Author: Brandon Lasher

Over the last few weeks, a series of mysterious vignettes starting appearing on New Japan shows. After Juice Robinson’s matches, vignettes would appear declaring that “Time’s Up”. To the shock of many on May 26th, it was revealed the mystery man behind those videos was none other than Jon Moxley. He would get his New Japan debut match on June 5th at the Best of the Super Juniors Final show. Not only would it be his debut but it would be for the IWGP United States Championship. As Jon Moxley Wins the IWGP United States Championship It was nice to…

It is NJPW Best of the Super Juniors time! The annual tournament to determine the best junior heavyweight in the world is an annual mid-May tradition for New Japan Pro Wrestling. The 2019 tournament is one of the biggest in history with twenty wrestlers competing for the Best of the Super Juniors title. That is the most in New Japan History. Best of the Super Juniors will have two ten wrestler blocks competing in a grueling robin round tournament. The winners of A Block and B Block will compete in the Final on June 5th. Let us take a closer…

Madison Square Garden. It is truly the mecca of entertainment. For the WWE it was always their home base. So it was quite a shock when last year New Japan and Ring of Honor announced a huge show at the Garden the night before WrestleMania. But can they deliver on what should be both promotion’s biggest show in the United States to date? The G1 Supercard will have eleven matches, a ladder match, and ten titles on the line. It is a stacked card for the busy New York/WrestleMania weekend. Let us look at this exciting night of pro wrestling:…

New Japan Pro Wrestling is gearing up for an exciting start to its 2019. We are currently on the Road to the annual New Japan Cup tournament. This year the Cup will have 32 competitors. The winner will be a part of the pre-WrestleMania show at Madison Square Garden and face the IWGP Champion Jay White. Here is our Preview: NJPW 47th Anniversary Show. But before we look forward, we need to honor the past. New Japan begun with its first show on March 6, 1972, in Tokyo. Every year New Japan honors that moment with its annual Anniversary Show.…

It is an interesting time in New Japan Pro Wrestling. After Wrestle Kingdom 13, a lot of major changes have come to one of the biggest companies in the world. How will New Japan look as we enter the first of the annual New Beginning Shows? The first of three New Beginning shows will have eight matches, a few grudge matches and appearances by some of the biggest names in the company. With the ever-changing landscape of this preview: of NJPW New Beginning Sapporo Night One. Ren Narita vs Yuya Uemura It is a Young Lion battle! It is very…

It is that amazing time of year again. The biggest show of the New Japan Pro Wrestling year, Wrestle Kingdom, is back at its traditional January 4th date. As usual, NJPW has spent most of 2018 slowly building up some fantastic matches for the Tokyo Dome show. The main card will have nine matches, eight titles on the line and appearances by some of the biggest names in the wrestling. With the changing landscape of pro wrestling in 2019, we should have some unexpected twists and major title changes to enjoy. Here is the preview: of Wrestle Kingdom 13. Preview:…