‘The Rainmaker’ will soon be All Elite according to the latest reports. Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada’s contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling expired on January 31st. AEW are believed to have long held an interest in securing his signature, with Fightful Select confirming earlier this month that he is indeed heading to […]
Hiroshi Tanahashi has revealed his ambition to create a new arena in Japan. On December 23, Hiroshi Tanahashi was named the new President and Representative Director of NJPW. The 47-year-old is a legendary professional wrestler who has committed over two decades to New Japan Pro Wrestling, he has held the IWGP Heavyweight Championship eight times
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New Japan Pro Wrestling New Japan held two shows in Sapporo in the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center as part of the New Beginning tour. The first show drew 3231 fans and featured five Championship matches. The first title match was for the IWGP Women’s Championship when Mayu Iwatani defended against Mina Shirakawa of EXV. They
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For the better part of the last 12 years, New Japan Pro Wrestling has been the gold standard of pro wrestling. And at the helm of the promotion have been the 2 greatest wrestlers of the 2010s, Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi. As a team or as opponents, they represented NJPW through thick and thin. Their careers have been intertwined to
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STARDOM STARDOM announced the line-up of the annual Cinderella Tournament and the tournament looks to be very different this year with many of the big names noticeably missing including Maika, Saori Anou, Giulia, Utami Hayashishita, Mayu Iwatani, Syuri, Saya Kamitani, and Momo Watanabe. President Okada stated that they reconsidered the concept and decided it was
STARDOM held a show in Utsunomiya in the prefecture “Tochigi”, the home of Rina, Hina, and Hanan. The show featured six matches including a Six-Woman Tag Team Match between STARS & God’s Eye with a surprising result. Koguma was able to roll up MIRAI and gained a huge win after her comeback from her injury.
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STARDOM held a show in Gunma today. The show featured six matches including a preview match for the Future of Stardom Championship when Miyu Amasaki & Utami Hayashishita fought to a 15-minute Time-Limit-Draw against Rina & Natsuko Tora just a day before Rina & Amasaki battle in Rina’s hometown for the Future Championship. In the
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STARDOM STARDOM held two Korakuen Hall shows this past week with the second one airing live on Pay-Per-View. The first show had an attendance of 690 fans, while the second had an attendance of 956 fans, which is the best-attended Korakuen for Stardom since November, which featured the comeback of AphroditE. The Valentine’s Day Korakuen
STARDOM held a show in Shibuya a day after the mini Pay-Per-View in Korakuen Hall. The show featured six matches including the first FWC Tag Team Match since the end of October when Koguma & Hazuki lost to Giulia & Suzu Suzuki. In the semi-main-event, Miyu Amasaki picked up the win for Queen’s Quest against
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STARDOM held its second Korakuen Hall show of the week and it was the first live Korakuen Hall show since the 5STAR 2022. The show featured 8 matches including two Championship matches with the New Blood Tag Titles and the NJPW Strong Women’s Title on the line. In the undercard, Miyu Amasaki pinned Rina in
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