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During their weekly TV Show #8, DDT announced the participants and first-round matchups for their upcoming annual King of DDT Tournament. https://twitter.com/ddtpro/status/1276842565640151040 As always, it will be a single elimination bracket style taking place across three nights in August. The semi-final and final of the tournament will culminate on August 23rd at Korakuen Hall. Past winners have included the likes of Kota Ibushi, Harashima, Kenny Omega, Tetsuya Endo, and was won last year by All out’s Konosuke Takeshita all of who are huge names in wrestling. Here is the full list of participants: Yuki Ueno Nobuhiro Shimatani Antonio Honda Danshoku…

NJPW continues to pay staff and talent during the pandemic in a recent report. This is despite canceling events up until the 4th of May. According to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, New Japan is still paying its staff their full salary. They are also receiving their full benefits. This is despite an assumed cut in revenue due to money not coming in. This was from the shows via tickets and merch sales. They included the cancellation of the Anniversary Show alongside the Dontaku and Best of Super Junior tours. After all of the news concerning various…

With Winter well and truly behind us, Bar Wrestling is back to kickstart the Spring in preparation for the biggest month of wrestling in the year. On the 11th March, Bar is bringing you MAMBA! At the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles with a mix of amazing singles and tag matches to quench any wrestling fans thirst. As always, here is a preview of the card and these cards are subject to change but it should give you enough of a push to go and buy a ticket to watch. Chris Bey vs. WATTS This match-up is the battle of…

If anyone is catching the winter blues, Bar Wrestling is back with Mach 1 to brighten up your day and get your ready for Winter to end and bring in the sun. On the 27th February,  from the Glass House in Pomona, Bar is bringing you an amazing card of wrestling. So many kinds of matches and all your favorite wrestlers. From singles to tags and even a huge invitational, it’s an event not to be missed! Here’s your show preview to get you excited! The Rascalz & Chris Bey vs. Matt Cross & Willie Mack & Tessa Blanchard &…

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the creation of a new branded Dojo in New Zealand. In a press conference following the end of the New Beginning tour on Sunday, Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi made the announcement of establishing a new Dojo called New Japan Pro Wrestling New Zealand Dojo. The full story can be found here: https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1226748162175422465?s=20 This comes after the success of both the Noge and LA Dojo in creating some amazing wrestlers including Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Rocky Romero, and Tetsuya Naito just to name a few across both Dojos. The Dojo will be established in Auckland New…

Less than a month removed from losing the IWGP Heavyweight tag titles at Wrestle Kingdom 14, the Guerillas of Destiny have won the titles for the 6th time. After winning World Tag League, the team of David Finlay and Juice Robinson defeated the duo of Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa at the Tokyo Dome on the 4th of January. The brothers were quick to revoke their re-match clause and the bout was set for the next upcoming tour in America. However, on the last date of the USA portion of the New Japan New Beginning’s Tour in Atlanta, Georgia (1st…

On February 5th, Bar Wrestling is bringing you We Work hard, We Play Hard straight from the Bootleg Theater in LA. With 4 debuting wrestlers on this show, it’s one not to miss with some amazing new faces but also those familiar ones you love watching. So, here is a small preview for Bar Wrestling: We Work Hard, We Play Hard. Obviously, the card is subject to change but this should give you an overall idea and hopefully persuade you to go and watch the show live! Douglas James & Dom Kubrick & Eli Everfly & Lucas Riley vs. Joey…

Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has explained how he wants to have a huge wrestling event involving different promotions and wrestlers. After being voted Tokyo Sports’ MVP for the fourth time in 2019, Okada accepted the award alongside one for the match of the year and sat down with the wrestling media. Okada spoke about how, with the Olympics being hosted in Tokyo this year, he wants a pro-wrestling event that beats the Olympics. He said: “Involve the best from all sorts of organizations, show that the power of pro wrestling is far greater than amateur wrestling at the…

Sunday 5th January saw the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 take place in the famous Tokyo Dome. Unlike the previous nights card, this was predominantly made up of title matches, bar the first match, which was Jyushin Thunder Liger’s second retirement match. IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship The first of the Wrestle Kingdom 14 title matches was for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. This Roppongi 3k’s Sho and Yoh battle the devious Bullet Club’s El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori. From the first bell, it seemed as if the Bullet Club duo had the advantage, using every dirty trick…

In a feud that is slowly becoming a fan favourite in NJPW, the first night of Wrestle Kingdom will see Jay White defend his Intercontinental Championship against Tetsuya Naito in the push to become the first-ever New Japan dual champion. This match, which will be the semi-main event on the 4th January, has history dating all the way back to the 2019 G1. However, the purpose of this match dates back much longer. It has been almost a year since Tetsuya Naito declared his ambition in January 2019 to become the first person in NJPW to hold both the IWGP…