Ishimori evens the score at New Japan Road
Taiji Ishimori got back on the scoreboard in his feud with the returning Kushida with a win today....
Read MorePosted 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....
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Juice Robinson is no longer IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. NJPW has announced that they...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
NJPW has penalized Kota Ibushi, Takami Ohbari and a member of the NJPW management staff for their...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 25, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Alex Zayne and Ace Austin weren’t in the main event of night eight of NJPW’s Best of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 24, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Reader Alert: Just a reminder that today’s Best of the Super Juniors event is completely...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 23, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
El Desperado and El Phantamo have continued their three match unbeaten streaks at the Best of the...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 21, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Just like El Phantasmo and El Desperado have in A Block, Hiromu Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori now...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 19, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
El Phantasmo and El Desperado have taken over B Block with their wins today. They lead the block...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 18, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Four A Block entrants have begun to pull away from the pack in the Best of the Super Juniors...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 17, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
It was time for B Block to take centre stage as NJPW’s Super Juniors tournament rolled on....
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 15, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
The 29th Best of the Super Juniors tournament started today in Nagoya, Japan with A Block...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The strange story involving Kota Ibushi and NJPW is getting even stranger. Through more...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Kota Ibushi has taken to Twitter to express his frustrations with NJPW management, in particular...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 1, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
It was a good night to be Bullet Club at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022. The dominant faction in NJPW...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Apr 25, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Shingo Takagi is now the king. Well, a provisional king. Takagi defeated Taichi to become the KOPW...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Apr 21, 2022 | News
AEW and NJPW are teaming up for a supershow in June. AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door will take place at...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Apr 18, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
After a strong card of mostly singles matches with Hyper Battle, NJPW has descended back into its...
Read MorePosted by Ricky Havlik | Apr 17, 2022 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows, Photo Galleries
Text by CHRIS JONES, photos by RICKY HAVLIK VILLA PARK, Illinois – This is a story from...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Apr 10, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
NJPW’s Hyper Battle turned out to be the biggest event for the promotion since Wrestle...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Apr 5, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
It was back to a cluster of tag team matches as NJPW kicked off their Hyper Battle tour from...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 29, 2022 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock
“Life’s hard; New Japan training is harder” – Bad Luck Fale Over the decades, many wrestling fans...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 27, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Zach Sabre Jr. has won the New Japan Cup once again. ZSJ defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 26, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Zach Sabre Jr. and Tetsuya Naito are New Japan Cup finalists. Technique trumped brute strength as...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 21, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
The New Japan Cup semifinal matches are set for this weekend. It will be: Kazuchika Okada versus...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 20, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada will meet Los Ingobernables de Japon leader...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 18, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Only eight contenders remain in the New Japan Cup. With today’s action in the books the...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 17, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
The war between Bullet Club and The Guerrillas of Destiny continued as two more entrants moved on...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest free agents in pro-wrestling has landed in NJPW. Killer Kross – formerly...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 13, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
The semi-finals of the New Japan Cup are set. On night seven four more contenders advanced in what...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 12, 2022 | Event Reports
Sho sent a message to IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Desperado on night six of the New Japan...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 10, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Predictability was the theme of night five of the New Japan Cup with only the main event of...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 9, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Chima, Kazuchika Okada and Hirooki Goto advanced to round three of the New Japan Cup on night four...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 7, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
The evil ways of the House of Torture came into play once again as the New Japan Cup tournament...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 6, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Night two of the New Japan Cup was a night full of default mode tag team bouts and predictable New...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 2, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
There were no big upsets on night one of the New Japan Cup with the heavy favourites moving ahead....
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 1, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
NJPW celebrated its 50 year anniversary with an all-star event at the Nippon Budokan arena in...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Feb 7, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022
Perhaps signaling what the stipulation will be for their upcoming King of Pro Wrestling Title...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jan 24, 2022 | News
NJPW is not taking chances and is canceling, postponing the rest of the Year’s Golden Series...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jan 21, 2022 | News
Due to health protocols NJPW is pulling six wrestlers from in-ring action due to one coming down...
Read MoreApr 23 – AEW: Playoff Palooza (tape delay)
Apr 26 – NJPW: Wrestling Redzone
Apr 27 – TNA: Rebellion
Apr 29 – NJPW: Hizen no Kuni
May 2 – ROH: Supercard of Honor
May 3 – GCW: Crazy Scary Spooky Hilarious
May 3 – NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku
May 4 – NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku (continued)
May 4 – GCW: We Still Don’t Trust You
May 9 – NJPW: Resurgence
May 10 – WWE: Backlash
May 10 – MLW & CMLL: Azteca Lucha
May 10 – MLP: Northern Rising
May 17 – NWA: Crockett Cup
May 17 – GCW: Big Time
May 23 – TNA: Under Siege
May 24 – WWE: Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXIX
May 25 – WWE: NXT Battleground
May 25 – AEW: Double or Nothing
Jun 1 – NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors (Final)
Jun 4 – AEW: Fyter Fest
Jun 6 – TNA: Against All Odds
Jun 7 – WWE: NXT Worlds Collide
Jun 7 – WWE: Money in the Bank
Jun 7 – GCW: Tournament of Survival X
Jun 8 – GCW: Cage of Survival
Jun 11 – AEW: Summer Blockbuster
Jun 15 – NJPW: Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall
Jun 18 – AEW & CMLL: Grand Slam Mexico
Jun 20 – GCW: TBA (Little Rock, AR)
Jun 20 – NJPW: Fantastica Mania Mexico
Jun 26 – MLW: Summer of the Beasts
Jun 29 – NJPW: Tanahashi Jam
Jul 11 – GCW: Boss of All Bosses
Jul 11 – ROH: Death Before Dishonor
Jul 12 – AEW: All In
Jul 20 – TNA: Slammiversary
Aug 2 – WWE: SummerSlam (Night 1)
Aug 3 – WWE: SummerSlam (Night 2)
Aug 17 – NJPW: G1 Climax 35 (Final)
Aug 24 – AEW & NJPW: Forbidden Door
Aug 31 – WWE: Clash in Paris
Sep 13 – MLW: Fightland
Oct 4 – GCW: TBA (Anchorage, AK)
Oct 4 – MLW: Slaughterhouse