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• Callum Newman On If He Would Like To Appear In AEW More: “Yeah, As A New Japan Guy”
Newman is asked if he wants to appear in AEW more. On the lead-up to AEW Dynasty, Will Ospreay brought United Empire to All Elite Wrestling to help fight off the Death Riders. Among those Ospreay brought with him were Francesco Akira, HENARE, and newly crowned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Callum Newman. Newman was asked about … The post Callum Newman On If He Would Like To Appear In AEW More: “...2026
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• NJPW Announces Best Of Super Juniors 33 Cards

NJPW Best of Super Juniors 33 kicks off on May 14 at Korakuen Hall. NJPW has announced the full schedule ahead of the tournament. Fans can view each match for each night by clicking here. The main events for each night are listed below. Night One (May 14): Kosei Fujita vs. Francesco Akira (A Block) … The post NJPW Announces Best Of Super Juniors 33 Cards appeared first on Fightful | WWE News...2026
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• Callum Newman Signs Long-Term Contract With NJPW

Callum Newman is locked in with NJPW for the foreseeable future. New Japan Pro Wrestling has a new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, as Callum Newman captured the title by defeating Yota Tsuji at Sakura Genesis. Following his title win, Newman joined forces with United Empire members — Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, and HENARE — for a […]...2026
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• Callum Newman Reveals He Signed Long-Term Contract With NJPW

Newman is with NJPW for the long run. There is a new IWGP Heavyweight Champion in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and it is Callum Newman. He won the belt by defeating Yota Tsuji at Sakura Genesis. Newman, alongside United Empire (Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira & HENARE), ventured to All Elite Wrestling to help Ospreay fight the … The post Callum Newman Reveals He Signed Long-Term Contract With ...2026
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• Will Ospreay Files To Trademark ‘United Empire’

On April 10, Will Ospreay filed a trademark application for “United Empire” with the USPTO. Needless to say, the name belongs to his NJPW faction, which includes Callum Newman, HENARE, Francesco Akira, and Great-O-Khan. You can check out the description of the trademark below: IC 025: Shirts; Sweatshirts; Hooded sweatshirts; Hats; Bandanas; Socks. IC 041: […]...2026
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• Will Ospreay Files To Trademark ‘United Empire’

Will Ospreay has filed a new trademark. On April 10, Will Ospreay filed to trademark “United Empire.” United Empire consists of Ospreay, Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan, and Francesco Akira. Full description: IC 025: Shirts; Sweatshirts; Hooded sweatshirts; Hats; Bandanas; Socks. IC 041: Providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; Entertainment services,...2026
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• AEW’s Komander pulled from CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico; replacement matches announced

All Elite Wrestling CMLL announced the new plan with Komander sidelined, including a Lightning Match. Komander recently suffered an injury at a local lucha libre show in Oaxaca, Mexico, but details have been scarce on his status. Komander was replaced on a scheduled trios match in AEW last week, and now he has been pulled from the CMLL FantasticaMania card on Friday, June 20. CMLL announce...2025
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• AEW, CMLL, NJPW international fight week undergoes a few changes

A rundown of the updated lineups. CMLL is hosting international fight week from Arena Mexico with talent from AEW, NJPW, and RevPro. The cards have undergone a few changes thanks to one luchador ditching his team to join the Callis Family, an upgraded title bout, and a possible injury replacement. Let’s run down the lineups for each night of action. CMLL vs. AEW/ROH (Tuesday, June 17) ROH World C...2025
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• Bullet Club civil war breaks out, and a Shooter shaves his own head

