Category: NJPW News
Jay White’s Return To NJPW Revealed
Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White is scheduled to return to New Japan Pro Wrestling on this Friday’s episode of NJPW Strong. The announcement was made during this week’s NJPW Finish Strong video, which we have included in the player above. His opponent has not yet been announced. White has not competed since February 22,…
NJPW Strong Results (8/14/20) – New Japan USA Cup Semi-Finals
Below are complete results from the August 14th edition of NJPW Strong: Logan Riegel & Barrett Brown def. Clark Connors & Jordan Clearwater PJ Black, Misterioso & Blake Christian def. ACH, TJP & Alex Zayne New Japan Cup USA Semifinals: David Finlay def. Tama Tonga New Japan Cup USA Semifinals: KENTA def. Jeff Cobb
NPJW Announces Competitor COVID-19 Negative; Sunday’s Show On As Planned
New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed the competitor that caused Night 11 of their Summer Struggle Tour to be canceled moments before showtime had negative antigen/antibody tests in their test taken immediately after it was discovered they had a fever. The show on Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Shizuoka will go on as planned. This…
NJPW Summer Struggle Results For Night 9 (8/11/20) & Night 10 (8/12/20)
Below are complete results from NJPW Summer Struggle shows for Night 9 and Night 10: NJPW Summer Struggle Night 9 Results: August 11, 2020 Tomoaki Honma & Satoshi Kojima beat Gabriel Kidd & Yuya Uemura Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Sho beat Yuji Nagata., Ryusuke Taguchi & Yota Tsuji SANADA & Shingo Takagi beat DOUKI…
NJPW Summer Struggle Event Canceled Due To Wrestler With Fever
New Japan Pro Wrestling canceled Night 11 of the Summer Struggle Tour last minute due to a wrestler developing a fever. The following statement was issued: “Today, Uwajima, Ehime prefecture was scheduled to see night 11 of the Summer Struggle tour. Unfortunately, one of the wrestlers scheduled to appear had developed a fever. The wrestler…
ACH, PJ Black, TJP & More Set For This Week’s NJPW Strong
ACH is making his return to New Japan Pro Wrestling this Friday for the first time since 2018. Other former WWE stars such as PJ Black, TJP, and KENTA will also compete on the New Japan Strong card, which will stream on NJPW World at 10pm ET. Below is the current lineup: New Japan Cup…
Confirmed Matches For NJPW’s Jingu Stadium Show
On Monday, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the lineup for their Summer Struggle show on August 29, 2020 from Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. This will be NJPW’s first show from the stadium in over 20 years. Master Wato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru Fatal Four Way to determine the first ever KOPW2020 champion Shingo Takagi vs. Minoru…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night 8 Results (8/09/20) – New NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions
YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto are the new NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions. The trio beat SHO, Toru Yano and Kazuchika Okada in the main event of Saturday’s NJPW Summer Struggle night eight show. The promotion also debuted their new #NJPWCheer tool that allows fans to send reactions using their smartphones. NJPW had…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night 7 Results (8/08/20)
Below are complete results from NJPW’s Summer Struggle Night 7 show: Taiji Ishimori beat Yuya Uemura Yujiro Takahashi and Gedo beat Gabriel Kidd and Yota Tsuji Yujiro Takahashi beat Gabriel Kidd Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, and Yuji Nagata Taichi beat Tomoaki Honma Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, and…
NJPW Announces Schedule For G1 Climax 30
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the schedule for this year’s G1 Climax 30. The tournament is the promotion’s biggest tournament of the year and is a two block, round robin format. Typically, the winner is awarded a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom in January. The participants and blocks will be revealed…
NJPW Strong Results (8/07/20) – KENTA vs. Fredericks
NJPW Strong premiered Friday night on NJPW World. This week’s episode featured the opening round of this year’s New Japan Cup USA. The winner of the tournament will face Jon Moxley for the IWGP US Championship. Below are full results: KENTA beat Karl Fredericks Jeff Cobb beat Tonga Loa David Finlay beat Chase Owens Tama…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night 6 Results (8/7/20)
New Japan Pro Wrestling held Night 6 of their Summer Struggle tour on Friday from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Below are complete results Yuji Nagata beat Yuya Uemura Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Gabriel Kidd and Yota Tsuji SHO, Toru Yano, and Kazuchika Okada beat DOUKI, El Desperado, and Minoru Suzuki BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night Five Results (8/6/20)
