Category: New Japan Pro Wrestling

Matt Sydal Is Back In The U.S. & No Longer Working For NJPW

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Matt Sydal is back in the United States … and the man formerly known as Evan Bourne says the arrest has sadly caused him to lose his job with NJPW.

Sydal tweeted a photo Monday morning upon his return and included the caption, “Back from Japan – ‘Let’s meet in the USA’ .”

As we previously reported, Sydal was arrested in September at Kansai International Airport while trying to enter Osaka with a small amount of liquid marijuana — aka weed cartridges for a vape pen.

Sydal says, “It’s all finished. I received probation, which applies only if I’m in Japan. So no actual punishment. I was just held until they had the trial. I wasn’t ever in jail either, only police detention centers and the Osaka immigration detention center.”

As for his job with his New Japan Pro Wrestling … Matt says, “I’m no longer with NJPW. I still love the Japanese people, but I won’t be working there in the near future.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Cody Rhodes Officially Announced As New Member Of Bullet Club

After much speculation, The Bullet Club revealed its newest member. Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega made the announcement at the NJPW World Tag Team Finals on Saturday that former WWE superstar Cody Rhodes is the newest member of the faction.

Cody was dubbed “The American Nightmare” and the video package featuring him also indicated that Cody would probably be appearing at Wrestle Kingdom 11. The event takes place at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th.

Cody made his first comments after the reveal on his Twitter with the following post:

SPOILER On The Bullet Club Adding A New Member

SPOILER: If you don’t want to know yet, who is expected to be named as the new member of the Bullet Club, then don’t read this posting:

Kenny Omega has been teasing that a new member of The Bullet Club will be revealed this week, calling the new member “a monster that devours all competition.”

New Japan Pro Wrestling later revealed that the new member would be introduced at the NJPW World Tag League finals on Friday.

The new member to be revealed is Cody Rhodes, according to PWInsider. Rhodes just turned heel at ROH’s Final Battle pay-per-view with a win over Jay Lethal.

Source: WrestlingINC

New Bullet Club Member Reveal Date

As noted, Kenny Omega revealed on his Twitter handle that Bullet Club will be adding a new member. Omega had noted that the new member would be ‘A Monster that devours all competition’. New Japan Pro Wrestling has now announced that the reveal of the new member will take place at the New Japan Pro Wrestling World Tag League final on Saturday.

Source: WrestlingINC

Details On The Young Bucks Signing With ROH And NJPW, The Hardys Vs. The Bucks, TNA – ROH Note

The Young Bucks have signed a new two-year deal that will see them work both Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, similar to the schedule they’ve worked this year.

The deal will see the brothers receive a significant increase in pay from ROH and NJPW for 2017, then another increase in 2018. They will be allowed to maintain their own merchandise and will be able to give more creative input. The deals are exclusive to the US and Japanese markets but they are still able to work overseas dates that don’t coincide with ROH or NJPW bookings. While exclusive to the US and Japan, the brothers will still be allowed to work for PWG in the US.

It was The Bucks who set the wheels in motion for Matt Hardy’s video at Final Battle, which you can see below with a video of The Bucks signing their new deals. The Hardys vs. The Bucks is currently scheduled for April 1st in Lakeland, FL, the night before WrestleMania 33 in Orlando.

Regarding Matt’s video that aired on pay-per-view this weekend which you can watch below, it was approved by TNA. Brandi Rhodes’ appearance to introduce her husband Cody Rhodes was also approved by TNA.

Dave Meltzer notes that there is nothing to the rumors of The Bucks appearing on TNA TV for the upcoming Total Nonstop Deletion episode, and there’s nothing on paper regarding anyone from ROH working for TNA but it’s very interesting that the two promotions are cooperating.

Source: WrestlingINC

Bullet Club To Announce A New Member Soon

Kenny Omega, a Bullet Club Elite member announced on Twitter that the deal is done, a new Bullet Club member will be announced. He went on and said: “A monster that devours all competition.Your nightmare will soon begin.”

You can check out his tweet below:

Matt Sydal Arrested In Japan For Drug Possession

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New Japan Pro Wrestling star Matt Sydal has missed several shows recently … and now it’s been revealed that the wrestler was MIA due to anin Japan for possession of pot.

According to Nikkan Sports, Sydal was arrested at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka on September 23rd while trying to enter the country with 2.12 grams of liquid marijuana — aka weed cartridges for a vape pen — in his backpack.

Sydal tweeted on September 25th saying, “Hi everyone. Had passport trouble at the border after spending an extra day at LAX. Chillin in Hawaii until this sorts out #travelwoes”

Another tweet references spending time “off the grid” and he last posted on September 29th.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

ROH All-Star Extravaganza VIII Results

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ROH World TV Championship: (C) Bobby Fish vs Donovan Dijak w/Prince Nana – Winner: Bobby Fish by submission

4 Corner Survival For Shot At ROH World Tag Team Championship: ANX w/Caprice Coleman vs Shane Taylor & Keith Lee vs Dalton Castle & Colt Cabana vs War Machine – Winners: Dalton Castle & Colt Cabana

Kamaitachi vs Dragon Lee – Winner: Dragon Lee

Hangman Page vs Kyle O’Reilly – Winner: Kyle O’Reilly by submission

ROH World Six-Man Championship Tournament First Round Match: The Briscoes & Toru Yano vs “Super” ACH, KUSHIDA & Jay White – Winners: “Super” ACH, KUSHIDA & Jay White

Tetsuya Naito w/ EVIL vs Jay Lethal – Winner: Jay Lethal

ROH World Championship: (C) Adam Cole vs Michael Elgin – Winner: Adam Cole

ROH World Tag Team Championship – Ladder War 6: (C) The Addiction vs Motor City Machine Guns vs The Young Bucks – Winners and new ROH World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks

ROH All-Star Extravaganza VIII Card 9/30/16

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ROH World Tag Team Championship – Ladder War 6: (C) The Addiction vs Motor City Machine Guns vs The Young Bucks

ROH World Championship: (C) Adam Cole vs Michael Elgin

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Bobby Fish vs Donovan Dijak w/Prince Nana

Tetsuya Naito w/ EVIL vs Jay Lethal

Kamaitachi vs Dragon Lee

Hangman Page vs Kyle O’Reilly

ROH World Six-Man Championship Tournament First Round Match: The Briscoes & Toru Yano vs ACH, Lio Rush & Jay White

4 Corner Survival For Shot At ROH World Tag Team Championship: ANX w/Caprice Coleman vs Shane Taylor & Keith Lee vs Dalton Castle & Colt Cabana vs War Machine

Internet Exclusive (8:45pm Start Time) – Triple Threat Match: EVIL vs Will Ferrara vs Silas Young

Prince Puma Reportedly Turns Down New Lucha Underground Contract

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Prince Puma, aka Ricochet, has reportedly turned down a new contract with Lucha Underground … but it’s still a mystery as to when he’d be allowed to work elsewhere.

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Puma was offered a “lucrative deal” to return to the series following Season 3 but recently made a decision to pass on the offer.

Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed the generous deal was for multiple years — not seasons — but Pro Wrestling Sheet sources were tight lipped on whether Ricochet had accepted the offer or not.

It’s presently not known if or when he is planning to sign with another promotion. It is believed, however, that standard Lucha Underground contracts prevent talents from appearing on TV with another promotion until six months after their last appearance in the Temple airs.

Puma’s final match will reportedly air in Summer 2017.

For now, Ricochet is expected to continue working for New Japan Pro Wrestling.