Category: New Japan Pro Wrestling

NWA Women’s Championship Vacated, New Champion To Be Decided At Crockett Cup

NWA announced earlier today the Women’s Championship has been vacated by Jazz and a new champion will be decided at this weekend’s Crockett Cup event in Concord, North Carolina. Allysin Kay (fka Impact Wrestling’s Sienna) was originally scheduled to face Jazz, but will now go against an opponent to be named later this week for the vacant title.

Jazz won the championship back in September of 2016, holding it for 946 days, which is the third longest behind Debbie Combs and The Fabulous Moolah.

Below is the updated card this Saturday’s Crockett Cup.

* Nick Aldis (c) vs. Marty Scurll (NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship)
* Willie Mack (c) vs. Colt Cabana (NWA National Championship)
* Allysin Kay vs. Santana Garrett (For the vacant NWA Women’s Championship)
* The Briscoes vs. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Crockett Cup First Round)
* Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Satoshi Kojima and Yugi Nagata (Crockett Cup First Round)
* Flip Gordon and Bandido vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. and Stuka Jr. (Crockett Cup First Round)
* The War Kings (Crimson and Jax Dane) vs. Winner of the Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Crockett Cup First Round)
* Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Winner is the 8th entrant into the Crockett Cup)

The event will stream live on FITE for $19.99, ROH HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

UPDATE:

Jazz revealed on Twitter that she had to vacate the NWA World Women’s Championship due to medical and personal issues.

NWA Reveals 2019 Crockett Cup Bracket

NWA Crockett Cup will take place on April 27 at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina. In NWA’s latest video the full bracket has been announced for the tournament with the following first-round matches.

* The Briscoes vs. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express
* Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Satoshi Kojima and Yugi Nagata
* Flip Gordon and Bandido vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. and Stuka Jr.
* The War Kings (Crimson and Jax Dane) vs. Winner of the Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal

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Below is what the rest of the card looks like.

* Nick Aldis (c) vs. Marty Scurll (NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship)
* Willie Mack (c) vs. Colt Cabana (NWA National Championship)
* Jazz (c) vs. Sienna (NWA Women’s Championship)
* Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Winner is the 8th entrant into the Crockett Cup)

The event will stream live on FITE for $19.99, ROH HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Enzo Amore And Big Cass Brawl With ROH Wrestlers At G1 Supercard (VIDEO)

Former WWE stars Enzo Amore and Big Cass got into a brawl with ROH wrestlers in Madison Square Garden at G1 Supercard.

It all went down after the four-way tag team match when Enzo and Cass hopped the barricade and began fighting talent. Bully Ray then ran over to get some shots in.

Things began to escalate, but security didn’t jump in. This would seem to signal that this was planned beforehand and not like Enzo’s stunt at Staples, but the fight wasn’t show on the broadcast. We’ve been unable to verify with 100% certainty at this time if this was a work, but all signs point in that direction.

Once the wrestlers were all split apart, Enzo and Cass were escorted through the crowd.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Watch a brief portion of the brawl at the link below.

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Results

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai – Winners: Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki 

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble:

  1. Kenny King
  2. Minoru Suzuki
  3. Cheeseburger
  4. Beer City Bruiser
  5. Sho
  6. Shingo Takagi
  7. BUSHI
  8. Yoh
  9. Shaheem Ali
  10. Rhett Titus
  11. LSG
  12. Ryusuke Taguchi
  13. Will Ferrara
  14. Chase Owens
  15. Rocky Romero
  16. Brian Milonas
  17. Bad Luck Fale
  18. Jonathan Gresham
  19. Tracy Williams
  20. YOSHI-HASHI
  21. PJ Black
  22. Jushin Thunder Liger
  23. TK O’Ryan
  24. Vinny Marseglia
  25.  Delirious
  26. Tomohiro Ishii
  27. Toru Yano – has Colt Cabana take his place and he takes Cabana’s place on commentary
  28. Hirooki Goto
  29. Haku
  30. Great Muta

Winner: Kenny King

After the match, Muta gets back in the ring and nails King with the mist. Liger alsow as back in the ring for a moment.

