April 9th, 16:00 from the Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo The newly-christened Sakura Genesis is headlined by Okada vs. Shibata for the IWGP title, Hiromu Takahashi and KUSHIDA face-off once…
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Final
March 20th, 15:00 from Ao-re Nagaoka, Niigata Yesterday’s show saw Bad Luck Fale and Katsuyori Shibata get past EVIL and Tomohiro Ishii respectively to reach today’s final. Up for grabs,…
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Semi-Finals
March 19th, 15:00 from Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka The 2nd Round saw EVIL and Bad Luck Fale progress on the left-hand side of the bracket while familiar foes Katsuyori Shibata…
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: 2nd Round Review
The exits of Tanahashi, Elgin, Suzuki and Omega in the 1st Round busted many a bracket and, more importantly, blew the tournament wide open. The 2nd Round took place over…
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: 1st Round
The New Japan Cup is a sixteen-man, single elimination tournament, the winner of which gets to choose to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental, or NEVER Openweight Championship at…
NJPW 45th Anniversary Review
March 6th, 19:00 from Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo In this venue exactly 45 years ago, NJPW ran its debut show headlined by Antonio Inoki vs. Karl Gotch. Today’s anniversary…
NJPW x ROH Honor Rising: Night 1 2017 Review
February 26th, 18:30 from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo The first of two co-promoted shows sees Kenny Omega and Bullet Club return to NJPW for the first time since January 5th. Let’s…
PTBN’s Clotheslines & Headlines #18: WWE Financials, Elimination Chamber, Smackdown, Ring of Honor’s Shake Ups, CHIKARA & More!
On this episode of PTBN Clotheslines & Headlines, Steve Wille, Nate Milton, Glenn Butler and a series of special guests run through the latest in the world of wrestling! The following…
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Review
February 5th, 15:00 from Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Centre This is the first of two New Beginning shows and the focus here is on the return of the Suzuki-gun stable, with…
NJPW/CMLL Fantastica Mania 2017: Sunday, January 22nd
January 22nd, 18:30 from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo This is the final show of these joint NJPW and CMLL shows, and it’s topped by two big singles matches: Mistico vs. Euforia…
