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Hangman Page Looks Back On The 2018 G1 Climax, Says It Was A Huge Confidence Builder

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Hangman Page has reflected on his time competing in the G1 Climax. Each year, wrestling fans across the world look forward to the G1 Climax as New Japan hosts its annual round-robin tournament to determine who will challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom. The tournament features performers from both the NJPW […]

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Hiroshi Tanahashi Reveals His Ideal Scenario For His Retirement Match At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

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New Japan Pro Wrestling’s ‘Ace’ has his eyes on one last IWGP Title challenge. On January 4th, 2026, the career of the legendary Hiroshi Tanahashi will come to an end, with the eight-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion having announced 2025 as his final year as a pro-wrestler back in October of last year. With his retirement

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Kevin Knight Reveals He’s Under Contract With Both AEW And NJPW, Says He Didn’t Feel Disrespected By WWE Tryout

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Kevin Knight is under two deals. On March 29, shortly after his AEW Collision match against Jay White, it was announced that Kevin Knight was officially ‘All Elite’. The 28-year-old came in off the back of a successful run in New Japan Pro Wrestling, having captured the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championships on two separate

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NJPW Sakura Genesis Review – The Revolution Continues

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Ryogoku Sumo Hall, home to many previous G1 Climax finals, and now Sakura Genesis. On the last stop before Windy City Riot and Wrestling Dontaku, New Japan’s finest battled it out, with six championship matches among the contested bouts. Following Junior Genesis in Korakuen Hall the night before, the main card had to follow what

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Mina Shirakawa Reportedly Leaving STARDOM At The End Of This Month, Expected To Head To AEW

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‘The Venus’ is believed to be leaving STARDOM. Mina Shirakawa has been with World Wonder Ring STARDOM since 2020. The 37-year-old is a former Wonder of Stardom Champion, as well finding success in the tag and trios divisions respectively. However, it now appears as if Shirakawa’s future lies away from the company. According to Tokyo

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WWE Reportedly Eyeing NJPW’s Jeff Cobb, Allegedly Already On Their Internal Roster

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A top free agent is reportedly on WWE’s radar. Last month, Fightful Select reported that multiple talents within New Japan Pro Wrestling were working for the promotion without a contract, with the likes of David Finlay and Kevin Knight amongst those mentioned. Another name that was reported to technically be a free agent was Jeff

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STARDOM Path of Thunder 2025 (February 24) Preview & Predictions

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STARDOM is presenting its first top PPV of the year, Path of Thunder 2025, on February 24 in the Tochigi Light Cube, which marks the promotion’s first PPV in Utsunomiya. The show is headlined by hometown hero Rina challenging Starlight Kid for the Wonder of STARDOM Championship and will give fans the first hints as

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Kevin Knight Signing With WWE Is Reportedly Getting “Lots Of Talk” Within The Industry

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The former IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Champion is garnering plenty of interest. Earlier this week, Fightful Select revealed that Kevin Knight, who was reported to now be a free agent following his NJPW contract expiring in January, had spoken to Tony Khan but was also interested in weighing up his options with WWE. It

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