Toru Yano

Toru Yano

Birth : 1978-05-18, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Toru Yano (矢野 通, Yano Tōru), is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the KOPW 2020 and the provisional KOPW 2021. He is a four time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and two-time GHC Tag Team Champion. He is mainly known as a comic relief wrestler, often cheating in an attempt to secure quick wins in his matches. Though often positioned below NJPW's top wrestlers, Yano has gained a reputation as a spoiler, occasionally scoring upset wins over bigger names and feuding with other elite wrestlers.

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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12
Toru Yano
The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 2nd, 2023 at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10
Toru Yano
The tenth night of the tournament took place on July 30th, 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
Toru Yano
The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 26th, 2023 at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6
Toru Yano
The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 23th, 2023 at Big Hat in Wakasato, Nagano, Japan.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 2
Toru Yano
Wrestle Kingdom 17 was a two-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotions. The first day of the event took place on January 4, 2023, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, with the second day of the event taking place on January 21, 2023, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It is the 32nd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the 17th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name. The event was held in honor of the company's founder Antonio Inoki, who died on October 1, 2022.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
Toru Yano
Antonio Inoki memorial spectacular card. Nothing gets the new year started like a good old fashioned New Japan Ranbo! Since 2021, a Ranbo with random timed entries, and plenty of surprises on January 4 had determined a four way on January 5 to decide who first holds the KOPW trophy for the year.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
Toru Yano
Wrestle Kingdom 17 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. The event will take place on January 4, 2023, at the Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPWxSTARDOM: Historic X-Over
Toru Yano
Historic X-Over is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). The event took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
New year’s Golden Series night 14
himself
After a month of touring around Japan, the New Year’s Golden Series comes to a close over two nights in Sapporo’s Hokkai Kita-Yell on February 19 and 20. Three championship matches highlight Saturdays clashes with what is sure to be a classical main event.
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
himself
As NJPW rounds the corner into the last week of the New Year’s Golden Seriers, action hits Osaka on February 13, hitting EDION Arena for the first time in 2022 with an appropriately big main event.
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 9
himself
February 11 sees night nine of the New Year’s Golden Series, and the first championship action of the tour, as Sendai will see the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship defended atop a card that is dominated by junior heavyweight action.
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
himself
After a fortnight’s break, NJPW resumes touring action on February 6 in Chiba, before the next night sees the New Year’s Golden Series tour return to Korakuen Hall. There a big main event will see a preview of championship action February 11 in Sendai, as Master Wato and El Desperado meet in a tag battle before their Sun Plaza Hall IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match!
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1
Commissioning Editor
January 20 sees the New year’s Golden Series get underway. The throwback tour title is a call back to the year opening series in the early years for NJPW, and is a fitting name for our golden anniversary celebrations!
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19
Toru Yano
After Wednesday night’s B Block finals, the full card has now been determined for the G1 Climax 31 final on Thursday October 21.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
Toru Yano
The G1 Climax is in its final week in Yokohama and Nippon Budokan. Monday October 18 will see the A Block finalist determined, as five remain in the running.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
Toru Yano
A Block hit match number eight of nine on October 13 in Sendai. With the competitors in the final stretch, tonight’s four tournament matches will set the stage for the block final in Yokohama on October 18.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
Toru Yano
The G1 returns to Osaka on Saturday October 9. With six of nine block matches over, it’s the final stretch for A Block, and every win is vital on the road to next week’s block final in Yokohama.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
Toru Yano
As the tournament enters its second half, A Block hit Hiroshima less than a fortnight away from their final matches in Yokohama on October 18.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
Toru Yano
A Block competition hits its midway point on Sunday October 3 in Aichi. As the G1 gets on the road to a second half with just over a fortnight still to run, who will lead A Block, and will Zack Sabre Jr.’s perfect record remain intact?
