New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Japanese professional wrestling promotion
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| June 15 2025 | Tomohiro Ishii and Taichi won the IWGP Tag Team Championship by defeating United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Callum Newman) at Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall. |
| 2025 | Master Wato and Yoh defeated Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita) at Wrestling Hizen no Kuni in Saga, Japan to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. |
| 2025 | El Phantasmo defeated Great-O-Khan at Wrestling Hizen no Kuni in Saga, Japan to win the NJPW World Television Championship. |
| 2025 | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Gabe Kidd in a 30-minute iron man match, winning 2-1 in sudden death overtime at Windy City Riot in Chicago, Illinois to win the Strong Openweight Championship. |
| 2025 | Konosuke Takeshita defeated Shingo Takagi in a Winner Takes All Match in Tokyo, Japan, winning the NEVER Openweight Championship and also retaining his AEW International Championship. |
| 2025 | El Desperado defeated Douki at Wrestle Kingdom 19 to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2025 | United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Callum Newman) defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) to win the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship at Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima, Japan, following Jeff Cobb's departure from NJPW. |
| 2025 | Yota Tsuji defeated David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 19 to win the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship in Tokyo, Japan. |
| May 9 2025 | United Empire (TJP and Templario) defeated World Class Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship in Ontario, California. |
| April 14 2025 | IWGP Tag Team Championship was vacated following Jeff Cobb's departure from NJPW. |
| March 21 2025 | Allan Breeze won the NJPW Academy Cup by defeating Raymond Bright in the finals in Carson, California. |
| March 20 2025 | David Finlay won the New Japan Cup tournament in Nagaoka, defeating Shota Umino in the final match. |
| March 2025 | The New Beginning in Osaka featured Zack Sabre Jr. defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto. |
| January 30 2025 | House of Torture (Ren Narita, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi) won the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin in Sendai, Japan. |
| 2024 | King of Pro-Wrestling event held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The main event featured Tetsuya Naito (champion) defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Zack Sabre Jr. The event had an attendance of 6,211. |
| 2024 | The New Beginning events featured a Steel Cage match between United Empire and Bullet Club War Dogs, Tama Tonga defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Evil, and Tetsuya Naito defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Sanada. |
| December 23 2024 | NJPW announced Takami Ohbari's resignation as president, with Hiroshi Tanahashi replacing him as NJPW president and representative director. |
| December 22 2024 | KOPW championship retired and deactivated by official 2024 champion Great-O-Khan. |
| December 15 2024 | West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) won the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship by defeating Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) at Strong Style Evolved in Long Beach, California. |
| December 8 2024 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi) won the World Tag League tournament in Kumamoto, defeating Bullet Club War Dogs (Sanada and Gabe Kidd) in the final match. |
| November 15 2024 | Jack Bonza won the Oceania Cup by defeating PunchDrunk Istria in the last block match in Auckland. |
| November 4 2024 | The Mighty Don't Kneel (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita) won the Super Junior Tag League tournament in Osaka, defeating Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) in the final match. |
| August 18 2024 | Zack Sabre Jr. won the G1 Climax tournament in Tokyo, defeating Yota Tsuji in the final match. |
| June 28 2024 | NJPW completed the acquisition of World Wonder Ring Stardom, with Stardom Co., Ltd. becoming a subsidiary of NJPW. |
| June 9 2024 |
El Desperado won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in Osaka, defeating Taiji Ishimori in the final match.
El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 N2 5/13/24) - Joseph Montecillo
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NJPW "Best of the Super Juniors" results (5/19): Vetter's review of El Desperado vs. Blake Christian, Robbie Eagles vs. Sho, TJP vs. Hayata, Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ninja Mack, Titan vs. Clark Connors - Pro Wrestling Dot Net
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| May 6 2024 | The inaugural United Japan Pro-Wrestling (UJPW) event took place at the Nippon Budokan arena. |
| March 20 2024 | Yota Tsuji won the New Japan Cup tournament in Osaka, defeating Hirooki Goto in the final match. |
| February 11 2024 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a significant match at the event. |
| February 11 2024 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) held The New Beginning in Osaka event at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, featuring eight matches. |
| February 11 2024 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Bryan Danielson in a notable match at the event. |
| 2023 | Events in Nagoya, Sapporo, and Osaka included unique matches like Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan in a mixed martial arts rules match, Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, and Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Shingo Takagi. |
| 2023 | Extreme Sports Channel begins broadcasting World Pro-Wrestling and major shows across various European markets. |
| December 23 2023 | NJPW announced Takami Ohbari's resignation as promotion president, with Hiroshi Tanahashi replacing him as NJPW president and representative director. |
| December 11 2023 | IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship deactivated and replaced by IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, with Will Ospreay as the last champion. |
| October 2023 | NJPW and World Wonder Ring Stardom established the Asia Pacific Pro-Wrestling Alliance, an interpromotional governing body connecting wrestling promotions across Asia. |
| August 2023 | Kyodo News reported that Japan spent ¥68.5 trillion (US$471 billion) in alleviating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation. |
| May 8 2023 | Japanese government changed COVID-19 classification from category 2 to category 5 under the Infectious Disease Control Law, reducing strict infection control measures. |
| May 7 2023 | As of the last official daily press release, Japan reported 33,802,739 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 74,669 total deaths. |
| January 4 2023 | NJPW held Wrestle Kingdom 17 event in honor of founder Antonio Inoki. |
| 2022 | The New Beginning USA event in Seattle featured Tom Lawlor defending the Strong Openweight Championship against Tyler Rust. |
| 2022 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling began exploring new international partnerships and expanding its global presence in the post-COVID era, adapting to changes in the professional wrestling landscape. |
| 2022 | As COVID-19 restrictions gradually eased, NJPW began returning to more traditional event formats and audience experiences. |
| December 31 2022 | At the conclusion of 2022, Japan recorded 29,212,535 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 57,262 total deaths. |
| October 11 2022 | Japan officially reopened its borders to non-citizens, ending the strict travel restrictions that had been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 1 2022 | NJPW's founder Antonio Inoki passed away from systemic transthyretin amyloidosis at age 79. |
| April 20 2022 | On AEW Dynamite, a co-promoted supershow called AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door is announced. |
| March 2022 | The promotion established a significant partnership with NJPW Strong, focusing on expanding its reach in the North American wrestling market and developing talent through cross-promotional opportunities. |
| March 3 2022 | New NJPW content premieres on AXS TV. |
| March 1 2022 | Japan begins to ease COVID-19 border restrictions, allowing more foreign travelers to enter the country. |
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