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• Eddie Guerrero as Black Tiger vs. Sabu (and other Dream Matches!)

Welcome back to more Dream Matches! This time, a search for Black Tiger stuff ended up finding the SECOND incarnation, Eddie Guerrero, fighting for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in Japan against Sabu! I didn’t even realize Sabu was the champion at one point! And finally, at last, I find out of my Dream Matches […]...2025
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• Kevin Knight Praises KUSHIDA: He Taught Me How To Carry Yourself And How To Prepare For An Upcoming Match
KUSHIDA was essential to the growth of Kevin Knight. Before establishing his JetSpeed team with Mike Bailey in AEW, Kevin Knight formed a team with KUSHIDA in 2022. Primarily competing in NJPW, the Intergalactic Jet Setters are former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and have faced top teams like United Empire, Bullet Club, Los … The post Kevin Knight Praises KUSHIDA: He Taught Me ...2025
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• NJPW Soul Night Nine Results (7/6): El Desperado Defends Against Kosei Fujita
New Japan Pro Wrestling held night nine of their NJPW Soul tour on July 6th from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on NJPW World. You can check out the results (courtesy of Cagematch) below. NJPW Soul Night Nine Results (7/6): - Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Zane Jay - Time Limit Draw - Daiki Nagai & Katsuya Murashima def. Masatora Yasuda & Shoma Kato - House Of Torture (EVIL, Ren Narita, SANA...2025
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• NJPW Confirms Full Card for New Japan Soul on July 6
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is set to return to Korakuen Hall this Sunday for its New Japan Soul event, and the full match lineup has now been confirmed. The show will be headlined by a high-stakes IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match, as El Desperado puts his title on the line against...2025
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• NJPW Announces Full Lineup For July 6 NJPW SOUL Event
The lineup is set for NJPW SOUL on July 6th. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that El Desperado will defend his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title against Kosei Fujita in the main event of NJPW SOUL on July 6th. The co-main event sees HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & DOUKI) defend the IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles against Master Wato & YOH. In a last chance gauntlet, Chase Owens, Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, and T...2025
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• Maki Itoh & El Desperado vs. Emi Sakura & Chris Brookes Announced For TJPW Summer Sun Princess '25
The card continues to round out. July 21st is the date that Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling is presenting its Summer Sun Princess '25 show from Ota City General Gymnasium. As the show date inches closer, the promotion is rounding out the match card, and the newest addition is a tag team bout that will see Maki Itoh and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado take on Chris Brookes and Emi Sakura. ...2025
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• IWGP Junior Title And IWGP Junior Tag Title Bouts Set For 7/6 NJPW Soul
New title bouts added to the July 6th NJPW Soul event. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that El Desperado will defend his IWGP Junior Championship against Kosei Fujita at NJPW Soul on July 6th. Plus, SHO & DOUKI will defend the IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles against YOH & Master Wato. Finally, Hiroshi Tanahashi will take on Tiger Mask. From NJPW: On July 6, Korakuen Hall will see the final nig...2025
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• DOUKI Returns At NJPW Dominion, Wins IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles With SHO
DOUKI is back. DOUKI made his return at NJPW Dominion, aligning with SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in House of Torture. DOUKI & SHO won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, defeating Master Wato & YOH. The finish saw Kanemura spit liquor into the face of Wato and SHO hit YOH with a wrench. DOUKI then took a club to Wato's knee before locking on a knee bar and forcing a tap out. SHO was or...2025
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• Trent Beretta feels disrespected by AEW

@AEW After his surprise return on Collision, the former Best Friend aired some grievances — alongside the friend he just reunited with, the now-heel Rocky Romero. Trent Beretta made a surprise return last week on Collision and reunited with Roppongi Vice partner Rocky Romero, as well as with the Callis Family. In a backstage promo, Trent explained how he feels disrespected by AEW. Trent wa...2025
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• Three Title Matches Set For NJPW Hizen no Kuni
Three title matches will headline NJPW Hizen no Kuni. El Desperado will defend his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title against Templario in the main event. The co-main event sees Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) defending their IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles against Master Wato & YOH. The final title bout has Great-O-Khan defending the NJPW World TV Title against El Phantasmo in a remat...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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• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match, TV Title Bout Announced For NJPW Road To New Beginning Events
Two title matches have been announced for NJPW's Road to The New Beginning events. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced multiple matches for the NJPW Road to the New Beginning tour. At the January 22nd event, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado and Hirooki Goto will face IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. and Kosei Fujita. Then, at the January 23rd event, Ryohei Oiwa will face Y...2025
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• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match Confirmed For NJPW Battle In The Valley
El Desperado will defend his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title against Taiji Ishimori at NJPW Battle in the Valley on January 11. The bout was confirmed at NJPW New Year Dash! Ishimori won the Lucha Gauntlet at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty, pinning El Desperado in the match. El Desperado won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19, defeating DOUKI, who could not continue due to inj...2025
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• Several new champs crowned in the Tokyo Dome today

