Jay White removed from upcoming NJPW events
Jay White will mist the next two NJPW events due to heat-stroke symptoms. NJPW revealed on their wesbite that White will miss the Aug. 9 & 10 G1 Climax 32 events in Hiroshima. The article […]
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Stardom announces creation of an IWGP Women’s Championship
Stardom will create an IWGP Women’s Championship. The company announced the news in a post on social media. The company says the decision was made during a strategy session. “Just announced in today’s Stardom 2022 […]
Kota Ibushi status update with New Japan Pro Wrestling
The relationship between Kota Ibushi and New Japan Pro Wrestling is reportedly on the mend. The Wrestling Observer is reporting that “the gulf” between both Ibushi and New Japan has narrowed over the last month […]
New Japan announces when fans will be able to cheer at their shows
Crowd cheers will return to New Japan Pro Wrestling in September. During the 2022 NJPW Business Strategy Presentation, the company revealed that after over two years of only being able to clap hands and stomp […]
Forbidden Door PPV buyrate reportedly over 100,000
The AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling supershow PPV event, Forbidden Door, reportedly sold 127,000 PPV buys on Sunday night. Wrestlenomics is reporting that the estimated figure for buys is 127,000 and that includes PPV […]
Tony Khan reveals PPV revenue for Forbidden Door
Tony Khan confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling Forbidden Door PPV event did over $5 million in PPV revenue. Khan revealed the number in a Twitter post thanking fans. […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling President says he wants Forbidden Door 2 in Japan
New Japan Pro Wrestling President, Takami Ohbari, would like to see Forbidden Door 2 in Japan. In an interview with Tokyo Sports, Ohbari commented on the success of the first Forbidden Door over the weekend, […]
VIDEO: Shooting the breeze w/ Zack Heydorn – Forbidden Door 2022
PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, shoots the breeze on all things AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door with discussion on Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, and more. Subscribe to the PWTorch YouTube channel here. CATCH-UP: 6/26 […]
Kazuchika Okada comments on future Forbidden Door matches
Kazuchika Okada said after the Forbidden Door PPV event on Sunday that “the door” was now closed. In a post on Twitter, Okada thanked AEW and Chicago, before saying that the Forbidden Door was closed, […]
VIDEO: PWTORCH FIRESIDE CHAT 6/23: Full Forbidden Door preview, ratings talk, more
PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, and PWTorch Contributor, Tyler Sage, chat the week in wrestling including a Forbidden Door preview, ratings talk, and more. Subscribe to the PWTorch YouTube channel for new content every single […]
Major change made to Forbidden Door PPV card
New Japan Pro Wrestling has made a major change to the Forbidden Door card on Sunday. The company announced via social media that Tomohiro Ishii would be unable to compete in the fatal four-way All-Atlantic […]
Kazuchika Okada appears on Dynamite, IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match set for Forbidden Door
Kazuchika Okada made his AEW Dynamite debut this week and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship will be defended in a fatal four-way match at Forbidden Door. This week on AEW Dynamite, Adam Page defeated Silas […]
Bryan Danielson not cleared for Forbidden Door or Blood & Guts
Bryan Danielson will not be wrestling at Forbidden Door or in next week’s AEW Blood & Guts match on AEW Dynamite. Danielson started out this week’s episode of Dynamite by addressing his future and status […]
New Japan announces G1 Climax 32 block participants
New Japan revealed the participants in each of the four blocks for the upcoming G1 Climax 32 round robin tournament. The blocks are as follows. Every match!Every moment! LIVE, ringside English coverage on @njpwworld this […]
Two new matches announced for Forbidden Door
Two new matches were added to the AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling Forbidden Door supershow. Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW […]
Tony Khan talks strategy for booking with New Japan
Tony Khan says that he and New Japan Pro Wrestling booker, Gedo, have to both agree on cross-promotional matchups and show idea concepts. In an interview with Comicbook, Khan spoke in-depth about what it was […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling announces G1 competitors
New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the names of this year’s G1 Climax participants. The company made the announcement during the Dominion show. This year’s G1 format will be different than years past. Instead of […]
6/12 NJPW DOMINION RESULTS: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada, Tanahashi vs. Goto, more
NJPW DOMINION 2022 SHOW RESULTS JUNE 12, 2022 OSAKA, JAPAN AIRED LIVE ON NEW JAPAN WORLD Aaron Henare defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan El Phantasmo & Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori defeated Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito […]
IWGP United States Champion stripped of title, new champ to be crowned at Dominion
Juice Robinson has been stripped of the IWGP United States Championship. New Japan officials announced the news in a press release and also announced a new match for Dominion to crown a new champion. On […]
Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion appears on Dynamite
Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Will Ospreay, walked through the forbidden door and into AEW on this week’s episode of Dynamite. Look who is here at #AEWDynamite! It's the leader of the #UnitedEmpire, @njpwglobal's @WillOspreay, […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling announces new championship
New Japan Pro Wrestling will introduce NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships into the company with a tournament beginning on June 19 in Los Angeles, CA. BREAKING❗️#njIgnition will see the start of the #njpwSTRONG Tag […]
New Japan Best of the Super Jr. 29 tournament finals set
The finals are set for the annual Best of the Super Jr. tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling. After winning their blocks on the last day of competition, El Desperado will face Hiromu Takahashi to […]
EXCLUSIVE: Clark Connors discusses working Best of the Super Junior 29, wrestling bucket list, more
Clark Connors says he’s honored to be working in the Best of the Super Junior 29 tournament for New Japan Pro Wrestling, even if the action and schedule are rigorous. Connors revealed to PWTorch Assistant […]
Impact Wrestling opens door to Hiromu Takahashi
The door is open for Hiromu Takahashi to work in Impact Wrestling. Executive Vice President of Impact, Scott D’Amore, replied to a Takahashi tweet, inviting him to come to Impact Wrestling and face Ace Austin […]