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NJPW & Stardom Announce Creation Of The IWGP Women’s Championship

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During the July 29th strategy meeting held by Stardom, it was announced that Stardom and New Japan Pro Wrestling would be creating the first ever IWGP Women’s Championship, with an inaugural champion to be crownded this November. The news was broken down by Stardom’s official English twitter account (@we_are_stardom), with confirmation that the IWGP Women’s […]

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Matt Hardy Says Vince McMahon Wanted WWE To Sign All Members Of Bullet Club

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NJPW’s Bullet Club have consistently been one of pro-wrestling’s most popular factions since their formation in 2013, with BC t-shirts often appearing in the crowds no matter which promotion you’re watching. During a recent episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy revealed that former WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon noticed the

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Kota Ibushi’s Issues With NJPW Reportedly Have Calmed Down

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More information has come out about the issues between New Japan Pro Wrestling and former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi. The former champion made headlines earlier this year after airing out some serious accusations against New Japan’s management about unfair treatment and their “harassing bosses”. Following that, NJPW came out and addressed the “severe

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AEW & Stardom Reportedly Enter Talks Over Possibly Working Together

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Ever since the announcement of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door show, many have questioned whether Bushiroad’s joshi promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom may also begin to work with All Elite Wrestling in the future. Various reports earlier in the year had confirmed that both sides were interested in working together, however only now has

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Momo Watanabe – The Resurrection Of Stardom’s Forgotten Ace

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Despite only being 22 years of age, Momo Watanabe currently finds herself positioned as one of Stardom’s most experienced talents, having made her debut on November 16, 2014, at the remarkably young age of 14. Watanabe’s Stardom career has been one full of highs and lows, with faction betrayals, championship reigns, and a host of

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NJPW Set To Have Cheering Sections For Fans Starting From September

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There can be no doubt that since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic that New Japan Pro Wrestling’s product has suffered due to the restrictions put in place by the Japanese government. Times appear to be changing however, as during today’s NJPW press conference, it was revealed that fans will be allowed to cheer for

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Kazusada Higuchi vs. Naomi Yoshimura: The King of DDT Final Review

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The annual King of DDT tournament culminated today at Korakuen Hall. The tournament was for the KO-D Openweight championship, since the previous champion Tetsuya Endo had to vacate the title due to a concussion that he suffered at the Cyberfight Festival. Heading into the show we had two semi finals laid out. Yuki Ueno vs

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The Young Bucks Were Originally Slated To Capture The IWGP Tag Titles Before Plans Changed

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At this past Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event, FTR captured the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships in a three way bout that also featured Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan and Roppongi Vice. The match also saw FTR put their ROH Tag Team Championships on the line, with the result meaning that the duo

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