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4 Wrestle Kingdom 18 in Tokyo Dome EN 1:30 EST
5 New Year Dash!! EN 4:00 EST
20 The New Beginning in Nagoya EN 3:00 EST
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NJPW Champions

Championship Holder(s) Since
IWGP World Heavyweight SANADA 2023/04/08
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Hiromu Takahashi 2023/01/04
IWGP United States Heavyweight Will Ospreay 2023/06/25
IWGP Women's Mayu Iwatani 2023/04/23
IWGP Tag Team Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI 2023/06/04
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney 2023/07/04
NJPW World Television Zack Sabre Jr. 2023/01/04
NEVER Openweight Shingo Takagi 2023/10/28
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii 2023/05/03
KOPW 2023 Taichi 2023/11/17
Strong Openweight Eddie Kingston 2023/07/05
Strong Openweight Tag Team Hikuleo & El Phantasmo 2023/10/09
Strong Women's Giulia 2023/07/05

2023 Tournament Winners

Tournament Dates Winner(s)
New Japan Cup 3/5-21 SANADA
Best of the Super Juniors 30 5/12-28 Master Wato
G1 Climax 33 7/15-8/13 Tetsuya Naito
Super Junior Tag League 10/21-11/4 TJP & Francesco Akira
World Tag League) 11/20-12/10 Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI

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Well I know which Dynasty match i'd love to see be added.

0 Comments
2024/11/09
04:40 UTC

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[Spoilers] Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 Results

  • (Pre-Show) STRONG Survivor Match: Matt Vandagriff def Seabass Finn — (5:31, Bloody Sunday)

  • Vandagriff cuts a heel promo afterwards. NJPW Academy grad Zane Jay comes out to zero pop from the maybe 200 people in the building. He cuts a babyface promo. Vandagriff sneak attacks him and beats him up. Probably the STRONG Survivor match for the Long Beach show in December, and one where the 7-0 Vandagriff might finally lose.

  • David Finlay def Kevin Knight — (9:29, Overkill)

  • In his Backstage Comments Finlay says that he wants a challenge for Dynasty, he doesn’t care what company the challenger comes from.

  • STRONG Openweight Tag titles: Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) def TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (c) — (9:56, Grit Your Teeth)

  • Lio Rush (spooky Blackheart version) def Mustafa Ali — (10:08, Final Hour)

  • 2 out of 3 Falls– Fall 1; Tables Match: Dirty Work (Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor) def West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) — (Elbow Drop)

  • 2 out of 3 Falls– Fall 2; Win Only by Submission match: West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)

Dirty Work (Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor) — (Ref Stop via rear naked choke)

  • 2 out of 3 Falls– Fall 3; Strap Match: West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) def Dirty Work (Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor) — (15:33 [full match time], KO)

  • Tom Lawlor gets removed from his connecting strap, put through a table on the outside, and counted to a KO by the ref; but the match does not end. Instead Tom is “eliminated” from the match. This does not make any sense because the match was never advertised as having elimination rules. The crowd dies. WCWC then destroy Rosser with a chair and assisted Piledriver, and like Lawlor he is KOed via not standing to meet a 10 count.

  • GYV appear on the stage with their newly won STRONG Tag titles. WCWC get a mic but it doesn’t work. When it finally does, Jorel Nelson cuts a basic heel promo, which at least wakes the crowd up. He challenges GYV for a title match December 15th in Long Beach.

  • STRONG Women’s title Number 1 Contender 4-Way match: Hazuki def Trish Adora, Koguma, Anna Jay — (8:57, La Magistral)

  • Hometown-ish hero(?) Mercedes Mone comes out to confront her new challenger. She confirms the match will happen at the December Long Beach show.

  • Hazuki says the belt will be hers. The two brawl, with Mone coming out on top.

  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji def Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) — (10:55, Gene Blaster)

  • Shingo leaves Tsuji celebrating in the ring alone. As Yota is exiting the ring, the lights go out. A video plays of a mysterious person forging a knife and then sticking it in a picture of Tsuji. When the lights come back up, AEW’s current TNT Champ (and possibly still HoT member) Jack Perry attacks Tsuji, then challenges him for Wrestle Dynasty. Eventually Shingo comes back out to save Tsuji from further destruction.

