The finals of the 36th G1 Climax are set, with Ryohei Oiwa taking on Yuya Uemura in a clash between two first-time finalists. New Japan Pro-Wrestling held the semi-finals of the G1 Climax on Saturday night from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Ryohei Oiwa took on Callum Newman in the first match, while Yuya Uemura…
Yuma Anzai is ready to take All Japan Pro Wrestling to the next level. All Japan’s rising ace, Yuma Anzai, has had quite the past year or so. While establishing himself as one of Japan’s most highly regarded young wrestlers, he has also begun building a profile outside the ring. Anzai enjoyed a successful run…
Night 12 of the 5★STAR Grand Prix took place on Friday night at Kobe Sanbo Hall in Kobe, Japan. The show featured nine tournament matches. The first match of the evening saw former World of Stardom champion and undisputed Ace of the company, Saya Kamitani, in a match against reigning High Speed champion, Yuna Mizumori….
Shun Skywalker has officially joined House of Torture. Former three-time Open the Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker made his long-awaited New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut at Night 18 of the G1 Climax tour inside the legendary Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday. The 30-year-old was called upon by members of the House of Torture faction…
The G1 Climax 36 semi-finals were decided at the end of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Korakuen Hall show on Thursday, August 13. Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Callum Newman and Yuya Uemura both won their final league matches to claim the final two spots, joining Yota Tsuji and Ryohei Oiwa. Five of the eight men in B…
Former two-time Open the Dream Gate Champion Naruki Doi has unveiled the card for his upcoming 26th Anniversary show, set to take place on September 11 at Tokyo’s Shinjuku FACE. The event will feature six matches, with wrestlers from Dragongate, All Japan Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Up Town all set to…
Soma Takao is set to leave DDT next month. DDT Pro Wrestling announced on Thursday that longtime wrestler Soma Takao will depart the promotion and become a freelancer at the end of September. The 38-year-old is scheduled to appear on eight more DDT shows, with his final match set to take place on September 27…
CMLL announced four matches for their upcoming 93rd Aniversario show which will take place on September 18th from the legendary Arena Mexico. The matches were announced on CMLL’s weekly talk show “CMLL Informa.” AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo will take on his former Super Sky Team teammate and longtime rival Volador Jr. in his…
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji and Ryohei Oiwa clinched spots in the G1 Climax semi-finals on Wednesday after earning massive wins in their final block matches. Both finished the league portion with identical 6-3 records, with Tsuji holding the tiebreaker after defeating Oiwa on August 1. New Japan Pro-Wrestling rolled into Act City Hamamatsu for…
MAO defeated Yuki Ueno to win the KO-D Openweight Championship in the main event of DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2026 inside Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday. The 29-year-old secured the biggest victory of his career after rocking Ueno with his Cannonball 450 to earn the three-count at 33:47. Following his victory, MAO was…