Category: New Japan Pro Wrestling

Kenny Omega Is Toughing Out A Fractured Rib

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IWGP Heavyweight champ Kenny Omega has revealed he’s currently suffering from a fractured rib … but the wrestler says he won’t be taking time off because he doesn’t want to disrespect the title.

Kenny talked about his injury situation while streaming a Mario Party session on Being the Elite‘s Twitch feed. Omega explained, “The foot is doing much better, it is my rib that is fractured right now.”

Adding, “My ribs are in a bad way, but what can you do … right? I’m not one of those guys that likes to try to brag. Like, ‘Hey, look. I’m injured and I’m so tough I’m gonna keep fighting.’ It’s not like that at all. It’s just you gotta do what you gotta do.”

The wrestler finished this portion of the conversation saying, “You just gotta go when you’re the champ, ya know? You can’t disrespect the belt. You can’t take days off.”

Kenny is scheduled to wrestle next month in a tag match with Kota Ibushi at Power Struggle.

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling Results 10/8/18

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IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs.  Jushin “Thunder” Liger and Tiger Mask – Winners: El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Togi Makabe & Tomoak Honma vs. Juice Robinson & Toa Henare – Winners: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma

The Young Bucks, Hangman Page & Chase Owens vs. Guerrillas of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori – Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori

Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Takashi Iizuka – Winners: Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay 

Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & Roppongi 3K vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, BUSHI & a mystery partner (Shingo Takagi “The Dragon”) – Winners: Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, BUSHI & “The Dragon” Shingo Takagi

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EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – Match is ruled a no contest

EVIL sits on his throne and is carried out by a number of druids, once he got to the ring, one of them attacked! It’s Chris Jericho! Jericho ended up destroying EVIL, hitting codebreaker, smacking EVIL with the title, and leaving through the crowd. The referees call a no contest for the match since EVIL isn’t fit to wrestle. Sabre Jr. is not happy and beats up some people at ringside. He goes after EVIL, but Naito comes out to make the save and clear out Sabre Jr. (Transcript from wrestlinginc.com)

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IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship (Vacant): Marty Scurll vs. KUSHIDA – Winner and new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion: KUSHIDA

Rights to Tokyo Dome Title Shot: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White – Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi

Post-match, White attacks Tanahashi and all the Young Lions. White attacks the leg some more, goes for bladerunner and Okada runs out for the save. Crowd is losing it and starts up an “Okada” chant. Gedo with the slight distraction on Okada, White attacks, but gets sent out of the ring. Gedo with a weak hit to the back, Okada blasts him with some punches. Crowd is loving this. Jado gets in the ring now to calm things down. Bullet Club OGs are headed to the ring, they all point at Okada, but grab Gedo and Jado. BC OGs want him to pick one, but as Okada goes to hit Gedo, Tama hits a gun stun on Okada. Gedo then stomps away on Okada along with the rest of the group. Jay White is invited to the ring he does the “Too Sweet” and gives Okada a blade runner. Looks like White, Gedo, and Jado are now in the Club. (Transcript from Wrestlinginc.com)

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IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi vs. Cody – Winner: Kenny Omega

 

Post-match, Cody goes to head out, Omega asks him to return to the ring. Omega then says he’ll wait for Ibushi to be able to stand before he gives his final speech. He sits down and encourages Ibushi to stand up. Omega asked the crowd if they enjoyed the triple threat title match (a rarity for this title). He thanks the fans, hugs Ibushi, hugs Cody and says he loves Cody’s dog. As Omega signs off, out from the back comes Hiroshi Tanahashi with his Tokoyo Dome briefcase. Omega says we’re both tired, but if he wants to say something, say it right now. Tanahashi takes the mic, says they may have some philosophical differences about wrestling, but let’s put it all on the line at Wrestle Kingdom 13 and heads out of the ring. Omega does his “goodbye and good night” sign-off to close out the show. (Transcript from Wrestlinginc.com)

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NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 10/8/18

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NJPW King of Pro Wrestling will air live from Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan at 4AM ET Monday morning on New Japan World

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi vs. Cody

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship (Vacant): Marty Scurll vs. KUSHIDA

Rights to Tokyo Dome Title Shot: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs.  Jushin “Thunder” Liger and Tiger Mask

EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & Roppongi 3K vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, BUSHI & a mystery partner

Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Takashi Iizuka

The Young Bucks, Hangman Page & Chase Owens vs. Guerrillas of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori

