FTR issue open challenge to New Japan Pro Wrestling
FTR will be wrestling on the on New Japan Pro Wrestling Battle Autumn show in November and have issued an open challenge for an opponent. New Japan announced the news on Tuesday with an FTR […]
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Three title matches announced for Wrestle Kingdom 17, Wrestle Kingdom 17 to be dedicated to Inoki
-Three title matches have been announed for Wrestle Kingdom. NJPW introduced a new NJPW World TV Championship at Declaration of Power on Oct. 10. The idea behind the title is to have fast paced matches […]
EXCLUSIVE: David Finlay talks career goals, growth, and favorite matches (part three)
David Finlay says that he is constantly thinking about different ways he can improve on a daily basis. In an exclusive interview with PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, Finlay talked about how he can grow […]
EXCLUSIVE: David Finlay talks working in Japan vs. the US, mentors, more (part two)
David Finlay said that at the moment he prefers working in the United States due to the crowds being able to react vocally, but that he doesn’t change much of what he does in the […]
EXCLUSIVE: David Finlay talks in detail about his G1 Climax tournament experience (part one)
New Japan Pro Wrestling star, David Finlay, said that this year’s G1 Climax tournament run had many memorable moments for him, but the biggest was defeating IWGP United States Champion, Will Ospreay. In an exclusive […]
IWGP Women’s Championship design revealed
The IWGP Women’s Championship has been revealed by Tokyo Sports. The first-ever IWGP Women’s Champion will be crowned via a tournament that begins at the New Japan Pro Wrestling Royal Quest event. The tournament will […]
Wrestle Kingdom set to return as one night event
The two night Wrestle Kingdom New Japan Pro Wrestling event inside the Tokyo Dome is a thing of the past. New Japan announced during the G1 Climax 32 final on Thursday that their biggest show […]
G1 Climax 32 tournament winner crowned
The G1 Climax 32 tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling concluded on Thursday with Kazuchika Okada taking the victory over Will Ospreay in a memorable, dramatic final match. This is Okada’s fourth G1 win, making […]
G1 Climax 32 block winners determined, semi-final round matches set
The winners of the four blocks in the NJPW G1 Climax 32 tournament have been decided. The block winners are as follows: A Block winner: Kazuchika Okada B Block winner: Tama Tonga C Block winner: […]
AEW stars reportedly set to work Wrestle Kingdom
AEW stars will reportedly work New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest show of the year, Wrestle Kingdom. The Wrestling Observer is reporting that plans are in place for a handful of AEW stars to head to […]
Jay White removed from upcoming NJPW events
Jay White will mist the next two NJPW events due to heat-stroke symptoms. NJPW revealed on their wesbite that White will miss the Aug. 9 & 10 G1 Climax 32 events in Hiroshima. The article […]
Stardom announces creation of an IWGP Women’s Championship
Stardom will create an IWGP Women’s Championship. The company announced the news in a post on social media. The company says the decision was made during a strategy session. “Just announced in today’s Stardom 2022 […]
Kota Ibushi status update with New Japan Pro Wrestling
The relationship between Kota Ibushi and New Japan Pro Wrestling is reportedly on the mend. The Wrestling Observer is reporting that “the gulf” between both Ibushi and New Japan has narrowed over the last month […]
New Japan announces when fans will be able to cheer at their shows
Crowd cheers will return to New Japan Pro Wrestling in September. During the 2022 NJPW Business Strategy Presentation, the company revealed that after over two years of only being able to clap hands and stomp […]
Forbidden Door PPV buyrate reportedly over 100,000
The AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling supershow PPV event, Forbidden Door, reportedly sold 127,000 PPV buys on Sunday night. Wrestlenomics is reporting that the estimated figure for buys is 127,000 and that includes PPV […]
Tony Khan reveals PPV revenue for Forbidden Door
Tony Khan confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling Forbidden Door PPV event did over $5 million in PPV revenue. Khan revealed the number in a Twitter post thanking fans. […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling President says he wants Forbidden Door 2 in Japan
New Japan Pro Wrestling President, Takami Ohbari, would like to see Forbidden Door 2 in Japan. In an interview with Tokyo Sports, Ohbari commented on the success of the first Forbidden Door over the weekend, […]
VIDEO: Shooting the breeze w/ Zack Heydorn – Forbidden Door 2022
PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, shoots the breeze on all things AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door with discussion on Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, and more. Subscribe to the PWTorch YouTube channel here. CATCH-UP: 6/26 […]
Kazuchika Okada comments on future Forbidden Door matches
Kazuchika Okada said after the Forbidden Door PPV event on Sunday that “the door” was now closed. In a post on Twitter, Okada thanked AEW and Chicago, before saying that the Forbidden Door was closed, […]
VIDEO: PWTORCH FIRESIDE CHAT 6/23: Full Forbidden Door preview, ratings talk, more
PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, and PWTorch Contributor, Tyler Sage, chat the week in wrestling including a Forbidden Door preview, ratings talk, and more. Subscribe to the PWTorch YouTube channel for new content every single […]
Major change made to Forbidden Door PPV card
New Japan Pro Wrestling has made a major change to the Forbidden Door card on Sunday. The company announced via social media that Tomohiro Ishii would be unable to compete in the fatal four-way All-Atlantic […]
Kazuchika Okada appears on Dynamite, IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match set for Forbidden Door
Kazuchika Okada made his AEW Dynamite debut this week and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship will be defended in a fatal four-way match at Forbidden Door. This week on AEW Dynamite, Adam Page defeated Silas […]
Bryan Danielson not cleared for Forbidden Door or Blood & Guts
Bryan Danielson will not be wrestling at Forbidden Door or in next week’s AEW Blood & Guts match on AEW Dynamite. Danielson started out this week’s episode of Dynamite by addressing his future and status […]
New Japan announces G1 Climax 32 block participants
New Japan revealed the participants in each of the four blocks for the upcoming G1 Climax 32 round robin tournament. The blocks are as follows. Every match!Every moment! LIVE, ringside English coverage on @njpwworld this […]