Yujiro Takahashi
Wrestling Dontaku 2022 is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took take place on May 1, 2022, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome. This was the first time that Wrestling Dontaku took place at the venue since 2000.
As the tournament enters its second half, A Block hit Hiroshima less than a fortnight away from their final matches in Yokohama on October 18.
After Wednesday night’s B Block finals, the full card has now been determined for the G1 Climax 31 final on Thursday October 21.
The G1 returns to Osaka on Saturday October 9. With six of nine block matches over, it’s the final stretch for A Block, and every win is vital on the road to next week’s block final in Yokohama.
A Block competition in G1 Climax 31 started with some shocking results and some incredible matchups. On September 23, the tournament rolls on to Ota as some look to build on night one success, and some look to get on the board.
After months of anticipation, the tournament of tournaments, G1 Climax 31 finally gets underway this Saturday, September 18. A stacked lineup gets the tournament started, while a Young Lion gets a huge test.
Night four of the G1 Climax 31 campaign sees A Block in action in Kobe World Hall, with four block matches, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in a non title bout with Yuji Nagata and a special opening contest in store.
Night seven of G1 action sees A Block take to the Korakuen stage, as a capacity crowd sees four more tournament matches and a special singles attraction.
Six Man Tag Team Match Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs. Suzuki-gun (DOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) Six Man Tag Team Match Master Wato, SHO & Tomoaki Honma vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Six Man Tag Team Match BULLET CLUB (El Phantasmo, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) Tag Team Match Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano vs. BULLET CLUB (Dick Togo & EVIL) Singles Match Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) vs. BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (w/Gedo & Jado) IWGP Heavyweight Title / IWGP Intercontinental Title Match Kota Ibushi (c) vs. SANADA
Tag Team Match CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano) vs. BULLET CLUB (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) (w/Dick Togo) Eight Man Tag Team Match Kota Ibushi, Master Wato, SHO & Tomoaki Honma vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) Singles Match Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Great-O-Khan No Disqualification Match Satoshi Kojima vs. Will Ospreay NEVER Openweight Title Match Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Six Man Tag Team Match Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Singles Match BUSHI vs. Master Wato (w/Hiroyoshi Tenzan) Ten Man Tag Team Match CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. BULLET CLUB (El Phantasmo, EVIL, Jay White, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi) (w/Dick Togo & Gedo) Tag Team Match Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) IWGP Tag Team Title Match Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) (w/DOUKI) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. SHO
The G1 Climax is in its final week in Yokohama and Nippon Budokan. Monday October 18 will see the A Block finalist determined, as five remain in the running.
New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making its return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall on April 4th, 2021 for Sakura Genesis, an event that was once an annual fixture of the New Japan calendar. Due to both their trip to the US in 2019 and the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020, this will be the first time in three years that this event will take place. As the beloved cherry blossoms fall at roughly 5 centimeters per second outside of the Sumo Hall, inside of it will be one of the most controversial shows in New Japan’s history as the first-ever IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense will take place in the main event as Will Ospreay challenges Kota Ibushi.
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Metlife Dome 2021 is a PPV from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It is a two-night event in itself on 4 and 5 September 2021. The event was earlier scheduled for 29 May. But the state of emergency was imposed in Japan due to COVID-19. The first part of Wrestle Grand Slam (in Tokyo Dome) took place on 25 July 2021 from Tokyo, Japan.
The night after the climactic Wrestle Kingdom 15 at the Tokyo Dome, New Japan Pro Wrestling kicked off their first round of feuds for 2021 at New Year Dash!! at Tokyo Dome City Hall. The show wasn’t as dramatic as some NYDs of the past, but there were a couple of matches worth watching and the beginnings of some very promising angles, including one for one of the best new matches NJPW could do right now.
A Block competition hits its midway point on Sunday October 3 in Aichi. As the G1 gets on the road to a second half with just over a fortnight still to run, who will lead A Block, and will Zack Sabre Jr.’s perfect record remain intact?
A Block hit match number eight of nine on October 13 in Sendai. With the competitors in the final stretch, tonight’s four tournament matches will set the stage for the block final in Yokohama on October 18.