Below are results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Summer Struggle Night 5 show from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo: Yuji Nagata beat Gabriel Kidd Master Wato and Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yota Tsuji and Ryusuke Taguchi YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, and Hirooki Goto beat Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma, and Togi Makabe Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Zack Sabre Jr., and Taichi…
NJPW Clears Another Talent Following COVID-19 Concerns
Hiroshi Tanahashi is the latest New Japan Pro Wrestling talent to have a scare with COVID-19. The promotion announced he is officially cleared for this week’s Summer Struggle shows after he came in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. “On August 1, Hiroshi Tanahashi made a television appearance with another cast member…
Full Details On NJPW Strong; Tournament For IWGP US Title
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s new series called NJPW Strong will focus on American talent. The first episode of the series will feature the opening round of a tournament called New Japan Cup USA with the winner getting a shot at the IWGP United States Championship currently held by Jon Moxley. The following will air on…
Bracket For NJPW’s Tournament To Crown New NEVER Six-Man Tag Team Champion
New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold a tournament to determine the new NEVER Six-Man Tag Team champions Shingo Takagi, EVIL and BUSHI have vacated the titles. EVIL had no desire to continue as a titleholder as he is now the dual IWGP Intercontinental and Heavyweight Champion The tournament will be under single elimination rules and…
NJPW Summer Struggle Results For Night 3 And Night 4
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Summer Struggle tour has continued this week. Below are results from Night 3 and Night 4. NJPW Summer Struggle Night 3 (7/29/20) From Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Attendance: 599 fans YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto beat Gabriel Kidd, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomoaki Honma & Satoshi Kojima SANADA &…
Hiromu Takahashi Out Of Action With Shoulder Injury
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced on Tuesday that IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi has suffered a shoulder injury and will be out of action for a short amount of time. Takahashi is still slated to defend his title against Taiji Ishimori on August 29 at Summer Struggle. However, the following match changes have been…
Two NJPW Wrestlers Cleared To Return Following Coronavirus Exposure
Yota Tsuji and Tomoaki Honma were removed from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Sengoku Lord after being exposed to an individual who was positive for the coronavirus. NJPW issued a press release, noting that both Tsuji and Honma were tested for coronavirus and are negative. As a result of the negative tests, both wrestlers have been…
NJPW Announces New Title, Two Matches Set For Summer Struggle
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the creation of the KOPW 2020 title during a press conference on Tuesday. The title won’t have a physical championship belt, but will instead be a trophy presented to whoever is the champion at the end of the year. The following information was posted on NJPW’s website: After teasing a…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night 2 Results (7/27/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Summer Struggle Night 2 show from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Monday: Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima and Togi Makabe beat Gabriel Kidd, Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto BUSHI and Shingo Takagi beat YOSHI-HASHI and Toru Yano El Desperado and Minoru Suzuki beat Yuya Uemura and Yuji…
NJPW Summer Struggle Night 1 Results (7/26/20)
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Summer Struggle Night 1 show from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sunday: Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima and Togi Makabe beat Gabriel Kidd, Yano and Tomohiro Ishii SANADA and Shingo Takagi beat YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto DOUKI and Minoru Suzuki beat Yuya Uemura and Yuji Nagata Yoshinobu…
Big Update On NJPW’s Summer Struggle Tour
New Japan Pro Wrestling began their Summer Struggle tour today at Korakuen Hall. Sunday’s show was headlined by Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi versus EVIL, Dick Togo and Taiji Ishimori. We should have complete results online soon. Below are the announced matches for night two. The show will begin tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM…
NJPW Announces Summer Struggle Series, Premiere Of NJPW Strong
New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold a series of shows at Jingu Stadium called the Summer Struggle. The Summer Struggle tour will begin tomorrow at Korakuen Hall and will run through August 16. NJPW confirmed the series during intermission at Saturday’s Sengoku Lord show. Fans will be in attendance at the shows but the stadium…
NJPW Sengoku Lord Results (7/25/20) – EVIL vs. Takahashi
