Tag Archives: NJPW News

NJPW Results: Super Jr. Tag League 2024 Day 2 – Kawasaki, Japan (10/26)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on October 26th, 2024 at the Culttz Kawasaki in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Tag Team Match Katsuya Murashima & Daiki Nagai defeated Shoma Kato & Masatora Yasuda. 6 Man Tag Team Match Tiger Mask, Toru Yano & Capitan Suicida defeated  Continue Reading »

EVIL Issues Challenge To Hiroshi Tanahashi For Wrestle Kingdom 19 On January 4th

New Japan Pro Wrestling President Hiroshi Tanahashi held a press conference on Tuesday regarding his upcoming retirement, which saw EVIL make a surprise appearance at the end of the press conference, issuing a challenge to Tanahashi for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4th, which was later accepted. EVIL stated that New Japan Pro Wrestling  Continue Reading »

Updated Lineup For NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed On November 8th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following will take place as part of their NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 event on November 8th at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. — Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Kosei Fujita for the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship. — TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (c) vs.  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: Super Jr. Tag League 2024 Day 1 – Takasaki, Japan (10/24)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on October 24th, 2024 at the G Messe Gunma in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan. Singles Match Masatora Yasuda vs. Daiki Nagai went to a 10 minute time limit draw. Tag Team Match The VeloCities (Jude London & Paris de Silva)  Continue Reading »

Third Match Announced For NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II

New Japan Pro Wrestling and STARDOM have announced that Clark Connors and Thekla will team up to face off against Taichi and Natsupoi as part of the Historic X-Over II event on November 17th at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. Previously announced for the event: — Zack Sabre Jr. & Maika vs. El  Continue Reading »

Updated Lineup For NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed On November 8th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following will take place as part of their NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed event on Friday, November 8th at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. — Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Kosei Fujita for the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship. — KENTA vs. Ryohei Oiwa. — David Finlay vs.  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: Royal Quest IV – London, England (10/20)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on October 20th, 2024 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. Tag Team Match Young Blood (Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima) defeated The Greedy Souls (Brendan White & Danny Jones). Tag Team Match BULLET CLUB (Taiji  Continue Reading »

Date & Location Announced For NJPW Battle In The Valley 2025

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that their 2025 NJPW Battle in the Valley event will take place on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, exactly one week after their Wrestle Kingdom event. The event will take place at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. We're kicking off 2025 in the US HUGE in San  Continue Reading »

NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship Match Added To NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed On November 8th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Gabe Kidd will put the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship on the line against Kosei Fujita as part of the NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 event on November 8th in Lowell, Massachusetts. Previously announced for the event is a Fatal Four Way Match to determine the #1 Contender for  Continue Reading »

7 Matches Announced For NJPW Power Struggle 2024 On November 4th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following will take place as part of their NJPW Power Struggle event on November 4th at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Singles Match Will Be An IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match If Zack Sabre Jr. retains at NJPW Royal Quest IV Shingo Takagi vs. Zack  Continue Reading »

Full List Of Teams Announced For NJPW Super Jr. Tag League 2024

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced the full list of teams for the 2024 NJPW Super Jr. Tag League, which kicks off on October 24th. BLOCK A — BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) — HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO) — Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) —  Continue Reading »

NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 To Air On Extreme Sports In The UK This Friday

New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: King of Pro-Wrestling to air on Extreme in the UK Friday! Ryogoku card to air in full It was an explosive night yesterday in Ryogoku Sumo Hall for King Of Pro-Wrestling. Fans looking to catch up or relive the action in the UK can catch its broadcast  Continue Reading »

Full Lineup Annoounced For This Sunday’s NJPW Royal Quest IV

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced the full lineup for their NJPW Royal Quest IV event this Sunday at the Crystal Palace Indoor Sports Centre in London, England. IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. SANADA. NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 – Tokyo, Japan (10/14)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on October 14th, 2024 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Singles Match Hiromu Takahashi defeated Mistico. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships Match The Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) defeated BULLET CLUB (Clark Connors & Drilla  Continue Reading »

Hiroshi Tanahashi Announces His Retirement Date

New Japan Pro Wrestling President Hiroshi Tanahashi revealed at today’s NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 event that he has set a date for his retirement. The retirement will take place as part of the Wrestle Kingdom 20 event on January 4th, 2026. The Ace Age will come to an end January 4 2026 ?  Continue Reading »

The Young Bucks Announced For Wrestle Dynasty 2025

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that current AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) will make their return to the promotion as part of the Wrestle Dynasty event on January 5th, 2025. The event will take place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. ICYMI The Young Bucks  Continue Reading »

New IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion as part of today’s NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 event as Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito to become the new Champion. Zack Sabre Jr’s victory brings an end to Naito’s 106-day reign as the Champion.

New NJPW WORLD Television Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new NJPW WORLD Television Champion as part of today’s NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 event as Ren Narita defeated Jeff Cobb and Yota Tsuji to become the new Champion. Narita’s victory brings an end to Cobb’s 164-day reign as the Champion.

New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions as part of today’s NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 event as The Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA) defeated BULLET CLUB (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) to become the new Champions. The Intergalactic Jet Setters’ victory brings an end to BULLET  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: Road To King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 Day 5 – Kamisu, Japan (10/12)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on October 12th, 2024 at the Kamisu Bousai Arena in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan. Singles Match Masatora Yasuda vs. Daiki Nagai went to a 10 minute time limit draw. Tag Team Match Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin defeated Shoma Kato  Continue Reading »