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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.

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.

Wrestling Dontaku 2022 is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took take place on May 1, 2022, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome. This was the first time that Wrestling Dontaku took place at the venue since 2000.

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.

Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 3 is an upcoming three-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotions. The event will take place on January 8, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It will be the first time the event will be held over three days and the first one to take place in Yokohama. It will mark the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show since 2007's Wrestle Kingdom I to be co-produced with another wrestling promotion.

Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event takes place on January 5, 2022, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It will be the 3rd January 5 Tokyo Dome Show and the 16th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name.

Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event takes place on January 4, 2022, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It will be the 31st January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the 16th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name.

After Wednesday night’s B Block finals, the full card has now been determined for the G1 Climax 31 final on Thursday October 21.

The second night of G1 Climax 31 action in Osaka sees a classic rivalry renewed in the main event, as B Block gets underway.

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 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.

Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall was an professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 7, 2021, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and is the thirteen event under the Dominion name and sixth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall. The event was originally planned to take place on June 6, but was postponed to the following day due to the state of emergency in Japan because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the name of the event was not changed. In the main event, Shingo Takagi fought Kazuchika Okada for the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Jeff Cobb battled Kota Ibushi, and Yoh challenged El Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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 Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 6, 2020 in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall.

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 5, 2020 in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall.

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 4, 2020 in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall. It was broadcast on NJPWWorld.com

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on February 1 and 2, 2020 at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan.

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on February 1 and 2, 2020 at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan.

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.

Power Struggle 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on November 3, 2019, in Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the ninth event under the Power Struggle name.

Royal Quest is the first New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) show that the promotion has produced independently in the United Kingdom. The show took place on August 31, 2019, at Copper Box Arena in London, England at the Copper Box Arena. Wrestlers from Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) also appear at the event. The event is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

The third and final night of the 7th edition of the Super J-Cup, which is a New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournament featuring a collection of sixteen Junior Heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world. Taking place at the Long Beach Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, the show features the Quarter, Semi, and Grand Final matches.

The second night of the 7th edition of the Super J-Cup, which is a New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournament featuring a collection of sixteen Junior Heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world. Taking place at the San Francisco State University Student Life Events Center in San Francisco, California, the show features the first round winners going head-to-head.

The opening night of the 7th edition of the Super J-Cup, which is a New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournament featuring a collection of sixteen Junior Heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world. Taking place at the Temple Theater Plaza Grand Ballroom in Tacoma, Washington, the show is headlined by Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The British J Cup wraps up with the tournament semi finals and a four-way elimination match to crown a champion.

RevPro's third annual showcase of junior heavyweight talent took over York Hall in Bethnal Green.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CEO Gaming Championships and New Japan Pro Wrestling present When Worlds Collide!

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.

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.

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 took place in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on January 5, 2018

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).

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.

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.

ROH Undisputed Legacy was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on February 3, 2017.

Hot off the happenings of Wrestle Kingdom 10, New Japan Pro Wrestling returns to Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan for New Year Dash 2016.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.