The eleventh night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, the show is headlined by Kota Ibushi vs. Shingo Takagi.
The thirteenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Osaka Prefectural Gym (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi.
The fifteenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii.
The first night of the fourteenth annual New Japan Pro-Wrestling event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
The opening night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Osaka Prefectural Gym (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka, the show is headlined by Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada.
The fifth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Kobe World Hall in Hyogo, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White.
The seventh night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi.
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the twelfth event under the Dominion name and sixth in a row that took place at the Osaka-jō Hall. Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was officially announced on June 9, 2019, during Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall. It was scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but was postponed to July 12, to allow the rescheduled New Japan Cup tournament to take place instead, as the tournament was originally planned to be held earlier in the year but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic, the arena was limited to one-third capacity.
The third night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax returns to the A Block. Taking place at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, the show is headlined by Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White.
The ninth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #1 in Kagawa, the show is headlined by Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay.
The seventeenth night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final A Block matches. Taking place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, the show is headlined by ????? vs. ?????.
The second night of the fourteenth annual New Japan Pro-Wrestling event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The show is headlined by the IWGP Heavyweight Champion vs. IWGP Intercontinental Champion in a Double Championship match.
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall, and was the twelfth event under the Dominion name and sixth in a row that took place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
Sengoku Lord in Nagoya was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 25, 2020, in Nagoya, Aichi, at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium and was the second event under the Sengoku Lord name, the second in a row in Nagoya, and second in a row that took place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
The third night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax that returns to the A Block. Taking place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, the show is headlined by KENTA vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi.
The seventh night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Koraku, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay.
The twelfth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium in Fukuoka, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto.
The show will be headlined by a tag team match, with Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi facing Jay White & Bad Luck Fale. As was announced at Dominion, new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay will defend his title against Robbie Eagles in Melbourne. Ospreay, who won this year's Best of the Super Juniors tournament, defeated Dragon Lee to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title at Dominion. Ospreay then went to the English commentary table and said that he wanted his first defence to be against Eagles. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny will face Juice Robinson & Mikey Nicholls in a non-title match in Melbourne, and Rocky Romero is taking on El Phantasmo in a Best of the Super Juniors rematch
The fifteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL.
The ninth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. KENTA.
The fourteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Osaka Prefectural Gym (Edion Arena Osaka) in Osaka, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi.
The eleventh night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #1 in Kagawa, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL.
The sixteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi.
The eighteenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final B Block matches. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White.
The seventeenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final A Block matches. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi.
The nineteenth and final night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the last match of the tournament. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by the A Block Winner going up against the B Block Winner of this year's G1.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s New Year Dash!! - happening Saturday, January 5, 2019 from Korakuen Hall. The show will air live during the early morning hours for United States audiences, with a replay available an hour after the main show wraps.
The eighth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, the show is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito.
The fifth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring A Block matches. Taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Koraku, the show is headlined by Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay.
The tenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring B Block matches. Taking place at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, the show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley.
Royal Quest is the first New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) show that the promotion has produced independently in the United Kingdom. The show took place on August 31, 2019, at Copper Box Arena in London, England at the Copper Box Arena. Wrestlers from Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) also appear at the event. The event is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
An epic power struggle over control of Bullet Club led to an irreparable schism between Kenny Omega and "The American Nightmare" Cody, and Saturday night in San Francisco's historic Cow Palace at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Special, they wrote the latest chapter of their story, as The Cleaner defended his newly won IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the second-generation competitor.
The third night of the 28th edition of the G1 Climax that returns to the A Block. Taking place at the Hokkaido NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido, the show is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White.
Honor Rising: Japan is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The event has been held annually since 2016 and takes place in Japan as opposed to the Global Wars and War of the Worlds shows, which the two promotions co-promote in North America.