  • Ryohei Oiwa def KENTA — (9:26, flash pin reversal)

  • Tomohiro Ishii and Shota Umino def TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr.) — (13:27, Death Rider)

  • Post-match, Shota gets a ringside attendant to hand him the WHC belt, and when he holds it up he is lightly booed. He hands it to Zack and TMDK take their leave.

  • Another fade to black. Via video, Jon Moxley says Shooter has made a mistake. He’s not mad, he’s disappointed. The newly-dubbed Death Riders are going to continue Shota’s education. Mox will send an emissary to the Tokyo Dome.

  • Shota gets a mic. He says he understands, Mox is scared. Send an emissary; Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Claudio, he doesn’t fucking care. He’ll beat them at the Tokyo Dome. But ultimately, what he wants is to fight Mox. “Fuck you, Jon Moxley.” Bad boy swearing gets the crowd back on Shota’s side.

  • AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) def TJP (spooky face paint partial-Aswang version) — (14:13, Avalanche Falcon Arrow)

  • TJP surprise appears behind Takeshita and jumps him to start the match.

  • Takeshita cuts a promo after the match, saying he’s the greatest International Champion of all time. He says he’ll defend the title in the Tokyo Dome. Who’s next?

  • No one answers. Take says everyone are cowards, no one wants to challenge him.

  • Shingo Takagi’s music hits. In Japanese, he challenges Takeshita to an International Champ vs NEVER Champ match at Wrestle Kingdom. Takeshita accepts.

  • Tomohiro Ishii’s music hits, and he comes out to the ring to point at both. Walker insinuates it’ll be Ishii vs the Take/Shingo winner at Dynasty, but I guess it could also be a three-way at WK.

  • STRONG Openweight title: Gabe Kidd (c) def Kosei Fujita — (18:40, Mad Man Bomb)

  • After throwing Fujita at the ringside tables, Gabe gets a mic and cuts a heel promo on “Boston”; even dropping the “pahk yah cah in Hahvahd Yahd” line.

  • Shortly after, he gets the mic again to say “Fuck you Kenny Omega.”

  • Gabe goes to bomb Fujita again, but Oiwa appears to save him. KENTA comes out to even the odds, but Oiwa has a resurgence and hits Gabe with The Grip.

  • Oiwa gets the mic, talks in Japanese. Gabe tells him to speak English, bitch. Oiwa says “I’m next challenger, motherfucker. Because The Mighty Don’t Kneel, because TMDK is Mighty.” (Roy’s gotta work on getting the order of that catchphrase right.) Most likely this match will happen in Long Beach.

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12 Comments
2024/11/09
03:38 UTC

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[FSU Spoilers] A Challenge for Wrestle Kingdom

After defeating TJP, AEW International Champ Konosuke Takeshita cuts a promo saying he’s the greatest International Champion of all time. He says he’ll defend the title in the Tokyo Dome. Who’s next?

No one answers. Take says everyone are cowards, no one wants to challenge him.

Shingo Takagi’s music hits. In Japanese, he challenges Takeshita to an International Champ vs NEVER Champ match at Wrestle Kingdom. Takeshita accepts.

Tomohiro Ishii’s music hits, and he comes out to the ring to point at both. Walker insinuates it’ll be Ishii vs the Take/Shingo winner at Dynasty, but I guess it could also be a three-way at WK.

22 Comments
2024/11/09
03:12 UTC

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Not sure if anyone posted this here at all but... just saw the poster for Kamen Rider: Outsiders Ep. 6. Look who made it on there!

2 Comments
2024/11/09
03:02 UTC

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[FSU Spoilers] Another Dynasty Challenge

After a defeated TMDK leaves Shota Umino and Ishii celebrating in the ring, the arena fades to black.

