IWGP Heavyweight rumors, news

IWGP Heavyweight news, rumors

  • • Kevin Nash Wonders Why NJPW Ace Scott Norton Failed In The US
    During a recent edition of his “Kliq This” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash spoke about former IWGP Heavyweight Champion and WCW talent, Scott Norton. Nash stated that although Norton achieved significant success in NJPW, it did not carry over to his success in the US as a member of the nWo. You can […] The post Kevin Nash Wonders Why NJPW Ace Scott Norton Failed In The US a...2024
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  • WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Nash Doesn't Get Why This NWO Member Never Got Over In US
    • WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Nash Doesn't Get Why This NWO Member Never Got Over In US
    WWE legend Kevin Nash has discussed why a two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and an nWo member wasn't a success in WCW despite being popular in Japan....2024
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  • Powerhouse Hobbs Returns To AEW As Ricochet’s Mystery Partner
    • Powerhouse Hobbs Returns To AEW As Ricochet’s Mystery Partner
    “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs returned to “AEW Dynamite” following an injury that left him on the shelf since April after tearing a tendon during an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Jon Moxley. Hobbs returned to be Ricochet’s mystery partner in the main event against The Don Callis Family’s Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita. During his entrance, Ric...2024
  • Ricochet: Zack Sabre Jr And I Are At A Different Time In Our Lives, But I’m Still The F*cking Man Around Here
    • Ricochet: Zack Sabre Jr And I Are At A Different Time In Our Lives, But I’m Still The F*cking Man Around Here
    Ricochet wants to prove again that he is that damn great. At NJPW Power Struggle, Zack Sabre Jr successfully defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the main event before he was confronted by AEW’s Ricochet who would challenge ZSJ right off the bat and let him know he was coming for the gold at the […] The post Ricochet: Zack Sabre Jr And I Are At A Different Time In Our Lives, B...2024
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  • • NJPW “Power Struggle” results (11/4): Vetter’s review of Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Kenny Omega appears, Super Junior Tag Tournament final
    By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor... The post NJPW “Power Struggle” results (11/4): Vetter’s review of Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Kenny Omega appears, Super Junior Tag Tournament final appeared first on Pro Wrestling Dot Net....2024
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  • Kenny Omega sets up a possible return match during return to New Japan
    • Kenny Omega sets up a possible return match during return to New Japan
    njpw1972.com His appearance at Power Struggle show in Osaka today (Nov. 3) was Kenny Omega’s first time setting foot in a New Japan Pro-Wrestling ring in almost two years. That’s in large part because it’s been nearly a year since Omega last wrestled. Kenny’s been sidelined since last December as he recovers from a life-threatening case of diverticulitis, but he told the crowd at Osaka Pre...2024
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IWGP Heavyweight injury and suspension