@njpw1972 Seven of Wrestle Kingdom 19‘s ten matches were for a title or titles, so it should come as no surprise that several of them changed hands. We’ve already covered Konosuke Takeshita adding the NEVER Openweight championship to his AEW International one, and the unfortunate circumstances around El Desperado reclaiming the IWGP Junior Heavyweight belt. In addition to those, three othe...2025
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• DOUKI Injured During Title Defense: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 Match Stopped
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 ended prematurely following an injury to one of the competitors. The following contains spoilers from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI sustained a left arm injury that halted his title defense against El Desperado, resulting in...2025
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"Public contract signing sees Yota Tsuji’s allegiances made clear Saturday June 3 saw a public contract signing for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and World Heavyweight Championship matches Sunday at Dominion."

• 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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• New Japan announces departure of long-time star Tetsuya Naito

Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images The promotion and its multi-time champion mutually agreed to part ways after failing to come to terms on a contract extension. Another member of his LIJ faction is leaving, too. Tetsuya Naito’s New Japan Pro-Wrestling career wasn’t always the smoothest ride. He started as a Young Lion in the mid-aughts, and rose to main event status by 2014. Fans initially ...2025
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• New Japan Pro Wrestling Announces First Matches For NJPW Resurgence
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced the lineup for NJPW Resurgence on May 9. The show will be headlined by a myriad of matches, including a battle of the Bullet Club, with the War Dogs taking on The Young Bucks and two mystery partners. War Dogs will be represented by Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, Clark Connors, and Gedo. It's not been confirmed who will be joining The Young Bucks, but they've got to be...2025
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• Free Agent With WWE Interest Set For Upcoming AEW Show

A top free agent with reported interest from WWE is set to compete in a match on this weekend’s AEW Collision show. Former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin […]...2025
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• Robbie Eagles Says His Match At ROH-AEW Global Wars Wasn't Confirmed Until The Online Announcement
Robbie Eagles reflects on ROH-AEW Global Wars. At ROH-AEW Global Wars, NJPW star Robbie Eagles challenged Lee Moriarty for the ROH Pure Championship. Moriarty emerged victorious, but the match meant a lot to Eagles, a native of New South Wales. In an interview with POST Wrestling, Robbie Eagles discussed his match at ROH-AEW Global Wars and noted that walking to the ring at Brisbane Entertainment ...2025
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• Kevin Knight Still Without NJPW Contract, Had Meeting With AEW
An interesting free agent has had conversations in America. In early January, Fightful Select reported that New Japan Pro Wrestling's Kevin Knight was effectively a free agent as his contract with the company had expired. That week, he and KUSHIDA dropped the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. We've since learned more about his deal, or lack thereof. Since that expiration, Knight has worked ...2025
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• WWE Interested In Former NJPW/IWGP Champion
WWE could be on the verge of signing yet another free agent. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that WWE is interested in former NJPW wrestler and ex-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin Knight. Knight has been a free agent since January when his NJPW contract expired. There has been “lots of talk” within WWE […] The post WWE Interested In Former NJPW/IWGP Champion app...2025
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• Kevin Knight in Talks with AEW’s Tony Khan, Shows Interest in WWE Move
One Big Thing Former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin Knight met with Tony Khan following his recent Ring of Honor match, signaling potential moves in his free agency journey. Key Details Knight became a free agent after dropping the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 19 He recently wrestled AR […] The post Kevin Knight in Talks with AEW’s Tony K...2025
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• NJPW Star In Talks With WWE & AEW, NXT Lumberjack Match Announced