Togi Makabe & Tomoak Honma vs. Juice Robinson & Toa Henare

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 Results

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ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Roppongi 3K – Winners: ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger

SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels) vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens – Winners: SoCal Uncensored

Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb vs. Best Friends & Hirooki Goto – Winners: Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb

Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Killer Elite Squad – Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Killer Elite Squad 

Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Jay White & Gedo – Winners: Jay White & Gedo

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll – Winner: Marty Scurll

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) The Young Bucks vs. Guerrillas of Destiny/w Haku – Winners and new IWGP Tag Team Champions: Guerrillas of Destiny

IWGP United States Championship: (C) Juice Robinson vs. Cody/w Brandi Rhodes – Winner and new IWGP United States Champion: Cody

Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) – Winners: Golden Lovers

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Airing Tonight On AXS TV

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Fighting Spirit Unleashed airing tonight on AXS TV at 8pm ET.

Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)

IWGP United States Championship: (C) Juice Robinson vs. Cody

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) The Young Bucks vs. Guerrillas of Destiny

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll

Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Jay White & Gedo

Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Killer Elite Squad

Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb vs. Best Friends & Hirooki Goto

The Addiction vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens

ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Roppongi 3K

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 9/30/18

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Fighting Spirit Unleashed will be shown live on NJPW World (about $9 month to sign-up) on Sunday at 8pm ET. It will then air on AXS TV on Friday, October 5 at 8pm ET.

Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)

IWGP United States Championship: (C) Juice Robinson vs. Cody

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) The Young Bucks vs. Guerrillas of Destiny

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll

Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Jay White & Gedo

Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & SANADA vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Killer Elite Squad

Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb vs. Best Friends & Hirooki Goto

The Addiction vs. Hangman Page & Chase Owens

ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Roppongi 3K

Wrestling News Blog will post the results for Fighting Spirit Unleashed after it airs on AXS TV on Friday, October 5 at 8pm ET.

Kenny Omega In Funny Commercial

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IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega was in a commercial to promote a Razer headset. Omega is part of the Razer team and will be doing more projects with the company.

Cody Rhodes Discusses What He Would Do Differently For “All In 2”

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Recently on The Jim Ross Report, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross caught up with the newly crowned NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, Cody. Among many other pro wrestling topics, ‘The Grandson Of A Plumber’ talked about his role at All In and what he learned from his experience, planning a sequel to the wildly successful indie show, and the future of the NWA’s top prize.

According to Cody, he produced the second half of All In and was in charge of timing the show.

“I didn’t get a chance to sleep [after All In] and I went right to gorilla [position] after my match and I directed and timed the last half of the show.” Cody admitted, “I’m not the best timer judging by the main event time. I’m learning! But I didn’t get that moment to… I didn’t get many moments. It was just happening so fast.”

During the interview, Cody hinted at planning another All In and noted that he learned a lot about time management [except for timing pro wrestling matches].

“Well, maybe we already started planning [laughs].” Cody added, “I kept writing these lists. And my dad was a big list guy and I have become a big list guy too. I kept writing these lists of these are the things to do to make sure you’re in peak condition, and also make sure you’re in peak mental state, and make sure you paid this guy and talked to this guy. I also learned I wanted to do every single thing with this show. I wanted to do payroll; I wanted to know elements of production; I wanted to know how many chairs were in the union catering room.

“Just, next time, I don’t need to know all that stuff. I also learned you are only as good as the team around you and we’ve discovered some new teammates over the course of [All In] weekend.”

With respect to the future of the NWA title, Cody claimed that he would like to continue on the NWA’s tradition of having a traveling champion.

“Well, I want to continue the path of the traveling champion.” Cody continued, “that’s kind of what I grew up on, the type of [pro] wrestling I like. Even though it’s a generation prior to me, when I look back at what [Ric] Flair was able to do, what Jack Brisco was able to do, their date book alone, and not just, ‘oh, I did it,’ but I did it and it was the best thing of the night. Like, I did it with consistency, but it rubs some people the wrong way and that’s fine. I think most people enjoy it.

“I don’t really believe in the politics of wrestling anymore. I understand if this isn’t your company’s title, but if you’re asking me to come wrestle for your company, I’m wearing the damn title. There’s no [way around that], right? It takes an organization, it does, to facilitate and get that ring set up. And it takes a crew to tighten those ropes, but a big focus [at All In] was ‘this is a wrestling show by wrestlers.’ And yeah, there [are] some things we could have learned from a company standpoint, an organizational standpoint, but that’s how I go into everything I do. When I go to Long Beach [California for NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed] to wrestle Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, I’ll be wearing this too. I’m taking it everywhere I go and I’m excited to do that.”

