NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 (Card) 1/4/2023

CARD EXHIBITION MATCH:Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg NEW JAPAN RANBO:Participants TBA ANTONIO INOKI MEMORIAL SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH:Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima and Togi Makabe vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Minoru Suzuki and Tiger Mask IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Catch 2/2 (T.J. Perkins and Francesco Akira) (c) vs. LiYoh (Lio Rush and Yoh) IWGP WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP… Read More NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 (Card) 1/4/2023

Tama Tonga Invites AJ Styles To NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Vows To Dethrone Karl Anderson

Karl Anderson will defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against Tama Tonga in two weeks at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. This will be the first time that a WWE-contracted talent wrestles on the show. Tonga took to Twitter to invite Styles to the Tokyo Dome show so that The OC Leader can watch The Good Bad… Read More Tama Tonga Invites AJ Styles To NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Vows To Dethrone Karl Anderson

NJPW Planning Surprises For Wrestle Kingdom 17 Next Month

NJPW will hold its Wrestle Kingdom 17 event on January 4. It is New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest event of the year.  While appearing on The Sessions podcast, Rocky Romero promised that there would be surprises at the show.  As previously reported, Mercedes Varnado, better known to WWE fans as Sasha Banks, will make an appearance during… Read More NJPW Planning Surprises For Wrestle Kingdom 17 Next Month

Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) Will Reportedly Be At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

Mercedes Varnado (also known as Sasha Banks in WWE) is expected to be at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, according to a report from Pwinsider. It’s unclear whether she will just be in attendance for the show or appearing on the broadcast, but she’s being brought in. This comes after she expressed interest in wrestling former… Read More Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) Will Reportedly Be At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

KAIRI Suffered Injury Days Before IWGP Women’s Championship Win

KAIRI made history by becoming the first IWGP Women’s Champion this past week, and did so while nursing an injury. At NJPW x STARDOM Historic X-Over, KAIRI won the title in the main event of the show against Mayu Iwatani. Taking to Twitter, the former WWE Superstar explained that she suffered a sprain during training, and nearly… Read More KAIRI Suffered Injury Days Before IWGP Women’s Championship Win

NJPW Reportedly Breaking Tradition To Accommodate Karl Anderson

It appears that NJPW expects Karl Anderson to return in the coming months. Anderson reportedly is not going to be stripped of his NEVER Openweight Championship despite not appearing at this weekend’s NJPW Battle Autumn event, according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WON’s Dave Meltzer reported Friday that NJPW will break… Read More NJPW Reportedly Breaking Tradition To Accommodate Karl Anderson