Show starts at 4:30am EST / 9:30am BST. 40 MINUTES TILL SHO-TIME, COUNTRY BUMPKINSWith the majesty and spectacle of Wrestle Kingdom 20 behind us, and as Hiroshi Tanahashi has now bid an emotional farewell to active competition, we turn our sights to the start of a new era on January 5. In a break from tradition, the full card is set for New Year Dash ahead of time as follows>IWGP Tag Team Championships https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ngNMh-mRoTMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Yota Tsuji) vs Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)>IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipsHOUSE OF TORTURE (DOUKI & SHO) vs El Desperado & KUUKAI vs TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs War Dogs (Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X)>8-Man Tag MatchYota Tsuji, David Finlay, Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney vs United Empire (Jake Lee, Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & HENARE) >8-Man Tag MatchAaron Wolf, Toru Yano, YOH & Master Wato vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita, EVIL, Don Fale & Dick Togo)>6-Man Tag MatchGabe Kidd, Hiromu Takahashi & Clark Connors vs United Empire (Andrade El Idolo, Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young)>6-Man Tag MatchHirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Boltin Oleg vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (SANADA, Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)>Tag Team MatchEl Phantasmo & Shoma Kato vs Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Rocky Romero)>6-Man Tag MatchShota Umino, Yuya Uemura & Katsuya Murashima vs Team 150 (Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi & Satoshi Kojima)
>>19623505If there weren't any title matches I'd skip but hopefully HOT get fucked
only excited for the KOB match
excited to see more of urufu
fuck you nujamal
Lube and Ice are gay I'm glad they're leaving I just wish it was to gayew instead of nxtroon so I don't have to see themTsuji is based and deserves the old belt
>>19623526I wonder if he'll continue the Young Lion look for this year, or if he'll debut some gear
Sutaato
Ima miss the ace
shota umino right where he belongs
>not Korakuen HallFuck you Gedo
>no shorts todaythank fuck
shota umino fucking sucks
are they really teasing the old guys turning heel lol
why is yone behind the commentary booth
>>19623593Nevermind
I forgot Ishii was the STRONG Openweight champHell, I forgot STRONG was even a thing anymore
>Taichi and Ishii are tecnically part of the dad roster nowDamn...
>>19623596It owns though
Shota is too fat and off cycle for this gear. Its like if Aaron wolf wrestled in that.
>>19623530what in the fuck are you talking about
Gimme Murashima vs Ishii before lil nigga leaves I need that
LAd needs to lay his shit in more
Holy fuck Murashima is amazing
>>19623620How many people are leaving this company?
New to NJPW, didn't Yota just win the big one? Why is he in an 8 man tag? What's up with this card anyways, where are the singles matches? I noticed that on the night before as well, where there were so many multi man tag matches.
Shota got laid the fuck out Have fun with the STRONG OW title, kid
>19623625
>Ishii completely ignores the STRONG belt in you're pathThat thing is as good as dead by now
>>19623625It's the classic territory spot show schedule
>>19623630>filenameI swear it isn't, I was so happy for Yota yesterday.
>>19623624Murashima will be going on excursion soon is what he meant
>E>L>PIMASPEEDRUNNA
>>19623637If that is a real post you're very new and you'll get the hang of things if you keep watching
>>19623625tag matches to build to the big title defense since his challenger is already decided
lowkey a little shocked they didn't do the obvious and have brookes team with takeshita
The snake showed up again
>wins the G1 Climax>fucks off to aew>wins the fucking title>fucks off to aew>taps to the BOSTON CRAP LMAO KWAB>will fuck off to aew
charlton sounds scared lmao
When did ELP become hebbyq?
>>19623645I'll take your advice then.>>19623647Oh my bad I confused Jake with Aaron for some reason, I guess that makes sense
>>19623663A good while ago now, I want to say the 2023 G1?
