Tomoyuki Oka

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

Kyohei Fujimura

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshino Kimura

Takashi Omura (Hiroshi Tanahashi) was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori (Yoshino Kimura) and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota (Kokoro Terada). Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

Tyson Smith, Stevie Woltz

New Japan returns to Fukuoka for the annual Wrestling Dontaku event! This time, it will be held as a two night event, which we will likely see a defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The first Night will take place on May 3 and the second Night will be on May 4th.

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

Kota Ibushi, William Peter Charles Ospreay

New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making its return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall on April 4th, 2021 for Sakura Genesis, an event that was once an annual fixture of the New Japan calendar. Due to both their trip to the US in 2019 and the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020, this will be the first time in three years that this event will take place. As the beloved cherry blossoms fall at roughly 5 centimeters per second outside of the Sumo Hall, inside of it will be one of the most controversial shows in New Japan’s history as the first-ever IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense will take place in the main event as Will Ospreay challenges Kota Ibushi.

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13

Tomoyuki Oka, Kota Ibushi

The G1 returns to Osaka on Saturday October 9. With six of nine block matches over, it’s the final stretch for A Block, and every win is vital on the road to next week’s block final in Yokohama.

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Metlife Dome 2021 is a PPV from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It is a two-night event in itself on 4 and 5 September 2021. The event was earlier scheduled for 29 May. But the state of emergency was imposed in Japan due to COVID-19. The first part of Wrestle Grand Slam (in Tokyo Dome) took place on 25 July 2021 from Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano

Tag Team Match CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano) vs. BULLET CLUB (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) (w/Dick Togo) Eight Man Tag Team Match Kota Ibushi, Master Wato, SHO & Tomoaki Honma vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) Singles Match Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Great-O-Khan No Disqualification Match Satoshi Kojima vs. Will Ospreay NEVER Openweight Title Match Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7

Shingo Takagi, Kenta Kobayashi

Night seven of G1 action sees A Block take to the Korakuen stage, as a capacity crowd sees four more tournament matches and a special singles attraction.

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

Kazuchika Okada, Kota Ibushi

NJPW 45th Anniversary Event took place on March 6, 2017 from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. NJPW Anniversary Event celebrates the anniversary of the first event held by NJPW on March 6, 1972. The main event for the 45th Anniversary show was Kazuchika Okada taking on Tiger Mask W.

NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto

Six Man Tag Team Match Hiroshi Tanahashi & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) vs. The United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay) Singles Match YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tanga Loa (w/Jado) Singles Match Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Title YTR Style Texas Strap Match Toru Yano (c) vs. Chase Owens Singles Match Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White (w/Gedo) Singles Match Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL (w/Dick Togo)

RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1

Timothy Moura, Walter Hahn

RevPro's third annual showcase of junior heavyweight talent took over York Hall in Bethnal Green.

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11

Tomoyuki Oka, Tomohiro Ishii

As the tournament enters its second half, A Block hit Hiroshima less than a fortnight away from their final matches in Yokohama on October 18.

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9

Kota Ibushi, Shingo Takagi

A Block competition hits its midway point on Sunday October 3 in Aichi. As the G1 gets on the road to a second half with just over a fortnight still to run, who will lead A Block, and will Zack Sabre Jr.’s perfect record remain intact?

NJPW New Year Dash 2018

Tetsuya Naito, Seiya Sanada

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 took place in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on January 5, 2018

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3

Shingo Takagi, Lucas Eatwell

A Block competition in G1 Climax 31 started with some shocking results and some incredible matchups. On September 23, the tournament rolls on to Ota as some look to build on night one success, and some look to get on the board.

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1

Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi

After months of anticipation, the tournament of tournaments, G1 Climax 31 finally gets underway this Saturday, September 18. A stacked lineup gets the tournament started, while a Young Lion gets a huge test.

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

Tyson Smith, Kazuchika Okada

Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 11, 2017, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the ninth event under the Dominion name and third in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.