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
Toru Yano
Night seven of G1 action sees A Block take to the Korakuen stage, as a capacity crowd sees four more tournament matches and a special singles attraction.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
Toru Yano
Night four of the G1 Climax 31 campaign sees A Block in action in Kobe World Hall, with four block matches, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in a non title bout with Yuji Nagata and a special opening contest in store.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
Toru Yano
A Block competition in G1 Climax 31 started with some shocking results and some incredible matchups. On September 23, the tournament rolls on to Ota as some look to build on night one success, and some look to get on the board.
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
Toru Yano
After months of anticipation, the tournament of tournaments, G1 Climax 31 finally gets underway this Saturday, September 18. A stacked lineup gets the tournament started, while a Young Lion gets a huge test.
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
Toru Yano
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Metlife Dome 2021 is a PPV from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It is a two-night event in itself on 4 and 5 September 2021. The event was earlier scheduled for 29 May. But the state of emergency was imposed in Japan due to COVID-19. The first part of Wrestle Grand Slam (in Tokyo Dome) took place on 25 July 2021 from Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
Toru Yano
New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making its return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall on April 4th, 2021 for Sakura Genesis, an event that was once an annual fixture of the New Japan calendar. Due to both their trip to the US in 2019 and the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020, this will be the first time in three years that this event will take place. As the beloved cherry blossoms fall at roughly 5 centimeters per second outside of the Sumo Hall, inside of it will be one of the most controversial shows in New Japan’s history as the first-ever IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense will take place in the main event as Will Ospreay challenges Kota Ibushi.
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2
Toru Yano
Tag Team Match TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) vs. The United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay) Six Man Tag Team Match CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) vs. BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens, EVIL & Jay White) (w/Dick Togo & Gedo) IWGP Tag Team Title Match Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (w/Jado) (c) vs. CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) NEVER Openweight Title Match Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Great-O-Khan IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Three Way Match (vacant) El Phantasmo vs. BUSHI vs. El Desperado IWGP Intercontinental Title Match Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1
Toru Yano
Six Man Tag Team Match Hiroshi Tanahashi & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) vs. The United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay) Singles Match YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tanga Loa (w/Jado) Singles Match Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Title YTR Style Texas Strap Match Toru Yano (c) vs. Chase Owens Singles Match Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White (w/Gedo) Singles Match Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL (w/Dick Togo)
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
Toru Yano
Six Man Tag Team Match Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs. Suzuki-gun (DOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) Six Man Tag Team Match Master Wato, SHO & Tomoaki Honma vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Six Man Tag Team Match BULLET CLUB (El Phantasmo, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) Tag Team Match Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano vs. BULLET CLUB (Dick Togo & EVIL) Singles Match Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) vs. BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (w/Gedo & Jado) IWGP Heavyweight Title / IWGP Intercontinental Title Match Kota Ibushi (c) vs. SANADA
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
Toru Yano
Six Man Tag Team Match Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Singles Match BUSHI vs. Master Wato (w/Hiroyoshi Tenzan) Ten Man Tag Team Match CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. BULLET CLUB (El Phantasmo, EVIL, Jay White, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi) (w/Dick Togo & Gedo) Tag Team Match Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) IWGP Tag Team Title Match Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) (w/DOUKI) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. SHO
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Toru Yano
Tag Team Match CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano) vs. BULLET CLUB (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) (w/Dick Togo) Eight Man Tag Team Match Kota Ibushi, Master Wato, SHO & Tomoaki Honma vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) Singles Match Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Great-O-Khan No Disqualification Match Satoshi Kojima vs. Will Ospreay NEVER Openweight Title Match Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NJPW New Year Dash 2021
Toru Yano
The night after the climactic Wrestle Kingdom 15 at the Tokyo Dome, New Japan Pro Wrestling kicked off their first round of feuds for 2021 at New Year Dash!! at Tokyo Dome City Hall. The show wasn’t as dramatic as some NYDs of the past, but there were a couple of matches worth watching and the beginnings of some very promising angles, including one for one of the best new matches NJPW could do right now.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
Yano Toru
Night One of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 15th annual Tokyo Dome event will feature the Dangerous Tekkers taking on The Guerrillas of Destiny for the IWGP Tag Team Championships, Kazuchika Okada facing off against Will Ospreay, and Tetsuya Naito defending his IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Championships against Kota Ibushi.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
The eighteenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final B Block matches. Taking place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, the show is headlined by SANADA vs. EVIL.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
The sixteenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Yokohama Budokan in Kanagawa, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
The fourteenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
The twelfth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the ZIP Arena Okayama in Okayama, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
The tenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
The eighth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka in Niigata, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs SANADA.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
The sixth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
The second night of the 30th edition of the G1 Classic which begins the B Block matches. Taking place at the Osaka Prefectural Gym (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka and is being headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito.