Source: WrestlingINC and The Jim Ross Report

“All In” Results 9/1/18

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Cody Rhodes and The Young Buck come out to welcome the crowd. The shot T-shirts into the crowd and Road Warrior Animal came out on a motorcycle

(Zero Hour) The Briscoes vs. SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) – Winners: SoCal Uncensored

(Zero Hour) The Over Budget Battle Royal (Winner gets ROH Title shot later in the show): Jordynne Grace, Moose, Rocky Romero, Colt Cabana, Ethan Page, Brian Cage, Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Jimmy Jacobs, Marko Stunt, Brandon Cutler, Hurricane Shane Helms, Tommy Dreamer, Bully Ray, Cheeseburger, Punishment Martinez, Chico (I’m not sure I listed all of the competitors) –

Bully thought he had won but forgot about Chico who he put through a table at start of match, Chico comes and and eliminates Bully for the win. Chico unmasked and it was Flip Gordon.

Winner: Flip Gordon

MJF vs. Matt Cross –Winner: Matt Cross

Stephen Amell w/Arrow co-star, Jason Saggo vs. Christopher Daniels (Jerry Lynn is the referee) – Winner: Christopher Daniels

Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Britt Baker vs. Chelsea Green – Winner: Tessa Blanchard

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: (C) Nick Aldis w/Tim Storm, Jeff Jarrett, Shawn Daivari, and others vs. Cody Rhodes  w/the Nightmare Family (Tommy Dreamer, DDP, Glacier, Pharaoh, and other family members) – Winner and new NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion: Cody Rhodes

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Chicago Street Fight:  Hangman Adam Page vs. Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford) – Winner: Hangman Page

Post-match, a video is shown of Joey Ryan “rising” up. A bunch of druid like dudes (dressed like…well, you can imagine) walk out to the stage. Joey Ryan’s music hits and he heads out to the ring as Page watches on. Ryan poses for the crowd, puts on some baby oil. Page can’t believe Ryan is alive, Ryan drops Page and he ends up being carried to the back by Ryan’s phallic druids.

ROH World Championship: (C) Jay Lethal as Black Machismo w/Lanny Poffo vs. Flip Gordon w/Brandi Rhodes – Winner: Jay Lethal

Post-match, Brandi checks on Flip. lethal puts his hands out and Flip shakes it, but holds on and then gives him a hug. From the back runs Bully Ray and hits a double clothesline. He then swings a chain at Flip over and over. Lanny gets into the ring and Bully just kicks him between the legs. Bully grabs a table and brings it into the ring. Out from the back comes Colt Cabana who spears and swings away on Bully. Lethal, Flip and Colt triple powerbomb Bully through a table.

Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. – Winner: Kenny Omega

Post-match, the lights went out, and when they came back on Pentagon Jr. attacked Omega but it wasn’t Pentagon it was Chris Jericho in disguise. Jericho said he will see Omega at the Jericho cruise and he leaves through the crowd. Jericho then shows up and pops Don Callis.

Kazuchika Okada vs. Marty Scurll – Winner: Kazuchika Okada

Rey Mysterio, Bandido & Fenix vs. The Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi – Winners: The Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi

“All In” Card 9/1/18

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“All In” will take place Saturday Night from the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois.

You can watch the show on traditional PPV, Fite.tv, or ROH HonorClub. All In: Zero Hour will air exclusively on WGN America at 7pm ET with the main card beginning at 8pm ET. NJPW World will be airing All In sometime after the live broadcast.

Rey Mysterio, Bandido & Fenix vs. The Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi

Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr.

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: (C) Nick Aldis vs. Cody Rhodes

ROH World Championship: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Winner of The Over Budget Battle Royal

Kazuchika Okada vs. Marty Scurll

Chicago Street Fight: Adam Page vs. Joey Janela (with Penelope Ford)

Stephen Amell vs. Christopher Daniels

Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Britt Baker vs. Chelsea Green

(Zero Hour) The Briscoes vs. Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky

(Zero Hour) The Over Budget Battle Royal (Winner gets ROH Title shot later in the show): Jordynne Grace, Moose, Rocky Romero, Colt Cabana, Ethan Page, Brian Cage, Billy Gunn, Jimmy Jacobs, Marko Stunt, Brandon Cutler, and TBA