The G1 (Grade One) Climax is a professional wrestling tournament held each August by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually (and currently) held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. In its current format, the tournament lasts four weeks. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A BLOCK -- Saturday, July 14 -- Tokyo -- Ota General Gymnasium (Opening Day) Togi Makabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI Hangman Page vs. Bad Luck Fale Michael Elgin vs. EVIL Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada
New Japan returns to Fukuoka for the annual Wrestling Dontaku event! This time, it will be held as a two night event, which we will likely see a defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The first Night will take place on May 3 and the second Night will be on May 4th.
Honor Rising: Japan is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The event has been held annually since 2016 and takes place in Japan as opposed to the Global Wars and War of the Worlds shows, which the two promotions co-promote in North America.
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 took place in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on January 5, 2018
Several years later after movie “Mr. Max Man”. Hideo is the younger brother of Masayoshi and he works at the same broadcasting station as a rookie AD. Hideo likes Rina who works as a announcer there. Meanwhile, Hideo becomes a righteous hero and fights for justice.
Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2017, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome. The event was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kenny Omega.
Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 11, 2017, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the ninth event under the Dominion name and third in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
King of Pro-Wrestling (2017) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on October 9, 2017, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was NJPW's biggest show between August's G1 Climax and January's Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome. The top two matches featured Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Evil and Tetsuya Naito defending his status as the number one contender to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 12 against Tomohiro Ishii. This was the sixth event under the King of Pro-Wrestling branding.
NJPW 45th Anniversary Event took place on March 6, 2017 from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. NJPW Anniversary Event celebrates the anniversary of the first event held by NJPW on March 6, 1972. The main event for the 45th Anniversary show was Kazuchika Okada taking on Tiger Mask W.
Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome. It was the 25th January 4 Dome Show, which is NJPW's biggest annual event and has been called "the largest wrestling show in the world outside of the United States". The event featured ten matches and was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Honor Rising: Japan 2016 is a two-day professional wrestling "supershow" event co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotions. The events took place on February 19 and 20, 2016, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The events aired live through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World.
Hot off the happenings of Wrestle Kingdom 10, New Japan Pro Wrestling returns to Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan for New Year Dash 2016.
Beginning this Saturday, May 21st, New Japan Pro Wrestling will begin their annual Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, which started way back in 1988. Two blocks of eight wrestlers compete in a series of singles matches. The top two competitors from each block advance to the Semi-Finals and face off, before the winners of those matches meet in the finals. The winner of the entire thing earns himself a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. This year’s tournament runs from 5/21 until 6/7.
Death Before Dishonor XIV is a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which takes place on August 19, 2016 at Sam's Town Live in Las Vegas, NV.
The New Beginning in Niigata is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on February 14, 2016, in Nagaoka, Niigata, at the Aore Nagaoka. The event will feature nine matches, three of which will be contested for championships. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi will take on Kenny Omega to determine the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion, following previous champion Shinsuke Nakamura's departure from NJPW. The New Beginning in Niigata will be the ninth event under the New Beginning name and the first to take place in Niigata.
Wrestling Dontaku 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2016, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and will feature ten matches, five of which will be contested for championships. The show will be headlined by Tetsuya Naito making his first defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tomohiro Ishii. It will be the thirteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
Invasion Attack 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on April 10, 2016, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event will feature nine matches, six of which will be contested for championships. The main event will see Kazuchika Okada defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the winner of the 2016 New Japan Cup, Tetsuya Naito. The event will air worldwide on New Japan Pro Wrestling World and will feature English commentary, provided by Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino. Invasion Attack 2016 will be the fourth event under the Invasion Attack name.
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on June 19, 2016, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. This will be the eighth event under the Dominion name and second in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on February 11, 2016, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Edion Arena Osaka. The event will feature nine matches, four of which will be contested for championships. In the main event, Kazuchika Okada will defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto. The New Beginning in Osaka will be the eighth event under the New Beginning name and the third under the New Beginning in Osaka name.