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
Summer Struggle In Jingu was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on August 29, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan at Meiji Jingu Stadium. On March 1, 2020, NJPW suspended all future live events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 26, 2020, NJPW announced the Summer Struggle tour and that the culmination of the Summer Struggle tour would take place in Meiji Jingu Stadium, the first NJPW event inside the stadium since 1999 with last event being Jingu Climax.
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
Himself
Sengoku Lord in Nagoya was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 25, 2020, in Nagoya, Aichi, at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium and was the second event under the Sengoku Lord name, the second in a row in Nagoya, and second in a row that took place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020
Toru Yano
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall, and was the twelfth event under the Dominion name and sixth in a row that took place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 2 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 5, 2020, at the Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 29th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and it was also the first time the event was held over two days, instead of taking place solely on January 4. In night two's main event, IWGP Heavyweight and the IWGP Intercontinental champions fought each other in a winner takes all match; which was promoted as a Double Gold Dash. In other notable matches, Chris Jericho fought Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jay White took on Kota Ibushi, KENTA defended the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hirooki Goto, Jon Moxley defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Juice Robinson, Zack Sabre Jr. defended the British Heavyweight Championship against Sanada. The event also saw the retirement match of Japanese wrestling legend Jyushin Thunder Liger.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2020, at the Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 29th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the 14th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name. The main event of night one saw Kazuchika Okada defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kota Ibushi. In other prominent matches, Jay White defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Tetsuya Naito, the returning Hiromu Takahashi took on Will Ospreay for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Jon Moxley fought Lance Archer in a Texas Death match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship and FinJuice (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) took on the Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
NJPW Showdown San Jose
Toru Yano
New Japan Showdown[3] was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 9, 2019 at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California and on November 11, 2019 at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, California. The San Jose show was broadcast live on NJPW World, while the Los Angeles show will be later available to on-demand viewing.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19
The nineteenth and final night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the last match of the tournament. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by the A Block Winner going up against the B Block Winner of this year's G1.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
The eighteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final B Block matches. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
The seventeenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final A Block matches. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
The sixteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
The fifteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
The fourteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Osaka Prefectural Gym (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
The thirteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Osaka Prefectural Gym (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
The twelfth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium in Fukuoka, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
The eleventh night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #1 in Kagawa, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
The tenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
The ninth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. KENTA.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
The eighth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
The seventh night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Koraku, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
The sixth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Koraku, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
The fifth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Koraku, the show is headlined by Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
The fourth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, the show is headlined by Taichi vs. Tetsuya Naito.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
The third night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax that returns to the A Block. Taking place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, the show is headlined by KENTA vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
The second night of the 29th edition of the G1 Classic which begins the B Block matches, and is being headlined by Hiroki Goto vs. Jay White in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
Toru Yano
The opening night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada.
