Wrestling Chatter

Hi guys, For me, New Japan Pro Wrestling has to be one, if not, the best company in the world for giving us amazing wrestling content. With the introduction of their streaming site NJPW World, more worldwide shows and English commentary (from the AMAZING Kevin Kelly) on most of their shows, it’s becoming a massive rival for other massive companies. But, when I started watching it a while back, the whole format was really confusing because it was so different from what I was used too. So, in the lead up to Wrestle Kingdom (which is the biggest show/s of the NJ calendar year), here’s a beginner’s guide to New Japan Pro Wrestling (Shin Nihon Puroresu) for anyone who wants to watch NJPW but has no idea where to start. History New Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in 1972 by wrestling legend Antonio Inoki after he left the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance promotion. Inoki put himself as the star of the company and drew on the experiences of foreign wrestlers (Gaijin’s) like the Bri...

Hi guys, If you haven't heard or if you've not seen me mention it (because you've been living under a rock), New Japan's biggest show of the year is happening in only a few weeks: WRESTLE KINGDOM and I couldn't be more excited. After World Tag league almost two weeks ago, a press conference was held and the entire card for both nights of Wrestle Kingdom 14 were announced. The best thing about two nights is that there are even more matches and I get to geek out doing my previews even more.  So, welcome to my full preview of both nights of Wrestle Kingdom 14 at the Tokyo Dome! Saturday 4th January Opening Match start time : 4:00 pm (Japan), 11:00 pm (PT), 2:00 am (ET), 7:00 am (GMT) Main Show: 5:00 pm (Japan), 12:00 am (PT), 3:00 am (ET), 8:00 am (GMT) Pre-Show Match One: Special 8-man tag match Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura v Toa Henare, Karl Fredericks, Clark Connors, Alex Couglin It's always nice when the young ta...

Hi guys, After a long year of wrestling amazing wrestling from NJPW, we're nearly at Wrestle Kingdom 13 which is on January 4th and, after seeing the entire card, I am so excited to spend a whole morning in my PJs watching WK on NJPWWorld. I know there's been some controversy over the match build ups, due to vacant champs, but there have been some matches that have been built up perfectly. So, here's my look at the entire WK13 card and my predictions on who I want to win (it is a long post but bare with me)! No. 1 Contender Gauntlet for Never Openweight 6-man tag team titles I guess that the problem with a company that has so many amazing stars but not enough places on the card is that we're going to have wrestlers like Suzuki and Goto without main card slots. This Gauntlet is probably the best way to get some amazing stars on the show in some way... even if it's not idea. The teams have now been announced and apart from a few sad tears (I mean where the...