Category: New Japan Pro Wrestling

Latest On AJ Styles To WWE, Major Bullet Club Angle At NJPW Show, Rumors of more NJPW Talent Leaving

AJ Styles who is rumored to have given his notice to New Japan Pro Wrestling for a WWE main roster spot, has been pulled from advertising from several Ring of Honor shows, including the ROH 14th Anniversary PPV.

NJPW ran a angle where Bullet Club member Kenny Omega turned on AJ Styles after they defeated Shinsuke Nakamura and YOSHI-HASHI. the rest of Bullet Club including Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows also turned on Styles.

After the beatdown by the Bullet Club, Styles got to his feet and bowed to the crowd it what really seemed like a farewell for Styles, who has competed in NJPW since 2014, and took leadership of the Bullet Club after Finn Balor left.

 

Wrestling Observer Radio reports that there were also rumors that Rocky Romero and Tama Tonga may be leaving NJPW as well, but there is no word on if they have given their notices. Tonga is the son of legend Haku/Meng.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 Results

New Japan Rumble: Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Fujiwara, Tiger Mask, Cheeseburger, Hiro Saito, YOSHI-HASHI, Mascara Dorado, Captain New Japan, Manuba Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shiro Koshinaka, King Haku, The Great Kabuki, The Gracie Hunter, Kazushi Sakuraba, Jado – Winner: Jado: What really stands out about this match was that Haku appeared in the match representing the Bullet Club and the legendary Great Kabuki was in the match.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) reDRagon VS Matt Sydal & Ricochet VS Roppongi Vice VS Bullet Club/The Young Bucks w/Cody Hall – Winners and new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions The Young Bucks

NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Toma Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi) VS Toru Yano & The Briscoes – Winners and new NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team champions Toru Yano & The Briscoes

ROH World Championship: (C) Jay Lethal w/Truth Martini VS Michael Elgin – Winner: Jay Lethal

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kenny Omega w/The Young Bucks VS KUSHIDA – Winner and new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) w/”Bullet Babe” Amber Gallows VS GBH (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) – Winners and new IWGP Tag Team Champions GBH

Hirooki Goto w/Captain New Japan VS Tetsuyta Naito w/Los Ingobernables – Winner: Hirooki Goto

NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii VS Katsuyori Shibata – Winner and new NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura VS AJ Styles – Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada VS Hiroshi Tanahashi – Winner: Kazuchika Okada

The Wrestling Breakdown Podcast From 1/2/16

If you missed The Wrestling Breakdown Podcast with Ed & Vanessa you can check it out here:

http://www.spreaker.com/user/edbostonpodcast/wrestling-breakdown-1-impact-wrestling-l

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 Card 1/4/16

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 10 live from the Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2016 at 3am ET on NJPWWorld.com. 

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada VS Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura VS AJ Styles

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kenny Omega VS KUSHIDA

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) reDRagon VS Matt Sydal & Ricochet (aka Prince Puma in Lucha Underground) VS RPG Vice VS The Young Bucks

ROH World Championship: (C) Jay Lethal VS Michael Elgin

IWGP Tag Team Championship: (C) Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) VS GBH (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma)

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Tomohiro Ishii VS Katsuyorin Shibata

(Newly created Title) NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi) VS Toru Yano & The Briscoes

Hirooki Goto VS Tetsuyta Naito

New Japan Rumble: Jushin “Thunder” Liger VS  Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS Jado VS Manabu Nakanishi VS Ryusuke Taguchi VS Satoshi Kojima VS Tiger Mask VS Yuji Nagata

NJPWWorld.com

 

WWE Looking To Sign Top NJPW Star?

WrestlingINC.com reports that WWE is apparently interested in signing IWGP intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura when his contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling is up in January.

Nakamura is 35 years old and is 6’2″ tall with great charisma and speaks English. A source close to Nakamura noted that it’s one of his dreams to do something big over in the U.S.

Currently Nakamura is scheduled to defend his IWGP Intercontinental Championship against AJ Styles at Wrestle Kingdom 10 on January 4, 2016 in the Tokyo Dome, however that match is in limbo because of Styles recent back issues.