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
Southern Showdown In Sydney was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on 30 June 2019 at the UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The event was main evented by Bullet Club (Jay White, Bad Luck Fale and Robbie Eagles) with Gedo taking on Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) and Hiroshi Tanahashi,
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
The show will be headlined by a tag team match, with Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi facing Jay White & Bad Luck Fale. As was announced at Dominion, new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay will defend his title against Robbie Eagles in Melbourne. Ospreay, who won this year's Best of the Super Juniors tournament, defeated Dragon Lee to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title at Dominion. Ospreay then went to the English commentary table and said that he wanted his first defence to be against Eagles. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny will face Juice Robinson & Mikey Nicholls in a non-title match in Melbourne, and Rocky Romero is taking on El Phantasmo in a Best of the Super Juniors rematch
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL
The Best of the Super Juniors (often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The twenty-sixth Best of the Super Juniors took place at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan (Ryōgoku Sumo Hall). The Final aired on June 5, 2019.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 2
Wrestling Dontaku 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1
Wrestling Dontaku 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
NJPW New Year Dash 2019
Toru Yano
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s New Year Dash!! - happening Saturday, January 5, 2019 from Korakuen Hall. The show will air live during the early morning hours for United States audiences, with a replay available an hour after the main show wraps.
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
The third night of the 28th edition of the G1 Climax that returns to the A Block. Taking place at the Hokkaido NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White.
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
The second night of the 28th edition of the G1 Classic which begins the B Block matches. Taking place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega.
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
Toru Yano
The opening night of the 28th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada.
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
Toru Yano
An epic power struggle over control of Bullet Club led to an irreparable schism between Kenny Omega and "The American Nightmare" Cody, and Saturday night in San Francisco's historic Cow Palace at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Special, they wrote the latest chapter of their story, as The Cleaner defended his newly won IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the second-generation competitor.
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Toru Yano
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on June 9, 2018 at the Osaka-jō Hall, in Osaka. It is the tenth event under the Dominion name and the fourth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) Vs. Roppongi 3K. Juice Robinson & David Finlay Vs. Jay White & Yoshi-Hashi. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano Vs. Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. Hirooki Goto (c) Vs. Michael Elgin Vs. Taichi. Evil & Sanada (c) Vs. The Young Bucks. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, & Rey Mysterio Vs. Cody, Hangman Page, & Marty Scurll. Will Ospreay (c) Vs. Hiromu Takahashi. Tetsuya Naito (c) Vs. Chris Jericho Kazuchika Okada (c) Vs. Kenny Omega.
ROH: Honor United - London
ROH Honor United: London took place with ROH World Six-Man Champions The Kingdom defeating The Young Bucks / Adam Page in the main event.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
Toru Yano
New Japan returns to Fukuoka for the annual Wrestling Dontaku event! This time, it will be held as a two night event, which we will likely see a defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The first Night will take place on May 3 and the second Night will be on May 4th.
NJPW Strong Style Evolved
Toru Yano
Strong Style Evolved was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The show took place on March 25, 2018, in Long Beach, California, United States at the Walter Pyramid. The event was broadcast on AXS TV in the United States and on NJPW World internationally.
NJPW New Year Dash 2018
Toru Yano
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 took place in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on January 5, 2018
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago
Global Wars Chicago was a professional wrestling event co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The event took place on October 15 at Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois. The main event of the evening was the Bullet Club (ROH World Champion Cody & ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions Adam Page & The Young Bucks) vs. Search and Destroy (ROH World Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), Jonathan Gresham, & Jay White. "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega defended his IWGP United States championship against NJPW star YOSHI-HASHI and "The Villain" Marty Scurll took on Hiromu Takahashi.
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
King of Pro-Wrestling (2017) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on October 9, 2017, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was NJPW's biggest show between August's G1 Climax and January's Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome. The top two matches featured Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Evil and Tetsuya Naito defending his status as the number one contender to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 12 against Tomohiro Ishii. This was the sixth event under the King of Pro-Wrestling branding.
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
Toru Yano
Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 11, 2017, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the ninth event under the Dominion name and third in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Toru Yano
Wrestling Dontaku 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2017, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Bad Luck Fale. This was the fourteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
NJPW 45th Anniversary Event took place on March 6, 2017 from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. NJPW Anniversary Event celebrates the anniversary of the first event held by NJPW on March 6, 1972. The main event for the 45th Anniversary show was Kazuchika Okada taking on Tiger Mask W.
