Embracing the fun in Wrestling
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 …
1/3 man, 1/3 fridge and 1/3 Stone Pitbull. Tomohiro Ishii has cultivated a reputation as one of the best wrestlers in the world. A stalwart of the cerulean blue New Japan ring with a solid résumé to his name. Given the legacy that Ishii has created for himself, it’s astonishing that he has only challenged for the IWGP Intercontinental …
The first graduate from Katsuyori Shibata’s LA Dojo, Karl Fredericks is leaving the pack mentality behind. Karl Fredericks is no longer a Young Lion. His first round New Japan Cup match against KENTA was set to be his re-debut in March, but due to current circumstances his re-debut came instead in early July. Whilst rehabbing from an injury suffered …
We like to believe that the hero wins and the villain gets their comeuppance. At Dominion, EVIL entirely blackened the bright lights of New Japan, but one flame is still burning strong and fighting for a now sullied dream. Current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi will clash with EVIL for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championship. It …
Scar and Mufasa. Lando and Han Solo. Roose Bolton and the Starks. All names involved in the darkest of betrayals. The freshest cut of them all; EVIL and Los Ingobernables de Japon. At the New Japan Cup final, EVIL found victory over Kazuchika Okada thanks to the surprising assistance of Bullet Club. Victory signified that he would be challenging …
JK runs solo as he reviews Sunday’s NJPW Dominion PPV. An unforgettable show that nearly broke the collective minds of the wrestling community.
The world of New Japan has been forever darkened. Winning the New Japan Cup with the startling assistance of Bullet Club put an exclamation mark on the devilish actions EVIL had been showing throughout the tournament. He chose victory and joined Bullet Club, thus alienating himself from his brothers in Los Ingobernables de Japon. The next day at Dominion, …
EVIL overcame The Rainmaker to obtain the prestigious New Japan Cup on Saturday as he won the tournament in an extremely shocking fashion. Having proven himself to be the best of the 32 man New Japan Cup field, EVIL will once again main event the magnificent Osaka-jō Hall less than 24 hours later. The ultimate chance at glory is …
The opportunity to challenge for Tetsuya Naito’s IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships at Dominion is on the line as Kazuchika Okada and EVIL face off in the final of the New Japan Cup! The remainder of the card sees the debut of Master Wato (returning young lion Hirai Kawato) and important tag matches ahead of the NEVER Openweight …
