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The New Beginning is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event is held in February, the month following NJPW's biggest annual event, the January 4 Dome Show, usually the culmination point of major storylines. As the name of the event suggests, it marks the beginning of a new year for the promotion. Since 2012, the event is mainly held at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (also known as Bodymaker Colosseum and Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka.
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The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 2nd, 2023 at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
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The tenth night of the tournament took place on July 30th, 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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The eighth night of the tournament took place on July 26th, 2023 at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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The sixth night of the tournament took place on July 23th, 2023 at Big Hat in Wakasato, Nagano, Japan.
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The 2023 Forbidden Door is the upcoming second annual Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It will take place on June 25, 2023, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door was a co-produced professional wrestling event featuring American promotion AEW and Japanese promotion NJPW. It took place on June 26, 2022 at the United Center in Chicago and featured 13 matches, including 4 on the pre-show. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to become the interim AEW World Champion. Other notable matches included Jay White defeating Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole in a four-way match to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Pac becoming the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion in a four-way match, and Claudio Castagnoli making his AEW debut by defeating Zack Sabre Jr. The event also featured special appearances by Juice Robinson and Katsuyori Shibata.
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Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on June 12, 2022, in Osaka, Osaka. The main event saw Jay White defeat Kazuchika Okada to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Other notable matches included Will Ospreay defeating Sanada to win the vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeating Hirooki Goto to face Jon Moxley at the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door event for the interim AEW World Championship.
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Capital Collision was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 14, 2022, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. Wrestlers from NJPW's U.S. partner promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) appeared on the card.
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On May 14th NJPW is once again teaming up with FITE to present all the action live and in English for the upcoming PPV - it's Capital Collision. The event features a hotly anticipated clash over the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship headlining a glittering card, Capital Collision is shaping up to be a can't miss event.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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.
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After Wednesday night’s B Block finals, the full card has now been determined for the G1 Climax 31 final on Thursday October 21.
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After a month long journey all over Japan, all eyes are now on the Nippon Budokan and the culmination of the G1 Climax. B Block will be determined in the iconic venue tonight, and along with it, the final will be set, it’s winner getting a ticket to the Wrestle Kingdom 16 main event at the start of NJPW’s half century celebrations.
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Yamagata sees G1 Climax’s B block wrestle their eighth and penultimate matches, with block finals in the Nippon Budokan on Wednesday October 20, all leading to the grand final on the 21st.
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B Block wrestle their seventh matches in Sendai on October 12. With just over a week to go in the tournament, these matches will be critical in determining the final players next week in the Nippon Budokan.
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The sixth night of B Block action hits Kochi on October 8. Less than a fortnight remains in the tournament of tournaments, with tonight’s action being crucial to the key players as we get on the final stretch.
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After stops in Shizuoka and Aichi, the G1 returns to Korakuen on Monday October 4, with B Block bringing the tournament past the midway point and into an intense second half.
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As the G1 approaches its midway point, Shizuoka will see the B Block competitors battle for control at the top of the standings, and survival at the bottom.
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September 29 sees G1 Climax 31 make its first Korakuen Hall stop. It’s B Block action in the hall, as the opening act of the tournament is completed and participants look to be in the best shape possible before entering the difficult middle phase.
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Friday night in Ota, it’s the turn of B Block in their second matches of the G1 Climax 31 campaign. Half the field look to extend their scores, while the other half are trying to get on the board as the tournament continues.
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The second night of G1 Climax 31 action in Osaka sees a classic rivalry renewed in the main event, as B Block gets underway.
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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.
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Resurgence was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was held on August 14, 2021, at The Torch at LA Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Wrestlers from U.S. partner promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling, Major League Wrestling (MLW), the United Wrestling Network's Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH), and Ring of Honor (ROH) appeared on the card.
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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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This televion special edition of AEW Dynamite celebrated the 30th anniversary of Chris Jericho's professional wrestling debut. Dog Collar match for the TNT title: Brodie Lee vs Cody. Will Hobbs vs Brian Cage. AEW tag champs FTR vs TH2. Jericho & Hager vs Chaos Project.
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.
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.
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.
The fourth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Saber Jr.
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.
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.
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NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol. 2 features championships and tournament matches, and final matches. It is a collection of 12 best bouts from 2016 to 2019!
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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.
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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.
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.
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The NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1. features 12 classic matches spanning from 2016-2019. Some of the biggest names that will appear are Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr., Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito, Jay White and more.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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,
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
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, 2019, at the Osaka-jō Hall, in Osaka. It is the eleventh event under the Dominion name and the fifth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
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.
