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AXS TV To Air Wrestle Kingdom 12 On January 6

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AXS TV has announced they will air Wrestle Kingdom 12 on January 6, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT) for a special three hour re-airing of the PPV that takes place on January 4.

The show has gained a considerable amount of buzz in the United States for the addition of WWE star Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega of The Bullet Club.

You can check out the official press release below including a promo video clip.

AXS TV PREMIERES NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING’S BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR—WRESTLE KINGDOM 12—ON SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 2018 AT 8pE IN A THREE-HOUR SPECIAL EVENT

Championship Battles Between Kenny Omega & Chris Jericho, Kazuchika Okada & Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jay White Air Saturday Night

Additional Coverage of Wrestle Kingdom 12 Will Premiere as Part of AXS TV’s Weekly Series Friday Nights at 8pE Beginning Jan. 12

Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 3, 2017) – As the exclusive U.S. television home for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), AXS TV will premiere the promotion’s biggest show of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 12, in a three-hour special Saturday, Jan. 6 at 8pE/5pP. AXS TV FIGHTS CEO Andrew Simon made the announcement that the Wrestle Kingdom 12 national television broadcast marks the fastest turnaround time for the spectacular airing just two days after the event takes place at the Tokyo Dome. AXS TV’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 special will showcase the event’s three headlining championship matches: IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. G1 CLIMAX 27 Tournament Champion Tetsuya Naito, and IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White.

“While NJPW has delivered some of the greatest matches in wrestling history over the past year, we’ve seen viewership growth on AXS TV thanks to New Japan’s expansion in the U.S. and our commitment to air matches closer to when they take place,” said Simon. “With Wrestle Kingdom as their marquee annual event, we thank NJPW and TV Asahi for their support and are proud to kick off 2018 with this historic primetime Saturday night special featuring the dream match-up of Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho.”

AXS TV will continue its coverage of Wrestle Kingdom 12 following the special over five episodes Friday nights starting Jan. 12 at 8pE/5pP on the network’s award-winning weekly series, including the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship match between RPG 3K (Sho & Yoh) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), the four-way IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship bout featuring Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi, and the ROH World Title Match between Cody and Kota Ibushi. The championship matches featuring Tanahashi vs. White, Omega vs. Jericho and Okada vs. Naito will also have an encore airing during this time.

Leading up to the Wrestle Kingdom 12 special on Jan. 6, AXS TV will air an eight-hour marathon of NJPW starting at 12pE/9aP. Episodes in the marathon will feature matches that set up the main card at Wrestle Kingdom, including Omega winning the IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Title versus Tomohiro Ishii at the G1 Special in USA; Omega vs. Naito in the G1 CLIMAX 27 Tournament Finals; Omega’s first U.S. Heavyweight Title defense at Destruction in Kobe; an encore of the three-hour King of Pro-Wrestling special headlined by Okada vs. EVIL; and two episodes from Power Struggle headlined by Omega vs. Beretta featuring a special appearance by Jericho.

AXS TV produces the English language version of “New Japan Pro Wrestling” in association with TV ASAHI CORPORATION, the distributor of NJPW.

Source: WrestleView.com

NJPW Opens English YouTube Channel

NJPW announced they have opened an English NJPW YouTube channel that will feature backstage comments and event promos with English subtitles. They already have some videos up, which you can check out by clicking here.

Source: WrestlingINC

Backstage News On Chris Jericho Working With NJPW and ROH

As noted, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega will meet at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January after Chris Jericho challenged the IWGP United States Champion at Power Struggle, earlier today. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Chris Jericho has been in talks with NJPW since August to appear at Wrestle Kingdom 12. The article also mentioned how during an appearance on the Killing the Town podcast, Jericho said he is personally paying for his Rock ‘n Wrestling Rager at Sea and hoped to get a partnership together with WWE by bringing some NXT talent on board. WWE decided not to get involved and Jericho moved forward by working out a deal with Ring of Honor to put together a Sea of Honor tournament. The Young Bucks and Marty Scurll have already been announced to be on the cruise. On Twitter, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer noted that Jericho’s WWE contact expired, and he is currently a free agent.

