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New Japan 11/19/25 Results

Tonight was a night full of EVIL (INDEEEEEEEED!) as New Japan held the first House Of Torture produced event, appropriately dubbed “PURGE NIGHT OF TORTURE”.

Todat’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on New Japan World for $22.99 US.

The announced paid attendance was 1481, a legit advance sellout.

There was a change to the second match due to Tomohiro Ishii being out with a shoulder injury. Taichi was the replacement.

Pre-show match: Hip Togo (Ryusuke Taguchi) beat Dick Togo.

Match 1: EVIL beat Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate).

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Chase Owens & Don Fale beat Masato Tanaka (ZERO1), Ikuto Hidaka (ZERO1) & Taichi. Owens pinned Hidaka after Last Testament. (New Japan’s English website says it was Yujiro Takahashi here but the Japanese website says Owens. I go with Japanese first)

Match 3: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat HANZO & The Great Sasauke (Michinoku Pro). Narita pinned HANZO.

Matxh 4: Sho, DOUKI & SANADA beat Kaisei Takechi, Akito & Yuki Ueno (DDT) by ref stoppage. DOUKI beat Akito with Italian Stretch 32 after multiple deadly weapon uses.

Main Event: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Saya Kamitani (Stardom) went to a no contest. Out of control. H.O.T. and H.A.T.E. interference. Which led to…

Impromptu Match: EVIL vs. Yujiro Takahashi went to a Double KO. Afterwards, despite the divisions EVIL proclaimed the House was unified still. Because they are EVIL! ((INDEEEEEEEEED!)

The next event is the World Tag League, the annual year-end (usually) Heavyweight tag team tournament, starting tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 11/16/25 Results

New Japan ran another standalone event, SHIMONOSEKI IMPACT, today which was possibly in collaboration with boat race events in the area.

Today’s event was held at J:COM Arena Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi. Despite what New Japan said on social media about all remaining events being streamable/watchable before Hiroshi Tanahashi retires, there is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 2057.

There was a last-minute change to the main event due to El Desperado being removed from the card. Lower back injury.

Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Zane Jay went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Tiger Mask beat Masatora Yasuda.

Match 3: Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Yano pinned Kato.

Match 4: Master Wato & Yoh beat Daiki Nagai & Gedo. Yoh pined Nagai after a falcon blow.

Match 5: Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Tomoaki Honma & Boltin Oleg. Takagi pinned Honma after Burning Dragon.

Match 6: Hiromu Takahashi, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Ryusuke Taguchi, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Ice pinned Taguchi after K.O.B.

Main Event: Go Takemura (Independent/Freelancer), Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Tanahashi pinned Jackson after High Fly Flow.

The next event is PURGE NIGHT OF TORTURE, a House Of Torture Produced event, Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming as a PPV on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. The PPV is available for pre-order for 3500 yen in Japan and $22.99 in the US.

New Japan News: Title Change In Mexico Yesterday

According to various US news sites, there was a New Japan title change in Mexico at a CMLL event last night-Angel De Oro & Niebla Roja beat STRONG Tag Team Champions Templario & TJP to win the titles and become the 13th Champions. This comes amidst some rumors on various US sites that TJP is headed to WWE, but not as a wrestler-he reportedly would be a coach for NXT at the WWE Performance Center, or specifically a guest coach.

While they did not say anything about the title change, New Japan has updated their Japanese website to reflect the new champs. TJP is also still listed as a roster member so, as they always say, make of this what you will.

(New Japan’s Japanese page also reveals that, in June, TJP & Templario actually beat de Oro & Roja to retain the titles, which was V1 for the then-champs. Gonna have to dig that up on YouTube in case it’s not paywalled on CMLL’s channel)

Injury Report: No Desperado At The Boat Races

New Japan has announced a late injury change to tomorrow’s (apparently non-televised) event at Shimonoseki Boat Races-El Desperado is now off. Lower back. Out indefinitely. He was to have been in the main event teaming with Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Go Takemura (Independent/Freelancer) is the replacement. It’s not yet known how long Desperado will be out but with his being part of the World Tag League starting Thursday it could be an issue if he can’t compete.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan 11/12/25 Results

Once again New Japan was convinced to let Taiji Ishimori pretend to be a reckless superhuman today and put on his own event so we got “Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Is Reckless Once Again”.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on New Japan World for about 3000 Japanese yen in Japan or $21.99 in the US. You can also watch the pre-show FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 465, a legit advance sellout. That’s 93% max capacity for the venue (500 for wrestling).

Pre-show match: Taiji Ishimori beat Daiki Nagai by submission.

Match 1: Taiji Ishimori beat Brahman Shu in 7 seconds by DQ. Which led to…
Match 1 (again): Taiji Ishimori & KAGETORA beat Brahmans Shu & Kei in 11 seconds by DQ. Shu DQ’d. Which led to…
Match 1 (yet again): Taro Nohashi, KAGETORA & Taiji Ishimori beat Brahmans Shu, Kei & Ryusuke (Ryusuke Taguchi) in 25 seconds hy DQ. Shu DQ’d. Which led to…
Match 1 (Take 4): In a Tornado match, Brahmans Yuji (Yuji Nagata), Ryusuke, Shu & Kei beat Yuko Miyamoto, Taro Nohashi, KAGETORA & Taiji Ishimori. Yuji beat Nohashi with a white eyed armbar (presumably Nagata Lock 2).

Match 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Taiji Ishimori by submission.

Match 3: In a handicap match, Shuji Ishikawa beat Black Menso-re & Taiji Ishimori by pinning Menso-re.

Match 4: Masato Tanaka won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Mammoth Sasaki.

Main Event: Taiji Ishimori beat Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate).

The next event is SHIMONOSEKI IMPACT Sunday at J:COM Arena Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi. And surprisingly, despite promises New Japan seemingly made on social media for all events through Tokyo Dome, apparently there will be no live or on demand broadcast. They made it sound like every event until and including Tokyo Dome will be live & on demand, along with another PPV next week.

New Japan 11/8/25 Results (Updated)

New Japan ran their annual Anjo event today despite certain wrestlers this was a hometown event for being gone from the promotion.

Today’s event was held at Tosho Arena Anjo in Aichi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1483.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Kosei Fujita being pulled off the event. The always vague poor health.

Match 1: Katsuya Murashima beat Tatsuya Matsumoto.

Match 2: Masatora Yasida & Taichi beat Zane Jay & Shoma Kato. Taichi pinned Jay after Dangerous Backdrop.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma & Boltin Oleg. Newman pinned Honma after Fireball.

Match 4: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Sho, DOUKI & Yujiro Takahashi. Ishimori pinned Sho after Bloody Cross.

Match 5: Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura beat Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yota Tsuji. Uemuta beat Nagai with a chicken wing.

Match 6: El Desperado, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Goto pinned Jackson after Shoto.

Match 7: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & EVIL to retain the titles. Wato beat Togo with Vendeval. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Afterwards, the opponent for Tanahashi’s retirement match at Tokyo Dome was revealed…RAINMAKER!!! Back in his hometown today, it’s Kauzchika Okada! (There were a lot of online rumors on US news sites that it was probably going to be Shinsuke Nakamura. But there was less than zero chance of that happening just because Nakamura currently is in WWE and New Japan has a working partnership with WWE rival All Elite Wrestling, where Okada is. WWE has a working partnership with Pro Wrestling NOAH. So I knew it was all but going to be Okada because of that)

The next event is “Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Is Reckless Once Again” Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World as a PPV will begin at 1:40 AM PT/4:40 AM ET. The PPV is available for pre-order for $21.99 US.

UPDATE: Following up on the Okada appearance, Tanahashi will hold a Tokyo Dome press conference at midnight PT/3 AM ET tonight. You will be able to watch it live and on demand FOR FREE on New Japan World and presumably YouTube.