  • • Powerhouse Hobbs Returns To AEW As Ricochet’s Mystery Partner
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  • It looks like Kenny Omega is coming to Wrestle Dynasty after this special reunion
    • It looks like Kenny Omega is coming to Wrestle Dynasty after this special reunion
    Late last night, New Japan Pro Wrestling released the following teaser video where AEW star Kenny Omega is about to reunite with NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi: REUNION@tanahashi1_100 x @kennyomegamanXComing soon...#njpw #njWD #wrestledynasty pic.twitter.com/I2PoWnStfU— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) September 26, 2024 Prior to joining AEW in 2019, Omega lost the IWGP heavyweight title to Tanah...2024
  • • NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, Hiroyoshi Tenzan Injured, NWA Powerrr Lineup
    New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has announced that former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan has sustained a right knee injury. As a result, he will be absent for the rest of NJPW’s Hokkaido tour. NJPW also announced its participation in an upcoming Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, which is scheduled for December 14 in Shanghai, China. […] The post NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Eve...2024
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  • Jay White Is Close To Return Soon
    • Jay White Is Close To Return Soon
    A familiar face is gearing up to grace the AEW television screens once again. Fans of professional wrestling will be delighted to hear that “Switchblade” Jay White, a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, is poised to make a comeback after an absence of over a month due to a foot injury. The injury had necessitated the […] The post Jay White Is Close To Return Soon appeared first on ...2024
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  • Stoke & Stat explained turning on Willow, put entire AEW roster on notice
    • Stoke & Stat explained turning on Willow, put entire AEW roster on notice
    @AEW For the May 29 edition of AEW Dynamite, we were promised an answer on why Kris Statlander betrayed her friend and tag partner Willow Nightingale this past Sunday at Double or Nothing. After she helped another friend screw over another ex-friend, we got it. Seems Statlander’s been plotting this with Stokely Hathaway for months, stewing over the fact it was Willow who won Mar. 27’s 4Wa...2024
  • • David Finlay: Nothing Happened For Me Until I Grabbed NJPW By The Balls And Made It My Bitch
    David Finlay says he does not love NJPW, as his actions should indicate that. At NJPW Satsuma no Kuni, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, and Yota Tsuji defeated David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, and Gedo. The match was a preview of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, where Finlay and Tsuji will clash in a singles match. In his post-match comments, Finlay sent a message to Tsuji. “Well, this is probably the last one of th...2024
  • AEW Star Not Expected Back ‘Any Time Soon’ Following ‘Significant’ Injury
    • AEW Star Not Expected Back ‘Any Time Soon’ Following ‘Significant’ Injury
    An AEW star is not expected back in action “any time soon” following a significant recent injury. As was unfortunately reported earlier this week following his IWGP Heavyweight Championship match […]...2024
  • • Bryan Danielson vs Will Ospreay: This Is Real
    by Corey Michaels AEW Dynasty’s inaugural event on April 21st, 2024 in St. Louis, Missouri was an incredibly stacked card. New champions were crowned, stories were told, history was made, and the crowd in Chaifetz Arena was loud and rowdy. Among the praise of the show sits the dream match between former NJPW talent Will Ospreay and industry veteran Bryan Danielson. Two different paths, one destiny...2024
  • Mox’s match at New Japan’s Chicago show is now for the IWGP World title
    • 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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  • • Bryan Danielson Challenges Kazuchika Okada To A Rematch At Wrestle Kingdom 18, Vows To Break Okada's Arm
    Bryan Danielson has laid down the challenge for a rematch with Kazuchika Okada, first time in the Tokyo Dome. The two men had previously faced off at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023, in a dream match that left Bryan with a broken arm that kept him out of action until AEW All Out. The injury occurred on an elbow drop from Okada. In the end, Danielson would lock in a modified version of the LeBell lo...2023

IWGP Heavyweight lifestyle

  • Will Ospreay Responds To Fan Getting A Tattoo Of Him
    • Will Ospreay Responds To Fan Getting A Tattoo Of Him
    Will Ospreay is happy fans are honoring him with tattoos. The Englishman has quickly become a huge star in AEW since starting full-time with the company in Match this year. He became a fan-favorite, getting huge pops wherever he goes and putting on incredible matches on a weekly basis. The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion even […] The post Will Ospreay Responds To Fan Getting A Tattoo Of Him...2024
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "AEW's Kenny Omega is still out of action with Diverticulitis, leaving the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion plenty of time to indulge his gaming interests."

  • 2023
    "Jay White established himself as a force to be reckoned with in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he rose to the pinnacle of the industry as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion."