New Japan Pro Wrestling held their Sengoku Lord show at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on Saturday. The show was headlined by EVIL defending the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships against Hiromu Takahashi. As reported earlier here at WrestlingNews.com, Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji were pulled from the show after a confirmed exposure to…
Two NJPW Wrestlers Held Off Sengoku Lord Due To COVID-19
Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji were pulled from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Sengoku Lord show after filming a television show with another cast member who tested positive for COVID-19. They filmed the show on July 17 and the cast member tested positive on July 24. Neither Honma nor Tsuji were in close contact with the…
Lineup For Episode Four Of Lion’s Break Collision Tonight On NJPW World
Episode No. 4 of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Lion’s Break Collision will premiere tonight at 10 PM ET/9 PM CT on NJPW World. The show will feature the following: Alex Coughlin vs. Tom Lawlor Misterioso vs. Danny Limelight Rocky Romero and Rust Taylor vs. TJP and Clark Connors Jeff Cobb vs. Karl Fredericks
NJPW New Japan Road Results (7/20/20)
New Japan Pro Wrestling held their New Japan Road show today from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Below are complete results: * Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Yuya Uemura and Yota Tsuji * SHO, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii beat Gabriel Kidd, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomoaki Honma, and Togi Makabe * SANADA and Shingo…
EVIL’s Best Matches In Ring Of Honor Released (WATCH HERE)
Ring of Honor is celebrating EVIL winning New Japan Pro Wrestling’s IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental championships. The promotion announced they’ll be releasing his best bouts in Ring of Honor this week on YouTube. The first bought premiered Wednesday night and is Pre-EVIL Takaaki Watanabe vs. Jay Lethal. It was this match EVIL’s career in ROH…
Will Ospreay Indicates He Was Close To Taking His Own Life
New Japan Pro Wrestling star Will Ospreay posted the following today on his Instagram story: “Few weeks ago, I came very close to something I know I’d regret. I’m still dragging my feet but I’m getting better. I’m still smiling, barely but a smile nonetheless. Suicide isn’t an option even when you feel like you’ve…
Confirmed Matches For NJPW’s New Japan Road And Senkogu Lord Shows
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced lineups for their next two shows – New Japan Road (Korakuen Hall) in Tokyo on July 20 and Senkogu Lord in Nagoya (Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) in Aichi on July 25. New Japan Road on July 20, 2020: Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yuya Uemura and Yota Tsuji Gabriel…
New Japan Pro Wrestling Dominion 2020: Results And Backstage News
Below are complete results from New Japan Pro Wrestling Dominion 2020: Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Gabriel Kidd in 9:25 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & SANADA) beat Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Yota Tsuji in 10:15 Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI) beat…
EVIL Is New IWGP Heavyweight And IWGP Intercontinental Champion
EVIL beat Tetsuya Naito at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Dominion 2020 to win the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championship. On Saturday, EVIL beat Kazuchika Okada to win the 2020 New Japan Cup. He got heat afterwards by attacking his former leader in Los Ingobernables de Japon, later joining the Bullet Club. You can check…
Complete Lineup For New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Dominion Card
The following matches have been announced for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s 2020 Dominion show on Sunday (4 AM ET) in Osaka: IWGP Champion Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL IWGP Tag Team Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. Suzuki-gun’s Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi vs. SHO Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada…
New Japan Pro Wrestling Announces Events For This Summer
In a special conference late Monday night, New Japan Pro Wrestling Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that NJPW will return with crowd-less events on June 15-17, June 22-24 and July 1-3. These events will stream on NJPW World as the New Japan Cup will now take place from June 16th through July 3rd. Zack Sabre Jr.…
NJPW Wrestle Dynasty Postponed
NJPW announced last night via Twitter that Wrestle Dynasty, originally scheduled for August 22nd, 2020, has been postponed to a date to be announced in 2021: In the interests of running the best and safest possible event for fans, NJPW has arrived at the decision to postpone Wrestle Dynasty in Madison Square Garden. Sorry for…
Possible Timeline for Return of Live Audiences Revealed
Late Thursday, President Donald Trump put down the groundwork for the Country to begin to return to normal. We are choosing to cover this because it effects when fans might be able to return to venues to see shows live. All options of when to institute the following phases are up to each State. However,…
ALL Wrestling Promotions in Serious Jeopardy for 8 Weeks
