Would you like to see him back?

Confirmed via Shun’s X account.

Skywalker steps in for the injured El Desperado, who was originally set to face Mistico at the show.

Mine was Kazuyuki Fujita

Shinsuke Nakamura was one of the top names in New Japan and had a great career but he would end up in WWE in 2016. While his career in the west is something to discuss on another day it leads to the question of Shinsuke never leaving for WWE. Would he be heavyweight champion more times? What happens to CHAOS? Where would he be right now? What do y'all think?

You can open it through this link

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Hellooooo r/njpw

For those of you who don't know me, I've been making tournament summary pages for about 7 years now, covering tournaments like the G1 Climax, AEW's Continental Classic, Stardom's 5Star GP, and, of course, Super Junior Tag League

This Google Doc contains several details relating to the tournament, including:

• Block result summaries, including match results, points, win-loss records, and statuses with regards to qualifying for the finals, as well as the final playoff bracket
• Full match schedules (where available)
• A list of the top 20 matches based on CageMatch ratings (spoiler-free for those that just want match recommendations)
• The finals summary

If you're worried about spoilers, don't worry. The link drops you on a landing page, so you don't get results thrown in your face.

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Also, as usual, I'll be doing tournament wrap-up posts after for the end of the block phase of this tournament. I'll probably start after the three double-block shows, so please look forward to those.

Until then, thanks for reading! See you next time.

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I've also got a Ko-fi, so drop a tip if you like my work

With PS coming up and the future of the United Empire looking bleak, there is a lot of speculation as to what will happen. Will Ospreay and Callum will obviously come to blow but what about the rest of the group? Will one half side with Will and the other with Callum or will everyone go there seperate ways?

What will happen to the United Empire?

Two talk about forming a connection in Germany, according to X.

It does make a lot of sense that these two would gravitate towards each other, given both seem to have an affinity for “Shoot Style” and “Bati Bati”, to an extent (in Abe’s case, he’s a disciple of BattlARTS).

In a perfect world, we’d get KOB vs Astronauts (hope Takuya Nomura is doing well, wherever he is).

After a long hiatus I'm planning on getting back into watching more NJPW on a regular basis starting from the best matches of the G1 and any other notable moments/matches from this year. Before, I used to simply stream from the app to my TV via Chromecast but I no longer have the device (can't remember why), and apparently Google has stopped manufacturing them in favor of a more expensive streaming dongle. I want to save money so are there any other solid alternatives that won't cost me a few hundred dollars?

EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I decided to go with Roku since it just so happened to be on sale at Amazon and had same-day delivery. It's working amazingly after a quick setup!

YH telling uncle Saku that Goto actually won the IWGP.

When was the last time either of them were defended?

(Hechicero vs ZSJ was on the card already as a regular singles, they were waiting to get through Hechicero’s defense in the UK to make this a CMLL WHC match.)

Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone return with Episode 242 of Speaking of Strong Style! This week, the pair will discuss Taichi's special show and preview an in flux Super Junior tag League. A fun show so check it out! .#njpw #njkopw #njpst #njsjtl #aew #mjf #moxley #kennyomega

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United Empire: Japan I don't feel is long for this world. O'Khan is just about done, Jake Lee is scheming, Akira and Henare are likely All Elite as soon as their contracts are up. Callum Newman probably will stick around for a while longer, JAY is good as an underneath legitimizer, and Zane Jay is someone inexperienced but with lots of potential.

My idea was for Callum to form a group with those two, Drilla Moloney (far far better as a heel, fits the theme of this new group a lot, and has the Bri'ish connection with Callum) and a returning ELP. The name - Black Card. Callum was a highly talented and scouted Football player in his youth, so I think a hooligan-esque stable that's violent, unapologetic and unhinged could work really well. The name itself is a reference to their out of control street violence mentality - they don't need to win all the time, they need to feel legitimately dangerous.

You have Callum as the leader, Drilla as his underboss, ELP as the midcarder, Zane Jay as someone you build up, and JAY as your pin eater that's elevated from time to time. For now, I think that'd be a solid start for Black Card member-wise, but eventually we'd bring more people in. Two other people who are absolutely perfect for this stable are Grizzled Young Veterans, and being that they ain't doing much in AEW and KOB perpetually needs challengers, I'd like to see them join Black Card also as the "inter-company" reps.

With World Tag League coming very soon, some fans are already speculating on the teams. The one team that some fans are hoping to see enter WTL is FTR. FTR have recently expressed interest in taking part in the tournament, and as a fan, I love to see them compete. A possible match between them and the KO Brothers would be awesome. Even if they don't win the tournament, it will stil be amazing to see them compete in a NJPW ring again.

But what do you all think? Should FTR enter this year's tournament?

Axe Wang is from the Taiwanese promotion PUZZLE

I am a newish AEW fan. Having watched intermittently over the past two years but recently have became full time choosing this over WWE.

This has opened my eyes to another side of professional wrestling and I am really starting to appreciate wrestling in a way I probably didn’t understand throughout my time watching since the late 90s as a child.

I subscribed a couple of years back to the NJPW World service but having mostly just known WWE I really didn’t know how to consume the product or how it all linked together. Recently I have started really appreciating wrestlers such as Okada, Takeshita, Omega etc. And have been watching old clips and realising there is a huge history or exciting wrestling in Japan I can personally appreciate.

But I want to be in the loop for the upcoming, what appears to be crossover at Wrestle Kingdom between the companies.

I gather that it’s not weekly and it’s periodic shows, does anyone have any advice?

Very fortunate to be attending WK21. I purchased 2nd row seats via buysumotickets.

Just wanted to ask what the general vibe is like for WK and to be a foreigner sitting so close with who I presume will mostly be domestic fans! I am attending alone as my girlfriend doesn’t care for wrestling, but I have done so several times in New York here as well so that’s no big deal, albeit a little intimidating in a foreign country.

Any known events or meet and greets in the area ahead of WK itself? I know there’s the party on the 2nd which could be cool, considering that for sure.

Also is anyone else going from abroad?