Yujiro Kushida

Yujiro Kushida

Birth : 1983-05-12, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan

History

Yujiro Kushida (櫛田 雄二郎 Kushida Yūjirō) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) NXT brand as Kushida. He is a former five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, alongside Alex Shelley as the Time Splitters. He also won the 2015 and 2017 Best of the Super Juniors tournaments and the 2016 Super J-Cup tournament. He won the 2017 WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup. Through a working relationship between NJPW and Ring of Honor (ROH), Kushida also made appearances for the American promotion, where he is a former World Television Champion. He won the ZST Genesis Lightweight Tournament and AJPW's U-30 Tag Team Tournament in 2008 with T28. He is also undefeated in mixed martial arts competition.

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Yujiro Kushida

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Impact Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
Kushida
On February 24th Impact Wrestling presents No Surrender live on FITE straight from Sam's Town in Las Vegas, NV. The event features the title defence of the longest reigning IMPACT World Champion of all times Josh Alexander against former champion Rich Swann in what has all the makings of an all-time classic. One more title is on the line when the Knockouts Champion Mickie James goes one-on-one against one of her toughest opponents Masha Slamovich to defend her Impact Knockouts World Title. Plus IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns, X-Division Champion Trey Miguel, Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry Moose, Frankie Kazarian, Eddie Edwards, Jonathan Gresham, Heath, Rhino, The Major Players, The Bullet Club, Deonna Purrazzo, Jordynne Grace and more top IMPACT Wrestling stars in action.
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
Kushida
On January 13th, 2023 Impact Wrestling kicks off the New Year with Hard to Kill 2023 live on FITE straight from Center Stage in Atlanta, GA. The event features the Impact World Champion Josh Alexander and his title defence against the Hall of Fame Bully Ray. More champions in the lineup are - the Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace, the Tag Team Champions Heath & Rhino, the Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry. Also sheduled to take action are pro wrestling stars such as Moose, Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Steve Maclin, Deonna Purrazzo, Mickie James, The Motor City Machine Guns, Matt Cardona, Brian Myers, Trey Miguel, Ace Austin, Chris Bey and many more!
Impact Wrestling Emergence 2022
Kushida
On August 12th Impact Wrestling present Emergence 2022 live on FITE straight from Cicero Stadium in Chicago, IL.
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
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For the first-time ever, NXT is bringing two whole nights of what the black and gold brand can bring for WrestleMania weekend as night one of this two-night event features NXT UK Champion Walter defending his gold against Tommaso Ciampa, a #1 Contender's Gauntlet Eliminator Match for a North American Championship Match at night two, and the NXT Women's Championship on the line as Io Shirai defends her title against Raquel Gonzalez.
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
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A massacre is sure to happen at the Capitol Wrestling Center on St. Valentine's Day as the finals of the Men's and Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic are underway, Johnny Gargano defends his North American Championship against Kushida, Io Shirai takes on Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez for the NXT Women's Championship in a Triple Threat Match and Finn Bálor goes one-on-one with Pete Dunne in order to defend his NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver 31
Kushida
The thirty-first TakeOver event for the NXT brand will feature Finn Bálor defending his NXT Championship against Kyle O'Reilly, Io Shirai taking on Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Championship, and Johnny Gargano facing off against Damian Priest for the North American Championship.
NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall
Kushida
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, 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. Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was officially announced on June 9, 2019, during Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall. It was scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but was postponed to July 12, to allow the rescheduled New Japan Cup tournament to take place instead, as the tournament was originally planned to be held earlier in the year but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic, the arena was limited to one-third capacity.
NJPW New Year Dash 2019
KUSHIDA
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 Wrestle Kingdom 13
Kushida
Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2019 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the twenty-eighth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the thirteenth promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name. The card was composed of ten matches, including one occurring on the pre-show. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi fought Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Chris Jericho defend the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Tetsuya Naito, Taiji Ishimori took on Kushida for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Zack Sabre Jr. fought against Tomohiro Ishii for the British Heavyweight Championship, Jay White took on Kazuchika Okada, and Cody defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Juice Robinson.
