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This weekend had a few surprises in store for New Japan Pro Wrestling fans, and while we're not going to go over the entire tournament, we got highlights and some of the fallout from the tourney to talk about. Credit: New Japan Pro Wrestling The first of the many surprises actually came in the semi-finals on Saturday,[...]

NXT star Kushida has left WWE after his contract with the company expired this week and is expected to return to NJPW this Summer.

Tetsuya Naito made a surprise announcement this morning as he revealed he will be back for the NJPW World Tag League 2021.

One of the most unlikely things happened during NJPW's G1 Climax 31 as Katsuyori Shibata made his return to the promotion as a wrestler.

New Japan Pro Wrestling is giving pro-wrestling fans a special treat on NJPW World as you can check out a night of the G1 Climax for free.

One of the worst ideas to come out of NJPW was the merger of their two biggest titles. Then we saw the new belt design, and it got worse.

One of those places could be New Japan Pro Wrestling, where Owen Hart wrestled in the late '80s The other place is one Jericho is very familiar with: AEW. "I'd love to see (Martha) do something with AEW I think the spirit of Owen Hart lives on in AEW for sure." Jericho has spoken before about[...]

Credit Super7 Super7 NJPW Wave 2 Figures "Super7 is proud to announce Wave 2 of the New Japan Pro Wrestling Ultimate Figures! Each 7-inch super-articulated deluxe action figure comes straight from The Ring to you, accurately painted, detailed, and featuring a variety of awesome interchangeable parts and accessories! "   Bushi Credit Super7 "From honing his craft in Mexico to[...]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Wrestle Dynasty has been postponed until 2021 due to continued global health concerns.

But usually in New Japan Pro Wrestling, when you retire, you stay retired For the better part of 2019, Liger has been going on what is essentially a farewell tour Having matches in as many places as he can, including Madison Square Garden back in April at the G1 Supercard. Credit: NJPW/TV Asahi With his last matches[...]

Those of us in the United States who have been hoping to see New Japan Pro Wrestling on TV will not be seeing it in 2020 For a few years now, American audiences have been begging for NJPW to broadcast their live events and major PPV events on TV Whether that be live on a[...]

The road to the Tokyo Dome in 2020 starts in Dallas, Texas as New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced all the G1 2019 competitors After having several successful events in North America, including their recent dual show with Ring Of Honor at Madison Square Garden, the annual tournament will kick off in the United States[...]

If you're a gamer and love either Kenny Omega or New Japan Pro Wrestling, you're probably going to enjoy the latest video on Being The Elite Instead of getting some kind of answer as to what's happening with The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Hangman Page, and others, we got a special promo video called "Kenny's[...]

Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling have sold out their upcoming event taking place WrestleMania weekend at Madison Square Garden Elated with the news, Ring of Honor sent out a press release written by Kevin Eck which waxes poetic about the accomplishment ROH announced the show in July, after an initial attempt to[...]

Today, New Japan Pro Wrestling officially made their first solo venture into the video games market in North America and Europe with a mobile title The game is called King Of Sports, and it gives you the ability to play as members of the NJPW roster as you make your way to winning all the championships[...]

I've been preaching about New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) for the past few years now, and I keep getting asked by fellow wrestling fans why they should watch it Time and time again I hear people complain about how they can't stand WWE's current programming They hate the writing, they hate the direction characters they[...]

Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that they will be holding a joint event at Madison Square Garden on WrestleMania weekend in 2019 The news follows reports that MSG had recently canceled talks to hold a Ring of Honor event at the venue after interference from WWE A joint venture with[...]

For weeks, wrestling superstar Chris Jericho has been telling reporters that he's done working with New Japan Pro Wrestling following his WrestleKingdom match with Kenny Omega and his followup attack on Tetsuya Naito at NJPW New Years Dash. "Things change," Jericho said just a few days ago, shutting down reports that he was expected to have[...]

And while this is indeed a dream match between two of WWE's top performers, this isn't the first time the two have met. Most of you are well aware of New Japan Pro Wrestling Arguably one of the most popular companies outside of the WWE, NJPW has helped shape the careers of many talented and inspiring[...]

If you watch New Japan Pro Wrestling clips in English, you're probably doing it one of two ways Either with Kevin Kelly and Don "Cyrus" Callis on NJPW World (or clips you find online) or through Jim Ross calling matches that are 1-5 years old on AXS TV It may not be something you think of[...]

Just a few hours ago at a New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Power Struggle" event, the "Twitter feud" between Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega finally reached the first checkmark, as it was announced the two would be having a match in two months at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 12 at the Tokyo Dome For those of you[...]

The last time we physically saw Katsuyori Shibata, he was trying to get backstage at an NJPW event after sustaining a crippling injury from a headbutt that

If you're a pro-wrestling fan and you haven't been watching matches from New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax tournament, you're truly missing something NJPW has had this tournament since 1974, back when it was called the "World League" and company founder Antonio Inoki won most of them It's been called the G1 Climax since 1991[...]

Last week, New Japan Pro Wrestling revealed their latest championship belt to be added to the company: The IWGP United States Championship The giant gold belt you're looking at below, which is the first NJPW has created in five years A tournament to crown the new champion will be held July 1-2, just in time for[...]

New Japan Pro Wrestling will be holding its first show in the United States this Summer in Long Beach, CA The two night G1 Special In USA will take place at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center on Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2 Tickets sold out for the event right away, which means NJPW's first[...]

It isn't the news that everyone in New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to hear, but it's a lot better than hearing about an impending retirement  We previously talked to you about Katsuyori Shibata and the career-threatening injury that put him on the shelf Many expected that we would have heard one way or the other by[...]

Last month, we told you about the career of Katsuyori Shibata and how his winning the New Japan Cup was a sign of change in the company toward a man who

We're going to step away from WWE content and focus on New Japan Pro Wrestling for a moment, as the company continues to rise in the eyes of North American and European audiences as an amazing alternative to the local status quo One of the best stories NJPW could possibly tell is slowly coming into[...]

In addition to markets without major wrestling presences, that could easily include places like Japan and Mexico, which already have their own reigning heavyweight champions of wrestling promotion. In Japan's case, that's New Japan Pro Wrestling, which is where many of WWE's recent stars including A.J Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura were wrestling before being signed by[...]