 

The Young Bucks Signing With Major Wrestling Promotion?

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) posted on Twitter that they have signed with a major wrestling promotion and that it should be announced very soon.

Matt tweeted in response to a tweet sent out by Major League Wrestling:

Nick tweeted:

The young bucks have become one of the biggest tag teams on the independent scene and around the world. They are 3-time IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions, 4-time PWG Tag Team Champions, former ROH Tag Team Champions, and have won gold in virtually every independent promotion in North America, including Dragon Gate USA.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Update:

PWInsider reports that The Young Bucks have not signed with WWE. Most believe that they signed with Ring of Honor.

NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling PPV Results 10/12/15

Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada VS Juice Robinson, Yohei Komatsu, Sho Tanaka, Dave Finlay & Jay White – Winners: Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Mascara Dorada

Tomoaki Honma VS YOSHI-HASHI – Winner: Tomoaki Honma

Kota Ibushi, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata & Captain New Japan VS Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Winners: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: (C) reDRagon VS RPG Vice – Winners: reDRagon

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kenny Omeda w/ Cody Hall VS Matt Sydal – Winner: Kenny Omega

CHAOS ( Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano) VS Bullet Club (Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale) – Winners: CHAOS

NEVER Openweight Championship: (C) Togi Makabe VS Tomohiro Ishii – Winner and new NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii

#1 Contender’s Match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tetsuya Naito – Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: (C) Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo VS AJ Styles w/Bullet Club – Winner: Kazuchika Okada

Kevin Nash Passes Torch From nWo To The Bullet Club

Over the weekend Kevin Nash appeared at a Global Force Wrestling event and passed the torch from the nWo to The Bullet Club’s Doc Gallow’s.

Below is video of Gallow talking about Nash passing the torch from the nWo to The Bullet Club:

 

AJ Styles Talks Possible Future With WWE & Retirement Plans

Former IWGP and TNA Champion AJ Styles has quickly become one of the most sought-after talents in wrestling. His New Japan Pro Wrestling run is arguably the greatest of his career, and has caused many to speculate a possible WWE offer.

In a interview with Wrestling Observer Radio, Styles said he really enjoys being with NJPW, but if WWE made him an offer he couldn’t refuse, he’d have to listen.

It also appears that Styles has about five more years in wrestling, as he said during the interview that he currently plans to retire by 42.

“At 42, that’ll be 20 years for me. I think that’s a good stopping point, if I make it. You never know what will happen next. Blowing out my knee at this point in my career could be career-ending. I was planning on retiring early, but apparently IUDs don’t work for my wife,” Styles joked.

Styles also opened up about his hopes for life after wrestling as an active performer.

“I really think I have a lot to offer, so I’d really like to open my own dojo and still be able to work with New Japan. Their guys could come stay with me and get some experience in states. If New Japan needed some more gaijin, then I would be able to supply that. That’s what I’d like to do when all this is said and done, but liking and doing are two different things,” said Styles.

Source: F4WOnline via WrestlingINC.com

ROH Field Of Honor Card 8/22/15

The Stars of ROH and NJPW invade MCU Park in Brooklyn, NY this Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 – 7:30PM ET.

Gauntlet For A World TV Title Match In San Antonio: Frankie Kazarian, Moose w/Stokely Hathaway, Donovan Dijak w/Truth Martini, Cedric Alexander w/Veda Scott, Adam Page w/BJ Whitmer VS Dalton Castle w/The Boys, Silas Young

8-Man Tag Match: The Young Bucks, ACH & Matt Sydal VS The Kingdom w/Maria Kanellis & RPG Vice

Adam Cole VS Christopher Daniels

Hirooki Goto VS Michael Elgin

Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer/Hoyt) War Machine

Kazuchika Okada VS Roderick Strong

reDRagon VS Shinsuke Nakamura & Jay Lethal w/Truth Martini

The Briscoes VS Time Spitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA

You can get tickets at this link: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=CYC_WRESTLING&pid=7999268