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb – Winner: Jeff Cobb (Still ROH World TV Champion and new NEVER Openweight Champion)

Dalton Castle vs. Rush – Winner: Rush

ROH Women of Honor World Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein – Winner and new ROH Women of Honor World Champion: Kelly Klein

Post-match, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love made their way down to the ring. Mandy Leon got in the ring to back Klein up, but then Leon cracked Klein in the back with her heel. Love hit Kelin with a pump kick. Jenny Rose came out to help and immediately get dropped, Stella Grey tried and got hairsprayed in the eyes, Leon dropped her too. The new stable is called “The Allure.”

Commentary says Juice Robinson will no longer be able to compete against Bully Ray after the backstage attack.

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Flip Gordan

Gordon gets right after Bully, goes for a springboard, but gets hit with the 3D. Bully heads out under the ring and pulls out a table and a kendo stick. Shane Taylor and Silas Young head out and help Bully beat up Gordon. Suddenly, Juice Robinson and Mark Haskins show up on the ramp and want to make it a 3 vs. 3 match. Robinson brings a whole host of weapons to the ring.

New York Street Fight: Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Silas Young vs. Juice Robinson, Flip Gordon & Mark Haskins – Winners: Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido – Winner and new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Dragon Lee

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes – Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny (Still IWGP Tag Team Champions and new ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Post-match, Yano is standing on the stage with the IWGP Tag Team Titles and heads off with them. Also, it looks like Enzo and Big Cass are at the event and some kind of brawl broke out on the outside at the end of the match. Likely a storyline with the amount of time the two were given once they jumped the barricade. Most of what happened wasn’t shown on camera.

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi – Winner and new IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Kota Ibushi

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Nick Aldis (with Kamila) joins commentary.

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven – Winner and new ROH World Champion: Matt Taven

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada – Winner and new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Kazuchika Okada

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Card 4/6/19

ROH and NJPW will make history at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” Madison Square Garden – New York City

G1 Supercard Pre-Show, streaming live for free on ROH’s Facebook Live, FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time/3:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

G1 Supercard, airing live on pay-per-view and streaming free for all HonorClub members. It’s also available on FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/4:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

ROH Women of Honor world Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Juice Robinson

Dalton Castle vs. Rush

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble: Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas), Cheeseburger, Jushin Thunder Liger, Rhett Titus, LSG, Shaheem Ali

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai

2019 WrestleMania Weekend Events – WWE, ROH, NJPW, Impact Wrestling, MLW & WrestleCon

WrestleMania Weekend Events:

WrestleMania Axxess

NXT vs. NXT Alumni
Thursday, April 4 (6-10 p.m.)
The past meets the present as former NXT Superstars battle current Superstars from the black-and-gold brand. The matches will include Roderick Strong vs. Tyler Breeze, Dominik Dijkaovic vs. Harper, SAnitY vs. Undisputed ERA, and Kassius Ohno vs. Aiden English.

Cruiserweights Collide
Friday, April 5 – Sessions 1 and 2 
Cruiserweights from 205 Live, NXT UK and NXT will soar to new heights in inter-brand bouts on Friday’s Axxess sessions. Featured matches will include Tyler Bate vs. The Brian Kendrick, Akira Tozawa vs. Jordan Devlin, Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews vs. Ariya Daivari & Mike Kanellis, and Albert Hardie Jr. vs. Gran Metalik. Session 1 runs 1-5 p.m., and Session 2 runs 6-10 p.m.

NXT UK Tapings
Saturday, April 6 – Sessions 1, 2 and 3
Each of Saturday’s three Axxess sessions will feature an NXT UK TV taping for future airing on the award-winning WWE Network. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to watch the United Kingdom’s best and brightest Superstars competing stateside. Session 1 runs 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Session 2 runs 1-5 p.m. and Session 3 runs 6-10 p.m.

Brands Battle
Sunday, April 7 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Two 20-Superstar Battle Royals — one for male Superstars and one for female Superstars — will take place the morning of WrestleMania. Both Battle Royals will feature Superstars from NXT and NXT UK, and the Men’s Battle Royal will additionally feature Superstars from 205 Live.

Women Collide
Monday, April 8 (12-4 p.m.)
One day after female Superstars main-event WrestleMania for the first time in history, the WWE Women’s Evolution continues to take center stage at Axxess. Watch top female Superstars from NXT, NXT UK, Raw and SmackDown LIVE collide, with matches including Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville, Toni Storm vs. Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega, Candice LeRae vs. Kay Lee Ray and more!