At 9pm tonight, the CDC issued the following statement: New: Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50 or more people. Full recommendation here: https://t.co/LrjUt4rl7B #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/OroIqhTYJo — CDC (@CDCgov) March 16, 2020 “Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50…
Matt Hardy Discusses Contract
At midnight, Matt Hardy took to YouTube to discuss his current contract status. During the live feed, he stated that he is officially a free agent as has NOT signed with anyone. He also stated that he does not want to leave WWE, however, he is at an impasse with creative regarding his direction. He…
NJPW Announces MSG Event
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) took to Twitter to announce that coming August 22nd, 2020, they will be putting on Wrestle Dynasty at Madison Square Garden (MSG): This January, the Tokyo Dome experienced Wrestle Kingdom. This summer, Madison Square Garden will experience Wrestle Dynasty! We'll see you August 22 @thegarden! Details:https://t.co/aqrlS5ItOa Follow @NJPWofAmerica for more…
KENTA Returning To Ring Of Honor In April
KENTA is returning to Ring of Honor for the first time in over a decade to compete at Supercard of Honor in Lakeland, FL on April 4th during WrestleMania 36 weekend. KENTA is returning to an ROH ring for the first time in more than a decade! The Japanese star, regarded as one of the…
Jushin “Thunder” Liger Reacts To Retirement
One of the biggest stories to come out of Wrestle Kingdom 14 was the retirement of Jushin “Thunder” Liger. Below is his retirement statement translated to English: “Retired at Tokyo Dome today! After all, the champion, Hiromu was strong. I can retire without any regrets. I am grateful for messages from various people such as…
Backstage News On Hard Feelings Between AEW And NJPW
The idea of adding the stipulation that Hiroshi Tanahashi would receive a shot at the AEW World Championship if he defeated Chris Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom 14 was something the wrestlers themselves came up with. Tony Khan and Rocky Romero, who works for NJPW, got involved and Khan obviously approved the usage of the title…
Will Ospreay Injured At Wrestle Kingdom 14
Will Ospreay suffered a heel injury during his match against Hiromu Takahashi where he lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 14 on Saturday. The injury occurred during the first Flying Tiger drop spot where he landed on his feet after Takahashi moved out of the way. After suffering the knock, Ospreay posted a…
Chris Jericho Comments On Future With New Japan Pro Wrestling
The immediate future of AEW World Champion Chris Jericho in New Japan Pro Wrestling is not known. Jericho defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi during night two of Wrestle Kingdom 14 as the stipulation was if Tanahashi won, he would get a shot at the AEW World Title. The match was set up after Jericho challenged him in…
Minoru Suzuki Challenges Jon Moxley For IWGP US Title
Jon Moxley beat Juice Robinson to retain the IWGP US Championship during night two of Wrestle Kingdom 14. The closing sequence saw the AEW star hit a double arm DDT and the Death Rider. After the match, Minoru Suzuki attacked him with a choke and the Gotch style piledriver. Suzuki got on the mic and…
Chris Jericho Injured At Wrestle Kingdom 14?
Chris Jericho was banged up coming out of his match against Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 on Sunday. Jericho told Jim Valley of the Wrestling Observer after the show he planned on getting checked out once he returned to the United States. He claimed his jaw was dislocated and his knee was swollen.…
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 2 Results (1/5/2020) – A Double Champ Crowned
Below are complete results from Sundays’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Night 2 Event: Pre-Show NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Match: EVIL, BUSHI and Shingo Takagi def. Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe (c), Robbie Eagles, YOSHI-HASHI, & Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, & Taichi, and Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, & Bad Luck Fale…
Updated Match Card For Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 2 (1/5/2020)
Below is the updated match card for night 2 of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Chris Jericho If Tanahashi can Jericho, he will be granted an opportunity at the AEW Championship. Jay White vs Kota Ibushi Jyushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (with Yoshiaki Fujiwara) vs Ryu Lee and Hiromu Takahashi This will…
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1 Results (1/4/2020) – Numerous Title Changes and Matchups For Night 2
Below are complete results from Saturday’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 Event: Pre-Show Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks, & Toa Henare def. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma, Yota Tsuji, & Yuya Uemura via pinfall. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima def. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata via pinfall. Main Card Naoki Sano, Shinjiro Otani, Tatsuhito…