1. Yuji Nagata, Captain New Japan, Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Sho Tanaka 2. Hiroyoshi TenzanSatoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall 3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (c) vs. Rocky Romero & Barreta 4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Máscara Dorada 5. IWGP Tag Team Title: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (c) vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven 6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI 7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano 8. Special Singles Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale 9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: AJ Styles (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
New Japan Pro Wrestling presents the biggest stars and best matches from the premier wrestling organization in Japan and the second largest and fastest growing wrestling promotion in the world. WWE Hall of Fame commentator Jim Ross and former UFC Heavyweight champion and NJPW veteran Josh Barnett provide English language commentary for the series.
1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu 2. Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan vs. Tiger Mask #4 & Máscara Dorada 3. Rob Conway & Chase Owens vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger 4. Kota Ibushi vs. Tomoaki Honma 5. 3-Way Match - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles Match: Time Splitters (KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley) vs. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (c) vs. Young Bucks (Nick Jackson &Matt Jackson) 6. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi 7. Special Match: BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga) vs. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba 8. Special Match: Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Tetsuya Naito vs. CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) 9. IWGP Tag Team Titles Match: BULLET CLUB (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata (c) 10. IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: AJ Styles vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)
The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League in 1999. In 2012, New Japan's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. The winners of the tournament, assuming they do not already hold the belts, obtain #1 contendership to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The current format, introduced in 2006, is essentially identical to that of the G1 Climax, with the top two scoring teams from two blocks of five or six advancing to the semifinals, and the winners of those matches battling in the final.
Wrestling Dontaku 2015 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2015, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and featured nine matches, three of which were contested for championships. In addition to airing worldwide through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World, the event also aired in Japan as a regular PPV through SKY PerfecTV!'s Sukachan service. It was the twelfth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 5, 2015, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. The featured ten matches with all six of NJPW's championships on the line, main evented by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between champion A.J. Styles and challenger Kazuchika Okada. This was the seventh event under the Dominion name and the first to take place in July.
G1 Climax Finals: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks (c) vs. ReDragon Bullet Club vs. Chaos & The Kingdom ...And More
Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome will be the twenty-fourth January 4 Dome Show held by New Japan Pro Wrestling and will feature ten matches, six of which will be contested for championships.
The Fantasticamania 2015 event was a series of six professional wrestling events in Japan, co-produced by the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and took place between January 13 and 19, 2015. The 2015 shows were the fifth time that NJPW and CMLL have co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantasticamania name. The 2015 event featured six shows in total, one more than the Fantasticamania 2014 series, and the most shows of any year to date. The 2015 show was the first time the joint show will be held in Takamatsu and Kyoto while it had previously held shows in both Tokyo and Osaka.
1. Satoshi Kojim & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan 2. Tiger Mask & Jay White vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish 3. Special Six Man Tag Match: Mascara Dorada, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA vs. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson 4. NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. Chase Owens 5. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Rob Conway (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano 7. Special Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi 8. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga 9. NEVER Openweight Title: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii 10. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata
King of Pro-Wrestling (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 13, 2014, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan and featured ten matches, six of which were contested for championships. It was the third event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name.
Fantasticamania 2014 was a series of five professional wrestling events co-produced by Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) taking place between January 15 and 19, 2014. 2014 was the fourth year in which NJPW and CMLL come together to produce Fantasticamania events, but the first time they held five events in one year, compared to two events in 2011 and 2012 and three in 2013. 2014 also marked the first time Fantasticamania events were held outside of Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, with the January 14 taking place in Osaka, Osaka at the Bodymaker Colosseum, the January 15 event in Kyoto, Kyoto at the KBS Hall and the January 17 event in Tokyo's Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, while the January 18 and 19 events were still held in Korakuen Hall. 2014 marked the first time some of the Fantasticamania events were broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV).
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League in 1999. In 2012, New Japan's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. The winners of the tournament, assuming they do not already hold the belts, obtain #1 contendership to the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The 2014 finals featured Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata battling Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson.
Destruction in Kobe (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on September 21, 2014, in Kobe, Hyōgo at the Kobe World Memorial Hall.The event featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. In the main event of the show, Chaos' Shinsuke Nakamura challenged Bullet Club's Bad Luck Fale for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
Power Struggle (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 8, 2014, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Bodymaker Colosseum. The main event featured a IWGP Intercontinental Championship match between champion Shinsuke Nakamura and challanger Katsuyori Shibata.