NJPW Power Struggle 2018
Kushida
Power Struggle (2018) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on November 3, 2018, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the eighth event under the Power Struggle name. Osaka favorites, Los Ingobernables de Japon, come into Power Struggle with three prominent matches, Chris Jericho has his first match since Dominion and the Super Jr. Tag League winners will be decided. Also, Kenny Omega makes his return, the RPW British Heavyweight Championship is featured and Taichi is set out for his first defense.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
Kushida
The event will take place on October 8, 2018 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
Kushida
Fighting Spirit Unleashed was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The show took place on September 30, 2018, in Long Beach, California, United States at Walter Pyramid. This was the fourth NJPW show that the promotion produced independently in the U.S. and the second NJPW show to be held in the Walter Pyramid. The event was broadcast on AXS TV in the United States on delay, airing October 5, 2018.
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
KUSHIDA
Event which takes place at the Kobe World Hall arena in Kobe, Japan. The event’s card features nine matches and airs live on New Japan World. IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tokyo Dome Challenge Rights Certificate match – Kazuchika Okada versus Hiroshi Tanahashi (rights holder).
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
Takashi Omura (Hiroshi Tanahashi) was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori (Yoshino Kimura) and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota (Kokoro Terada). Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
KUSHIDA
The British J Cup wraps up with the tournament semi finals and a four-way elimination match to crown a champion.
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
KUSHIDA
RevPro's third annual showcase of junior heavyweight talent took over York Hall in Bethnal Green.
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
KUSHIDA
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.
ROH: Best In The World
KUSHIDA
Ring of Honor’s Best in the World pay-per-view last night was from just outside Baltimore in the UMBC Event Center.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
KUSHIDA
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2 took place at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan on May 4, 2018. It was broadcast on NJPW World.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
KUSHIDA
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
KUSHIDA
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 Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1
KUSHIDA
Honor Rising: Japan is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The event has been held annually since 2016 and takes place in Japan as opposed to the Global Wars and War of the Worlds shows, which the two promotions co-promote in North America.
NJPW New Year Dash 2018
KUSHIDA
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 took place in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on January 5, 2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2018, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 27th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito. The second match of the show's "double main event" saw Kenny Omega defend the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Chris Jericho in a no disqualification match. Six other title matches also took place on the show. All in all, the event featured ten matches (including one on the pre-show).
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago
Kushida
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.
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XV
KUSHIDA
Death Before Dishonor XV was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on September 22, 2017 at Sam's Town Live in Las Vegas, NV.
ROH: Best In The World
KUSHIDA
Best in the World (2017) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor. It took place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts on June 23, 2017. It was the eighth annual ROH Best in the World event.
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
KUSHIDA
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
KUSHIDA
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
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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
KUSHIDA
Fallout from New Japan Pro-Wrestling's biggest event of the year.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
Kushida
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: Final Battle
Kushida
ROH Final Battle 2016 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 2, 2016 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The main event was ROH World Champion, Adam Cole against challenger, Kyle O'Reilly.
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII
Kushida
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.
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
KUSHIDA
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on June 19, 2016, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. This will be the eighth event under the Dominion name and second in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
KUSHIDA
Finals of the BoSJ
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
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Day 7 of BoSJ
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
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Day 6 of BoSJ
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
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MATT SYDAL VS. JAY LETHAL (C) ADAM COLE & RODERICK STRONG VS. REDRAGON (BOBBY FISH & KYLE O'REILLY) IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP KUSHIDA (c) vs ACH SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH JAY & MARK BRISCOE/CHEESEBURGER VS. WAR MACHINE (RAY ROWE & HANSON)/MOOSE W/ STOKELY HATHAWAY TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM MATCH YOUNG BUCKS (NICK & MATT JACKSON) VS. THE ADDICTION (CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & FRANKIE KAZARIAN) VS. MACHINE GUNS (ALEX SHELLEY & CHRIS SABIN) WOH SIX WOMAN TAG TEAM MATCH MANDY LEON, SUMIE SAKAI & JENNY ROSE VS. KYOKO KIMURA, VEDA SCOTT & TAELER HENDRIX BJ WHITMER/CEDRIC ALEXANDER W/ VEDA SCOTT VS. VS. ADAM PAGE/JONATHAN GRESHAM JOEY DADDIEGO VS. WILL FERRARA
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
KUSHIDA
Beginning this Saturday, May 21st, New Japan Pro Wrestling will begin their annual Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, which started way back in 1988. Two blocks of eight wrestlers compete in a series of singles matches. The top two competitors from each block advance to the Semi-Finals and face off, before the winners of those matches meet in the finals. The winner of the entire thing earns himself a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. This year’s tournament runs from 5/21 until 6/7.