@njpw1972 Some more newsworthy items from New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Feb. 11 The New Beginning in Osaka show, along with full results. New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Feb. 11 event, The New Beginning in Osaka, featured two titles changes that we already told you about, but they were far from the only newsworthy things that happened in EDION Arena today. Before the card’s championship matches, Gre...2025
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• NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka Results (2/11): Zack Sabre Jr vs. Hirooki Goto, Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd
New Japan Pro-Wrestling held its NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka event on February 11 from EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. The event aired on NJPW World. Full results and highlights are below. NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka Results (2/11) - United Empire (Francesco Akira & Jeff Cobb) def. El Desperado & Katsuya Murashima - Akira and Desperado have a staredown. - Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Togi Ma...2025
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• Jon Moxley’s first IWGP World title defense is set

njpw1972.com Ren Narita gets the first shot at the new champ at Wrestling Dontaku, a two-night event that will also feature the rescheduled Nic Nemeth/Hiroshi Tanahashi clash. We unofficially knew who Jon Moxley’s first IWGP World Heavyweight title defense would be against within minutes of his winning the belt at New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Windy City Riot show in Chicago last Friday night ...2024
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• Mox’s match at New Japan’s Chicago show is now for the IWGP World title

NJPW Global’s X New Japan Pro-Wrestling held off on crowning one of their young stars at Sakura Genesis today (April 6) in Tokyo, and in so doing made the main event of their Windy City Riot event next Friday in Chicago even bigger than it already was. After Tetsuya Naito outlasted New Japan Cup winner Yota Tsuji in a 30+ minute main event to retain his IWGP World Heavyweight championship,...2024
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• Jack Perry joins New Japan’s most hated faction

njpw1972.com At Mar. 6’s 52nd Anniversary show, the AEW exile won his first NJPW match and became a member of House of Torture. New Japan Pro-Wrestling held their 52nd Anniversary event on Mar. 6 in Ota. Among other things, the show featured the in-ring debut of AEW’s Jack Perry. Perry, who was suspended by AEW following his role in the incident which led to CM Punk’s firing at All In: Lo...2024
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• Gabe Kidd Not Cleared To Compete At RevPro High Stakes
Gabe Kidd is sidelined. Revolution Pro Wrestling announced that Gabe Kidd suffered injuries at NJPW New Beginning in Osaka in the United Empire vs. Bullet Club WAR DOGS cage match. As a result of the injuries, Kidd has not been cleared to compete at RevPro High Stakes on February 18. Kidd was scheduled to face Shingo Takagi. Trent Seven will take his place. Unfortunately, as a result of injur...2024
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• Danielson & Moxley matches official for Wrestle Kingdom

NJPW Global’s X New Japan Pro-Wrestling typically makes it clear what direction they’re headed in when it comes to their championships programs and what their stars will be doing at major shows. Their upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 18 event at the Tokyo Dome on Jan. 4, 2024 is certainly no exception. The IWGP World Heavyweight title match is basically set when the late summer G1 Climax tournamen...2023
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• Multiverse United 2 recap & reactions: Impact dominates NJPW

Fite Impact and NJPW rumbled for a joint event in Multiverse United 2: For Whom the Bell Tolls (Aug. 20, 2023) in Philadelphia, PA. Not all the contests were straight up competition between promotions, however, Impact mopped the floor with NJPW in the matches that were. Out of the ten contests on the card, I think eight could qualify to varying degrees for the sake of this argument. Impact...2023
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• NJPW BOSJ DAY 4 - AEW Starlet Suffers First NJ BOSJ Loss
AEW starlet Nick Wayne suffered his first loss in New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors (BOSJ) tournament as he fell to countryman Kevin Knight at Yoyogi 2nd National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Saturday night. The 19-year-old ROH World Television Champion had bested SHO, El Desperado and Robbie Eagles in his inaugural BOSJ campaign to lead B Block coming into the fourth day of the competition. Two-time...2025
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• Titles change hands at Sakura Genesis as New Japan continues a controversial push