– Kevin Knight, a standout talent from New Japan Pro Wrestling, has been making waves in the free-agent market. In early January, reports surfaced that Knight’s contract with NJPW had expired, effectively making him a free agent. Shortly after, he and KUSHIDA dropped the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. Since then, Knight has continued […] The post NJPW Star In Talks With...2025
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• Bullet Club civil war breaks out, and a Shooter shaves his own head
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• NJPW Soul Night Nine Results (7/6): El Desperado Defends Against Kosei Fujita
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• IWGP Junior Title And IWGP Junior Tag Title Bouts Set For 7/6 NJPW Soul
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• Hideo Kojima Attends NJPW Death Pain Invitational
Hideo Kojima attends NJPW Death Pain. Celebrities from other fields attending wrestling events is nothing new, and have only become more common in the era of TKO owning WWE. However, celebrities have been commonly spotted at Japanese wrestlers quite a bit over the years. On social media on Tuesday, famous Japanese gaming designer Hideo Kojima would attend New Japan Pro Wrestling's Death Pain Invit...2025
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• NJPW Death Pain Invitational Results (6/24): El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai
New Japan Pro-Wrestling held its NJPW Death Pain Invitational event on June 24th from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Full results and highlights are below. NJPW Death Pain Invitational Results (6/24) - Six Or Nine (Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi), Daiki Nagai & Katsuya Murashima def. Dragon Libre, GENTARO, Kengo & Tatsuhito Takaiwa - Mammoth Sasaki & Takashi Sasaki def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gedo...2025
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• NJPW Dominion Results (6/15): Five Title Bouts, Dog Collar Chain Deathmatch
New Japan Pro-Wrestling held its NJPW Dominion event on June 15th from Osaka Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. The event aired on NJPW World. Full results and highlights are below. NJPW Dominion Results (6/15) - Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato def. Daiki Nagai & Masatora Yasuda - HOUSE OF TORTURE (SANADA, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale) def. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens,...2025
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• DOUKI Returns At NJPW Dominion, Wins IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles With SHO
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• Ninja Mack Discusses Viral Video Of Him Doing Backflips During NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Bout
Multiple media outlets picked up on the video. New Japan Pro-Wrestling wrapped up its Best of the Super Juniors 32 tournament and it was Kosei Fujita who emerged victorious. He has earned a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. One of the participants in the tournament was Ninja Mack. In his first match in the tourney against Robbie X, Mack went viral in a clip that was picked up by ES...2025
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• KUSHIDA Bout Set For MLW Summer Of The Beasts
KUSHIDA is coming to NYC. On Tuesday, MLW released some news about the upcoming Summer Of The Beasts event, revealing that KUSHIDA will be competing at the event. While his opponent was not revealed, KUSHIDA will look to rebound after his loss to Mistico in May. From MLW: Major League Wrestling (“MLW”) today announced KUSHIDA will be in action at MLW Summer of the Beasts, live on YouTube at 9pm 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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• NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Results (5/27/25): Kosei Fujita Wins A Block
The winner of the A block is Kosei Fujita. Emerging victorious from the A block in the 2025 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament is Kosei Fujita. The main event of the 5/27 show saw Hiromu Takahashi and Robbie X in a tournament match. The stakes were that if Takahashi won, he would take the lead in the A block and advance to the final. If X won, there would be a five-way tie between Takahash...2025
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• Trent Beretta feels disrespected by AEW
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• Kevin Knight is All Elite

He’s been all around the world, and now he’s settled in AEW. Tony Khan inked a stellar talent by signing Kevin Knight. The NJPW L.A. Dojo alum is All Elite. Congratulations, it’s official!After a fantastic performance at Saturday Night #AEWCollision tonight, @Jet2Flyy Kevin Knight is All Elite! pic.twitter.com/sL0Q6EqDCU— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 30, 2025 Knight was in action against “Swi...2025
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• Clark Connors Challenges El Desperado To A Hardcore Match For The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
Clark Connors has challenged El Desperado to hardcore match. During night two of the 2025 New Japan Cup tournament, El Desperado captured a victory in a six man tag team bout to gain some momentum. After the match, a video would play of Clark Connor's challenging El Desperado to a hardcore match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. "Desperado. I heard that you wanted a match with Clark C...2025
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• Several new champs crowned in the Tokyo Dome today
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• MLP debut recap: Bully Ray slapped by Scott D’Amore’s mother, more!