ROH: War of The Worlds - Night One
KUSHIDA
MAIN EVENT: MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS vs THE BRISCOES / ROH World Champion - JAY LETHAL & IWGP Heavyweight Champion TETSUYA NAITO vs reDRagon / ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS - WAR MACHINE vs KAZUCHIKA OKADA & GEDO / ROH WORLD TV CHAMPION - TOMOHIRO ISHII vs MOOSE w/ STOKELY HATHAWAY / IWGP JR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION - KUSHIDA vs DALTON CASTLE w/ the Boys / JUSHIN "THUNDER" LIGER vs "MR ROH" RODERICK STRONG / HIROSHI TANAHASHI & MICHAEL ELGIN vs ALL NIGHT EXPRESS / REBORN MATT SYDAL & ACH vs SILAS YOUNG & BEER CITY BRUISER
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
KUSHIDA
Global Wars (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The event is scheduled to take place on May 8, 2016, at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The 2016 Global Wars will be the third annual Global Wars event co-produced by ROH and NJPW, and the first to take place outside of Toronto, Canada.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
KUSHIDA
Wrestling Dontaku 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 May 3, 2016, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and will feature ten matches, five of which will be contested for championships. The show will be headlined by Tetsuya Naito making his first defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tomohiro Ishii. It will be the thirteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
KUSHIDA
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.
ROH: 14th Anniversary
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ROH 14th Anniversary will feature professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on ROH's television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling. Wrestlers will portray heroes (faces) or villains (heels) as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
KUSHIDA
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 Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
KUSHIDA
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
KUSHIDA
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
KUSHIDA
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
KUSHIDA
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 Power Struggle 2015
Kushida
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.
RPW & NJPW: Global Wars UK
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Lord Gideon Grey vs Gedo Mark Haskins & Joel Redman vs Tenzan & Kojima Marty Scurll vs Shinsuke Nakamura Bullet Club (Gallows & Anderson) vs Revolutionists (Samuels & Castle) Will Ospreay vs Kazuchika Okada Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Big Damo Jushin Thunder Liger vs AJ Styles
RevPro Uprising 2015
KUSHIDA
RevPro brings in some of New Japan Pro Wrestling's top stars squaring up against the best the British scene had to offer.
RPW & NJPW: Uprising 2015
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The Revolutionists (James Castle & Sha Samuels) vs. TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima), Martin Kirby vs. ACH, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Big Damo, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. CHAOS (Gedo & Kazuchika Okada), Kyle O'Reilly vs. KUSHIDA, Tetsuya Naito vs. Mark Haskins, Josh Bodom (c) vs. Jimmy Havoc, AJ Styles (c) vs. Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay.
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
KUSHIDA
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.
ROH: Field of Honor
KUSHIDA
Field of Honor '15 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on August 22, 2015 at the MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York.
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
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Ring of Honor makes a stop at the legendary 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA! ROH regulars are joined by stars from NJPW!
NJPW G1 Climax 25 - Finals
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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.
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
KUSHIDA
ROH/NJPW Global Wars 2015 - Night 2 took place in Toronto, Ontario. The event took place on May 16, 2015 and featured a main event pitting members of CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Roppongi Vice (Beretta & Rocky Romero)) against members of Bullet Club (AJ Styles & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)).