@njpw1972 Results from the April 5 event in Tokyo, which set the stage for NJPW’s upcoming trip to the U.S., and more. New Japan Pro-Wrestling held their annual Sakura Genesis event in Tokyo’s Ryōgoku Sumo Hall today (April 5) — which you know because you read the indispensable Mr. Ares’ show preview. The main event saw New Japan Cup winner and Bullet Club War Dogs leader David Finlay ch...2025
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• Bullet Club civil war breaks out, and a Shooter shaves his own head
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• Jack Perry joins New Japan’s most hated faction
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• NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 7 (2/19/2024) Results: Mascara Dorada vs Stuka Jr Headlines, More
CMLL & NJPW presented Night Seven of the 2024 edition of NJPW x CMLL's FantasticaMania on Monday, February 19, 2024. The event took place at the mythical Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The full results and highlights are listed below. Brillante Jr, YOH & Ryusuke Taguchi def. Francesco Akira & Fuerza Poblana (Stigma & Pegasso). Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Titán & KAMAI...2024
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• Will Ospreay On His Final NJPW Match: I Never Thought That This Day Was Ever Going To Come
Will Ospreay discusses his emotions ahead of his final match in NJPW. Will Ospreay signed with AEW back at AEW Full Gear 2019 but he was allowed to finish his run in NJPW on his terms. His final match takes place on February 11, at NJPW New Beginning in Osaka, in what will be a 5-on-5 Steel Cage Match between United Empire (Francesco Akira, HENARE, Jeff Cobb, TJP & Will Ospreay) and Bullet Club: ...2024
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• Nemeth, Riddle & Danielson headed to Japan for NJPW New Beginning shows

njpw1972.com Unlike how companies often do it here in the United States, New Japan Pro-Wrestling sets their event cards well in advance. Today (Jan. 9), NJPW announced key matches for their New Beginning shows happening across their country in January & February — and some of those matches that will feature prominent American talent. On Feb. 11 at New Beginning in Osaka, Will Ospreay will ...2024
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• Ospreay/Moxley showdown sets up Tokyo Dome match, likely for new title

New Japan’s X Going back to its set-up, AEW’s Jon Moxley was looming over the main event of New Japan Pro-Wrestling Power Struggle. Will Ospreay only agreed to defend his IWGP United States/United Kingdom championship against Shota Umino if Umino’s mentor Mox would face his United Empire teammate The Great O-Khan on the show, which happened today (Nov. 4) in Osaka. That match quickly went...2023
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• Impact finalizes NJPW Strong women’s title bout for Multiverse United 2

Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images Deonna Purrazzo wanted the best Stardom has to offer, and that wish was granted. Giulia is coming to the Impact and NJPW joint event Multiverse United 2: For Whom the Bell Tolls. Giulia’s presence on the August 20 PPV has been brewing all week ever since she declared her intention to come to Philadelphia. ジュリアが米国に殴り込み宣言‼️ #STARDOM pic.twitter.com/R2qI9PuS...2023
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• Jon Moxley Challenges El Desperado To ‘Final Death’ At 7/5 NJPW STRONG Event, Jun Kasai Appears In NJPW
El Desperado gets an answer from Jun Kasai regarding July 4 and receives an ominous challenge from Jon Moxley concerning July 5. It was previously revealed that El Desperado wanted to team with Jun Kasai against Jon Moxley and Homicide on July 4 at NJPW STRONG Independence Day. However, Despe would not get his answer until the June 17 New Japan Road event when "The Crazy Monkey" appeared in New J...2023
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• NJPW “Road to Sakura Genesis” results (4/2): Vetter’s review of Douki vs. Yoh for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title, Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori vs. Jakob Austin Young and Francesco Akira for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Tag Team Titles
By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor... The post NJPW “Road to Sakura Genesis” results (4/2): Vetter’s review of Douki vs. Yoh for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title, Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori vs. Jakob Austin Young and Francesco Akira for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Tag Team Titles appeared first on Pro Wrestling Dot Net....2026
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• New Japan Cup Results (3/14/26): Zack Sabre Jr. Eliminates Ryohei Oiwa From Tournament

The tournament rolls on. On March 14th, the 2026 New Japan Cup tournament continued. The show was held at Nagoya Kinjofuto Arena. There were 1,449 people in attendance, and the show was headlined by TMDK’s Zack Sabre Jr. versus Ryohei Oiwa in tournament action. Below are the results: United Empire (Jakob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, … The post New Japan Cup Results (3/14/26): Zack Sa...2026
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• NJPW 54th Anniversary Show Results (3/6/26): Two Names Advance In New Japan Cup, Two Title Matches

Full results from the show. Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan played host to NJPW’s 54th Anniversary Show. There were 2,949 people in attendance for the event. Below are the results: Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney def. Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura Unted Empire (Jakob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & HENARE) def. Tatsuya … The post NJPW 54th Anniversary ...2026
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• NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka Results – February 11, 2026