NJPW New Year Dash 2017
Toru Yano
Fallout from New Japan Pro-Wrestling's biggest event of the year.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2017, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 26th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show. The show was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kenny Omega. Other featured matches saw Tetsuya Naito defend the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hirooki Goto and Kushida defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion against Hiromu Takahashi. As part of a partnership between NJPW and the American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion, the ROH World Championship was also defended at the event with Adam Cole taking on Kyle O'Reilly. All in all, the event featured eleven matches (one on the pre-show), eight of which were contested for championships.
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII
All Star Extravaganza VIII was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor. It took place on September 30th, 2016 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA.
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
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Death Before Dishonor XIV is a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which takes place on August 19, 2016 at Sam's Town Live in Las Vegas, NV.
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
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Invasion Attack 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on April 10, 2016, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event will feature nine matches, six of which will be contested for championships. The main event will see Kazuchika Okada defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the winner of the 2016 New Japan Cup, Tetsuya Naito. The event will air worldwide on New Japan Pro Wrestling World and will feature English commentary, provided by Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino. Invasion Attack 2016 will be the fourth event under the Invasion Attack name.
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
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Honor Rising: Japan 2016 is a two-day professional wrestling "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The events took place on February 19 and 20, 2016, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The events aired live through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World.
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
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The New Beginning in Niigata is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on February 14, 2016, in Nagaoka, Niigata, at the Aore Nagaoka. The event will feature nine matches, three of which will be contested for championships. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi will take on Kenny Omega to determine the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion, following previous champion Shinsuke Nakamura's departure from NJPW. The New Beginning in Niigata will be the ninth event under the New Beginning name and the first to take place in Niigata.
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
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The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on February 11, 2016, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Edion Arena Osaka. The event will feature nine matches, four of which will be contested for championships. In the main event, Kazuchika Okada will defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto. The New Beginning in Osaka will be the eighth event under the New Beginning name and the third under the New Beginning in Osaka name.
NJPW New Year Dash 2016
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Hot off the happenings of Wrestle Kingdom 10, New Japan Pro Wrestling returns to Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan for New Year Dash 2016.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
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Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome. It was the 25th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show, which is NJPW's biggest annual event and has been called "the largest wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl". The event featured ten matches and was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi. As part of the talent exchange partnership between NJPW and the American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion, the event featured a match for the ROH World Championship as well as the NJPW debuts of ROH wrestlers Cheeseburger, Jay Lethal, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe.
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League in 1999. In 2012, New Japan's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. The winners of the tournament, assuming they do not already hold the belts, obtain #1 contendership to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The current format, introduced in 2006, is essentially identical to that of the G1 Climax, with the top two scoring teams from two blocks of five or six advancing to the semifinals, and the winners of those matches battling in the final.
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
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Power Struggle (2015) is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on November 7, 2015, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It will be the fifth event under the Power Struggle name.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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King of Pro-Wrestling (2015) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 12, 2015, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event was NJPW's biggest event between August's G1 Climax and January's Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome and was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against A.J. Styles. All in all, the event featured nine matches, four of which were be contested for championships. In addition to airing worldwide through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World, the event aired in Japan as a regular PPV through SKY PerfecTV!. It was the fourth event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name.
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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Destruction in Kobe (2015) is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on September 27, 2015, in Kobe, Hyōgo at the Kobe World Memorial Hall. The event will feature nine matches, three of which will be contested for championships. It will be the eleventh event under the Destruction name.
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
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Destruction in Okayama (2015) is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on September 23, 2015, in Okayama, Okayama at the Momotaro Arena. The event will feature nine matches, four of which will be contested for championships. It will be the tenth event under the Destruction name.