The 2014 version of the G1 Climax tournament is scheduled to take place between July 21 and August 10, 2014, with the finals scheduled to take place in Tokorozawa, Saitama at the Seibu Dome for the first time departing Ryōgoku Kokugikan, which housed the finals from every year since the tournament began. With 22 participants, the tournament marks the largest G1 Climax in history. Like the previous year, all events in the tournament were made available on iPPV through Niconico and Ustream. Kota Ibushi was scheduled to take part in the tournament, but on July 18 New Japan announced that he would have to pull out due to a concussion suffered at the beginning of the month. The following day, Tomoaki Honma was named Ibushi's replacement in the tournament.
The Best of the Super Juniors (often abbreviated BOSJ) is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), typically in May or June. The wrestlers in the tournament are typically junior heavyweight wrestlers from promotions all over the world. Day 8 of the twenty-first BOSJ is scheduled to take place on June 8, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
Dominion is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held every June since 2009 as pay-per-view (PPV). Since 2013, viewers outside of Japan have also been able to view the event as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Dominion is the first major event following the Best of the Super Juniors tournament and usually includes a match, where the tournament winner challenges for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, assuming the champion has not won the tournament.
NJPW's biggest tournament of the year G1 Climax starts today. With 22 participants in this year's tournament, G1 Climax 24 marks the largest tournament in its history. As with its round robin rules, the 22 wrestler are divided into 2 blocks of 11 where each wrestler will face their opponent in addition to a bye. Each match is worth 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
The G1 (Grade One) Climax professional wrestling tournament is a weeklong event held each August by the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. The G1 draws standing room only crowds each night, record receipt gates and generates front-page coverage on the sports sections of several of the daily newspapers in Tokyo. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually (and currently) held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that year's winner. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
The final event of the NJPW 2013 World Tag League, live from Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
In the last event leading into Wrestle Kingdom 8 at the Tokyo Dome, NJPW returns to Korakuen Hall to see 2013 off with a bang. Matches include Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito, Minoru Suzuki vs. YOSHI-HASHI and Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Yujiro Takahashi)
The second King of Pro-Wrestling was held on October 14, 2013, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, four of which were contested for championships.
The G1 Climax tournament carries on from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome (subtitled "Evolution") was announced on February 29, 2012, as taking place on January 4, 2013, at the Tokyo Dome. Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was the twenty-second January 4 Tokyo Dome Show held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event featured outside participation from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) representative Keiji Mutoh, Pro Wrestling Zero1 representative Shinjiro Otani, and American freelancer Shelton Benjamin. Originally, Zero1's Daichi Hashimoto was announced as taking part in the event, but on December 27 it was announced that he had fractured his left forearm and would be replaced by Zero1 president Shinjiro Otani. For the first time in five years, the event did not feature wrestlers from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). For the first time, the event was made available for international market on internet pay-per-view.
The G-1 Climax comes to a conclusion at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW celebrates their 40th anniversary from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
King of Pro-Wrestling (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 8, 2012, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was the first event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name. In the main event Hiroshi Tanahashi defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Minoru Suzuki.
Fantastica Mania 2011 was the name of two professional wrestling major shows produced that took place on January 22 and January 23, 2011 in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event was the first ever co-promoted events between Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and features matches with wrestlers from both promotions and both NJPW and CMLL championships being defended.
Wrestling Dontaku 2011 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2011, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center. The event featured 10 matches, 4 of which were contested for championships. The Main Event featured The IWGP Heavyweight Championship on the line as Shinsuke Nakamura challenges Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.
Dominion 6.19 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 19, 2010, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. The event featured nine matches, three of which were contested for championships. Much like the previous year, Dominion 6.19 also featured wrestlers from Pro Wrestling Noah; namely Go Shiozaki, Muhammad Yone and Naomichi Marufuji.
Wrestle Kingdom III was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on January 4, 2009 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the third annual event under the NJPW Wrestle Kingdom chronology.