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka took place today at the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. Below are the results for NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka: -Togi Makabe and Toru Yano defeated Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato -Hiromu Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori defeated Francesco Akira and Jakob Austin Young -Drilla Moloney and Shingo Takagi […] The post NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka Results – F...2026
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• Mercedes Moné, Ricochet, more AEW & NJPW stars win at CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico

CMLL opened the Forbidden Door to AEW, NJPW, and RevPro for the FantasticaMania event on Friday night from Arena Mexico. CMLL opened the Forbidden Door to AEW, NJPW, and RevPro for the FantasticaMania event on Friday night (June 20, 2025) from Arena Mexico. Mercedes Moné, Ricochet, Thunder Rosa, and more international stars were in action. Let’s run through the results. The main event was a high-f...2025
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• Kosei Fujita Wins NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 32 Tournament
Fujita versus Desperado for the Junior Heavyweight Title is locked in. The final of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors 32 tournament took place and it featured YOH versus Kosei Fujita. In what was a 28-minute bout, it was Fujita putting YOH away to win the tourney and secure his shot at El Desperado's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Fujita is the youngest Best of the Super J...2025
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• Neither AEW entrant factored into the finish of New Japan’s BOSJ tournament

njpw1972.com Each had a solid showing, and wasn’t really expected to leave with the trophy. Here’s where Kevin Knight and Nick Wayne did finish, and who’s fighting for an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title shot in this Sunday’s finals. The final show in New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament is set for this Sunday (June 1). The 32nd edition of the iconic junior heavyweight/...2025
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• NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Twelve Results (5/29): YOH vs. Taiji Ishimori, El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles
New Japan Pro-Wrestling held night twelve of its Best of the Super Juniors 32 tournament on May 29th from Niigata Region Plaza Joetsu. Full results and highlights are below. NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Twelve Results (5/29) - Dragon Dia, Ninja Mack & KUSHIDA def. Daiki Nagai, Masatora Yasuda & Shoma Kato - HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi) def. Katsuya Murashima, Toru Yano & M...2025
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• NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Results (5/25/25): Five Names Reach 10 Points
Tournament action rolls on. At the May 25th NJPW Best of the Super Juniors show, five wrestlers joined the group with 10 points in their respective blocks. The show took place at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 2 and there were 1,404 people in attendance. Here are the complete results: * Best of the Super Juniors B Block: Robbie Eagles (8) def. Ryusuke Taguchi (6) * Best of the Super Juniors A ...2025
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• NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Nine Results (5/24): Francesco Akira Takes On Robbie X
New Japan Pro Wrestling held night nine of the Best Of The Super Juniors 32 tournament on May 24th from Arcrea Himeji in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. The event aired on NJPW World. You can check out the full results and highlights from the show below. NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Nine Results (5/24) - Best Of The Super Junior 32 Block A Match: Clark Connors [8] def. Ninja Mack [4] - Best Of The Super Junior 32 B...2025
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• Mercedes Moné, Ricochet, more AEW & NJPW stars win at CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico
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• Neither AEW entrant factored into the finish of New Japan’s BOSJ tournament
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• Titles change hands at Sakura Genesis as New Japan continues a controversial push
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• Jon Moxley gets to beat the crap out of Jack Perry on WrestleMania weekend

