New Japan Pro-Wrestling General Discussion Thread

[Chris]

Castle Attack announced for February in Osaka-Jo Hall. Supposed to be a two night event...bangin' name tbh

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

Castle Attack announced for February in Osaka-Jo Hall. Supposed to be a two night event...bangin' name tbh

That’s a dope name


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[Apoho Creed]

Pretty dope name should be interesting how Card we get there after Wrestle Kingdom.

 

[Hoss]

I do like the name a lot.

 

[Geese]

NJPW will announce a US and UK TV Deal soon.

NJPW To Announce New English-Language Television Deal Soon (sescoops.com)

 

[Geese]

Jay White is leaving NJPW after New Year's Dash.

https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/jay-white-says-hes-done-with-njpw-after-new-years-dash-event

 

[Chris]

Main event for this Friday's NJPW Strong which is advertised as the "Road to Lion's Break"

 

[Geese]

NJPW has gotten a TV deal in India on channels Eurosport and Eurosport HD.

NJPW partners with Eurosport to broadcast its shows in India (sportskeeda.com)

 

[Apoho Creed]

Rumors going on that Jay White might be resigning with NJPW and he's possibly going stateside what say you? I would love to see him with AEW or WWE dude is the perfect Heel in my eyes.

 

[Deezy]

Go to WWE so he become Kerwin Whites kid

He'll just he another bullet club guy in AEW.

 

[Chris]

Tom Lawlor kicking Rust Taylor out of Team Filthy and telling him to take a vacation to Florida two months after Tyler Rust has already been involved in the Ciampa/Thatcher angle

 

[Chris]

Hey ya boy Bateman is gonna make his NJPW Strong debut in a couple weeks and got an interview on this week's episode @Dark Order

 

[Geese]

NJPW will release a mobile game NJPW Strong Spirits.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling Strong Spirits Will Release Globally in 2021 (siliconera.com)

 

[Chris]

Here's the cards for the New Beginning shows

NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya -- Saturday, January 30, 4 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World

• NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
• Satoshi Kojima vs. Will Ospreay
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Great-O-Khan
• Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma, SHO & Master Wato vs. SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
• Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW New Beginning in Hiroshima night one -- Wednesday, February 10, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World

• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. SHO
• IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (c) vs. Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.
• Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma vs. SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
• Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
• BUSHI vs. Master Wato
• Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura & Gabriel Kidd

NJPW New Beginning in Hiroshima night two -- Thursday, February 11, 1 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World

• IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental double title match: Kota Ibushi (c) vs. SANADA
• Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado
• Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano vs. EVIL & Dick Togo
• Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Tomoaki Honma, SHO & Master Wato
• Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
• Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura & Gabriel Kidd

 

[Apoho Creed]

Hell yeah on my birthday I'll be able to watch Shingo vs The Ace! SHO is going into the biggest Match of his Career vs Hiromu no way he wins, but he damn sure is going to give it all that he has to offer. SANADA vs Ibushi Match of the Year Nominee no doubt.