Source: WrestlingINC

NJPW Power Struggle Results 11/5/17

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* David Finlay defeated Katsuya Kitamura

* The Young Bucks defeated Titan and Dragon Lee

* Juice Robinson, Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, and Hirai Kawato defeated Zack Sabre Jr, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, and TAKA Michinoku

* Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Cody, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi

* Roppongi 3K (SHO and YOH) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and ACH (Super Jr. Tag Tournament Final)

* Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, and Gedo defeated Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI, and Hiromu Takahashi

* Minoru Suzuki (c) defeated Toru Yano (NEVER Openweight Championship Bullrope Match)

* Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay (c) (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship)

* Kenny Omega (c) defeated Baretta (IWGP United States Championship)

* Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kota Ibushi (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

Chris Jericho challenged Kenny Omega to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 12

NJPW Power Struggle 11/5/17

NJPW’s Power Struggle will take place on November 5 live on NJPW World at 3am ET and NJPW has announced the full card for the show with the addition of Kenny Omega defending the IWGP United States Championship against Beretta. Here’s the updated card:

* David Finlay vs. Katsuya Kitamura

* The Young Bucks vs. Titan and Dragon Lee

* Juice Robinson, Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, and Hirai Kawato vs. Zack Sabre Jr, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, and TAKA Michinoku

* Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Cody, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi

* SHO and YOH vs. Ryusuke Taguchi and ACH (Super Jr. Tag Tournament Final)

* Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi

* Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano (NEVER Openweight Championship Bullrope Match)

* Will Ospreay (c) vs. Marty Scurll (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship)

* Kenny Omega (c) vs. Beretta (IWGP United States Championship)

* Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Ticket Now On Sale

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Wrestle Kingdom 12 tickets are now on sale and NJPW is looking to make it easier for international fans to buy their tickets for next year’s January 4 show. The main event will be IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito, who won this year’s G1 Climax tournament to receive his title shot. For more information on how to purchase tickets click here.

Source: WrestlingINC

Jim Ross Likely Re-Signing With AXS TV

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it appears that Jim Ross will be renewing his AXS TV deal for another year to do commentary on NJPW shows. AXS wants to keep him and he wants to keep doing it, so as long as WWE doesn’t block the deal, which they haven’t had an issue with so far, he will be staying. Ross is not working any television for WWE right now, and is on a limited date deal, and due to the U.K. show not happening, which is what he was brought in for, he hasn’t worked for WWE since the Mae Young Classic.

Source: 411Mania

NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Results

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Earlier today, NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling show took place.

* BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and SANADA defeated Bad Luck Fale, Leo Tonga and Yujiro Takahashi

* Hirooki Goto and Toru Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.

* Roppongi 3K  (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu, formerly known as The Tempura Boyz) defeated Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship)

* Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (c) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny and War Machine (IWGP Tag Team Championship Elimination Match)

* Cody, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll defeated Beretta, Jado and YOSHI-HASHI

* Juice Robinson and Kota Ibushi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe

* Will Ospreay defeated KUSHIDA (c) (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship)

* Tetsuya Naito defeated Tomohiro Ishii (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights)

* Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated EVIL (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)

WWE Sends Cease And Desist Letter To The Young Bucks This Week

WWE sent a cease and desist letter to The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) this week claiming the Bucks were using intellectual property owned by the company, in specific the “too sweet” hand gesture. The letter threatend damages in the range of $150,000 per item, any profits made off the items and legal fees.

According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, any merchandise with references to the term “too sweet” that the Bucks were selling through their own website (YoungBucksMerch.com) and ProWrestlingTees.com has now been in removed in response. It should be noted that Bullet Club shirts being sold at Hot Topic stores nationwide did not have any reference or drawings in question by WWE, which have sold an estimated 100,000 t-shirts the last three months according to Nick Jackson.

WWE first registered ownership of the former “too sweet” hand gesture in 2015, something the Bucks responded to at the time. While it had a rich history in the early days of the nWo in WCW, WWE hadn’t used it for many years and it had a rebirth in New Japan Pro Wrestling with the formation of The Bullet Club during Finn Balor’s time with the promotion. The Young Bucks began marketing it in 2013. Getting into a legal battle with WWE right now over the trademarks was described in the report as being very costly.

WWE sent the letter after video was taken of The Bullet Club “invading” the RAW taping this past Monday in Ontario and put it online later that day as part of the “Being The Elite” YouTube series. The group promoted a last minute appearance at a Hot Topic store close to the arena and then gathered fans to walk over to do a remake of the DX invasion of WCW back in 1998. WWE sent the letter the following day claiming intellectual property violations over any references to “too sweet” including DVD releases, t-shirts, photos and other merchandise being sold. The video remains online that you can view below.

Source: WrestleView

Bullet Club ‘Invades’ Raw On Being The Elite (VIDEO)

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Videos of Bullet Club “invading” Raw have been hitting social media all day, but now this week’s Being The Elite episode chronicling the whole thing has been released … and it’s hilarious.

The episode shows the group rolling up to Raw in Ontario today in a stretch limo and then standing on the back of it to cut promos on a megaphone to air their grievances in public.

This includes Matt Jackson exclaiming that he wants to be able to say “suck it” without getting bleeped, “Hangman” Adam Page griping about being “kidnapped” and (for some reason) Cody Rhodes reciting a monologue from the movie Independence Day.

Those who’ve been keeping up with the show also get a tease at the end in regards to the ongoing saga of the WWE Stooge.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet