WrestlePurists’ Japan category covers the latest Japanese wrestling news, results, rumours and analysis from promotions including NJPW, STARDOM, NOAH, TJPW and more. Browse our archive of Japanese wrestling coverage.
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling Dragongate held their impeccably named Tokyo Infinity Hectopascal event from Ota Ward (EBARA WAVE Arena Ota) on September 12. The show is the spiritual successor to the Dangerous Gate series of shows DG held for most years from 2012 to 2025. The main event contest saw Kzy take out YAMATO to earn…
Walker Stewart will continue to be a key English voice for New Japan Pro Wrestling and STARDOM. It’s rare that you talk about certain wrestling announcers re-signing with a company or going somewhere else. However, when a person makes a vocal impact on a promotion, regardless of the language they speak, it’s noticeable when they…
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling The biggest news of the week across Japan happened in Dragongate, as El Cielo and Luis Mante defeated XenisS’s Kota Minoura and Yuki Yoshioka in the Rey de Parejas final on Thursday, September 3, inside Korakuen Hall. The final show on the RdP tour kicked off with the two deciding semifinal matches….
Korakuen Hall, widely regarded as a spiritual home of Japanese professional wrestling, boxing, and other combat sports, is set to undergo renovations beginning at the end of January 2027. The venue is scheduled to reopen in early May, with Korakuen Hall set to be fully closed from the end of January through early February, as…
Yuki Iino is transferring from DDT to Pro Wrestling NOAH. DDT’s Yuki Iino announced at a press conference on Thursday that he will leave the promotion after nearly a decade and make the full-time move to Pro Wrestling NOAH once his contract expires on November 3. His final DDT appearance will take place at Ryogoku…
From main-eventing the Tokyo Dome to capturing gold at AEW’s All In at Wembley Stadium, “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada’s AEW journey has been far from what we expected from the former seven-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Fond memories of years of battles against Bullet Club seemed to be cast aside in an instant when Okada joined…
Former World of Stardom Champion Sayaka Kurara will miss two upcoming STARDOM events while receiving treatment for an injury. On September 1, 2026, STARDOM announced that Sayaka Kurara would miss STARDOM in Korakuen at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on September 6 and Stardom to the World at Yokohama Budokan on September 12. The nature of…
Will Ospreay was glad Callum Newman had his back at AEW All In: London. Last night’s AEW All In: London saw Will Ospreay defeat Kenny Omega to capture the AEW World Championship on home soil at Wembley Stadium. Ospreay was joined at ringside by his United Empire stablemates Callum Newman, HENARE, and Francesco Akira, with…
All Japan Pro Wrestling One of the biggest events of the year in Japanese men’s professional wrestling took place in All Japan Pro Wrestling, which held the final night of its “Nettou Summer Action Wars 2026” tour. The event aired live on AJPW.TV from EBARA WAVE Arena Ota, more commonly known as Ota Ward General…
Will Ospreay will have Callum Newman in his corner at AEW All In: London. During RevPro’s 14th Anniversary show, United Empire needed a fifth member, prompting Will Ospreay to make a surprise return to the promotion roughly 24 hours before the biggest match of his career. Ospreay helped his former faction secure the win before…