New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America is no more.
NJPW announced today that they are cease operations and liquidating the company.
“As NJPW continues to optimize allocation of management resources in a rapidly changing business environment, the decision was made to close the subsidiary, which was founded in 2019. Moving forward, NJPW events in North America will continue to be held with the full backing and resources of the TV Asahi group, as part of a new chapter in NJPW’s ongoing global expansion,” NJPW said in a statement.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America was created so that NJPW could have a footprint in North America, an actual hub and centre to work out of and to capitalize on the popular of NJPW in 2010.
It signaled a series push into the North American market with a G1 Special in USA in Long Beach, California, events including Strong Style Evolved and the historic G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden with Ring of Honor.
This also lead to the creation of the NJPW Strong weekly show. The series ended on January 28, 2023.