Via video, Jon Moxley says Shooter has made a mistake. He’s not mad, he’s disappointed. The newly-dubbed Death Riders are going to continue Shota’s education. Mox will send an emissary to the Tokyo Dome.

Shota gets a mic. He says he understands, Mox is scared. Send an emissary; Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Claudio, he doesn’t fucking care. He’ll beat them at the Tokyo Dome. But ultimately, what he wants is to fight Mox. “Fuck you, Jon Moxley.”

9 Comments
2024/11/09
02:52 UTC

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Strong women’s championship match confirmed

5 Comments
2024/11/09
02:26 UTC

15

[FSU Spoilers] Challenge made for Wrestle Dynasty

After they win their match against Undisputed Kingdom, Shingo Takagi leaves Yota Tsuji celebrating in the ring alone.

As Tsuji is exiting the ring, the lights go out. A video plays of a mysterious person forging a knife and then sticking it in a picture of Tsuji.

When the lights come back up, AEW’s current TNT Champ (and possibly still HoT member) Jack Perry attacks Tsuji, then challenges him for Wrestle Dynasty. Eventually Shingo comes back out to save Tsuji from further destruction.

ETA: Also David Finlay said in his Backstage Comments that he wants a challenge for Dynasty. So probably another “both matches get made and then whoever has the title after WK defends it here” situation.

4 Comments
2024/11/09
02:14 UTC

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[NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Spoilers] Result of TMDK vs GYV for the STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships

https://preview.redd.it/ywjyw1qxurzd1.png?width=496&format=png&auto=webp&s=7f965624265e5cbd01aea6be88b0e9358bd49473

THE VETS SCORED A HUGE WIN! Really happy for them, their biggest tag title win since the NXT UK Tag Titles.

10 Comments
2024/11/09
00:39 UTC

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I need some guidance

I'm just getting back into checking out the wrestling in Japan. My favorites were the UWF gang. Who's active in NJPW that's sort of doing that kick style mma esque wrestling? Yuji Nagata is still rocking out, but is there anyone new following that vein?

6 Comments
2024/11/09
00:31 UTC

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NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 Discussion Thread

Match 0 Start Time

Pacific USAEastern USAUKCentral EuropeJapanEast Australia
Nov 8 3:30PMNov 8 6:30PMNov 8 11:30PMNov 9 12:30AMNov 9 8:30AMNov 9 9:30AM

Match 1 Start Time

Pacific USAEastern USAUKCentral EuropeJapanEast Australia
Nov 8 4PMNov 8 7PMNov 9 12AMNov 9 1AMNov 9 9AMNov 9 10AM

#Watch


Venue

Lowell Memorial Auditorium

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Match Card

|#|Match|||Notes|Time Limit| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-| |0|Matt Vandagriff|vs.|Seabass Finn|STRONG Survivor Match|20| |1|Kevin Knight|vs.|David Finlay|Singles Match|30| |2|TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)|vs.|Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zach Gibson)|STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Match|30| |3|Lio Rush|vs.|Mustafa Ali|Singles Match|30| |4|Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser|vs.|West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)|Two out of Three Falls Tag Team Match*|| |5|Anna Jay vs. Hazuki|vs.|Koguma vs. Trish Adora|STRONG Women's Championship #1 Contender Four Way Match|30| |6|Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji)|vs.|The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)|Tag Team Match|30| |7|Ryohei Oiwa|vs.|KENTA|Singles Match|30| |8|TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. & Bad Dude Tito)|vs.|Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii|Tag Team Match|30| |9|Konosuke Takeshita (c)|vs.|TJP|AEW International Championship Match|30| |10|Gabe Kidd (c)|vs.|Kosei Fujita|STRONG Openweight Championship Match|30|

  • First fall: Tables match. Second fall: Submission match. Third fall: Last man standing strap match.

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21 Comments
2024/11/08
23:05 UTC

35

Went back and watched this awesome match from last year's WTL: the surreal pairing of Nagata/Suzuki, Uemura fighting hard from underneath, great chemistry all around. Waiting on Uemura's return...

