Unleashed: A Look At Los Ingobernables De Japon’s Shingo Takagi

Wrestling promotions around the world are known for having a wide array of talent, each known for their ability and style. Since 2018, New Japan Pro Wrestling has had arguably one of the industry’s best power wrestlers in the form of Shingo Takagi. Since his arrival there as the last addition to one of wrestling’s most popular factions, his …

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Setting Off For The Horizon: Yuya Uemura And Yota Tsuji Are Excursion Bound

For the young lions of New Japan Pro Wrestling, leaving for the learning excursion is a huge milestone. In many ways it’s like a high school graduate leaving home to go to college. For these young men, it means that they’ve survived the challenging and often grueling experience of life in the New Japan Dojo, arguably one of the toughest …

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King of Intercontinental: Shinsuke Nakamura’s Reigns as IWGP IC Champion

In 2019, IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito announced his desire to hold both the IC Title and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship simultaneously, a decision eventually backed by both the next IC Champion Jay White and the Number One Contender to Kazuchika Okada’s Heavyweight Championship, Kota Ibushi. Following a fan vote, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that there would be …

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Minoru Suzuki and the ‘Draw in the Downpour’: As Unique As They Come

When the words Minoru Suzuki leave my lips, a plethora of words spring to mind. Sadistic. Intimidating. Ferocious. Brutal. Legendary. Perhaps even, the greatest of all time. The style he has carried throughout his well-documented career is one of uniqueness. I would argue, it’s particularly unrivalled by all other pro wrestlers. Suzuki has performed some of the very best …

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Renegade Heart: Tetsuya Naito Becomes NJPW’S Most Beloved Anti-Hero

Throughout history, pop culture has been filled with stories of anti-heroes: people who walk a fine line between good and evil. The professional wrestling world also has its fair share of legendary anti-heroes like WWE’s Stone Cold Steve Austin. One of the industry’s best has been Tetsuya Naito, the leader of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s most popular faction, Los Ingobernables …

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FOREVER WILD: LOS INGOBERNABLES DE JAPON’S HIROMU TAKAHASHI

November 5, 2016. A timebomb appears on the huge video screen in the Edion Arena in Osaka, nearing its final countdown. New Japan Pro Wrestling’s junior ace and then IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Kushida, stands in the middle of the ring, having just successfully defended his title. The countdown ends, revealing his next challenger: a former young lion returning after a …

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