New Japan made several announcements on Thursday before the start of the New Japan Cup. – New Japan officially announced the signing of ROH wrestler Michael Elgin to a two-year deal. – Shibata, the NEVER Openweight champion, […]
A.J. Styles says the key factor that led to him leaving New Japan was the distance from home. And, after considering offers on the table (including TNA), he decided that WWE offered him the most financial […]
February 20 Report PWTorch has confirmed that Michael Elgin has signed a deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Elgin was in Japan this weekend for the ROH vs. New Japan series, where a deal was […]
Update: WWE noted in a press release on Monday that Shinsuke Nakamura will officially report to the Performance Center in Florida in “late March.” Nakamura then makes his NXT in-ring debut at “NXT Takeover” in Dallas […]
After the dust settles from New Japan’s series of shows with Ring of Honor this month, the focus will shift to the 2016 New Japan Cup. The 16-man, single-elimination tournament is set to begin on […]
WWE released a video documenting Shinsuke Nakamura’s arrival at WWE earlier this month to begin his new journey. – Nakamura was shown arriving at WWE HQ in Stamford, Conn. to meet Vince McMahon, Triple H, […]
There is more fall-out from a “tumultuous start to 2016” in Japanese wrestling. Kota Ibushi, one of the rising stars of the New Japan roster, has decided to end his NJPW and DDT contracts to […]
Two weeks out from Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross’s return to U.S. television calling New Japan Pro Wrestling, AXS TV is starting the big push for Ross’s debut broadcast on Friday, March 4. AXS […]
“Honor Rising” ROH vs. New Japan News & Notes – Jay Lethal retained the ROH World Title over Honma in the main event of Night 2 on Saturday. After ROH referee Todd Sinclair was bumped […]
Former WWE announcer/top executive Jim Ross covered a lot of ground on hot topics in wrestling in his latest blog at jrsbarbq.com. – Ross wrote about how he thinks Titus O’Neil’s 60-day suspension and rumored […]
Top international tag team TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) are scheduled to join WWE’s NXT brand this spring after finishing their current run in Japan. Pro Wrestling NOAH announced Thursday at their “Second Navigation” […]
A.J. Styles says he is beginning his WWE run after feeling “liberated” by developing his own persona outside of any promotion. Styles left TNA at the end of 2013 and began a new free agent […]
IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada’s opponent has been named for Ring of Honor’s 14th Anniversary PPV. Okada will face former NFL player Moose in a non-title singles match on the February 26 PPV. Later […]
Ring of Honor’s annual “Global Wars” event with New Japan will air on traditional PPV, ROH announced Tuesday. ROH “Global Wars” is scheduled for Sunday, May 8 from Chicago at the Frontier Fieldhouse. Update: ROH announced […]
With the U.K. independent wrestling scene becoming more popular in recent years, wrestlers like Will Ospreay are in high-demand. Ospreay has already had an interesting start to 2016 and it will get more interesting in […]
A second New Japan star has been added to Ring of Honor’s Las Vegas PPV weekend to replace Shinsuke Nakamura. Kenny Omega, the new leader of the Bullet Club, is returning to ROH as part of the […]
UPDATE: Ring of Honor announced that Hirooki Goto will replace Shinsuke Nakamura at this month’s ROH 14th Anniversary PPV weekend in Las Vegas. Goto, who challenges Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Title this month, is […]
Shinsuke Nakamura, one of the Big Three stars in New Japan, formally announced his departure from the promotion at a press conference on Monday. Nakamura, who formally stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Title at the […]
January 19 UPDATE Jim Ross is officially returning to U.S. television in March to call AXS TV’s New Japan shows. AXS TV issued a press release on Tuesday confirming the deal. Fox Sports initially reported the […]
In interviews leading up to New Japan’s “Wrestle Kingdom” Tokyo Dome Show, A.J. Styles sounded content continuing his schedule of ROH dates, New Japan tours, and select independent shows. Styles was even slotted as the […]
A week removed from the Tokyo Dome Show, New Year’s Dash, and reported exit of four top stars, New Japan announced several big items going forward. – Shinsuke Nakamura’s final match will be Saturday, January 30 […]
In an update on the Bullet Club trademark story, WWE actually filed a trademark for the “Balor Club” this week. The trademark was originally created in April 2015, then WWE made a new filing listed as January […]
Jan. 8 UPDATE: The week-long progression of the story about New Japan stars heading to WWE now includes NXT champion Finn Balor teasing a possible WWE TV debut with the Bullet Club by his side. “I […]
One of the interesting side stories to the WWE-New Japan story this week is another player in the mix, TNA. Specifically, Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis, who built a niche for themselves in New Japan […]
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