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IWGP Heavyweight trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Zack Sabre Jr On Shota Umino: Whoever His Hairdresser Is Needs Firing
    Zack Sabre Jr. talks Shota Umino. Over the years, Zack Sabre Jr. and Shota Umino have crossed paths several times. The pair most recently faced off in the 2024 G1 Climax tournament, which Zack would go on to win. Shortly after, Zack would cash in his IWGP Heavyweight Championship opportunity and successfully win the title for the first time in his career. While speaking to NJPW in a recent intervi...2024
  • • Stoke & Stat explained turning on Willow, put entire AEW roster on notice
    2024
  • MGP: SmackDown is the new land of opportunity following the WWE Draft
    • MGP: SmackDown is the new land of opportunity following the WWE Draft
    Welcome to another edition of the ‘Monday Gorilla Position’! A weekly column here at Cageside Seats that dissects the latest shows and reports in the world of WWE & AEW. In addition to interviews with your favorite professional wrestlers. May 6, 2024 — It’s a new day in WWE. With Backlash now in the rearview mirror, the newly drafted rosters for both Raw and SmackDown are now locke...2024
  • • AJ Styles On His NJPW Run: The Creative Changed Everything For Me
    AJ Styles looks back on how his time in NJPW changed his career. By the time AJ Styles made his NJPW debut, he was already a top star in the wrestling world. He had spent over a decade in TNA, where he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship three times. Styles left the company in 2014 and started a new chapter when he came to NJPW. He then defe...2024
  • • Bryan Danielson vs Will Ospreay: This Is Real
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  • • Kazuchika Okada Victorious In Final NJPW Bout At NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo
    Kazuchika Okada goes out a winner. Kazuchika Okada competed in his final NJPW match at NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, pinning Callum Newman with a Rain Maker in a multi-man bout. Okada teamed with Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii to defeat Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, Matt Riddle, Great-O-Khan & Francesco Akira. The crowd chanted "Okada" before and after the bout. After the ma...2024
  • Rumors swirl about Okada’s future as his New Japan contract expires
    • Rumors swirl about Okada’s future as his New Japan contract expires
    All Elite Wrestling He’s committed to working a few February dates for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, but Kazuchika Okada’s contract with the promotion ends on Jan. 31. That day has come and gone in Japan, and the multi-time IWGP Heavyweight champ and four-time G1 Climax winner has issued a statement on social media as he officially enters free agency: 新日本プロレス17年間お世話になりました!ありがとうございました!笑ったり、怒っ...2024
  • Kazuchika Okada Issues Statement on NJPW Contract Officially Expiring
    • Kazuchika Okada Issues Statement on NJPW Contract Officially Expiring
    Kazuchika Okada is OFFICIALLY a free agent. Seven-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada offered up his first words since officially becoming a free agent on the morning of February 1, 2024 (Tokyo time). “Thank you for your support for 17 years of New Japan Pro-Wrestling! Thank you very much! I laughed, got angry, cried, and […] The post Kazuchika Okada Issues Statement on NJP...2024
  • • Okada’s NJPW Departure The Best Move For Both Parties
    Late Thursday night New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that longtime headliner and Wrestle Kingdom main event mainstay Kazuchika Okada would be leaving the promotion at the end of January when his contract expires. Okada is about to be a free agent after over a decade with NJPW where he notably held both the IWGP Heavyweight(5) […] The post Okada’s NJPW Departure The Best Move For Both ...2024
  • New Japan books one last Okada/Tanahashi singles match
    • New Japan books one last Okada/Tanahashi singles match
    Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images Following the announcement that Kazuchika Okada is exiting the promotion when his contract expires, New Japan Pro-Wrestling is making some changes to their upcoming cards — the biggest of which is to add one last match between Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi. The current president of New Japan, Tanahashi was also its undisputed biggest star... until Okada retur...2024