For 16 years, Ring of Honor Wrestling has created some of the top stars in professional wrestling, and for nearly 50 years, New Japan Pro-Wrestling has brought Japanese Strong Style to the world. Together, these two companies have delivered world class shows such as “War of the Worlds,” “Strong Style Evolved,” “Global Wars,” “Honor Rising,” and the “G1 Special,” which NJPW has launched as a special kickoff in the United States to their annual “G1 Climax,” known as one of the most elite tournaments in professional wrestling. ROH and NJPW are proud to announce that on April 6th, 2019, the companies will join forces to present the ultimate wrestling event, “G1 Supercard,” to fans from around the world, LIVE from Madison Square Garden in New York City!
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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.
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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.
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.
The event will take place on October 8, 2018 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
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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.
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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).
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Младшеклассник Сёта обожает смотреть рестлинг. Но однажды парня постигает шок: оказывается, что за маской злодейского рестлера Чёрного Таракана скрывается не кто иной, как его родной отец. Мальчик не может раскрыть эту ужасную тайну одноклассникам, поэтому врет, что его папа — популярный рестлер.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 took place with ROH World Six-Man Champions The Kingdom defeating The Young Bucks / Adam Page in the main event.
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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.
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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.
This Saturday, Ring of Honor presents Supercard of Honor XII show, headlined by Dalton Castle defending the ROH World title against Marty Scurll, and the battle of the Bullet Club Leaders, Kenny Omega and Cody Rhodes.
Wrestle Con presents their annual "Super Show" live from New Orleans. Bell time at 9:30 PM. Returning once again this year is the infamous WrestleCon 10-man tag. We also know that Joey Ryan will be conducting a Andy Kaufman-esque “Women’s Challenge”. Joey Janela battles Penta El Zero M Tomohiro Ishii faces Jeff Cobb. Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi (The Golden Lovers) take on Chuck Taylor and….. We don’t know. Also scheduled to appear are the Mexicools (Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis and Super Crazy), Fenix, Flamita, Tenille Dashwood and Flip Gordon.
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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.
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The New Beginning in Sapporo (2018) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 27 and 28, 2018, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. The first night of the event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships, while the second night featured two championship matches out of nine matches overall. In the main event of the first night, Minoru Suzuki faced Hiroshi Tanahashi to challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and on the second night Jay White faced Kenny Omega to challenge for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. This was the thirteenth event under the New Beginning name and the second to take place in Sapporo.
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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.
G1 Special in USA Night 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that aired live on NJPWWorld and a week taped delayed on AXS TV. The show took place on July 2, 2017 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. NJPW crowned its inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion as the semifinals and finals of the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion tournament culminate. Also, Billy Gunn faced Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The event's name refers to the annual G1 Climax tournament as these shows also served as a prelude to the 2017 G1 Climax.
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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 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.
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Fallout from New Japan Pro-Wrestling's biggest event of the year.
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.
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As a computer virus based on Pac-Man invades Japan, a group of doctors attack Genm Corp and begin a wave of terror using stolen Proto Gashats. Ghost and Ex-Aid find themselves at the center of the fight in an effort to protect those most important to them. But they aren’t alone, as Heisei Riders from the past join them to stop Dr. Pac-Man!
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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.
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A special Garo episode, with the Garo production team collaborating with New Japan Pro Wrestling to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Garo franchise. It features professional wrestlers Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe. Taking place between Makai Senki and Makai no Hana, Kaoru tells a young Raiga the story of one of the first Makai Knights to bear the Garo title.
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.
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MAIN EVENT: BULLET CLUB vs NEW JAPAN vs RING OF HONOR: Bullet Club (Adam Cole & Matt Jackson) vs Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs Jay Lethal & Roderick Strong; Tetsuya Naito vs ACH; Hiroshi Tanahashi vs "Reborn" Matt Sydal; Addiction vs War Machine; Cedric Alexander vs Donovan Dijak; Jushin “Thunder” Liger & the Briscoes vs Guerrillas of Destiny & Adam Page; CHOAS (Beretta & Gedo) vs Motor City Machine Guns; KUSHIDA vs Silas Young; FOUR CORNERS: Michael Elgin vs Moose vs Dalton Caslte vs Lio Rush; reDRagon vs All Night Express
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 brings in some of New Japan Pro Wrestling's top stars squaring up against the best the British scene had to offer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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
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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 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)).
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.
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RING OF HONOR WRESTLING & NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING PRESENTS: WAR OF THE WORLDS ’15 NIGHT 2
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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'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.
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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'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.
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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'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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
42 years ago, Antonio Inoki founded New Japan Pro Wrestling, looking to cultivate his own idea of wrestling. This idea gave birth to strong style. Since then NJPW has become the #1 puroresu promotion in Japan. To celebrate NJPW’s 42nd birthday, a special non-title champion vs. champion match has been made between the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi. Which division’s champion will reign supreme? Who will gain momentum heading into the New Japan Cup on the 15th?