NJPW G1 Climax 25 - Finals
G1 Climax Finals: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks (c) vs. ReDragon Bullet Club vs. Chaos & The Kingdom ...And More
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
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Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 5, 2015, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. The featured ten matches with all six of NJPW's championships on the line, main evented by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between champion A.J. Styles and challenger Kazuchika Okada. This was the seventh event under the Dominion name and the first to take place in July.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
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Wrestling Dontaku 2015 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2015, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and featured nine matches, three of which were contested for championships. In addition to airing worldwide through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World, the event also aired in Japan as a regular PPV through SKY PerfecTV!'s Sukachan service. It was the twelfth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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1. Yuji Nagata, Captain New Japan, Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Sho Tanaka 2. Hiroyoshi TenzanSatoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall 3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (c) vs. Rocky Romero & Barreta 4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Máscara Dorada 5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (c) vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven 6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI 7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano 8. Special Singles Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale 9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: AJ Styles (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
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1. Satoshi Kojim & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan 2. Tiger Mask & Jay White vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish 3. Special Six Man Tag Match: Mascara Dorada, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA vs. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson 4. NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. Chase Owens 5. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Rob Conway (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano 7. Special Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi 8. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga 9. NEVER Openweight Title: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii 10. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka
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1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu 2. Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan vs. Tiger Mask #4 & Máscara Dorada 3. Rob Conway & Chase Owens vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger 4. Kota Ibushi vs. Tomoaki Honma 5. 3-Way Match - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles Match: Time Splitters (KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley) vs. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (c) vs. Young Bucks (Nick Jackson &Matt Jackson) 6. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi 7. Special Match: BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga) vs. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba 8. Special Match: Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Tetsuya Naito vs. CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) 9. IWGP Tag Team Titles Match: BULLET CLUB (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata (c) 10. IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: AJ Styles vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
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Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2015. It was the 24th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first event on the 2015 NJPW schedule. The event featured ten professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match, six of which were for championships. In the double main event, Shinsuke Nakamura defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Kota Ibushi, and Hiroshi Tanahashi defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kazuchika Okada. The appearance of Pro Wrestling Noah wrestlers led to a storyline in which NJPW's Suzuki-gun group began wrestling at Noah events starting the week after Wrestle Kingdom 9. Through NJPW's partnership with Global Force Wrestling (GFW), the event was broadcast with English commentary as a GFW event.
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome Night 6 took place in Tokyo, Japan on December 20, 2014. The main event was a six man tag featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe taking on Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii.
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League in 1999. In 2012, New Japan's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. The winners of the tournament, assuming they do not already hold the belts, obtain #1 contendership to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The 2014 finals featured Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata battling Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson.
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League in 1999. In 2012, New Japan's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. The winners of the tournament, assuming they do not already hold the belts, obtain #1 contendership to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The 2014 finals featured Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata battling Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson.
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
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Power Struggle (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 8, 2014, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Bodymaker Colosseum. The main event featured a IWGP Intercontinental Championship match between champion Shinsuke Nakamura and challanger Katsuyori Shibata.
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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Destruction in Kobe (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on September 21, 2014, in Kobe, Hyōgo at the Kobe World Memorial Hall.The event featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. In the main event of the show, Chaos' Shinsuke Nakamura challenged Bullet Club's Bad Luck Fale for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 12
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NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 12
NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 11
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NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 11
NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 8
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NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 8
NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 7
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 6
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 5
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 4
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NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 1
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The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 1
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
NJPW Dominion 6.21
Dominion is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held every June since 2009 as pay-per-view (PPV). Since 2013, viewers outside of Japan have also been able to view the event as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Dominion is the first major event following the Best of the Super Juniors tournament and usually includes a match, where the tournament winner challenges for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, assuming the champion has not won the tournament.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome
Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2014. It was the 23rd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the eighth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. Like the previous year, the event aired worldwide on internet pay-per-view (iPPV). The event featured ten matches, six of which were contested for championships. For the first time in twenty years, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship was defended during the event with NWA representative Rob Conway defending against Satoshi Kojima. The event was headlined by a double main event; Shinsuke Nakamura defending the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito.
