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The full lineup of this year’s World Tag League has been unveiled. New Japan unveiled the 16 tag teams who will take part in this year’s World Tag League, the final tournament on the promotion’s calendar. The competition will commence on November 23 in Yokohama and run until December 13 in Kumamoto. The winner of…
Dragongate has a new Open The Brave Gate Champion. After beating KAGETORA, GuC, and finally Dragon Kid on Thursday, Homare is the 57th Open the Brave Gate Champion. The 22-year-old shocked much the Dragongate fan base after he planted the legend Dragon Kid with a Firebird Splash to win his first piece of singles gold…
With New Japan Pro Wrestling of America shutting down, the NJPW Academy is joining it in closing. Within the last 24 hours, it was announced via NJPW1972.com that New Japan Pro Wrestling of America is shutting down and entering liquidation. Adding to the news, it’s now been revealed that NJPW Academy, formerly known as the…
Dragongate has new Open the Triangle Gate Champions. The upstart trio of El Cielo, Kota Minoura, and Yuki Yoshioka, otherwise known as XenisS, defeated Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, and Riiita from Love and Peace to become the new Open the Triangle Gate Champions in the semi main event of Dragongate’s event on Thursday. The match ended…
The lineup and schedule of Dragongate’s King of Gate tournament has been revealed. During their Korakuen Hall show on Thursday, Dragongate finally announced the field and the dates for their upcoming King of Gate tournament. The KOG is set to begin on December 2 at Korakuen will conclude on December 27 in Kobe, DG’s home…
The main event of Wrestle Kingdom 21 has already seen its combatants sound off on why they need to win. Following New Japan’s Power Struggle event, the IWGP Heavweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 21 is set. On January 4, 2027, Yota Tsuji, will put the prestigious title on the line against the former champion…
Wrestle Kingdom has unveiled several official matches on its card, and one will be even more violent than anticipated. As we’ve been covering, the fallout from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Power Struggle event has led to a series of matches being confirmed for the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 21. Many of these bouts will see the…
The United Empire is going to war with itself, but Will Ospreay wants a clean fight against Callum Newman. At New Japan’s Power Struggle, Will Ospreay teamed up with Callum Newman in an attempt to win the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. However, Newman ended the match by getting intentionally DQ’d, leading to the two…
The Death Riders are taking their moniker of “Against The World” to Wrestle Kingdom 21. Over in All Elite Wrestling, the Death Riders are one of the most over babyface groups in the company. However, in New Japan, they’re still very much heels. At NJPW’s Power Struggle, Jon Moxley teamed up with Wheeler Yuta to…
Mercedes Mone wants to join her fellow AEW wrestlers at the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom event. Earlier today, New Japan Pro Wrestling held Power Struggle 2026 in the Hiroshima Sun Plaza. From it, six matches were made for the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 21 event, and five of them feature dedicated AEW talent. The confirmed matches feature…