov 21, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions have started out Super Jr. Tag League with a...

Last night of Battle Autumn fills out Wrestle Kingdom card

Posted by John Powell | Nov 5, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The last night of the Battle Autumn tour has answered a few questions about Wrestle Kingdom. In...

NJPW squashes Anderson title defence

Posted by John Powell | Oct 31, 2022 | TV Reports

NJPW has apologized to its fans on behalf of NEVER Openweight Champion, Karl Anderson....

NJPW TV Championship Tournament semi-finals set

Posted by John Powell | Oct 30, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Two more combatants have moved on in the NJPW TV Championship Tournament. At night six of the...

The Great Muta appears at NJPW Battle Autumn

Posted by John Powell | Oct 26, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The Great Muta has made his presence felt in NJPW once again. The wrestling legend who will be...

NJPW issues ultimatum to Karl Anderson

Posted by John Powell | Oct 26, 2022 | Uncategorized

The situation between Karl Anderson and NJPW has hit a wall. NJPW has now given Anderson a final...

Another two eliminated in NJPW World Television Championship Tournament

Posted by John Powell | Oct 17, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Two more entrants are now gone in the NJPW World Television Championship Tournament. On the third...

A shocker of a win at NJPW’s World Television Championship Tournament

Posted by John Powell | Oct 15, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The NJPW World Television Championship Tournament just got a little Evil. The leader of The House...

NJPW Battle Autumn sees two move on in World Television Championship Tournament

Posted by John Powell | Oct 14, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

David Finlay and Zack Sabre Jr. have secured their places in the second round of NJPW’s...

White at Wrestle Kingdom presser: Okada is a ‘coward’

Posted by John Powell | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

According to IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White it has all been part of the plan. At...

Lots of big news and Inoki tribute at NJPW Declaration of Power

Posted by John Powell | Oct 10, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

There was lots of big news and big happenings at NJPW Declaration of Power which paved the way for...

Antonio Inoki leaves behind a complicated, dual legacy

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Oct 2, 2022 | Obituaries

On October 1, the wrestling world bid farewell to one of the last icons of a bygone era. Kanji...

Wrestling legend Antonio Inoki passes away

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorized

The founder of NJPW and pro wrestling icon Antonio Inoki has died. He was 79-years-old. Inoki was...

Burning Spirit: Ospreay retains, Hikuleo picks a side

Posted by John Powell | Sep 25, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

David Finlay’s unfortunate luck surrounding the IWGP United States Championship continued as...

It is a dog-eat-dog world at NJPW’s Burning Spirit

Posted by John Powell | Sep 23, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

It was survival of the fittest in more ways than one at night five of NJPW’s Burning Spirit...

G1 Climax Winner Crowned

Posted by John Powell | Aug 18, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The 32nd edition of the G1 Climax Tournament has its winner. It was Will Ospreay against Kazuchika...

G1 Climax Night 19: Finalists locked in, ZSJ is no Boy George fan

Posted by John Powell | Aug 17, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

We have our G1 finalists. Kazuchika Okada squared off against Tama Tonga and Tetsuya Naito fought...

G1 Climax has its final four

Posted by John Powell | Aug 16, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The semi-finals of the G1 Climax 32 are now set with final four, the winners of the blocks,...

G1: White ambushes Tonga

Posted by John Powell | Aug 14, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

As the G1 Climax tournament winds down to its finals this week, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion...

G1: White remains invincible, Cobb gets all wrapped up

Posted by John Powell | Aug 13, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The IWGP World Heavyweight Champion’s G1 Climax undefeated streak continues. Jay White only...

G1: ZSJ makes fools out of The House of Torture

Posted by John Powell | Aug 10, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

It is not often that The House of Torture is out flanked and out schemed but they were tonight. A...

G1: Archer and Jonah collide in a battle of the brutes

Posted by John Powell | Aug 9, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Jonah, who pulled off a convincing and career-defining win against Kazuchika Okada on night 13 of...

G1: Jonah scores career-defining win

Posted by John Powell | Aug 7, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

As some of entrants start falling by the wayside like Toru Yano and Aaron Henare, Jonah pulled off...

G1 Climax: Jay White is unstoppable

Posted by John Powell | Aug 6, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Nobody can beat IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Jay White. In the G1 so far he has defeated...

Juggernauts clash at G1 Climax

Posted by John Powell | Aug 5, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

At night 11 of the NJPW G1 Climax it was a battle of the powerhouses as Jonah took on Jeff Cobb....

