ROH vs. New Japan – RADICAN breaks down Win/Loss Records, head-to-head Match Results since 2014

By Sean Radican, PWTorch columnist

Since Ring of Honor and New Japan officially started mixing rosters in 2014, ROH wrestlers have a losing record on domestic ROH shows.

The count is ROH’s record is 35-52 overall since 2014. In 2016, the record is 18-30.

Most of the match-ups have been upper-tier New Japan stars against mid-card ROH wrestlers, creating situations where the New Japan stars are expected to go over.

The following list counts domestic shows only where an ROH wrestler pinned/submitted a New Japan wrestler, and vice versa. Not counted are mixed matches where New Japan and ROH stars are on the same teams.

ROH War of the Worlds 2014

– ROH: 5 wins – 4 losses (counted reDRagon beating the Young Bucks, as the Dragons were only ROH at this point)

• ROH: A.C.H. & Taven & Ciampa beat Forever Hooligans & Watanabe, The Decade beat Gedo & Jado, Jay Lethal beat KUSHIDA, reDRagon beat Young Bucks, Adam Cole beat Liger
• NJPW: Nakamura beat Steen, Bullet Club beat Briscoes, Tanahashi beat Bennett, A.J. Styles beat Okada and Elgin

ROH War of the Worlds 2015 Night 1

– ROH: 2 wins – 5 losses

• ROH: Roderick Strong beat Kushida, reDRagon beat Tanahashi & Liger
• NJPW: Gedo beat Delirious, Young Bucks beat Kingdom & The Addiction, Naito beat Elgin, Styles beat Adam Cole, Okada & Nakamura beat The Briscoes

ROH War of the Worlds 2015 Night 2

– ROH: 3 wins – 3 losses

• ROH: Elgin beat Kushida, Addiction beat Gedo & Okada, Kingdom beat Bullet Club
• NJPW: Naito beat Kyle O’Reilly, Nakamura beat Lethal, Liger beat Mark Briscoe, Tanahashi beat Strong.

Global Wars 2015 Night 1

– ROH: 3 wins – 3 loses

• ROH: Kingdom beat Liger & Sydal, Lethal beat Naito, ROH All-Stars beat Bullet Club
• NJPW: KUSHIDA beat Sabin and O’Reilly, Okada beat Cedric Alexander, Tanahashi beat Elgin

Global Wars 2015 Night 2

– ROH: 1 win – 4 losses

• ROH: Elgin beat Gedo
• NJPW: KUSHIDA beat Ferrara, Liger beat Castle, Tanahashi & Naito beat A.C.H. & Sydal, Nakamura beat Strong

ROH Philly August 2015 Joint results

– ROH: 1 win – 1 loss

• ROH: Sydal beat KUSHIDA
• NJPW: Nakamura beat Cole

ROH Field of Honor 2015

– ROH: 1 win – 2 losses

• ROH: Briscoes beat Time Splitters
• NJPW: Goto beat Elgin, Okada beat Strong.

ROH Final Battle 2015

– ROH: 1 win – 0 losses

• ROH: Jay Lethal beat A.J. Styles

ROH 2016 14th Anniversary PPV

– ROH: 0 wins – 5 losses

• NJPW: Ishii beat Strong and Fish, Goto beat Dalton Castle, Okada beat Moose, Tanahashi & Elgin beat The Briscoes, The Elite beat A.C.H. & Sydal & KUSHIDA (counted with majority of team being ROH)

Night 2 TV Taping

– ROH: 4 wins – 2 losses

• ROH: Lethal beat Goto, reDRagon beat Gedo & Okada, Cole beat KUSHIDA, War Machine beat RPG Vice
• NJPW: Ishii beat Cedric, Omega beat A.C.H.

ROH Conquest Tour – Philadelphia

– ROH: 0 wins – 1 loss

• NJPW: KUSHIDA beat A.C.H.

Global Wars 2016

– ROH: 1 win – 4 losses

• ROH: Fish beat Ishii
• NJPW: Juice & Kamaitachi beat ANX and Bruiser & Silas, Liger & Burger beat Addiction, Naito beat O’Reilly, Bullet Club beat Shelley & Sabin & Kushida & Sydal.

War of The Worlds Tour – Night 1

– ROH: 2 wins – 4 losses

• ROH: War Machine beat Gedo & Okada, Dragons beat Lethal & Naito
• NJPW: Kamaitachi beat Ferrara, KUSHIDA beat Dalton, Tanahashi & Elgin beat ANX, Bullet Club beat Briscoes & Cabana & MCMG

War of the Worlds Tour – Night 2

– ROH: 3 wins – 3 losses

• ROH: ANX beat Liger & Burger, Briscoes & Lethal & Strong beat Bullet Club, Kyle O’Reilly beat KUSHIDA
• NJPW: Okada beat Sydal, Naito beat Moose, Ishii beat Ferrara

War of the Worlds Tour – Night 3

– ROH: 2 wins – 3 losses

• ROH: MCMG beat Chaos, Lethal & Strong beat Cole & M. Jackson and Okada & Ishii
• NJPW: KUSHIDA beat Silas, Tanahashi beat Sydal, Naito beat A.C.H.

Death Before Dishonor 2016 PPV

– ROH: 1 win – 2 losses

• ROH: Addiction beat Naito/Evil and Tanahashi & Elgin
• NJPW: Shibata beat Silas, Okada beat Castle

Death before Dishonor TV

– ROH: 3 wins – 3 losses

• ROH: Fish beat Shibata, Addiction beat Chaos, Silas beat Yano
• NJPW: Guerrillas beat ANX, Tanahashi & Elgin beat Page & Cole, IWGP tag champs Briscoes beat Rush/White

ROH Field of Honor 2016

– ROH: 2 wins – 3 losses

• ROH: Fish beat EVIL, O’Reilly beat Shibata
• NJPW: KUSHIDA beat Castle, Elgin beat Dijak, Bullet Club beat MCMG & A.C.H. & Rush