IWGP Heavyweight stats and results

  • • NJPW “Power Struggle” results (11/4): Vetter’s review of Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Kenny Omega appears, Super Junior Tag Tournament final
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  • • NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, Hiroyoshi Tenzan Injured, NWA Powerrr Lineup
    2024
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  • • NJPW Shingo Takagi’s 20th Anniversary Results (9/7): Six Man Tag Headlines
    New Japan Pro Wrestling hosted Shingo Takagi’s 20th Anniversary event on September 7th, Imesse Yamanashi in Kofu City, Japan. The event aired live on NJPW World. You can find the results (courtesy of POST Wrestling) and highlights from the show below. NJPW Shingo Takagi’s 20th Anniversary Results (9/7) - Daiki Nagai vs. Masatora Yasuda — 10-minute Time Limit Draw - United Empire (Francesco Akira &...2024
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  • • Zack Sabre Jr. Wants His Guaranteed IWGP Heavyweight Title Match In October
    Zack Sabre Jr. wants his title shot early. New Japan Pro Wrestling held the final event of their G1 Climax 34 tournament on August 18th, with Zack Sabre Jr. and Yota Tsuji wrestling in the finals for the tournament win and a future IWGP Title shot at Wrestle Kingdom in January. The match would be a back and forth affair, with both men having their strong and weak points in the bout. In the end, S...2024
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  • • Zack Sabre Jr. Wins NJPW G1 Climax 34
    Zack Sabre Jr. wins the 2024 G1 Climax tournament. On August 18th, New Japan Pro Wrestling held the final event of their G1 Climax 34 tournament, with Zack Sabre Jr. and Yota Tsuji facing off in the finals. The match would be a back and forth affair, with both men having their strong and weak points in the bout. In the closing stretch of the match, Yota would look for a Gene Blaster, but would be ...2024
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  • • TMDK Wins IWGP And NJPW Strong Tag Titles At NJPW Dominion
    TMDK become double champions at NJPW Dominion. TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nichols) become the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and NJPW Strong Tag Team Champions at NJPW Dominion, winning a four-way bout that also featured BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & KENTA), Guerrillas Of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo), and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI). BULLET CLUB entered as NJPW Strong Tag Team...2024
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  • • Stoke & Stat explained turning on Willow, put entire AEW roster on notice
    2024
  • Christian is using Swerve’s heel past against him
    • Christian is using Swerve’s heel past against him
    AEW’s YouTube When it became clear that AEW was turning Swerve Strickland babyface, some fans reasonably asked how that was going to work. Sure, crowds loved to scream about how it was Swerve’s house. But that didn’t change the fact this was a man who’d invaded not one, but two different co-workers’ homes when he was playing a heel. Turns out AEW had a great plan in mind to address that, a...2024
  • • Jon Moxley: I Will Free NJPW Of The Scourge That Is The House Of Torture, Or I Will Die Trying
    Jon Moxley sends a message to House Of Torture after the end of NJPW Resurgence. At the end of NJPW Resurgence on Saturday evening, Jon Moxley was ambushed by The House Of Torture, who would then desecrate the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Following the attack, Jon Moxley would speak backstage in comments posted to NJPW's social media platforms. Moxley would send a warning to the faction. "Man, l...2024
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  • • Satoshi Kojima To Return To CMLL And Team Up With Okumura At 5/24 Event
    Satoshi Kojima is returning to CMLL. CMLL announced that Satoshi Kojima will make his return to the company at their May 24 event, and he will team up with Okumura. Collectively, Kojima and Okumura are known as CozyMAX. Kojima previously wrestled for CMLL in 2017. He also competed on the NJPW x CMLL Fantasticamania tours in 2019, 2020, and 2023. ---- COZYMAX EN MÉXICO ---- Satoshi Kojima retornar...2024

