NJPW announces entrants for G1 Climax 31
New Japan has announced the entrants in G1 Climax 31. The tournament begins on Sept. 18 and runs through Oct. 21. All G1 Climax shows will air live on NJPW World with live English and […]
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New Japan announces a Wrestle Kingdom will feature three events in 2022
New Japan’s biggest event is expanding from two events to three in 2022. New Japan announced during Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1 today that the company will be expanding Wrestle Kingdom to […]
Former WCW wrestler Daffney dies at the age of 46
Former WCW and TNA wrestler, Daffney, has died at the age of 46. Shimmer Wrestling confirmed the news via Twitter. "We are very sad to have to announce the passing of Shannon Spruill aka Daffney […]
Complete lineups announced for both nights of Wrestle Grand Slam in Met Life Stadium, Sho vs. Yoh set to collide on night one
-NJPW has announced the complete lineups for both nights of Wrestle Grand Slam in Met Life Stadium on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5. Bushi and Shingo Takagi, who were under COVID-19 protocal, have been cleared […]
NJPW announces lineup for BBQ Bash this Friday on NJPW Strong, NJPW Strong moving to Saturday night in September
-New Japan has announced the lineup for NJPW Strong: BBQ Bash set to air this Friday on NJPW World and Fite.tv on PPV at 10 p.m Eastern. The lineup for the show is as follows: […]
Tanahashi’s first challenger for the IWGP U.S. Championship will be Kota Ibushi, NJPW Strong lineup featuring Garcia announced for Friday
After beating Lance Archer for the IWGP U.S. Hvt. Championship last weekend, Hiroshi Tanahashi issued a challenge to Kota Ibushi. Ibushi has accepted the challenge and now Tanahashi will wrestle Ibushi at Wrestle Grad Slam […]
Minoru Suzuki annouced for four GCW events in September and October, Emo Fight announced for September
-GCW has announced that NJPW wrestler Minoru Suzuki will be appearing at four upcoming events in September and October. Suzuki is also scheduled to appear at the upcoming NJPW tapings in Texas on Sept. 25 […]
G1 Climax events will have live ringside English commentary for all events
NJPW announcer Kevin Kelly has announced that G1 Climax this year will have live English commentary for every event. Announcer Kevin Kelly will be flying to Japan to commentate on the shows live at each […]
Shingo Takagi and Bushi test postive for COVID-19, both men currently isolating
New Japan announced that after conducting PCR testing for COVID-19 on their roster after their Aug. 15 event, IWGP World Hvt. Champion Shingo Takagi and Bushi both tested positive. On Aug. 15, both Takagi and […]
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Moose added to NJPW Resurgence PPV
New Japan has announced that Tomohiro Ishii will take on Impact Wrestling’s Moose at the Resurgence PPV on Aug. 14 in Los Angeles, Calif. The updated lineup for the show includes the following matches: NEVER […]
NJPW Strong lineup for tonight, West Coast Wrecking Crew vs. Team Filthy main event
New Japan has announced the lineup for NJPW Strong: Summer Struggle USA tonight. Announced for the show are the following matches: Kevin Knight vs. Alexander James Fred Rosser & Rocky Romero vs. LA Dojo (Ren […]
New Japan announces dates for NJPW Strong tapings in Texas and Philadelphia, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii added to NJPW Strong tapings in August
-New Japan is taking their Friday night show, New Japan Strong, on the road this fall. New Japan announced that it will hold two tapings in Garland, Tex. on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 at […]
“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton dies at the age of 62
“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, a legendary tag team wrestler whose career spanned a multitude of eras and companies has died at the age of 62. Eaton’s sister, Debbie, announced the news on Facebook, but did not […]
Jon Moxley set to wrestle at NJPW Resurgence show on August 14
Jon Moxley is heading to The Torch at the L.A. Coliseum for NJPW Resurgence. New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Moxley would team with a mystery partner to take on Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows. […]
Hiroshi Tanahashi set to challenge for the IWGP US Championship, appears via video on Dynamite
The IWGP US Champion has a legendary challenger waiting in the wings. On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Hiroshi Tanahashi declared he would be challenging the winner of Lance Archer vs. Hikuleo and wanted […]
New Japan adds two matches to Resurgence PPV lineup
New Japan has added two matches to their Resurgence PPV lineup. Resurgence is set to take place on Aug. 14 in Los Angeles. It will air live in Japanese on NJPW World and live on […]
NJPW Strong lineup announced for this week, Tag Team Turbulence tournament continues, Lawler vs. Kojima main event
New Japan has announce the lineup for NJPW Strong: Tag Team Turbulence, which will air this Friday on Fite.tv and NJPW World at 10pm ET. The show will feature the following lineup: Tom Lawler vs. […]
New Japan issues update on Ibushi’s health status, will miss next three days of action
New Japan announced on their website that Kota Ibushi is going to be held off three upcoming shows because he is suffering from the effects of aspiration pneumonia. Ibushi is set to challenge IWGP World […]
Jay White set to appear on Impact TV Thursday night
After his shocking appearance at Slammiversary, Jay White will appear in the Impact Zone on Thursday night. Impact revealed the news on social media, but did not indicate what White would do on the program. […]
Atsushi Onita talks deathmatch wrestling in mainstream Japanese wrestling culture
Atsushi Onita, the man who popularized deathmatch wrestling in Japan, thinks the style’s form can be mainstream again, but isn’t today. In an interview with Solowrestling, Onita spoke about the state of deathmatch wrestling, where […]
NJPW announces lineups for Summer Struggle tour, big singles matches headline events leading into Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
New Japan has announced the lineups for their Summer Struggle tour events leading into Wrestle Grand Slam at Tokyo Dome on July 25. Rocky Romero vs. ELP and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori will take […]
New Japan announces complete lineup for Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, Okada vs. Cobb, Tekkers vs. LIJ tag title match round out top of card
After the conclusion of the Summer Struggle in Sapporo events, New Japan announced the complete lineup for Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome on July 25. The show will air live with Japanese and English […]
New Japan announces G1 Climax 30 dates, tournament will run from September through October
New Japan has made the dates for G1 Climax 30 official. The tournament will begin on Sept. 18 in Osaka and finish on Oct. 21 at Sumo Hall. The field for the tournament has not […]
7/2 NJPW Strong results: Rush vs. Quest, Hikuleo vs. Clearwater, Rosser vs. Bateman
The following are the results from the July 2 edition of NJPW Strong: Fireworks Frenzy: (1) Lio Rush beat Adrien Quest at 8:19 with Rush Hour. (2) Hikuleo beat Jordan Clearwater at 7:44 with The […]