AEW Dynamite Jon Moxley was curiously left out of AEW’s tag team championship tournament and has been missing from AEW programming ever since he and Claudio Castagnoli defeated FTR earlier this month at the Revolution pay-per-view. Jon’s three week absence from AEW Dynamite and Collision has left me wondering, where the f*** is this guy? Well, if you are just like my 68-year-old mother and...2024
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• NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 5 (2/17/2024) Results: Depredadores vs Guerreros Laguneros, More
CMLL & NJPW presented Night Five of the 2024 edition of NJPW x CMLL's FantasticaMania on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The event took place at the Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 1 in Chiba, Japan. The full results and highlights are listed below. NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 5 (2/17/2024). Chicas Indomables (Lluvia & La Jarochita) def. Odeo Tai (Starlight Kid & Ruaka) (w/ El D...2024
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• NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 4 (2/16/2024): LIJ vs Guerreros Laguneros, Mistico, More Set
CMLL & NJPW presented Night Four of the 2024 edition of NJPW x CMLL's FantasticaMania on Wednesday, February 16, 2024. The event took place at the International Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan. The full results and highlights are listed below. NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 4 (2/16/2024) House Of Torture (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Tiger Mask & Difunto. Super Strong Kokeshi Machine (Tomo...2024
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• NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 3 (2/14/2024) Results: Mistico, Desperado & Atlantis Jr Team Up
CMLL & NJPW presented Night Three of the 2024 edition of NJPW x CMLL's Fantastica Mania on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The event took place at the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #2 in Kagawa, Japan. The full results and highlights are listed below. NJPW x CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 2 (2/14/2024). House of Torture (SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Ryusuke Taguchi & Brillante Jr. Bullet Club (Bo...2024
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• An emotional Tama Tonga seemingly says goodbye at New Japan show

NJPW World’s X After Wrestle Kingdom 18 on Jan. 4, New Japan Pro-Wrestling stalwart Tama Tonga announced that January would be his last month with the promotion. The Bullet Club founder had just won NJPW’s NEVER Openweight title at the Tokyo Dome show, which meant there was one loose end to tie up before he took his next job. That was dealt with today (Jan. 20) in Nagoya as New Japan start...2024
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• Multiverse United 2 recap & reactions: Impact dominates NJPW
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• Francesco Akira, Mike Bailey one on one at ASJF 2023! 【NJoA】

One night tournament bracket set All Star Junior Festival 2023 August 19 2300 Arena TICKETS LIVE on NJPW World PPV! After the announcement last week of the All Star Junior USA one night four man tournament, we now have the other half of our four man bracket. Joining Clark Connors versus Kevin Knight, we will […]...2023
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• Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada And More Made Official For NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
Four bouts have been made official for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18. New Japan Pro-Wrestling confirmed four new matches for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4, including the rematch between Kazuchika Okada and Bryan Danielson. Plus, Will Ospreay will defend his IWGP US Championship against Jon Moxley and David Finlay in a three-way bout. The Juniors will be on the line as Hiromu Takahashi defends ...2023
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• Willow Nightingale vs. Giulia Added To NJPW Strong Independence Day Night Two, Tag Bout Set For Night One
Two new matches have been added to NJPW Strong Independence Day. NJPW confirmed that Willow Nightingale will defend her NJPW Strong Women's Championship against Giulia at night two of NJPW Strong Independence Day on July 5. At STARDOM SUNSHINE 2023 on June 25, Giulia stated that she would like to head overseas and compete on NJPW STRONG, calling out Nightingale for the NJPW Strong Women's Champi...2023
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• Jack Perry joins New Japan’s most hated faction
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• Alex Coughlin Claims He's Retired From Pro Wrestling
Alex Coughlin retires from pro wrestling. Bullet Club War Dogs member Alex Coughlin took to X (Twitter) to announce that he was retired from professional wrestling. In his tweet, Coughlin stated that it sucked that he had to retire and alluded to selling gear and more merchandise in the future. Yeah I’m retired and it sucks now leave me the fuck alone Actually I have some merch and gear to sell s...2024
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• The card for Wrestle Kingdom 18 is set

njpw1972.com One year after Mercedes Moné debuted in New Japan’s annual Jan. 4 Tokyo Dome extravaganza, there are no women’s matches on the show, New Japan Pro-Wrestling recently announced two additions to the card for the biggest event on their calendar — Jan. 4’s Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome. One is a tag match pitting Shota Umino and Kaito Kiyomiya of Pro Wrestling NOAH against EVI...2023
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• Mox gets skewered, Willow shines & titles change hands at Independence Day
New Japan’s Twitter New Japan Pro-Wrestling brought their United States-based Strong brand to Japan for the first time on July 4 with the first of two Independence Day shows at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Tuesday’s show was headlined by an “Exciting Encounter Doomsday No Disqualification match” between Jon Moxley & Homicide and El Desperado & Japanese Deathmatch legend Jun Kasai — and even thou...2023
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• Jon Moxley Challenges El Desperado To ‘Final Death’ At 7/5 NJPW STRONG Event, Jun Kasai Appears In NJPW
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• NJPW Announces Best Of Super Juniors 33 Cards
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• Mercedes Moné, Ricochet, more AEW & NJPW stars win at CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico
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• Mercedes Moné’s first challenger is set for the CMLL Women’s World Championship