The New Beginning in Hiroshima took place on February 9, 2014, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall. The event featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. Several matches also built to matches taking place at the following event two days later. The event also featured the NJPW debuts of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) representatives Michael Tarver and Big Daddy Yum-Yum, who unsuccessfully challenged Satoshi Kojima for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the first title match of the event. The two other title matches were rematches from January 4's Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome event; in the first Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson made their first successful defense of the IWGP Tag Team Championship against K.E.S. and in the main event Hiroshi Tanahashi made his first successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura.
Fantasticamania 2014 was a series of five professional wrestling events co-produced by Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) taking place between January 15 and 19, 2014. 2014 was the fourth year in which NJPW and CMLL come together to produce Fantasticamania events, but the first time they held five events in one year, compared to two events in 2011 and 2012 and three in 2013. 2014 also marked the first time Fantasticamania events were held outside of Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, with the January 14 taking place in Osaka, Osaka at the Bodymaker Colosseum, the January 15 event in Kyoto, Kyoto at the KBS Hall and the January 17 event in Tokyo's Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, while the January 18 and 19 events were still held in Korakuen Hall. 2014 marked the first time some of the Fantasticamania events were broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV).
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.
In the last event leading into Wrestle Kingdom 8 at the Tokyo Dome, NJPW returns to Korakuen Hall to see 2013 off with a bang. Matches include Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito, Minoru Suzuki vs. YOSHI-HASHI and Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Yujiro Takahashi)
The final event of the NJPW 2013 World Tag League, live from Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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.
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.
The G1 Climax tournament carries on from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
The G-1 Climax comes to a conclusion at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
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.
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.
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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).
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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.
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.
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 celebrates their 40th anniversary from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムVI in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu VI 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, 2012. It was the 21st January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the sixth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. This was the final Wrestle Kingdom where a Roman numeral was used as part of the event's name. The event featured twelve matches (including one dark match), three of which were contested for championships. Outside participants from the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Pro Wrestling Noah promotions also took part in the show. Following the conclusion of a working relationship between NJPW and the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the show, for the first time in five years, did not feature wrestlers from TNA.
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
Wrestling Dontaku 2011 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2011, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center. The event featured 10 matches, 4 of which were contested for championships. The Main Event featured The IWGP Heavyweight Championship on the line as Shinsuke Nakamura challenges Hiroshi Tanahashi.
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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.
Fantastica Mania 2011 was the name of two professional wrestling major shows produced that took place on January 22 and January 23, 2011 in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event was the first ever co-promoted events between Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and features matches with wrestlers from both promotions and both NJPW and CMLL championships being defended.
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Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムV ｉｎ 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu V 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, 2011. It was the 20th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the fifth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured thirteen matches (including two dark matches), four of which were contested for championships. The show included wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotions for the fourth and third year in a row, respectively. During the show, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was defended for the first time in Japan. Wrestlers from DDT Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1 also took part in the show.
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.
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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 presented their third annual Destruction event from Ryogoku Kokugikanin Tokyo, Japan.
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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.
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Turning Point (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on November 9, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth in the Turning Point chronology and the first under its name to take place in November. It was originally scheduled for December, but TNA moved it to November in late 2008 for an unknown reason. It was the eleventh event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, with three involving championships, were featured on the event's card.
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Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダムII in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu II 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, 2008. It was the 17th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the second held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships. As part of a new working relationship, the show featured wrestlers from the Orlando, Florida-based Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. TNA wrestlers were involved in six of the ten matches, which included Kurt Angle facing Yuji Nagata for the Inoki Genome Federation's version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (known as the IWGP 3rd Belt Championship in NJPW). The show also featured wrestlers from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Dradition and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max.
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Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダム in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu in Tōkyō Dōmu) (sequentially known as Wrestle Kingdom I) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotions, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2007. It was the 16th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first held under the new "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The show marked the 35th anniversary celebration for NJPW, who teamed up with one-time rival promotion AJPW to produce the show. Headlined by two title matches, contested for NJPW's top title, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and AJPW's top title, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, as well as the reunion of Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono, all in all, the event featured nine matches.
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Final Resolution (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on January 15, 2006 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Final Resolution name and first event of the 2006 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches were featured on the event's card, two of which were for championships. Final Resolution is remembered for the TNA debut of Sting, which was ranked as the 2nd greatest moment in the company's history due to it marking Sting's return to national television after five years
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14.
The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14.
Destiny was a major professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling NOAH. The event took place on July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
All Japan Pro Wrestling presents Realize on pay-per-view from Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW presents a wrestling pay-per-view event from the Tokyo Dome in Tokoy, Japan.
The 10th Best of Super Juniors tournament comes to a close as some of the world's greatest junior heavyweights square off.
The fifth Wrestling Dontaku was held on May 5, 2001, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Dome.
Resolution 2009 was presented by New Japan Pro Wrestling from Tokyo, Japan.