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
The final event of the NJPW 2013 World Tag League, live from Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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The second King of Pro-Wrestling was held on October 14, 2013, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, four of which were contested for championships.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
The second King of Pro-Wrestling was held on October 14, 2013, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, four of which were contested for championships.
NJPW Destruction 2013
Destruction was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event aired domestically as a regular pay-per-view (PPV) and internationally as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). The event was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Satoshi Kojima.
NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Day 9
The G1 Climax tournament carries on from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Day 11
The G-1 Climax comes to a conclusion at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 23
The G1 (Grade One) Climax professional wrestling tournament is a weeklong event held each August by the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. The G1 draws standing room only crowds each night, record receipt gates and generates front-page coverage on the sports sections of several of the daily newspapers in Tokyo. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually (and currently) held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2013. It was the 22nd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the seventh held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured eleven matches (including two dark matches), five of which were contested for championships. The event featured outside participation from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) representative Keiji Mutoh, Pro Wrestling Zero1 representative Shinjiro Otani, and American freelancer Shelton Benjamin. For the first time in five years, the event did not feature wrestlers from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). For the first time, the event was made available for international market on internet pay-per-view (iPPV).
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012
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King of Pro-Wrestling (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 8, 2012, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was the first event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name. In the main event Hiroshi Tanahashi defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Minoru Suzuki.
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
We Are Pro-Wrestling Love was a supercard produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and All-Japan Pro Wrestling to celebrate the companies' 40th anniversaries.
NJPW Dominion 6.16
Dominion 6.16 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 16, 2012, in Osaka, Osaka, at the newly renamed Bodymaker Colosseum. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships. The Main Event Was Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championshi. It was the fourth event under the Dominion name.
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
NJPW celebrates their 40th anniversary from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
All Together
All Together was a professional wrestling event organized together by Japan's three biggest promotions; All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah, in response to the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The first event was held in Tokyo on August 27, 2011. All proceeds from the events were donated to Japanese Red Cross. The event featured no storylines or championship matches, instead it was booked as a "supercard", putting together combinations of wrestlers from the three promotions that fans would normally not see. The event featured ten matches involving 82 wrestler
The Commute
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Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.
NJPW Dominion 6.19
Dominion 6.19 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 19, 2010, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The event featured nine matches, three of which were contested for championships. Much like the previous year, Dominion 6.19 also featured wrestlers from Pro Wrestling Noah; namely Go Shiozaki, Muhammad Yone and Naomichi Marufuji.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
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Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムIV in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu IV in Tōkyō Dōmu) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2010. It was the 19th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the fourth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, five of which were contested for championships. Through NJPW's international working relationships, the event featured wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotions for the third and second year in a row, respectively. In addition, wrestlers from Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1 also took part in the show.
NJPW Destruction 2009
NJPW presented their third annual Destruction event from Ryogoku Kokugikanin Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
A NJPW wrestling event that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of NJPW superstar Masahiro Chono.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムIII in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu III in Tōkyō Dōmu) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2009. It was the 18th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the third held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured eleven matches (including one dark match), five of which were contested for championships. For the second year in a row, the show featured wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In addition, the show also featured wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as part of a new relationship between NJPW and CMLL. Wrestlers from other Japanese promotions also took part in the show, including All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1, whose top title, the World Heavyweight Championship, was defended during the show.
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Toru Yano
GLOBAL "iMPACT!" : TNA WRESTLING VS. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING On January 4, 2008, the superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling traveled to Japan to battle the superstars of New Japan Pro Wrestling in a one-night interpromotional war at the famous Tokyo Dome.
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14.
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14.
Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show
Self
Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show was an event held on August 31, 2003 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
The 10th Best of Super Juniors tournament comes to a close as some of the world's greatest junior heavyweights square off.
NJPW Resolution 2009
Resolution 2009 was presented by New Japan Pro Wrestling from Tokyo, Japan.