1 Comment
2024/11/08
18:15 UTC

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I'm so happy that ZSJ/Oiwa and Shingo/Tsuji are in the same block for WTL!

That Road to Power Struggle tag was fucking fantastic and I'm so excited we're getting a sequel. Tbh, those four are who I think should/could be the next "Big 4" of the company's main event scene (along with Umino, Uemura and Kidd).

2 Comments
2024/11/08
12:17 UTC

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We need a new member for the House of Torture, but one who's a Gaijin

https://preview.redd.it/pm7qnsyn1ozd1.png?width=822&format=png&auto=webp&s=949396400fb893f291717ce79d128a7795b9d65a

House of Torture is the hottest faction in NJPW today and they absolutely define HoT in every sense. But to make things even hotter, we need a gaijin member to join. And I’ve got the perfect pick: Baron Corbin. He’s got everything it takes to play the heel role to perfection, making him a perfect fit for House of Torture

But who other gaijins could join the hottest faction in NJPW? It certainly can’t be Oleg Boltin with his kind persona, or ELP he's got his own thing going. And there’s no chance it’d be Oskar Leube from The Youngblood

So, what’s left? Once Baron Corbin becomes a free agent, you’ll be witnessing an absolute cinematic moment when he joins the hottest faction in NJPW

「THE HELLHOUND」Baron Corbin!

17 Comments
2024/11/08
12:02 UTC

144

Full card for Historic X-Over II!

21 Comments
2024/11/08
08:24 UTC

63

RoH Taping Spoiler: NJPW Wrestler in Action

Kevin Knight defeated Serpentico.

Gabe Kidd defeated Serpentico.

Shingo Takagi defeated Ariya Daivari.

https://pwinsider.com/article/189752/aew-collision-spoilers-from-providence-rhode-island.html?p=1

13 Comments
2024/11/08
07:10 UTC

2

Fighting Spirit Unleashed in Lowell MA November 8!

1 Comment
2024/11/08
07:02 UTC

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Gabe Kidd vs Kosei Fujita at Fighting Spirit Unleashed!

0 Comments
2024/11/08
07:01 UTC

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Great O-Khan will make a special appearance at DDT Ultimate Party 2024 in Ryogoku on December 28th!

1 Comment
2024/11/08
06:55 UTC

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I like Umino/Sabre as a main event.

I completely understand that this a very weak match in name value compared to previous years. I personally think they intentionally booked Umino to look like an undeserving challenger this year who's only qualification is on a technicality by beating Zack in the G1. However I appreciate the fact that they had the stones to actually pull Naito out of the the main event picture and do something completely out there. At the point they're in right now where they took so many huge losses in star power, they have the right to just do whatever they want to see what works, and it's more entertaining for the viewer than if they just tried to hold onto an aging status quo out of risk of lower attendance.

And honestly? Although this match may not end up as good as a match like Okada vs. Ospreay at WK16, from a build perspective, this is the most engaged I've been with the WK world title feud since the double gold dash.

Having Zack challenge in October instead of January was also risky, paid off, and seriously enhanced the quality of the product. I hope it's something they stick with going forward.

35 Comments
2024/11/08
04:51 UTC

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What's everyone's thoughts on Jakob Austin Young in the United Empire so far?

13 Comments
2024/11/07
23:39 UTC

1

Keepin' It Strong Style - EP 362- NJPW Power Struggle 2024 Review

0 Comments
2024/11/07
20:46 UTC

63

Do you think NJPW will host a show in the Saga Arena in Saga? Built in 2023 and has a capacity of just over 8,000 people.

10 Comments
2024/11/07
17:53 UTC

57

After 5 months without bookings…

CHASE OWENS has returned...

43 Comments
2024/11/07
17:00 UTC

40

Hell or High water I want these guys to be in japan. Seriously what do they need to do to get there?

27 Comments
2024/11/07
15:43 UTC

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Hashimoto vs Tanaka, Round 2!

0 Comments
2024/11/07
15:34 UTC

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