Shoma's excursion is AEW, I think
>>19623663When he gave himself cancer from SARMs
>>19623673Put him with the Outrunners
>mfw I'm the only one that remembers Takeshita making the Boston Crab his finish since 2019 and buried his rival with it in this buildingJust a little lore spice for me I guess
humiliation ritual
see you in noah, seiya-san
SANADA saw that nobody actually read the screens he wore so he put it on a simple fit and put the sign on a guitar lol
bolshitmon
As of now, Seiya Sanada is not leaving NJPW; he has been medically cleared and is preparing for his return to the ring after a health concern.Current Situation Medical Clearance: Sanada has been out of action since late April due to health issues. Recently, NJPW announced that he has undergone a medical evaluation and has been deemed medically cleared to return to wrestling.2Upcoming Events: Although he was pulled from several events during his recovery, including the Wrestling Dontaku tour, Sanada is now preparing to make his in-ring return soon.2 4 SourcesConclusionThere is no indication that Sanada is leaving NJPW. Instead, he is set to return to action after addressing his health concerns. Fans can expect to see him back in the ring shortly, continuing his career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
>>19623530>he admits to watching NXTranny
Male stripper Sanada...
>hasn't taken the fit offlol piss time
>Evil and Sanada go to NOAH to reunite with Naito and Bushi BROTHERSjesus christ what the hell is Bushiroad doing that everyone wants to leave
Lads, if it isn't obvious I've been out of the loop for a while: What happened to that "just 5 guys" faction that SANADA was part of when he was champ?Factions in NJPW seem more confusing and less important than ever.
>>19623714SANADA left, DOUKI got injured and then left upon return, the rest of them joined with Hontai when CHAOS officially broke up
>>19623714SANADA turned on Taichi followed by DOUKI being injured. A few months later they (Taichi, Yuya, DOUKI, TAKA) were absorbed into Hontai, but DOUKI joined HoT and TAKA doesn't get booked anymore
>>19623714Gedo fucked them raw unironicallyTaichi must sufferSANADA's arm got fucked to being irreparable and also gedo fucked him in the bookingDOOKIE's arm got royally fucked and gedo made him a heel the moment he came back because ?????TAKA was never going to be more than the fall guy but he's my guy so I'm mad he's not on TV anymoreYuya is stuck with shota umino fucking sucks nowfuck Gedo fuck Gedo fuck fuck fuck Gedo
>>19623724*SANADA's arm got fucked by that unsafe depressed shitter Gabe Kidd in the G1
Boruchin vs Wolf at Dominion is the match to make
SANADA looked teary eyed as he left...Its really over. Stop coping, Chris
>>19623729SANADA was 100% cut for budget purposes
Is it just me, or none of the wrestlers seem to be enjoying themselves? It's like they don't want to be there at all. What the fuck happened to this company?
Oh joy, match 2 of 3 maybe 4 straight matches with someone who's leaving
>>19623704i don't watch nxtroon but if they go to nxtrans then they'll eventually end up on blackdown and raw, and i can't have that
Hiromu going from the Jr ace to just existing on the card out of no where is so out of left field to me still
2 YEARS IN THE DOJONOW MY ASSHOLE IS GAPED
OI M8 OI LUV NU JAPAN BTW I'M A PYSCHO I'M A PYSCHO HU LUVS NU JAPAN BRUV N I GIT A LIL SAD SOMETIMES BUT OIM STILL A PSYCHO BRUV>signs with AEW and fucks Gedo's g1 booking to do aew matches
>>19623741Murashima and Kato are leaving for excursion so it's not like they're gonna be gone foreverThe roster is really thin too so they'll probably on excursion until november or december at most
>>19623744This is one of the most welcome changes in the clusterfuck that has been the past 18 months to me. I'm very very okay with him stepping down for other Jr wrestlers
>>19623751Weight divisions in wrestling are fucking dumb anyway.
>>19623750I'm talking about the SANADA match onward...
bomboclaat
>>19623757I don't see EVIL leaving, kek
OI M8 IM SO TUFF IM CUSSIN MID MACH LIK TAMA DID M8 IM A PSYCHO IM A PYSCHO IM A PSYCHO YA SOMETOIMS I GIT A LIL SAD BUT IMA PYSCHO
>>19623744Been like that since 2024 cuz they see him as the new Liger. Did all he could do (except Jr tag belts for some reason) so he gets to do sidequests
Oh they're not going to repeat the same mistake they made with the OG double titlegood
Guess that's the New Jersey main event
>building up an AEW rivalry in NJPWwow so cool
Kek the Global title is the belt to have a holiday in AEW this year then
GAY GAY WAR READY
I remember being the sole guy in these threads saying Alex Coughlin was the guy that should be the psycho and you all said I was wrong and Gabe Kidd was the michaelsapologize
AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO m>_<m
I still feel a little bad for my nigga Boruchin that Wolf came in in basically the same position as him and just soloed the feud Boltin's been losing for the past six months
>His theme is a ZZ Top knock offgiga based
>wolf No pop
Ogawa was right he should've kept the gi but still shaved the head
>>19623790Goddamn I miss that nigga
>>19623799he'll bring the gi back when he "graduates"
EVIL WINS!!!!
