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New Japan 7/19/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 4 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, the second day of Blocks C & D.

Today’s event was held at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1657.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block D: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Toru Yano.

Match 2: Block C: David Finlay beat Mikey Nicholls.

Match 3: Block D: Jeff Cobb beat Alex Coughlin.

Match 4: Block C: EVIL beat Eddie Kingston.

Match 5: Block D: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Shane Haste.

Match 6: Block C: HENARE beat Shingo Takagi.

Match 7: Block D: Tetsuya Naito beat Hirooki Goto.

Main Event: Block C: Tama Tonga beat Tomohiro Ishii.

Day 5 is Friday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata with Blocks A & B, including a SANADA-Yota Tsuji rematch (SANADA beat Tsuji to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at DOMINION in June) in the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 7/18/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 3 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, the second day of Block A & B matches.

Today’s event was held at Yamagata City Sports Center in Yamagata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1239.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Chase Owens.

Match 2: Block B: KENTA beat Great-O-Khan.

Match 3: Block A: Gabriel Kidd beat Hikuleo.

Match 4: Block B: Taichi beat Tanga Loa.

Match 5: Block A: Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 6: Block B: Will Ospreay beat YOSHI-HASHI.

Match 7: Block A: SANADA beat Shota Umino.

Main Event: Block B: Kazuchika Okada beat El Phantasmo.

Day 4 is tomorrow at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai with Blocks C & D. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 7/16/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, beginning action in Blocks C & D.

Today’s event was held at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World FOR FREE!

Click below to watch in English:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00658_4_1

Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00658_3_1

The announced paid attendance was 2888.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block C: David Finlay beat Tomohiro Ishii.

Match 2: Block D: Hirooki Goto beat Toru Yano.

Match 3: Block C: Mikey Nicholls beat HENARE. HENARE is the former Aaron Henare now with a new look-he shaved his head, ditched the mustache and now has facial tattoos.

Match 4: Block D: Shane Haste beat Alex Coughlin.

Match 5: Block C: Eddie Kingston (All Elite Wrestling) beat Shingo Takagi.

Match 6: Block D: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Match 7: Block C: EVIL beat Tama Tonga.

Main Event: Block D: Jeff Cobb beat Tetsuya Naito.

Day 3 is Tuesday at Yamagata City Sports Center in Yamagata with Blocks A & B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 7/15/23 Results

New Japan kicked off the G1 CLIMAX 33, the promotion’s biggest annual singles tournament, today with the start of Block A & Block B action. The Road To Tokyo Dome has begun!

Today’s event was held at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English FOR FREE! No login or signup required! It also was streamed on ABEMA in Japan.

Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00658_1_1

Click below to watch in English:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00658_2_1

The announced paid attendance was 3145.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX 33 matches, 20 minute time limit. 2 points for win, 1 point for time limit draw, 0 points for loss. They alternated between Block A & B.

Match 1: Block B: YOSHI-HASHI beat El Phantasmo.

Match 2: Block A: Chase Owens beat Gabriel Kidd.

Match 3: Block B: Tanga Loa beat KENTA.

Match 4: Block A: Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 5: Block B: Kazuchika Okada beat Great-O-Khan.

Match 6: Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Yota Tsuji.

Match 7: Block B: Taichi beat Will Ospreay.

Main Event: Block A: SANADA beat Hikuleo.

Day 2 is tomorrow. Block C & D begin with Eddie Kingston representing All Elite Wrestling and the main event is scheduled to be Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb. Live streaming on New Japan World in Japanese and English will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET, and even better, once again you will be able to watch live and on demand FOR FREE! It will also be streamed for free on ABEMA in Japan.

DEVELOPING: NJPW Legend Possibly At AEW Tomorrow

There are reports on the net, confirmed via his Twitter, that New Japan legend Jushin Thunder Liger apparently will be at tomorrow’s AEW Collision in Calgary, Canada. A translation of the original Japanese notes Liger was invited to be a guest for the Owen Hart Cup Finals tomorrow and is flying from Tokyo to San Francisco, CA then to Calgary. Liger had some history with the late Owen Hart in their early careers in the 1980s & 1990s, both in New Japan and Calgary’s legendary Stampede Wrestling. It’s not known yet if Liger will appear on the broadcast or not. Considering he is also a WWE Hall Of Famer, it makes things interesting there although AEW has a partnership with New Japan. I imagine there would be no WWE mention. We’ll see tomorrow.

FREE VIDEO: NJPW Academy Spring 2023 Showcase

Earlier this year New Japan hosted the first Academy Showcase event for a live crowd at the LA Dojo in Los Angeles, CA. While there was no broadcast before, New Japan has now made the event available FOR FREE on YouTube. You can watch the full event below (it runs just over 2 hours and has English commentary), video courtesy of the New Japan Official English YouTube Channel:

New Japan 7/5/23 Results (Updated)

New Japan ran the second half of STRONG Independence Day today, following a day full of surprises with the chance for even more.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV only on New Japan World. (The PPV is only a combo pack that includes yesterday’s Day 1, in the US it’s about $30 and is available until roughly mid-September) You can also watch the pre-show match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1401, a super full house/very near sellout. They could have called it a sellout as attendance was down only 32 from yesterday.

There was a last-minute change to the card for today as JR Kratos was not cleared to compete today. Cut (head) suffered during yesterday’s match. He was to have faced Oskar Leube in the first PPV match.

