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.
All Japan Pro Wrestling unveiled their cards for their upcoming shows on September 16th and 17th, and luckily one man who is currently scheduled to compete is Go Shiozaki. The 44-year-old recently had to miss a couple shows after he received a hip injury. It was unclear for a few days whether or not he…
WWE will soon have a new home in Japan. On Tuesday, WWE announced that they have reached an agreement with Netflix to air their weekly content, RAW, NXT, and SmackDown, in Japan starting on October 1. This news comes months after they initially announced that their distribution rights with ABEMA will end on September 30….
Jeff Cobb has discussed the differences in fan interaction between WWE and NJPW. On August 16, Jeff Cobb made his surprise return to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, just over three months after his time with WWE came to an end. Being a member of the SmackDown roster for less than a year before being cut, Cobb…
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…