IWGP Heavyweight parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Zack Sabre Jr On Shota Umino: Whoever His Hairdresser Is Needs Firing
    2024
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  • Today in Pro Wrestling History: (June 12): The Birth of the IWGP Title
    • Today in Pro Wrestling History: (June 12): The Birth of the IWGP Title
    On June 12th, 1987, Antonio Inoki became the first-ever IWGP Heavyweight Champion in a landmark moment for New Japan Pro Wrestling....2024
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  • • Tama Tonga Anointed As The Bloodline's 'Right Hand Man' And Tonga Loa Dubbed 'Infamous' On 6/7 WWE SmackDown
    Paul Heyman announces new roles for the current-day members of The Bloodline. On the June 7 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Paul Heyman, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa kicked off the mate with the anointment of Loa as a member of The Bloodline. That was not the only move made on June 7, however. Paul Heyman also reiterated to the audience that until Roman Reigns comes back to WWE, ...2024
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  • • Christian is using Swerve’s heel past against him
    2024
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  • • MGP: SmackDown is the new land of opportunity following the WWE Draft
    2024
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  • Swerve was a footnote on his first Dynamite as AEW World champ
    • Swerve was a footnote on his first Dynamite as AEW World champ
    Lee South for All Elite Wrestling We had questions as soon as it was announced late Tuesday that the first thing Swerve Strickland would do on television as AEW World champion would be to face Kyle Fletcher in a Title Eliminator match on the April 24 Dynamite. Fletcher may be Ring of Honor Television champ, but he hasn’t won a match in AEW this year. What happened to the Rankings? Sure, we...2024
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  • • Bryan Danielson vs Will Ospreay: This Is Real
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  • • Former Sumo Wrestler, AJPW Star Akebono Passes Away At Age 54
    Akebono has passed away. Japanese media is reporting that Chadwick Haheo Rowan, also known as Akebono, a former sumo wrestler and AJPW Triple Crown Champion, passed away at the age of 54. The report notes that he died of heart failure after he had been battling illness for several years. He had been dealing with heart complications since 2017, when he was hospitalized and put into a medically indu...2024
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  • • Tetsuya Naito Talks Sakura Genesis, Windy City Riot, Jon Moxley, More | Interview
    This upcoming Saturday, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will hold its signature event, Sakura Genesis. In the main event of that show, Tetsuya Naito will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against 2024 New Japan Cup winner Yota Tsuji. And one week later on April 12th, Naito will main event another show, this time in Chicago as NJPW returns to America for Windy City Riot. Naito will go o...2024
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  • • Lance Archer: If Kazuchika Okada Comes To AEW, I'm Excited About Knocking His Teeth Out Again
    Lance Archer is excited about potentially facing Kazuchika Okada if he comes to AEW. Seven-time world champion Kazuchika Okada recently wrapped up with NJPW, and he is expected to land in AEW, per Fightful Select. Lance Archer, who is currently signed to AEW, has faced Okada on multiple occasions in NJPW, and he looks forward to potentially sharing the ring with him again. Speaking on "Casual Conv...2024
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Top IWGP Heavyweight news

  • • Jay White Criticized For Not Looking Like A Star In AEW
    Jay White established himself as a force to be reckoned with in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he rose to the pinnacle of the industry as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. ......2023
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  • AEW's Kenny Omega To Host Launch Stream For Popular Video Game Franchise
    • AEW's Kenny Omega To Host Launch Stream For Popular Video Game Franchise
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  • • Will WWE be able to regain the momentum lost after WrestleMania?
    WWE.com Do you happen to remember the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX? Down 28-24 to the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks had the ball at the goal line with 26 seconds remaining in the game. All they had to do was hand it off to their stud running back Marshawn Lynch and they would have left Arizona with their second consecutive World Championship. Instead, the Seahawks decid...2023
  • • Dual Champions Crowned In Big Title Change at NJPW Capital Collision
    Aussie Open’s Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis are now dual champions in NJPW. Saturday’s NJPW Capital Collision event was headlined by IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Aussie Open capturing the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles by winning a Triple Threat over former champions The Motor City Machine Guns, and the team of Kazuchika Okada […] The post Dual Champions Crowned In ...2023
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  • • Shinsuke Nakamura: I Came To WWE To Be A World Champion, Money In The Bank Is The First Step
    Shinsuke Nakamura is determined to win the world title. Qualifying matches for the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match began on the May 29 episode of WWE Raw. Shinsuke Nakamura qualified for the bout by defeating Bronson Reed. For Nakamura, the Money in the Bank match will be the opportunity to reach new heights. Though the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion has won the Royal Rumble match and held ...2023
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  • • Jack Perry Responds To SANADA’s Comments, Aims To Deliver On Tony Khan’s Belief In Him
    ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry is ready to introduce himself to SANADA at Forbidden Door. WrestleZone spoke with ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry ahead of his match with SANADA at Forbidden Door. Perry will compete for the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with the match coming as a result of SANADA issuing an open challenge to the AEW roster. […] The post Jack Perry Responds To SANADA’s Comments, Aims To De...2023
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  • Bryan Danielson vs. Yuji Nagata, Serena Deeb’s Return Set For 1/27 AEW Collision
    • Bryan Danielson vs. Yuji Nagata, Serena Deeb’s Return Set For 1/27 AEW Collision
    Several matches have been made official for this week’s AEW Collision. Bryan Danielson will compete in yet another dream match this Saturday when he battles NJPW star Yuji Nagata for the first time ever. Nagata is a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion and a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. Serena Deeb is officially set to return […] The post Bryan Danielson vs. Yuji Nagata, Serena Deeb...2024
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  • • Lance Archer: If Kazuchika Okada Comes To AEW, I'm Excited About Knocking His Teeth Out Again
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IWGP Heavyweight fantasy rankings and news