@FiteTV There is a new player on the indie scene. Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, run by Scott D’Amore, held their debut event, and it was an exciting success. Forged in Excellence spanned two nights (Oct. 19 & Oct. 20, 2024) from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The MLP mission statement is to showcase the best wrestlers from Canada against the best wrestlers from around the world. They brought in tal...2024
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• Pioneering NJPW Jr. Heavyweight champion Kuniaki Kobayashi has died

njpw1972.com On Monday (Sept. 9), New Japan Pro-Wrestling shared the sad news that Kuniaki Kobayashi had died at age 68. The company’s announcement says that Kobayashi’s death came after “a battle with illness”. Kobayashi dealt with numerous instances of cancer throughout his life, including surgery for colon cancer during his in-ring career. He returned to the ring and wrestled for nearly...2024
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• Kuniaki Kobayashi Passes Away At The Age Of 68
Kuniaki Kobayashi has passed away. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Kuniaki Kobayashi passed away at the age of 68 following a battle with illness. Kobayashi joined the NJPW Dojo in 1972 and officially debuted in 1973. He had multiple international excursions and later became known for his red martial arts gear. He also had a run as Chin Kobiashi in the WWF. Among other accolades, Kobayashi ...2024
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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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• Lio Rush Says Japan Is His New Home, 'Not By Force, But By Choice'
Lio Rush has goals in Japan. Lio Rush teamed Kazuchika Okada in the main event of the September 30 NJPW Road to Destruction event to defeat Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito). After the match, Rush was given the mic. "As of right now, I don't have a home. Right now, I'm currently in Japan. I'm currently in Tokyo because I sacrificed everything back at home, for this. ...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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• Tsuji joins LIJ as title contenders go face to face in Osaka
Public contract signing sees Yota Tsuji’s allegiances made clear Saturday June 3 saw a public contract signing for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and World Heavyweight Championship matches Sunday at Dominion. Watch Dominion live in English on NJPW World! The junior heavyweight championship was first, Master Wato speaking as challenger and saying that ‘the time had […]...2023
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• Natalya Says Owen Hart Would Have Went On To Win A World Championship If He Hadn't Passed Away
Natalya says that Owen Hart would have went on to win a world championship if his life wasn't tragically cut short in 1999. Before his tragic death in 1999, Owen Hart was one of the most popular stars in the WWF. Throughout his stint with the company, Hart won the WWF European Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the World Tag Team Championships on numerous different occasions. At ...2023
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• Mercedes Mone To Defend IWGP Women's Title Against Hazuki And AZM At NJPW Sakura Genesis
Two challengers for the price of one. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that IWGP Women's Champion Mercedes Mone will defend her title against Hazuki and AZM in a triple threat bout at NJPW Sakura Genesis on April 8. From NJPW: Since winning the IWGP Women’s Championship at Battle in the Valley, Mercedes Moné has been hitting red carpets and conventions in VIP style with the title, but has yet...2023
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• Tony Khan Hopes To Get Jushin Liger For Owen Hart Cup Appearance
Tony Khan is hoping to schedule a major appearance for the upcoming Owen Hart Cup. The Owen Hart Cup tournament, which is set to kick off at the upcoming Forbidden Door pay-per-view, is something that many fans are looking forward to. Although no participants have been announced yet, the mystery and intrigue behind this year's lineups is something that continues to build. Throughout his legendary ...2023
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• Lio Rush To Replace Josh Alexander In Match Against KUSHIDA At IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United
Lio Rush will take Josh Alexander's place at IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United. IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander was set to face KENTA at the event, but he suffered a torn triceps. As a result, he was forced to relinquish the title and pulled from the card. In an update, NJPW and IMPACT announced that KUSHIDA will face Lio Rush at the Multiverse United event on March 30. Rush won the 2023 NJPW S...2023
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• Lio Rush Challenges Hiromu Takahashi To Title Match