Pre-show Match: Boltin Oleg, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Rekka, Takahiro Katori & Dragon Libre. Wato pinned Rekka with a Tsutenkaku German suplex hold.

Match 1: TBA, revealed at match time to (perhaps not surprisingly) be Satoshi Kojima, beat Oskar Leube.

Match 2: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Ryohei Oiwa & Homicide. Akira pinned Oiwa after 2/2.

Rocky Romero demanded an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title match. Which led to…
Match 3: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney beat Rocky Romero & Yoh to retain the titles. Connors pinned Romero after Full Clip. V1 for the champs.

Match 4: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Kosei Fujita & Bad Dude Tito. Arxher pinned Fujita after a lariat.

Match 5: The DKC, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor. Tanahashi pinned Isaacs.

Match 6: Giulia (Stardom) beat STRONG Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale to win the title. Giulia becomes the second STRONG Women’s Champion.

Match 7: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto bear Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin to retain the titles. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Kidd after Shoto. V1 for the champs.

Match 8: Eddie Kingston beat STRONG Openweight Champion KENTA to win the title. Kingston becomes the 6th STRONG Openweight Champion.

Main Event: In a Final Death match, Jon Moxley beat El Desperado.

Next up is the G1 CLIMAX 33 Tournament, the promotion’s biggest tournament of the year and the start of the road to Tokyo Dome, beginning on 7/15 at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell in Hokkaido. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. All tournament events will be available live and on demand on New Japan World.

Also announced is the Road to DESTRUCTION Tour, which will be the September and early October tour including DESTRUCTION in KOBE on 9/24 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and DESTRUCTION in RYOGOKU on 10/9 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

UPDATE: And it’s now official…WRESTLE KINGDOM 18 in TOKYO DOME on 1/4/24 at the Tokyo Dome. That’s a Thursday morning so make plans now.

New Japan 7/4/23 Results

New Japan brought the STRONG sub-label to Japan for the first time for STRONG Independence Day, starting a 2-day doubleheader in Tokyo today.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV only on New Japan World. The only purchase option is a combo pack that also includes tomorrow’s event live and on demand (the PPV on demand window is expected to be about 2 months). You can also watch the pre-show match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1433, a legit advance sellout.

Pre-show Match: Oskar Leube, Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takahiro Ketori, Dragon Libre & Kengo.Yoh pinned Libre after Direct Drive.

Match 1: Bad Dude Tito beat The DKC.

Match 2: Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs & JR Kratos beat Ryohei Oiwa, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Nelson pinned Oiwa after West Coast Classic.

Match 3: Tom Lawlor beat Kosei Fujita.

Match 4: Rocky Romero & Eddie Kingston beat Gedo & KENTA. Kingston pinned KENTA after Backfist To The Future.

Match 5: Momo Kohga (Stardom) & Willow Nightingale beat Thekla & Giulia (Stardom). Nightingale pinned Thekla after Babe With The Powerbomb.

Match 6: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat STRONG Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI to win the titles. Kidd & Coughlin become the 5th STRONG Tag Team Champions. Kidd pinned YOSHI-HASHI after a hijack piledriber.

Match 7: Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney beat IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Francesco Akira & TJP to win the titles. Connors & Moloney become the 73rd IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Moloney pinned TJP after Full Clip. Interesting backstory here because Moloney came into New Japan as part of United Empire before defecting to Bullet Club, who had themselves a night with 2 title wins.

Main Event: In a Doomsday No DQ match, Jun Kasai (Freedoms) & El Desperado beat Homicide & Jon Moxley. Desperado pinned Homicide after Pinche Loco form a reverse tiger driver.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World as a PPV only will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. There will be a FREE pre-show match on YouTube about 20 minutes before the event begins. There are 3 title matches scheduled for tomorrow-STRONG Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale vs. Giulia for the title, YOSHI-HASHI/Goto-Kidd/Coughlin again but this time for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and STRONG Openweight Champion KENTA vs. Eddie Kingston for the title. The main event is scheduled to be a Final Death match between El Desperado & Jon Moxley.

New Japan News: Top STRONG Name Off Upcoming Events

Ahead of the STRONG Independence Day events in Japan Tuesday & Wednesday, New Japan has announced Fred Rosser is now off both events. Circumstances beyond his control according to Rosser. in a brief statement on New Japan’s English website, Rosser said he will be in Japan “sooner rather than later” so this sounds like it could be due to something travel-related like flight cancellations or visa/passport issues.

The statement can be viewed at the below page:
https://www.njpw1972.com/154373

DEVELOPING: New 3 Musketeers Group in New Japan

Longtime New Japan fans will no doubt have heard lots about The 3 Musketeers-the moniker given to the trio of Keiji Muto, Masa Chono and Shinya Hashimoto when they came up through the New Japan Dojo in the late 1980s. That bane has sort of come back, as the promotion just announced the Reiwa 3 Musketeers group-Shota Umino, Ren Narita & Yota Tsuji. This comes in recognition of their rapid ascents through the ranks in New Japan, in particular Tsuji recently who just came back from a shorter-than-normal international training excursion to Mexico and almost immediately earned an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot (he lost to SANADA).

However, they won’t be seen together as a unit in the ring anytime soon because they are not on next week’s Korakuen Hall events and the G1 CLIMAX is right after that. Maybe near the end of the tournament. This is an interesting development nonetheless, let’s see if they can all live up to this lofty moniker.