I know it is probably something that nobody else cares about, but I'm glad EVIL and Fale have been able to team together in the House after their Young Lions time together.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Yoh's gimmick is that he doesn't give a fuck anymore?
>no pipe cut to WolfThis is like when they would do promo for WWE games but can't have Triple H look vulnerable in them
>>19623812Hybrid of Goldust and Eugene. He is a gay retard who imitates wrestlers he wants to fuck.
Nice they're finally pushing Ren
First time watching New Japan in a very long time, this shit is depressing as fuck.
Jake and O-Khan is a team that makes sense
Jake Lee is hilarious
No way Wolf drops it to this geek, right?
>>19623821Korea and Manchuria are neighbors afterall
It's really weird but Jake's weirdo stoic IDGAF-persona kind of works for me. It's so much more fitting for him than a War Dog and he rounds out UE as a weirdo heel stable surprisingly well. I hope they cook up something good with this build because I am into it and I wouldn't have expected to be if you told me Jake Lee was going to join UE and feud with Tsuji a week ago.
I hate drilla "paki" moloney
I know his gimmick is "I don't care, I'm so cool" but he still could've worked out a bit before returning, regardless
>>19623827I agree, I don't really care for the DCF association but Jake Lee is a good addition, especially if they're planning on replacing Bullet Club with UE
is he hiding the old IWGP under his coat?
This nigga doing the reveal thing under the jacket. Would've been based if he didn't post about it on twitter
>>19623836very obviouslyhe should have used a different coat
BASEDBASEDBASEDBASED
He did it.
HEBI Q IS BACK BABY
Hell yeah
WE BACK
I missed that title so much
No way
>Goto's title reign is now erasedAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
the long nightmare is over
Uhhhh grimsissies...our response???
FINNERMAN IS MY NOW MY ACE
>>19623851Goto is New Japan's Dreamer, he must always suffer. The climb is better than the view from the top.
>>19623849>his smile and optimism: validated
Jake Lee is the anti Nakamura
>>19623863He's weird idgaf early CHAOS Nakamura
It is sad that Finlay has such an unsuitable voice for his character, he is legit one of the better power guys despite looking like barely a heavyweight.
>To be fair, you need to have a high IQ to understand Japanese prowrestler Jacob Lee
>>19623866Someone said that Finlay sounds like he practices his promos in the mirror and that made him infinitely funny to me
Back elbow drop pops me, I don't know why nobody fucking does it anymore.
Maybe I'm just glad to have Henare back but this new UE even has me optimistic about heel Newman and that says a lot
>>19623872It reminds me of the one Aja Kong does. Actually better with that fat frame
>Finlay vs Newman>GOK/HENARE vs War Dragons>Andrade vs Gabe>Jake vs TsujiNot a bad
>Jake molesting the beltkek
>"look at who's got his grubby, disgusting, dirty KOREAN DOG hands on the title"Bit uncalled for Walker, don't you think?
Okay, we got based retard Jake Lee this time, I'm happy.
I walked away where did Finlay and Callum go?
>>19623849the ungriming of Tsuji
Ospreay finally got enough Tony money for the lego kits he wanted, huh?
Do NOT give me hope that we'll see Jay againDo NOT do this to me
huh why is ospreay here
OSPREAY OSPREAY
jake lee is a weird cunt (positively)
kill ospraey
Nooj bros. I think we are back in a huge way. This feels like a reinvigoration.
Hes about to cry and its the 2nd time he's been out here this week
Fucking hate this tranny
PLEASE DON'T BITCH
BREAK THIS BITCH
He is about to get jumped on.