  • • Swerve was a footnote on his first Dynamite as AEW World champ
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IWGP Heavyweight schedule, game

  • • Jim Ross Comments On Zack Sabre Jr.'s IWGP World Title Win, Hopes To See Him Return To AEW Soon
    Jim Ross comments on Zack Sabre Jr. winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito at NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling to finally capture the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Sabre received compliments from all corners of the wrestling globe, including WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. Another name now extending his congratulations towards Zack Sabre J...2024
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  • • It looks like Kenny Omega is coming to Wrestle Dynasty after this special reunion
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  • • NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, Hiroyoshi Tenzan Injured, NWA Powerrr Lineup
    2024
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  • • Jay White Is Close To Return Soon
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  • • Top AEW Star Set To Compete In The NJPW G1 Climax 34 Tournament
    The post Top AEW Star Set To Compete In The NJPW G1 Climax 34 Tournament first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.NJPW is set to hold their G1 Climax 34 tournament, starting on Saturday, July 20th and wrapping up on Sunday, August 18th, where the winner will earn an IWGP Heavyweight Title Match at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th from the Tokyo Dome. This year’s tournament will include some ...2024
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  • AJ Styles is returning to Japan to wrestle for Pro Wrestling NOAH
    • AJ Styles is returning to Japan to wrestle for Pro Wrestling NOAH
    @noah_ghc A major announcement indeed. Pro Wrestling NOAH promised a major announcement last week and a message from an unnamed wrestler in conjunction with WWE. As it turns out, the news and the wrestler were phenomenal. AJ Styles is returning to Japan to wrestle at NOAH’s Destination event on July 13 at the historic Nippon Budokan. Styles appeared in a pre-taped video to announce that he...2024
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  • • NJPW Announces Participants For G1 Climax 34 Tournament
    The upcoming NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament will include AEW in its lineup. The majority of the participants have been revealed. This tournament will begin on July 20 and run until August 18. The winners of each block will then compete in the finals with the winner earning a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Title […] The post NJPW Announces Participants For G1 Climax 34 Tournament appeared first o...2024
  • • Will Ospreay Responds To Fan Getting A Tattoo Of Him
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  • • Stoke & Stat explained turning on Willow, put entire AEW roster on notice
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  • • History of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Part 3
    Tadao Yasuda’s first and only reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion lasted a mere 48 days. On April 5th, 2002, he lost the title to someone who actually deserved to hold it. Someone who was actually skilled as a pro wrestler, stemming from his NJPW training and origins as an amateur wrestler: Yuji Nagata. This is […]...2024

IWGP Heavyweight rumors, scandals

  • • Rumors swirl about Okada’s future as his New Japan contract expires
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  • • Aussie Open are back, and they’re ROH Tag champs
    All Elite Wrestling Back in May, Aussie Open relinquished their IWGP Heavyweight and NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team championships because of an injury to Mark Davis. Disappointing, sure. But it didn’t actually slow them down that much. Davis’ partner Kyle Fletcher continued wrestling singles, and they were both signed to All Elite Wrestling. When Davis was cleared, it was announced that ...2023
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  • • Forbidden Door recap & reactions: The best wrestler of all-time
    Bleacher Report The AEW and NJPW joint venture Forbidden Door (Jun. 25, 2023) emanated from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The PPV featured Bryan Danielson versus Kazuchika Okada in a dream match, Kenny Omega versus Will Ospreay tearing the house down, Sting in action, several title fight, and much more. Get caught up on all the Forbidden Door details with the excellent play-by-play...2023
  • • Will WWE be able to regain the momentum lost after WrestleMania?
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