Injury Report: The Mighty Don’t Kosei

It must be that time of the year again as many wrestlers are at least briefly being sidelined in Japan. now New Japan has announced Kosei Fujita is a last-minute removal from tomorrow’s event. The always vague poor health. He was to have teamed with Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa (birthday boy) & Hartlry Jackson to face Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Taichi & El Desperado. Taichi is now out of the match too and instead will team with Masatora Yasuda to face Zane Jay & Shoma Kato. Tatsuya Matsumoto & Katsuya Murashima are now out of that tag match as a result and will now face each other in a single match. With the next event either 4 or 9 days away I doubt Fujita will miss any more events after this.

New Japan News: World Tag League Field, Next Nagata Event

Some more New Japan news:

The field for the upcoming World Tag League has been announced. This year it’s a 16-team field in 2 blocks of 8, the usual round-robin prelim format. The entered teams are as follows:
Block A: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, Taichi & Satoshi Kojima, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa (Independent/Freelancer), Yota Tsuji & Gabriel Kidd, Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney, EVIL & Don Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo, Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura, David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby), Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan, Ren Narita & SANADA, Lance Archer & Alex Zayne.
Last year’s tournament was won by Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito, sparing us from the despair of Bishamon 5-peat talks. Kojima is essentially an injury replacement for Tomohiro Ishii, who is out indefinitely due to a shoulder injury suffered a couple weeks ago in the US in All Elite Wrestling.

Elsewhere, the next Yuji Nagata Produced event has been announced. BLUE JUSTICE 17 will mark the promotion’s next visit to Chiba and will be held on 1/18 at Sakura Civic Gym. Advance tickets go on sale this weekend for fan club members and 11/23 for the public.

Injury Report: Stonewalled

Apparently being a Stone Pitbull and the toughest two dollar steak doesn’t make you impervious to injury. Neither does All Elite Wrestling. New Japan has announced that, in part due to that, Tomohiro Ishii is headed to the sidelines. Dislocated right shoulder suffered on 10/22 in AEW. Out indefinitely. It’s not yet known how long he will be out but given he’s not in the World Tag League it may be most of the rest of the year.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan News: More Tokyo Dome Announcements

New Japan held their latest Tokyo Dome press conference earlier today, here are some notable items coming out of it. The full presser can be watched on demand FOR FREE on New Japan World (no account/paid subscription required) and YouTube.

2 new matches are official: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita vs. IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji for the titles and IWGP Women’s Champion Sturi vs. STRONG Women’s Champion Saya Kamitani for the titles (but not the World Of Stardom Championship also held by Kamitani).

The previously announced Aaron Wolf vs. EVIL match, the debut match for the former, will now be for the NEVER Openweight Championship held by EVIL. Originally it was not going to be. EVIL used a can of spray paint to paint the title belt gold at the presser…which for the most part it already was.

Hiroshi Tanahashi announced that the number of sold tickets so far for 1/4 is 31,548. If the Dome is used at full capacity (usually for baseball) that’s about halfway yo a legit sellout as the Dome can hold 65,000. At worst, it’s on pace to only be out-drawn worldwide by WWE WrestleMania. Fitting as I consider 1/4 to be the biggest pro wrestling event annually outside of WrestleMania.

Tanahashi was asked about a potential final opponent following backstage comments at the last event where he talked to Gedo about it. Gedo is also the head booker for New Japan. This led US websites to start rumors about it being former New Japan wrestler and longtime rival Shinsuke Nakamura, but one reason I doubt it happens-he’a in WWE. New Japan has a working partnership with All Elite Wrestling, WWE’s biggest rival. I think that makes more recent rival and torchbearer-to-be Kazuchika Okada more likely. A foreign wrestler was also hinted at.

The broadcast plans are also set for the event, beginning on 1/3 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET (1/4 at 4 PM Japan time):
INSIDE JAPAN ONLY: TV Asahi live and exclusive broadcast
OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY: New Japan World live and on demand. NOT AVAILABLE IN JAPAN (at least until several days latrr)