Fuck off, Will. You won't do shit.
Unsure about this deadbeat dad in recovery gimmick but I think that was well done. Cool visuals too
Callum is representing us
Starting the year with some good storytelling
He chose a someone else's black kid over you, Callum please body this deadbeat fuck
He didn't like being a called a little brother, kek
A bunch of fucking cool shit is being set up for this year. Holy fuck we are so back in a hugeee way.
Nah assplay can stay fucked off, I'll take back jay white though
I'm surprised they didn't do a fake out on the stablemates stopping the attack
>"I've known you since you were fifteen"Google doccy/twitter thread when? Assplay not beating the allegations.
Saving the turn for Collision. Sad. I guess Will is AEW's head "NJPW recruiter" now instead of Kenny
PLEASE COME BACK JAY!!
what in the fuck is this theme song
>>19623925I really like it
is Kuukai officially part of the roster now?
>>19623925j𝒶p𝒶nese young punk
>trusts Don Callis>trusts Newman like he won't be able to see what Newman was gonna try and doI missed having a severely retarded babyface around
Reminder that Dookie's whole thing last year is that he had to beat Despy.They couldn't finish that story last year, so that's why Despy won yesterday. They're barreling through it.Despy should pin Dookie in this match btw
Daily reminder
>>19623932I was really rooting for them to do a "Douki redeems himself in his WK match against Despy" angle. I suppose they can still do that, but having it happen in the same venue would've been true cinema
who is kuukai
>>19623940they really should have just done the match yesterday yeah
>>19623945Doton-pro guy with a lot of history in Mexico
Where did Dick Togo II go?
Fujita is fucking awesome
beautiful match
If only this tiny bald fuck put on a mask or something he'd be awesome
shaping up to be a good year bros!
Holy shit we're actually getting TMDK 3 man titles and both tag titles tonight
tf did ishimori do?
>Unbound company Because half of them are leaving in a few months
>Unbound CompanyNaaaaaaaaaaaah that ain't it. Lemme see a logo at least
>tsuji creating a factionInteresting. "Unbound Company" just makes it sound like Unaffiliated 2 but I hope they expand a little
>>19623975>>19623976What is this unbound company
>>19623979The Unaffiliated lads
>>19623979New name for the LIJ/War Dogs. Tsuji announced it backstage
Absolutely fucking cinema mirror
I can't thinkBad TV and other people's lives On the Instagram and Facebook feedsGot me FatiguedAnother night holed up insideSo we hit the streetsAnd walked around Routes we've run inTo the groundA THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE
Gonna hurt to watch my boys drop the belts here, but they basically had a tag division KOB Shock so I hope that they will remain strongly booked long term.
WHERE MY BROTHERS AT WHERE MY BROTHERS AT WHERE MY LADIES AT WHERE MY LADIES AT
yuto is so fucking cringeyigger
WHERE MY BROTHERS ATWHERE MY BROTHERS AT
I hope my brothers retain
this is roh level, just meaningless
>>19623983So Bullet Club is finally dead?
>6 7 stature >6 7 swagger
anal with oiwa and his tana-fied hair
>>19623978>>19623983kek that's my ace
my fingers should be curled up inside you tickling your gspot telling you "you're so pretty, say it back, tell me you're pretty" while my other hand is pinning you down keeping you still
Fuck everyone who's leaving my beloved New Japan
>>19624010>tanahashi invented being blondcan you "people" just shut the fuck up?
>loud as fuck bomboclat callHell yeah Ota
>>19624001BOMBOCLATSHUT YUH MOUTH BATTY BOY
Oskar Lube and Aaron Wolf have titties
>>19624025At least Oskar is tall
>>19624024kys go suck off gabe kidd
>>19624025Titties are hot, what are you gay?
