by Chris Samsa | Sep 18, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
The G1 Climax is, without a doubt, the preeminent professional wrestling tournament on the planet. Each year, 20 or so competitors from around the globe descend upon New Japan Pro Wrestling to prove their in-ring skills for a chance to to vie for the IWGP World...
by Chris Samsa | Aug 28, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest card of the Summer is upon us! On Saturday, August 29th, NJPW will return to Jingu Stadium for the first time in 21 years to present Summer Struggle in Jingu. The card features four major championship matches and the finals of...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 24, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT & INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH EVIL (C) v. HIROMU TAKAHASHI RECENT HISTORY SINGLES OVERALL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS The IWGP Heavyweight Championship hasn’t been defended against the IWGP Junior...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 11, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT & INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH TETSUYA NAITO (C) V. EVIL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tetsuya Naito has been IWGP World Heavyweight Champion for 188 days during this reign and this will be his second...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 10, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 FINAL: KAZUCHIKA OKADA V. EVIL New Japan Cup History Kazuchika Okada is 13-1 All-Time New Japan Cup Matches, giving him the best winning percentage (.929) in New Japan Cup History. Okada enters tonight’s final on a 9 match...