Time to crack your knuckles, settle down and begin the annual summer marathon of wrestling, as the 28th G1 Climax gets underway!
Browsing: New Japan
In a week where New Japan’s lost a roster member to a severe neck injury, we take a look at the comeback of another wrestler from a similar injury – and the return match of Tomoaki Honma.
One week before the start of the G1, New Japan made what’s becoming a traditional trip to the US for their G1 Special… and it’s a newsworthy one!
The Rev Pro & New Japan Strong Style Evolved UK weekender wrapped up with a stormer of a card – conveniently enough at the home of the Manchester Storm ice hockey team!
A sold-out Milton Keynes’ Ice Arena was on-hand for a solid show with a cracking main event… – a show that was billed as a New Japan show in the UK. Sort-of.
The last of the Kizuna Road shows that’s up for live streaming saw the retirement of Super Strong Machine.
We’ve a rematch from one of the sleeper hits of the Best of the Super Juniors, as tournament winner Hiromu Takahashi put his newly-won IWGP Junior Heavyweight belt on the line against El Desperado!
The G1 announcements – and the NEVER Openweight title – took centre stage as New Japan returned to the Korakuen for the first of three nights on the Kizuna Road!