Embracing the fun in Wrestling
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Most Joyful Players (MJP)! Every month, a selection of WrestleJoy’s writers will bring to your their individual picks for the past month’s MJP. Some of us may find joy in violence, others in a villain getting their comeuppance and of course we will always find joy in Yano being Yano! Gedo (CiaranRH)Who would …
Chris Jericho joined NJPW in late 2017 and hoped to work with Kenny Omega (✔), Tetsuya Naito (✔), Kazuchika Okada (✔), and Hiroshi Tanahashi(✔). With his wish list now ticked off, is there anything left for The Painmaker in a New Japan ring? The name Chris Jericho carries a unique and powerful weight among English speaking fans, far more …
The G1 Climax is revered as the best tournament in all of pro wrestling, with the final being the best of the best. Two years ago, we were blessed with best G1 Climax final of all time, the best of the best of the best. August 12th 2018, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kota Ibushi. A perfect match of biblical proportions. …
♬It’s the most wonderful time of the yearThere’ll be much lariatingFighting spirit will be glowingWhen the final draws nearIt’s time for multiple matches of the year♬ It’s Christmas time! Wait, no it isn’t… It’s better than that… it’s the G1 Climax!!! The best pro wrestling tournament on the planet is back! The behemoth that is G1 Climax 30 will …
NJPW’s G1 Climax is upon us and here at WrestleJoy we wanted to add an extra jolt of joy to the most exciting tournament of the year! Welcome to the first WrestleJoy G1 Pick ‘Ems Competition, aptly titled the JOY1 Climax! The rules are easy, simply fill out this form and pick who you think will win each match …
The current world climate provided me more spare time than ever before and very little to fill that spare time with. Whilst NJPW was out of action due to Covid-19 earlier this year, I started to dip my toes in the NJPW World archives. I began my journey by watching matches from names I knew of but had rarely …
Six titles will be contested across five matches as NJPW returns to the open air Jingu Stadium for the first time in 21 years! The six match card has monumental potential. Each match will have its own distinct feel and style, from the inaugural KOPW2020 champion being crowned in a 4-way to the NEVER Openweight slug fest to the …
The perennial loser won the least important title in NJPW and it was a beautiful reminder of why we love this bizarre world of professional wrestling. “2020 has had many moments, but I’ll remember this one forever.” – Kazuchika Okada. The overwhelming affection shown for YOSHI-HASHI the night he won the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (alongside Hirooki …
New Japan’s newest title has been met with a very controversial and confused reaction. “KOPW 2020” doesn’t have a physical championship belt. It will be exclusively defended in stipulation matches that are selected by the competitors and then voted on by the fans. Whoever is the champion at the end of the year will officially be crowned KOPW 2020 …
Always prepared to turn adversity into prosperity, NJPW have announced New Japan Cup USA! With many wrestlers unable to travel to Japan to compete, NJPW have brought the cerulean blue ring to USA instead. The Cup will kick off New Japan’s new Friday night series titled STRONG, and the brackets are stacked. The winner of the tournament will challenge …