*Talent listed and depicted above are subject to change.

 

MLW -Rise of the Renegades (Fusion TV Tapings) April 4 – New York City, Melrose Ballroom

Impact Wrestling – United We Stand – April 4 – Rahway Rec Center in Rahway, New Jersey – Steaming on Fite TV

MLW – Battle Riot II (Fusion TV Tapings) April 5 – New York City, Melrose Ballroom -2 Hour Special airing on beIN SPORTS

ROH – NJPW G1 Supercard “Festival of Honor” April 5 – Hulu Theatre at MSG (Pro wrestling fans from all around the globe have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the biggest stars in Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling with Meet & Greet experiences)

NXT TakeOver: New York – April 5 – Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

WrestleCon – April 5 & 6 – New York City Hilton Midtown

ROH – NJPW G1 Supercard – April 6 – MSG – PPV, Fite.tv, ROH HonorClub or NJPW World

WWE Hall of Fame – April 6

WrestleMania 35 – April 7

NJPW Announces Departure Of Michael Elgin

NJPW announced that Michael Elgin has not re-signed with the company. The two sides did talk and mutually decided to part ways after his contract expired on March 31.

Elgin first began appearing for NJPW in 2015 through ROH’s partnership, and was able to capture the IWGP Intercontinental, NEVER Openweight, and NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Where To Watch ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard Pre-Show

ROH announced the Pre-Show for ROH /NJPW G1 Supercard will begin at 6:30 pm ET on April 6 and air for free on ROH’s Facebook Live, FITE, NJPW World, and traditional PPV. The Pre-Show will feature an Honor Rumble battle royal.

IWGP United States Champion Juice Robinson Accepts Bully Ray’s Open Challenge For The ROH/NJPW G-1 Supercard

IWGP United States Champion Juice Robinson was featured in a video posted to ROH’s Twitter page. In it, Robinson accepts WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray Dudley’s open challenge to a New York City Street Fight at the G-1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden on April 6.

In the video, featured below, Robinson can be seen saying, “Up until a couple of minutes ago, I didn’t have a match at MSG. No way that ROH and NJPW are going to put on the biggest show in the world’s most famous arena and me not have a match! So Bully [Ray], you issued an open challenge? New York City Street Fight – I don’t really care what it is. Sign me up, I’m there. It just so happens I’m sick and tired of your bull crap, too. So, two birds one stone.”

Bully responded to Robinson’s video, he can be seen below saying, “Madison Square Garden is my back yard; Madison Square Garden is where I made my legacy in this business. I’ve stolen the show at Madison Square Garden, I’ve main evented Madison Square Garden, my name has been on the marquee at Madison Square Garden, and I wrestled a little show called Wrestle-freaking-Mania at Madison Square Garden. What do you think is going to happen to Juice Robinson in Madison Square Garden?”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Koji Kitao Passes Away At 55

It was announced today in Japan that Sumo star turned pro wrestler, Koji Kitao, passed away back in February at the age of 55.

Kitao gained the rank of Yokozuna while still involved with Sumo wrestling but he ultimately turned to the world of professional wrestling in 1989 under the tutelage of Masa Saito. He wore a mask while competing in AWA and called himself “Monster Machine” so that Japanese media wouldn’t catch wind that he was competing in the States. When he returned to the New Japan Dojo, he competed in the promotion’s first Tokyo Dome event in February 1990. Kitao unfortunately had a falling out with Riki Choshu and it would result in his firing from the company.

Kitao worked with the SWS wrestling promotion after that, and their working partnership with WWE at the time allowed Kitao to be a part of WrestleMania 7. Even still, after lasting about a year with SWS, Kitao was fired when he began no-selling and shooting on his opponent at the time, John “Earthquake” Tenta. When the referee intervened in the match, Kitao kicked him and proceeded to tell the audience that wrestling was fake.

Kitao would be involved with various promotions after that, including one stint with UWFi. Ironically, Kitao was welcomed back in to the world of wrestling after he suffered a knockout kick to the head from one of his UWFi opponents, Takada. He would later transition to the world of MMA but officially retired in 1998 .

You can see a few matches from Kitao’s career below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.