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.
Pro Wrestling NOAH announced the field for its annual N-1 Victory tournament during its Korakuen Hall event on August 10. The tournament will feature 16 wrestlers split across two blocks, similar to New Japan’s G1 Climax, and will run from September 12 to October 4. The winner will earn a shot at the GHC Heavyweight…
All Japan announced the field for their upcoming Royal Road Tournament during the first night of their Zennichi Junior Tournament at Korakuen Hall on Sunday. The single-elimination tournament will feature a field of 16 wrestlers from All Japan’s core roster, as well as some part-time guests. The first round will begin on September 9, with…
Tetsuya Naito is the new GHC Heavyweight Champion. The NJPW alum made history on Sunday at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Legacy Rise after defeating Shane Haste to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship, the top prize in NOAH. This marks Naito’s first singles title win since he held the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in 2024. Naito and Haste…
STARDOM returned to the Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo for the 11th night of the 5★STAR Grand Prix on Sunday evening. The event followed a pretty underwhelming show the night before with seven tournament matches. The first of those matches saw Natsuko Tora, who had drawn her previous two contests, taking on Sayaka Kurara, who was…
The 13th night of New Japan’s G1 Climax took place in front of 2,741 fans at the famed Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. The event featured four B Block matches, with Gabe Kidd being the only wrestler not in action. Kidd would have faced Shota Umino had Umino not suffered a concussion on the opening…
STARDOM held its 10th show of the 5★STAR Grand Prix series on Saturday inside the Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first of two shows to emanate from Hokkaido’s capital. The event featured six tournament matches and two additional tag team matches and was filmed live for STARDOM World. The first…
New Japan Pro-Wrestling held the 12th night of the G1 Climax inside Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday evening. The event featured five A Block tournament matches and included some of the weakest moments of the competition so far, as well as some of its very best. Konosuke Takeshita entered the event atop A…
On Wednesday, All Japan Pro Wrestling announced via social media that they will have to begin the Zennichi Junior Festival tournament without one of their top junior stars after Atsuki Aoyagi tore his ACL in his left knee. The 26-year-old will be also be forced to drop his All Asia Tag Team championship after his…
Shun Skywalker had his final match as a contracted Dragongate wrestler during the opening night of Dragongate’s Rey de Parejas tag team tournament on Tuesday. The former three-time Open the Dream Gate Champion took on his protégé, Homare, in an emotional special singles match in the semi-main event inside Korakuen Hall. Many fans who watched…
Uhaa Nation is heading back to Dragongate. Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Uhaa Nation is set to return to Dragongate on September 12 at the promotion’s upcoming Tokyo Infinity Heptopascal event. During Dragongate’s Korakuen Hall show on Tuesday, the promotion aired a video in which Uhaa Nation announced his return. In the video, Nation said: “In…