El Desperado will be taking some time away from the ring. El Desperado (via NJPW) announced that he would be taking a leave of absence and having surgery on a media meniscus injury, which has affected him for the past several months. Desperado said that the timing was right, given the ongoing NJPW G1 Climax […]
On July 21st, New Japan Pro-Wrestling continued the NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament with the second night of action from EDION ARENA Osaka in Osaka, Japan. The results, courtesy of Cagematch, are as follows: WrestleZone will have coverage of the NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament as it continues. RELATED: NJPW G1 Climax 34 Night One […]
On July 20th, New Japan Pro-Wrestling kicked off the G1 Climax 34 tournament with the first night of action from EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. The results, courtesy of Cagematch, are as follows: WrestleZone will have coverage of the NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament as it continues.
Zack Sabre Jr. has big plans for when he eventually captures the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. New Japan Pro-Wrestling‘s Zack Sabre Jr. recently spoke with the Official NJPW website. When asked about the current perception of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Sabre Jr. believes he’ll be able to elevate the title beyond what any Japanese […]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced more changes to the behind-the-scenes working of the promotion. Last year, the Ace of the Universe Hiroshi Tanahashi was made president of the company. He is the first active wrestler to helm the company since Tatsumi Fujinami, nineteen years ago. Tanahashi’s role has seen closer ties with AEW formed, with […]
Shota Umino will be back in action for the NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament. In June, Umino announced that he suffered a hip fracture and a strained disk. He has not wrestled since he faced Rocky Romero at the AEW Rampage taping on June 12th. NJPW posted a video in which Shota Umino announced that […]
Willow Nightingale says she needed a win, and she walked out as a champion. At NJPW x CMLL FantasticaMania USA, AEW’s Willow Nightingale won a Triple Threat match for the CMLL World Women’s Championship. The title was vacated on July 10 after reigning champion Stephanie Vaquer left CMLL. In her post-match comments, Willow Nightingale shared […]
A new documentary highlights Will Ospreay‘s final weeks with NJPW and RevPro before he joined AEW. In a tweet, Will Ospreay commented on how he had a documentary filmed of his last matches in NJPW and RevPro. He wrote that he wanted to show how much companies played a huge part in his maturing into […]
On July 13, NJPW and CMLL presented FantasticaMania USA from Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, California. Mistico, Zack Sabre Jr, Willow Nightingale, and other stars competed. The results, courtesy of Fightful, are as follows: RELATED: Stephanie Vaquer Removes Herself From CMLL And NJPW Rosters, Stripped Of CMLL Titles
Willow Nightingale has quickly rebounded from losing the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament by capturing the CMLL Women’s World Title. The championship was previously held by Stephanie Vaquer who was stripped of her CMLL Women’s World Championship earlier this week. It was revealed hours later this was due to her departing the company to sign […]