Round One of The New Japan Cup continues with another empty arena show. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & DOUKI) b. Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura, & Gabriel Kidd when Desperado pinned Tsuji with a Pinche Loco – Of course, the heels attacked before the bell because they’re jerks like that. They worked over Uemura until Nagata got the hot tag. During the fray, Tsuji tagged in and a multi-man brawl broke out. Desperado hit Tsuji with the Pinche Loco to get the pin. SANADA p. Ryusuke Taguchi with a roll-up – The two spent several minutes feeling each oth ..read more

New Japan is back with its second night of the New Japan Cup tournament. The winner will face IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito at Dominion for both titles. Taiji Ishimori s. Gabriel Kidd with a Yeslock – Ishimori came to the ring dressed like Shredder from Ninja Turtles. The two took their time feeling each other out in the opening minutes. Ishimori took control and dominated until Kidd countered a top rope movie with a dropkick, Brian Pillman style. Kidd made his comeback and put Ishimori in a Boston Crab. Ishimori escaped and quickly put on a Yeslock to get the su ..read more

New Japan Pro Wrestling is not only running shows again, but they are running them in front of a paying crowd. Tomorrow’s Dominion is the first major event run by the promotion since the COVID-19 outbreak. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) b. Yuya Uemura Yota Tsuji when Makabe pinned Uemura with a German Suplex – As usual, a good showcase of the Young Lions even if it’s a given that they will lose. Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) b. Jirooki Goto & Gabriel Kidd when Kojima pinned Lidd with a lariat – Kidd got worked over until Goto got the hot tag. After Goto ..read more

The Semi-Finals are here. The respective winners will meet in the finals on July 11th, with that winner challenging Tetsuya Naito for both the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles. The rest of the card tonight is tag matches which will help flesh out the Dominion event. Suzuki-Gun )Minoru Suzuki, TAICHI, Zack Sabre Jr., & El Desperado) b. Yuji Nagata, Gabriel Kidd, and IWGP Tag Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi when Desperado pinned Kidd with a Piche Loco – The heels for once did not attack before the bell, but it didn’t take long for the match to spill to the floor. Su ..read more

The Quarter-Finals of the New Japan Cup Tournament begin here. We’re down to eight wrestlers remaining from the original 32. There are still a lot of viable possibilities. And given the current situation, it would not be too shocking to see an underdog or dark horse win the entire tournament since crowds will still be sparse when fans are let in. Hiromu Takahashi p. Tomohiro Ishii – This is an interesting matchup given Hiromu is a Junior Heavyweight and Ishii is built like a tank. Takahashi tried to go on the offensive early but only succeeded in bouncing off Ishii. The two traded chops and st ..read more

We are officially into Round Two of The New Japan Cup. The original 32-man bracket is down to 16. There were some pretty big upsets, including Taichi beating Hiroshi Tanahashi and Taiji Ishimori p. Yoshinobu Kanemaru with a Bloody Cross – Kanemaru attacked Ishimori right after Ishimori made it through the curtain. Since both guys are heels, that shouldn’t be surprising. After a brief battle on the floor, Ishimori recovered and took the match into the ring. Kevin Kelly brought up that in 14 matches, Ishimori has never beaten Kanemaru. The best Ishimori has done was a draw. Kanemaru grounded Ish ..read more

WWE Raw WWE Champion: Bobby Lashley -Defeated The Miz on RAW (03/01/21) Women’s Champion: Rhea Ripley -Defeated Asuka at WrestleMania 37 (04/11/21) United States Champion: Sheamus (3x) -Defeated Riddle at WrestleMania 37 (04/11/21) Tag Team Champions: A.J. Styles & Omos -Defeated The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) at WrestleMania 37 (04/10/21) Smackdown WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns (2x) -Defeated Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman at Payback (08/30/20) Women’s Champion: Bianca Belair -Defeated Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37 (04/10/21) Intercontinental Champion: Apollo Crews ..read more

Dominion is arguably New Japan’s second-biggest show of the year next to WrestleKingdom. This year’s Dominion is the first major show NJPW has run since the COVID-19 breakout. The main event will pit LIJ’s leader Tetsuya Naito against former member EVIL, who allied himself with Bullet Club at yesterday’s New Japan Cup finals. Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima, & Yuji Nagata b. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) & Gabriel Kidd when Nagata submitted Kidd with a Nagata Lock – As usual, the Young Lion wanted to start for his team. Kidd and Taguchi did some mat wrestling, with ..read more

New Japan Pro Wrestling is not only running shows again, but they are running them in front of a paying crowd. Dominion is the first major event run by the promotion since the COVID-19 outbreak. Over two days, most, if not all, of the titles will be defended. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) b. Yuya Uemura Yota Tsuji when Makabe pinned Uemura with a German Suplex – As usual, a good showcase of the Young Lions even if it’s a given that they will lose. Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) b. Jirooki Goto & Gabriel Kidd when Kojima pinned Lidd with a lariat – Kidd ..read more

The Semi-Finals are here. The respective winners will meet in the finals on July 11th, with that winner challenging Tetsuya Naito for both the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles. The rest of the card tonight is tag matches which will help flesh out the Dominion event. Suzuki-Gun )Minoru Suzuki, TAICHI, Zack Sabre Jr., & El Desperado) b. Yuji Nagata, Gabriel Kidd, and IWGP Tag Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi when Desperado pinned Kidd with a Piche Loco – The heels for once did not attack before the bell, but it didn’t take long for the match to spill to the floor. Su ..read more