Mercedes will already defend her new title later this week at CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico. Mercedes Moné won the CMLL Women’s World Championship at AEW Grand Slam Mexico, and it didn’t take long for the first challenger to step up. Mercedes will defend her new title against La Catalina at CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico on Friday night, June 20. ⌛️ ¡RETO ACEPTADO! Tras conquistar el Campeonato Mun...2025
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• AEW’s Komander pulled from CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico; replacement matches announced
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• AEW, CMLL, NJPW international fight week undergoes a few changes
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• NJPW Releases Full Lineup For Best Of The Super Juniors 32 Final Show On June 1st
The winner is getting a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. The conclusion of NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors 32 tournament is near and it will wrap on June 1st. YOH and Kosei Fujita are set to meet in the finals and the winner will go on to challenge El Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. The full lineup for the June 1st show has been unveiled and here is the advertise...2025
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• Dream match added to AEW versus CMLL show

Ricochet is coming to CMLL in Mexico to fight a man with beautiful hair. Dream match alert! CMLL is holding an international fight week with talent from AEW, NJPW, and RevPro. They trickled out fight announcements over the past few weeks, and now a dream match has been added to the mix. Drum roll, please. Ricochet is coming to CMLL to wrestle Volador Jr. as part of Fantasticamania Mexico on June 2...2025
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• Callis Family trio & more matches announced for AEW vs. CMLL shows in Mexico

CMLL is holding an international fight week in June, and more matches were announced with talent from AEW and NJPW. CMLL is holding an international fight week in June, and more matches were announced with talent from AEW and NJPW. Arena Mexico will host three shows for this series. First is CMLL versus AEW/ROH on Tuesday, June 17. Second is AEW Grand Slam Mexico on Wednesday, June 18. Third is Fa...2025
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• AEW & CMLL announce tag title bout, women’s match, and more for international fight week

Tony Khan sent a message of congratulations. CMLL is hosting international fight week in June with Forbidden Door talent from AEW and NJPW wrestling in Arena Mexico. A handful of bouts were revealed, including a tag title contest, a women’s matchup, and a faction war. The information was announced on CMLL Informa, which is celebrating its 11th year as a program. Tony Khan sent a message of congrat...2025
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• NJPW Announces Blocks And Schedule For NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 32
The blocks are set for New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual Best of the Super Juniors event. NJPW has announced the blocks and schedule for BOSJ 32, which begins on May 10th and concludes on June 1st. There will be two blocks with ten wrestlers in each block. From NJPW: A BLOCK Master Wato (5th entry, first in two years. 2023 winner, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag team Champion) Hiromu Takahashi (10t...2025
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• Thunder Rosa And Hologram Attend Mexican Heritage Night At Chicago Cubs Game, WWE NXT Highlights | Fight Size
Here is your fight size update for Wednesday, May 14. - Thunder Rosa and Hologram attended Mexican Heritage Night for the Chicago Cubs: Ahead of #AEWDynamite Beach Break, @thunderrosa22 and @AEWHologram took part in Mexican Heritage Night at tonight’s Chicago @Cubs game Don't miss #AEW Dynamite LIVE at 8pm ET/7pm CT on @TBSNetwork + @SportsOnMax, TOMORROW NIGHT! pic.twitter.com/mN4QeewtEi — All E...2025
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• NJPW & Stardom’s Historic X-Over II to include intergender hardcore match

njpw1972.com Since 2020, New Japan Pro-Wrestling shows have included the occasional women’s match, featuring joshis (the Japanese term for women wrestlers) from its sister promotion Stardom. In 2022, the two Bushiroad-owned brands co-promoted their first show tgether — Historic X-Over. The event wasn’t held last year, but Historic X-Over II is happening this year. It’s in just a few weeks,...2024
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