Finlay continues amazing G1 journey

Posted by John Powell | Aug 2, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

David Finlay’s incredible G1 Climax run continued tonight at night ten. Coming into his main...

This Is Awesome!: Enter Bullet Club

Posted by John Powell | Aug 2, 2022 | This Is Awesome

This week’s AWESOME clip is the creation of one of the biggest wrestling factions in the...

White and Okada’s G1 streaks continue

Posted by John Powell | Jul 31, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White and Kazuchika Okada are not only at the top of their G1...

Another crazy upset at the G1 tournament

Posted by John Powell | Jul 30, 2022 | PPV Reports 2022

In one of the big upsets of the G1 Climax tournament, David Finlay defeated the former IWGP World...

Fale bamboozles Yano at G1 Climax

Posted by John Powell | Jul 27, 2022 | Uncategorized

Fale got one over the master schemer, Toru Yano, at the G1 Climax tournament. Going into the match...

Grudge matches set a very different tone for G1 Climax Night Six

Posted by John Powell | Jul 26, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Night six of the NJPW G1 Climax tournament hosted a series of grudge matches, leaving perhaps the...

G1 Climax: The Tokyo Pimp Tries To Buy A Win

Posted by John Powell | Jul 24, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

It was an episode of Let’s Make A Deal without Monty Hall as the G1 Climax entered its fifth...

Okada, White and Sabre lead G1

Posted by John Powell | Jul 23, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Kazuchika Okada, Zack Sabre Jr. and Jay White are sittign at the top of the NJPW G1 Climax...

Goto breaks streak at G1 Climax

Posted by John Powell | Jul 20, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Tetsuya Naito’s streak of G1 Climax victories over Hirooki Goto is over. Coming into night...

G1 Climax: Robinson Slays The Dragon

Posted by John Powell | Jul 17, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Just like the first night when Henare defeated The Ace, night two of the G1 Climax tournament...

New Japan Road gets dog-gone crazy

Posted by John Powell | Jul 5, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

It was a dog-eat-dog confrontation when Toru Yano and Dick Togo battled it out in a dog crate/cage...

Ishimori evens the score at New Japan Road

Posted by John Powell | Jul 4, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Taiji Ishimori got back on the scoreboard in his feud with the returning Kushida with a win today....

Kushida makes NJPW return at New Japan Road

Posted by John Powell | Jul 3, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

After languishing in NXT for three years Kushida has made his in-ring return to NJPW. Kushida...

AEW and New Japan tear down the house at Forbidden Door

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jun 27, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Even a year ago the idea of AEW and NJPW joining forces for a PPV event were a fever dream of...

Countdown to Forbidden Door

Posted by John Powell | Jun 26, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

NJPW and AEW clash in a pay-per-view celebrating their work together. Here are our predictions and...

Forbidden Door loses another big name

Posted by John Powell | Jun 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

If it wasn’t for bad luck Forbidden Door wouldn’t have any luck at all it seems. NJPW...

Khan on the trials and tribulations of producing The Forbidden Door

Posted by John Powell | Jun 24, 2022 | Interviews

It is no secret that the first big collaboration between AEW and NJPW hasn’t gone exactly as...

Kushida returns to NJPW at New Japan Road

Posted by John Powell | Jun 21, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Kushida is back in NJPW. Kushida made his return following tonight’s main event at New Japan...

United Empire wins more gold and AEW tourney continues at New Japan Road

Posted by John Powell | Jun 20, 2022 | Event Reports

The newly-formed tag team of Francesco Akira and TJP of the United Empire have defeated Ryusuke...

Jay White defeats Okada to become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion

Posted by John Powell | Jun 12, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

Jay White and Bullet Club are tops in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. White defeated Kazuchika Okadato...

NJPW strips Juice Robinson of title

Posted by John Powell | Jun 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Juice Robinson is no longer IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. NJPW has announced that they...

NJPW hands out penalties in Ibushi controversy

Posted by John Powell | Jun 6, 2022 | Uncategorized

NJPW has penalized Kota Ibushi, Takami Ohbari and a member of the NJPW management staff for their...

BOSJ champion crowned, Bullet Club gains a new member

Posted by John Powell | Jun 3, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

For the fourth time in his career and the third time in a row The Ticking Time Bomb, Hiromu...

BOSJ finalists decided

Posted by John Powell | May 31, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

It will be El Desperado versus Hiromu Takahashi to determine the winner of NJPW’s Best of...

Ace Austin rises to the top at the BOSJ

Posted by John Powell | May 26, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

The big news out of today’s Best of the Super Juniors action is that gate-crashers Ace...

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