Following his defeat to Kota Ibushi at the main event of day two of Wrestle Kingdom 15 for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Titles, Jay White said in the post-match press conference that he simply was done with pro wrestling and just wanted to go home after the sacrifices he made. Many believed this to be an angle. However, the… Read More WWE Reportedly Making “A Strong Play” At Jay White
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPSKota Ibushi (c) defeated Jay White IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPHiromu Takahashi defeated Taiji Ishimori (c) to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship SANADA defeated EVIL NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPShingo Takagi (c) defeated Jeff Cobb IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPEl Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato PROVISIONAL… Read More NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2 Results 1/5/21
NJPW is reportedly close to a new English-language television deal, according to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer. Meltzer reports that the deal is close enough that an announcement could come at any time. From 2014 to 2019, NJPW had a television deal with AXS TV. The deal ended when AXS TV was purchased by Anthem Sports &… Read More NJPW Reportedly Close To English-Language TV Deal
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPSKota Ibushi def. Tetsuya Naito (c) Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay w/Bea Priestley Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Great-O-Khan RIGHTS TO IWGP US CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHKENTA (holder) def. Satoshi Kojima IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPThe Guerrillas of Destiny def. Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi (c) Hiromu Takahashi def El PhantasmoWinner gets IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship… Read More NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1 Results 1/4/21
DATE: January 4, 2021 at 2:00 AM ETLOCATION: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, JapanAVAILABLE ON: NJPW World CARD IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPSTetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPZack Sabre Jr. and Taichi (c) vs. The Guerrillas of Destiny RIGHTS TO IWGP US CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHKENTA (holder) vs. Satoshi Kojima Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay Hiroshi Tanahashi vs.… Read More NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 1/4/21 and 1/5/21
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPSTetsuya Naito (c) defeated EVIL WRESTLE KINGDOM 15 TITLE MATCH CONTRACTJay White defeated Kota Ibushi (holder) to win Wrestle Kingdom 15 contract IWGP US CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH CONTRACTKENTA (holder) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPShingo Takagi defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship KOPW 2020 CHAMPIONSHIPToru Yano (c) defeated… Read More NJPW Power Struggle Results 11/7/20
DATE: November 7, 2020 at 3:00 AM ETLOCATION: Edison Arena, Osaka, JapanAVAILABLE ON: NJPW World CARD IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPSTetsuya Naito (c) vs. EVIL WRESTLE KINGDOM 15 TITLE MATCH CONTRACTKota Ibushi (holder) vs. Jay White IWGP US CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH CONTRACTKENTA (holder) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPMinoru Suzuki (c) vs. Shingo Takagi KOPW 2020 CHAMPIONSHIPToru Yano (c)… Read More NJPW Power Struggle 11/7/20
NJPW has announced the full card for Power Struggle on November 7 at Edison Arena in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito is set to defend both titles against EVIL. After winning this year’s G1 Climax 30 against SANADA in the finals, Kota Ibushi will defend his Wrestle Kingdom 15 contract against Jay White. White interrupted Ibushi’s post-match press… Read More NJPW Reveals Full Power Struggle Card
It seems like Miro could be following in AEW World Champion Jon Moxley’s footsteps and wrestling in Japan despite being under contract with AEW. During his latest Twitch stream, Miro revealed that his AEW contract allows him to wrestle in different countries, especially “where the sun rises,” hinting at a possible appearance in NJPW at some point down the road. “Despite signing… Read More Miro Reveals He Is Not Restricted To AEW, Teases NJPW Debut
NJPW has announced the cards for its next two shows: New Japan Road (Korakuen Hall) in Tokyo on July 20, and Senkogu Lord in Nagoya (Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) in Aichi on July 25. Some of the more notable matches at these events are: IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion EVIL vs. Hiromu Takahashi, NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi vs. El Desperado, and Dick Togo… Read More NJPW Announces Cards For New Japan Road And Sengoku Lord In Nagoya