An interpromotional Champion vs. Champion match may be on the horizon. At IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United 2, IMPACT X-Division Champion Lio Rush pinned IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi after hitting him below the belt. In a post-match promo, Rush challenged Takahashi to a title match, and he seemingly accepted. The title match has […] The post Lio Rush Challenges Hiromu Taka...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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• Rocky Romero Says He’s Had Conversations With Finn Balor Over The Years About NJPW Appearances
Rocky Romero says he's had fun talks with Finn Balor, who has fantasy booked his return to NJPW for a few matches. Balor previously rose to prominence in NJPW, where he was a founding member of Bullet Club. Then known as Fergal Devitt (and later as Prince Devitt), Balor had a successful run with the company. He won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship three times and the IWGP Junior Heavyweigh...2023
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• NJPW Confirms Full Card for New Japan Soul on July 6
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• NJPW Announces Full Lineup For July 6 NJPW SOUL Event
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• Kosei Fujita vs. Jun Masaoka Joins Death Pain Invitational Lineup
The full card is locked in. The full lineup for Death Pain Invitational on June 24th from Korakuen Hall has been finalized. The latest addition to the card is a singles bout between Jun Masaoka and NJPW's Kosei Fujita. Fujita won the 2025 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He was next in line to challenge El Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, but Desperado was focused ...2025
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• Dragon Kid, El Desperado, YOH & Master Wato vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE Set For NJPW Tanahashi Jam
Eight-man tag bout is locked in. Coming up on June 29th is NJPW Tanahashi Jam, which will be self-produced by NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi. In addition to producing the presentation of the show, Tanahashi has also put the match card together. His latest announcement was an eight man tag. Dragongate's Dragon Kid is going to team with YOH, Master Wato, and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El De...2025
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• Taiji Ishimori & Gedo vs. Takashi Sasaki & Mammoth Sasaki Added To Death Pain Invitational Lineup
The match card is taking shape. As the Death Pain Invitational show date inches closer, new matches continue to be added to the lineup. Another tag team bout was made official for the June 24th event at Korakuen Hall. It'll feature Taiji Ishimori and New Japan booker Gedo taking on Takashi Sasaki and Mammoth Sasaki. 【大会まであと6日！】 6.24『"DEATH PAIN" invitacional』第5弾対戦カード！オープニングマッチで FREEDOMS本隊vsWAR ...2025
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• Two Matches Added To Death Pain Invitational
Two bouts join the fray. Korakuen Hall is playing host to the Death Pain Invitational special on June 24th which is going to be headlined by El Desperado and Jun Kasai clashing over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. It'll be their final one-on-one bout. Two new tag matches were added to the show lineup. One of those bouts will see Rina Yamashita and a mystery partner versus Masashi Takeda ...2025
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• DOUKI Returns At NJPW Dominion, Wins IWGP Junior Tag Team Titles With SHO
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• Oleg Boltin & Toru Sugiura vs. Toru Yano & Tomoya Hirata Announced For Death Pain Invitational
New match added to the show. On June 24th, streaming live on NJPW WORLD will be Death Pain Invitational. The show is centered around El Desperado and Jun Kasai's final one-on-one match which will be for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. A new match has been added to the show lineup and it'll be a tag team bout featuring New Japan and Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS talent. Oleg Boltin and Toru Sugi...2025
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• NJPW Unveils Full Card For Dominion On June 15th
The Junior Title match is not taking place at Dominion. Coming up on June 15th is New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Dominion event. Ōsaka-Jō Hall is playing host to the show and the promotion has rolled out the full match card. Headlining the event will be Hirooki Goto defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Title against Shingo Takagi and there will also be a new member of HOUSE OF TORTURE revealed. Here is...2025
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• Trent Beretta feels disrespected by AEW
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• KUSHIDA Returning To MLW At MLW SuperFight 6 Taping
KUSHIDA will face CMLL's Neon at the MLW SuperFight 6 TV tapings on February 8. Major League Wrestling announced the match on Tuesday. From MLW: Kushida vs. CMLL’s Neon signed for Atlanta Feb 8 Tickets Available at MLWLive.com & Ticketmaster. ATLANTA, GA – Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced Kushida vs. Neon at the beIN SPORTS TV taping portion of MLW SuperFight 6 on Saturday, Februar...2025
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• MLP debut recap: Bully Ray slapped by Scott D’Amore’s mother, more!
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• Riddle drops title, Nemeth & Ali victorious at New Japan Chicago show

njpw1972.com An AEW star ended the night with New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s top title, but Jon Moxley was far from the only non-NJPW talent with a prominent role on the promotion’s Windy City Riot show in Chicago last night (April 12). Mustafa Ali had his first-ever New Japan match at WinTrust Arena on Friday, He took on five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Hiromu Takahashi. There were s...2024
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