Jamie Lithgow
Nobody does tournaments like New Japan Pro Wrestling. We’ve just finished a superb Best of The Super Juniors, there’s World Tag League, Junior Tag League, The New Japan Cup and the lesser-spotted Super J Cup. However, today we focus on the crown jewel in NJPW’s tournament catalogue; the G1 Climax. If you are new to NJPW or are intrigued to find out more, today Jamie looks at what the forthcoming ‘Mount Everest of Pro Wrestling’ entails. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
T’is the season. No, not Christmas, it’s Wrestle Kingdom season! We are still a couple of weeks out from January 4th but with the card for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest show of the year now final, today Jamie provides a preview for the Japanese version of Wrestlemania; Wrestle Kingdom 13. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
In part one of this series we got introduced to New Japan by looking at its similarities and differences from WWE. Part two ran through the wrestlers and factions you can expect to see. In the final part of our Beginner’s Guide , Jamie casts his eye on the shows, tournaments and titles hosted by New Japan Pro Wrestling. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
So, you’ve decided to watch a New Japan show, you kind of know what to expect when the bell rings but just who are the guys who will be wrestling? Today Jamie continues his Beginner’s Guide to NJPW by looking at the promotion’s top stars and factions. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is the world’s number one professional wrestling promotion, assuming we class WWE as ‘sports entertainment’. No longer is NJPW confined to Japan with fans from elsewhere having to rely on newsletters, magazines and second-hand VHS tapes to keep up to date. Globally, NJPW is a brand on the rise, but what is it all about? Today, Jamie, a relative newbie to NJPW himself, covers the basics in our Beginners Guide to New Japan Pro-Wrestling… by a beginner. Continue reading
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