New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Jr 31 (BOSJ 31) tournament is set to kick off May 11. With the 20 man field for BOSJ 31, the blocks have been revealed for the premier junior heavyweight tournament in wrestling. This eclectic group of competitor is sure to bring spectacle in spades as they all fight for glory. New Japan Pro Wrestling recently reported that Ryusuke Taguchi, originally set to be in this years BOSJ 31, unfortunately, won’t be able to compete due to a recent bicycle accident. He sustained injuries to his face, hands, and knees, along with injuring his neck. The veteran ..read more

New Japan Pro-Wrestling took a detour on the road to Wrestling Dontaku as usual, as it held is annual Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni event on April 29 from Nishihara Shokai Arena in Kagoshima, Japan. The Jr Heavyweights would take focus on the show as both the IWGP Jr Heavyweight & Jr Heavyweight Tag titles would be on the line. You can find the Reulst below. NJPW “Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni” 2024 (29/04) Full Results: Main Event IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: SHO (c) def. DOUKI IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors (BULLET CLUB War ..read more

The full card for ALL TOGETHER: United Japan Pro-Wrestling Inauguration & Noto Earthquake Benefit Event on May 6 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo has now been confirmed with the last 2 matches added to the card. There also has been a change to one of the matches as well which we will cover too. First new match added is a Junior Heavyweight All Star 10 Man Tag Match which will see the team of El Desperado, HAYATA, Ninja Mack, Kota Minoura & MAO team up on on side. While on the other side they will face the team of Hirmou Takahashi, Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Tetsuya Endo & YAMATO. This ..read more

STARDOM held its “ALL STAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2024” at the Yokohama BUNTAI in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The card was stacked with several title matches including the IWGP Women’s Championship Match as Mayu Iwatani was set to defend against Sareee. The Main event saw the World of Stardom Championship up for grabs in a Best-of-Three Match with each round contested under different rules. First round would be under normal wrestling rules, the second would be contested under Hardcore rules, and lastly the 3 round if it got to that would be a Last Man (Woman) Standing match. Champion Maika is looking t ..read more

At a meeting of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s board of directors this past week, it was announced that New Japan Pro-Wrestling has completed its acquisition of all shares of Bushiroad Fight Co Ltd. from its parent company, Bushiroad Inc. As a result, Bushiroad Fight Co Ltd. will be renamed STARDOM Co. Ltd. and will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NJPW, effective June 28. You can find more details in the section below. Goal of acquisition: To improve operating efficiency and reduce redundancies within Bushiroad’s sports unit. Transfer of stock date: As mentioned this will take place on Friday ..read more

Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Jake Lee makes a shocking appearance at a NJPW “Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2024” Korakuen Hall show and colludes with Bullet Club to layout Tetsuya Naito in a surprise attack. Finlay did mention of an assassin he had lurking for Naito but who would have thought it would be the leader of NOAH’s Good Looking Guys (GLG) faction Jake Lee. Afterwards, David Finlay says that Jake Lee is replacing Gedo in the LIJ vs Bullet Club War Dogs 5vs5 Hiroshima Elimination Match, this Saturday at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall. Jake Lee is a former 2 time AJPW Triple Crown Champion and a former ..read more

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that YOH will be sidelined for this year’s Best of Super Juniors 31 tournament, set to kick off on May 11th in Chiba. This decision comes after YOH suffered a shoulder injury during the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title Match against SHO at Sakura Genesis on April 6th, caused by a Low Dropkick. This match took place after the announcment of the entry list of the BOSJ 31 tournament earlier that night. New Japan took their time to announce this news due to the tournament start still being over 1 month away. Further medical examination revealed that YOH has a disloc ..read more

It is confirmed that STARDOM have announced a match featuring STARDOM talent for the big ALL TOGETHER: United Japan Pro-Wrestling Inauguration & Noto Earthquake Benefit Event on May 6 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. It a tag team match which will see Starlight Kid & Natsupoi take on the team of AZM & Miyu Amasaki. This is a great addition what promises to be a great night of fun pro wrestling action. Tag Match: Starlight Kid & Natsupoi vs AZM & Miyu Amasaki We will keep you updated on more information for ALL TOGETHER ..read more

New Japan Pro Wrestling is set to return State side on May 11 with is “Resurgence 2024” show from the Toyota Arena in Ontario CA. Like their Windy City Riot show in Chicago a few weeks ago, the Toyota Arena is a bigger venue then what NJPW have used in the past when coming to North America. The venue usually can hold anywhere from 9000 to about just over 11,000 at full capacity depending on what the venue is set up for. New Japan setup at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago was give or take around 7000 so expect a similar set up for this show. New Japan recently have announced the first few matches ..read more

The ‘Ring General’ Gunther made a triumphant return to WWE on the April 22 edition of Raw. Waste no time, he swiftly declared his participation in the upcoming 2024 King of the Ring tournament, marking his first WWE appearance since his loss of the Intercontinental Championship to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania XL. Fans can anticipate Gunther’s in-ring prowess as he vies for victory in the tournament, set to unfold at the King and Queen of the Ring premium live event scheduled for May. Former Intercontinental Champion @Gunther_AUT has his sights set on becoming King of the Ring!#WWERaw pic.twitt ..read more