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
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Ring of Honor Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling present GLOBAL WARS, Friday, May 15th, 2015 *LIVE* at 7:30pm from the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The iPPV will be available exclusively at ROHWRESTLING.com.
ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Night 2
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RING OF HONOR WRESTLING & NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING PRESENTS: WAR OF THE WORLDS ’15 NIGHT 2
ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Night 1
KUSHIDA
War of the Worlds '15 featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
KUSHIDA
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
KUSHIDA
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 Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
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The Fantasticamania 2015 event was a series of six professional wrestling events in Japan, co-produced by the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and took place between January 13 and 19, 2015. The 2015 shows were the fifth time that NJPW and CMLL have co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantasticamania name. The 2015 event featured six shows in total, one more than the Fantasticamania 2014 series, and the most shows of any year to date. The 2015 show was the first time the joint show will be held in Takamatsu and Kyoto while it had previously held shows in both Tokyo and Osaka.
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
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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.
ROH: Final Battle
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Four Corner Survival Match - Caprice Coleman vs. Hanson vs. Jimmy Jacobs (w/BJ Whitmer) vs. Mark Briscoe Singles Match - Adam Page (w/BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs) vs. Roderick Strong (w/Jimmy Jacobs) Singles Match - Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa Six Man Tag Team Match - ACH & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Cedric Alexander & The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) Singles Match - Moose (w/Prince Nana & Stokely Hathaway) vs. RD Evans ROH World Television Title Match - Jay Lethal (w/J. Diesel & Truth Martini) (c) vs. Matt Sydal ROH World Tag Team Title Match - reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) (c) vs. Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) ROH World Title Fight Without Honor Match - Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Adam Cole
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 King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
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King of Pro-Wrestling (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 13, 2014, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan and featured ten matches, six of which were contested for championships. It was the third event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name.
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 Dominion 6.21
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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 Best of the Super Junior XXI Finals
The Best of the Super Juniors (often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), typically in May or June. The wrestlers in the tournament are typically junior heavyweight wrestlers from promotions all over the world. Day 8 of the twenty-first BOSJ is scheduled to take place on June 8, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXI Finals
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The Best of the Super Juniors (often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), typically in May or June. The wrestlers in the tournament are typically junior heavyweight wrestlers from promotions all over the world. Day 8 of the twenty-first BOSJ is scheduled to take place on June 8, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Jr. XXI - Day 1
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The Best of the Super Juniors (often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), typically in May or June. The wrestlers in the tournament are typically junior heavyweight wrestlers from promotions all over the world. NJPW has held 24 Super Juniors tournaments. Two wrestlers have won the tournament three times, Jushin Liger and Koji Kanemoto, while only one wrestler has won the tournament in two consecutive years as Tiger Mask IV won the tournament in both 2004 and 2005. Liger has participated in the most tournaments as he has wrestled in all tournaments except the 1995 and 2000 tournaments. His participation in the 2014 tournament will mark his 23rd Super Junior tournament.
ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds
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War of the Worlds is an upcoming professional wrestling supershow co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The event will take place on May 17, 2014, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York, United States.
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
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Global Wars is an upcoming professional wrestling supershow co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The event will take place on May 10, 2014, at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome
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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 Destruction 2013
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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.
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V
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ROH All Star Extravaganza V was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on August 3, 2013 at the Mattamy Athletic Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
NJPW Invasion Attack 2013
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Invasion Attack 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 Hiroshi Tanahashi defending his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against rival Kazuchika Okada.
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
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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
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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
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NJPW celebrates their 40th anniversary from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Dominion 6.19
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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.
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
Season 8 concludes as the Colony defend the CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas against the former Champions the Osirian Portal, Eddie Kingston battles Claudio Castagnoli in a Respect Match, and a huge surprise ending changes the face of CHIKARA for years to come.
Hustle Aid 2007
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Hustle was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. Hustle can be described as an industry experiment to market the sports entertainment style of professional wrestling in Japan. HUSTLE AID is one of the main annual shows put on by the promotion. This years event was held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.