I still think Oskar's strongest point is his selling
>>19624008Based call
>>19624027Yeah but he looks like a school shooter incel
>>19624039A 6'7 school shooter incel is pretty scary, anon
Holy fucking cinema. Oiwa is so fucking good and Ice is making everyone look like gold somehow
>>19624013this is directed at oiwa btw
OIWA SEXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This Fat boy hard slapper era is based
Holy fuck what a match
Good match so far.
this match his good and should’ve happened yesterday
CROWD ON FUCKING FIRE
MY BOYS DID IT
We in this bitch
Nooooo these faggots aren't going to wwe
so they're not going to nxt?
based match
Hell yeah. Made Oiwa look like a true star and KOB got the win. Now give us the Oiwa singles push
>Gain weight>Lay your shit in >Get a clue Based new era lads
>>19624054I feel the same but they wouldn't have gotten the time. I'd gladly sacrifice the womeme to let this go 15+ there
>>19624060They don't have the look for NXT
>light boosIt won't end for this geek, will it?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>booingKEK
>loses match>challenger team enters>crowd still cheers for him while booing the challengersI'm thinking it's the year of the ROY
Reiwa Musketeers (minus Tsuji) are the NJPW Lost Generation.
5* OIWA DON'T MISS
>Oiwa chants for Shota Kek
I thought they were gonna switch so TMDK/Bishamon can trade title matches Didn't these 2 get rocked by Ishii and Taichi?
KWAB why did Yuya have to be stuck to this geek
>>19624066Yuto is a wigger and nxt is a show filled with blacks
>*girly voice* GET THE FUCK OUT OF HEREkek oskar lube
We need more teams>3-wayNah lets not
A lot of good signs on this show but man I really wish they'd stop doing the three/four waysAs it turns out they have also stopped doing that before I could even post. It's a good day bros
KOB over as fuck.
was the crowd just chanting KOB? Holy based
Oskar gotta have the most unfortunate voice ever holy shit
>>19624083Nah I think they're gonna do a Taichi/Ishii vs Shota/Yuya #1 Contender's match first
Oskar needs to get to the gym and get jacked but I hope Yuto never does because it's funnier that he's round.
>>19624081>>19624083Its a contenders match thank god
>>19624091Nah, Oskar can rock the Kane body in Japan just fine. Love what these lads are doing with the tag scene.
>>19624087Like a tall white Lashley lol
>>19624096He sounds like a little kid on Xbox Live
Yuto's promos are fucking dimes, it is fine that Oskar isn't a talker.
NEW JAPAN CUP WINNER YUTO ICE
Everything about KOB is so fucking based
love the Iceman and the big O
>>19624095Kane was jacked though. He wasn't cut with the abs and everything but he was a wall of muscle. Lesnar said he was the only man on the roster who could beat him in an arm wrestling match. Oskar with this look would be unstoppable.
>>19624105Nah
Did he say "Let's get high"? lmfao
BIG UP
GEDOSTRAP THE ROCKET TO YUTO ICE
>>19624108Fair, I was more talking post unmasking Kane when he flabbed out a bit. 90s/early 2000s Kane was jacked as fuck but mid-late 2000s was just a mountain that wasn't a fat fuck like Show or Mabel.
This nigga tryna hold every house in the country up with this one promo. This man is amazing.
>>19624108Oskar probably isn't ever getting anywhere near that jacked. Kane couldn't even look like that for long
Oskar needs a beard or something
>3,523人(満員)
I hope 2026 is as good as the last two shows were
>Oskar burying the 6-man titles in his angry little German voiceUnfathomably based.
>tells people to come to showsBased
>>19624096Hearing him talk again. Hes just German Jay White
>>19624120It wouldnt be NJPW if they didn't fuck it up somehow
Please save Yuya from the shota umino fucking sucks vortex
>>19624120Keep the faith brother
>>19624125fuck off newfag
>>19624120>Tanahashi had to retire to save NJPW from the second dark ages
>>19624130he's right though, the last 2 years everytime we thought things were going to be good again they found a way to fuck things upI hope this time they fully commit to their guys
>>19624135based ace
>>19624135I got the feeling last year that NJPW was in a bit of holding pattern due to Tanahashi's retirement. The Takeshita reign didn't help at all
Oskar a cute
>>19624136They have no other option now other than strap a rocket to all their young guys kek
SHTOP BOOING ME !!!
Wait why did that staff member handling the chairs have a GLEAT shirt on?
>new wannabe aces are thoroughly rejectedkwab
>>19624145BOOOO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE
>>19624147big fan of Parker Bordeaux
>>19624145BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>19624148what u mean the new ace was accepted and got the ooooooo reaction to bringing the real belt back