Category: New Japan Pro Wrestling

AJ Styles WWE Debut plans, Gallows & Anderson Update

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that WWE was originally looking to debut AJ Styles in the Royal Rumble Match as a surprise, however he noted that plans might change now that it’s public that he’s WWE bound.

Doc Gallows noted on Twitter that he will be on the NJPW tour in February. He will team up with Karl Anderson to face Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma. Both of their contract expire at the end of the month, so that may be their last appearance for NJPW before heading to WWE.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Are 2 More Bullet Club Members Leaving NJPW For WWE?

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that there are rumors that Bullet Club members Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga also may be leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling for WWE. However, as of this week they have not given their notices to NJPW.

It’s believed that Finn Balor, who is the creator and former leader of Bullet Club, suggested and recruited Fale and Tonga.

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: