Live on NJPW World>AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 [PPV]6/29 9:00am(JST) Only Available To Users In Japan.>IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Shota Umino (c) vs PAC>Kenny Omega vs Zack Sabre Jr.>El Sky Team (Mistico & Mascara Dorada) vs The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs Unbound Co. (Shingo Takagi & Titan>Road to G1 CLIMAXMON 7/6 2:30am(PDT) 5:30am(EDT) 10:30am(BST) Korakuen Hall>IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: YOH vs Francesco Akira>G1 CLIMAX 36 A Block Play-In Match: El Phantasmo vs Ryohei Oiwa>G1 CLIMAX 36 B Block Play-In Match: OSKAR vs Yujiro Takahashi>Tiger Mask Final 3WAY Tornado Tag Match: Tiger Mask & Jado vs Unbound Co. (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo)>Tiger Mask Retirement EventTUE 7/6 2:30am(PDT) 5:30am(EDT) 10:30am(BST) Korakuen Hall>Tiger Mask Retirement Match Ⅱ: Tiger Mask vs Black Tiger IV>Tiger Mask Retirement Match I: Tiger Mask vs “Dynamite Kid” Tom BillingtonPrevious thread >>20668158
>>20704499>G1 CLIMAX 36July 11th - August 16thA Block>Konosuke Takeshita (NJPW World TV Champion. 2025 winner)>Hirooki Goto (2008 winner)>Boltin Oleg (NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion)>Yota Tsuji (IWGP Heavyweight Champion)>Shingo Takagi>Jake Lee>SANADA>Great-O-Khan>Yuto-Ice>Play-in winner B (Winner of El Phantasmo vs Ryohei Oiwa 7/6 Korakuen Hall)B Block>Shota Umino (IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)>Yuya Uemura>Ren Narita>Drilla Moloney>Zack Sabre Jr. (2024 winner)>Callum Newman>Gabe Kidd>HENARE>Aaron Wolf>Play-in winner D (Winner of OSKAR vs Yujiro Takahashi 7/6 Korakuen Hall)
OSKAR confirmed on commentary that he & Ice don't give a fuck about Forbidden Door.>oh my god KoB vs Young Bucks bangerino nah nigga
>>20704511was wondering if they took the belts off them for that reason after the heatless gates of agony vs ue match announcement. kob stocks only get higher and higher
>>20704511>>20704532He will jump to WWE/AEW for sure.Probably sooner than people expect.
>>20704511They'll start giving a fuck when based TONEDOG will add several zeroes to their paychecks LMAO. Enjoy them while you can, bitch!
I pray for Newman's injury so Taichi can be his replacement in the G1
>>20704625Boy is not getting on that plane. YOSHI-HASHI will take Newman's place in that pinch
Outside of getting dropped on his head twice and getting up Yuto didn't impress me tonight. You can sort of feel the crowd go down a bit when he was on offense despite how over he is
Yuto fucking sucks.Reddit ass shitter.
YUTANI is like those overhyped DG and DDT guys, but a million times better wrestler and a million times better looking
>>20704986They went to long and went to do too much and Yuto doesn't have the arsenal to keep up. He's got good help in A block so I'm not worried.
>Yota has conquered the world, and Umino is soaring globally, so why is Uemura still clashing with Makabe?>Wolf is the type of wrestler who has strong expressive abilities as well as technique. In terms of controlling the flow of the match, YOSHI-HASHI's storyline and meticulous inside work shone, and it seems like a good first singles match for a non-torture wrestler, although he's only been in the ring for six months, so I hope he gains more experience in the G1.>Well, it was an exciting match, but Taichi was clearly superior in terms of skill lol. Ice fell apart too much towards the end, so thank you Taichi, and I hope he continues to hone his singles skills. His expressiveness is a strong point.>It's a shame this was the main event, because YOSHI-HASHI Wolf was so entertaining.>ICE has a lot of attacks that don't connect. It's not very convincing.>What Ice is doing is that WWE thing where even if the match is lame, they make up for it with their mic skills.>The general atmosphere was one of sympathy for the underdog toward YOSHI-HASHI, and my impression was that since Wolf couldn't control the flow of the match with much nuance, he used small, detailed movements to create shifts in pace. In terms of match flow, it was definitely YOSHI-HASHI who held things together. That said, I think Wolf was surprisingly good at selling and conveying emotion. I found myself naturally drawn in, so it was a solid performance overall. His moves still pack the same intensity; you definitely wouldn't think he’s only been at this for six months. It would be nice to see him get a better handle on controlling the pace, but perhaps that’s asking for too much.>ICE poured all his effort into his tag with Oscar, where his weaknesses are covered, so he’s never really had to face the kind of challenges that help a solo player grow. When it comes to singles play, Ice is significantly lagging behind Oiwa, the very guy he keeps calling a "nobody."
>>20705300>No, Ice's true colors have been exposed today. He's been trying to fool everyone with Oscar, but he's been hiding his true potential as a singles wrestler. People said he could actually do it, bu the can't. All he can do is punch and kick. Taichi is so kind to put up with him.>I hope Ice can improve his singles skills while he can still get away with it using his mic skills. If he snaps back to reality and people start thinking, "Isn't he actually pretty bad?", the backlash will be no joke, so I really hope he does his best in the G1.>Yoshihashi is in his prime right now. I never imagined he'd become such a thrilling fighter. I hope he has a rematch with Wolf at NEVER and that Yoshihashi wins his first title next time.>Why is SANA, who just suddenly returned after a long break, automatically entered into the G1? I think she should be in the same position as ELP, starting from the qualifiers...>I don't think any of the G1 events this year will be sold out except for Korakuen Hall.
>https://x.com/WrestlePurists/status/2069229823596142875Swerve Strickland feels the AEW-NJPW relationship is in an interesting place as NJPW tries finding their stars of the next generation:“I think it’s in an interesting place right now because I think New Japan is in an interesting place. They’re still trying to find their new stars, their talents that take them into the next generation. AEW is in a place where all of our stars are trying to rise to the top. Kevin Knight has found his own. Kyle Fletcher is finding his own. Bandido is stepping into his own. Now you’ve got Takeshita finally besting Okada. That was a former New Japan legend over there. All these guys are stepping into their own. It’s like all these guys have to be showcased now in certain ways.It’s almost like New Japan hasn’t found all of the guys who are stepping into their own yet, but you are getting the Callum Newmans and the Yota Tsujis. There are guys over there, but now it’s like, can their guys match the amount of guys that we have stepping up? That’s the challenge right now. It’s the new wave of talent matching up.I would say the same thing about the women with Stardom as well. It’s all about matching up that wave of talent that’s rising up. You want to meet them at the same time, not when one side is rising higher than the other.”
Yuto is about to be exposed in the G1 for the bum that he is. GRIM
>>20705023DDT guys work where they are. There's always a lot of extra potential on the Dragon Gate guys
>>20706143strange to hear that considering 2 big stars in njpw were from ddt (not talking about takeshita)
>>20706451We took the good ones
>>20704565If anything, it'll be WWE. Gunther is his mentor in the business.
>>20705365>I don't think any of the G1 events this year will be sold out except for Korakuen Hall.Their only Korakuen sellouts this year have been Fantasticamania, YOH vs DOUKI and 1 BOSJ show. Even selling out both Korakuen G1 shows is a questionable feat
>Fuck AEW/I don't careTsujiYutoOSKARUemura>Tonedog book meZack (every gaijin except OSKAR really)ShotaHENAREShingoDespy (ignored constantly lol)
>>20704499>tsuji actually did refuse to work forbidden doorBASED BASED BASED tsuji is the hero this business needs
>>20706985Add Taichi to I don't care since it involves getting on a planeGoto's also still begging to wrestle Shibata
>New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced on May 27th that its parent company, Bushiroad, would transfer its shares to TV Asahi and CyberAgent on the 30th of this month. This event was the last show under the "Bushiroad system" that had been in place since 2012. >Backstage at the main event, Taichi shared his own ideas regarding the conditions for wrestlers to participate in next year's G1, stating, "Everyone who had a losing record (in the previous year's tournament) will go to the qualifiers, and everyone who had a winning record will go to the main tournament." >He continued, "New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be renewed together with the fans, starting from here," and added, "It will be renewed from next month. Today marks the end of 14 years with Bushiroad. The last main event will be me and Ice, under the Bushiroad system. I don't know if it's a good conclusion, but thank you Bushiroad for raising our standard of living for 14 years," expressing his gratitude to Bushiroad. He concluded, "From now on, New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be renewed together with the fans.https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c4276d24ddc6540ee65b04397aea041f52b9d946
>>20708605I don't know a single person who actually likes Bushiroad as a company. Them and Bandai Namco have go-away heat with everybody.
>>20708646o-khan is the one guy who seems to genuinely like them
ungrim
>>20708670He's a pathetic otaku who was also an employee. I'm shocked he wasn't the one to say goodbye backstage.
>>20706491i would concede you that if once or twice a month uncles weren't complaining about booking/talent management and wishing they could poach popular guys from minor promotions, like ddt, ajpw noah etcnow here im joking because i know that intl fans don't have the hate-boner japanese have towards other promotions
>>20708670He's a bootlicking bitch who hasn't improved in 5 years
>>207087166*
Just put your best wrestlers in the tournaments, the roster is not that deep .
>>207087177*
We have the G1 match schedule up. Night 1 is only 9 matches instead of 10 as Drilla vs Gabe Kidd is missing. Match order TBAhttps://www.njpw1972.com/655494>G1 Climax 36 A Block: Yota Tsuji vs Konosuke Takeshita>G1 Climax 36 A Block: Hirooki Goto vs SANADA>G1 Climax 36 A Block: Shingo Takagi vs Jake Lee>G1 Climax 36 A Block: Yuto-Ice vs Great-O-Khan>G1 Climax 36 A Block: Ryohei Oiwa or El Phantasmo vs Boltin Oleg>G1 Climax 36 B Block: Shota Umino vs Zack Sabre Jr. >G1 Climax 36 B Block: Callum Newman vs Yuya Uemura>G1 Climax 36 B Block: Aaron Wolf vs HENARE>G1 Climax 36 B Block: OSKAR or Yujiro Takahashi vs Ren Narita
>>20708753>Hirooki Goto vs SANADA>Aaron Wolf vs HENARE >Ryohei Oiwa vs Boltin Oleg Great match ups wasted on Americans
>>20708753https://www.njpw1972.com/655554In addition, here are the tournament matches for the rest of the tourNight 2: July 18- Hokkai Kita-Yell, Sapporo! (A Block)>Hirooki Goto takes on Yota Tsuji! Takeshita versus Lee, Boltin faces Ice, O-Khan meets SANADA and ELP or Oiwa will battle Takagi! Plus, Gabe Kidd and Drilla Moloney do battle in B Block!Night 3: July 19- Hokkai Kita-Yell, Sapporo!>Shota Umino versus Aaron Wolf! Uemura takes on ZSJ, HENARE meets Moloney, Newman faces Narita and Kidd takes on Yujiro or OSKAR!Night 4: July 21- Sendai Sun Plaza Hall, Miyagi!>Yota Tsuji versus SANADA! Takeshita takes on Ice, Boltin faces Takagi, Goto meets Lee, and ELP or Oiwa will battle O-Khan!Night 5: July 22- Aore Nagaoka, Niigata!>Zack Sabre Jr. versus Callum Newman! Moloney meets Uemura, Umino takes on Narita, Wolf faces Kidd and HENARE battles Yujiro or OSKAR!Night 6: July 25- Ebara Wave Arena, Ota!>Yota Tsuji versus Shingo Takagi! Takeshita faces Boltin! Goto battles O-Khan, Lee meets SANADA and Oiwa or ELP will face Ice!Night 7: July 26- Ebara Wave Arena, Ota!>Shota Umino versus Yuya Uemura! ZSJ versus Kidd, Moloney meets Newman, HENARE takes on Narita and Wolf will face OSKAR or Yujiro!Night 8: July 29- Yamato University Arena, Osaka!>Konosuke Takeshita versus Great-O-Khan! Tsuji faces Ice! SANADA will meet Oiwa or ELP, Boltin takes on Lee and Goto battles Takagi!Night 9: July 31- Takamatsu City Gymnasium, Kagawa!>Callum Newman versus Gabe Kidd! Umino faces HENARE, Narita meets ZSJ, Uemura versus Wolf, and Moloney will take on OSKAR or Yujiro!Night 10: August 1- Sun Plaza Hall, Hiroshima!>Hirooki Goto versus Konosuke Takeshita! Tsuji takes on ELP or Oiwa, Lee faces Ice, Takagi takes on O-Khan, and Boltin battles SANADA!Night 11: August 2- International Convention Center, Fukuoka!>Local hero Yuya Uemura takes on Ren Narita! Umino faces Newman! HENARE tackles Kidd, Moloney faces Wolf, ZSJ meets OSKAR or Yujiro!
>>20708774Night 12: August 6- Korakuen Hall, Tokyo!>The final stretch begins with A Block in Korakuen! Shingo Takagi versus Konosuke Takeshita! Tsuji meets Boltin! Lee takes on O-Khan, SANADA battles Ice, Oiwa or ELP will battle Goto!Night 13: August 8- Yokohama Budokan, Kanagawa!>Shota Umino will face Gabe Kidd! Uemura meets HENARE, Moloney tackles ZSJ, Wolf faces Narita and OSKAR or Yujiro will take on Newman!Night 14: August 9- G Messe Gunma!>Teammates Shingo Takagi and Yuto-Ice collide! Tsuji versus O-Khan, ELP or Oiwa meet Lee, Goto versus Boltin and Takeshita fights SANADA!Night 15: August 11- Nissho Highway Arena, Mie!>Aaron Wolf versus Callum Newman! Uemura faces Kidd, Narita meets Moloney, Umino will take on Yujiro or OSKAR and ZSJ battles HENARE!Night 16: August 12- Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka!>It's the deciding night for A Block in Hamamatsu! Former allies Shingo Takagi and SANADA collide! Tsuji versus Lee, Goto takes on Ice, Boltin takes on O-Khan and Oiwa or ELP will face Takeshita!Night 17: August 13- Korakuen Hall, Tokyo!>The fate of B Block is determined in Korakuen! Shota Umino versus Drilla Moloney! Newman faces HENARE, Kidd meets Narita, Wolf faces ZSJ and OSKAR or Yujiro will take on Uemura!>Night 18: August 15- Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo!Semifinal action in Sumo Hall! A Block #1 faces B Block #2 and vice versa, while Ryogoku sees Hiroyoshi Tenzan's retirement match!Night 19: August 16- Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo!>The grand final determines the Strongest of the Summer!
>>20708753I figured that would be the US card. They better have the TV Asahi crew there.
B block really is GRIM with all those anti draw white boys in it. Excited for the early stuff like Uemura vs Shota.A Block has the best balance despite having 3 certified shitters. Korakuen is gonna love that Shingo/Take bangerino.
>Gabe's visa is fuckedKWAB
>>20708806PLANEDAYNOTREADY
>>20708670And Goto
>>20708774>>20708776I pray Newman doesn't fuck this up by trying to work hurt and getting pulled anyway
>>20708774>>20708776No proper Osaka show again is depressing, the G1 date there was pretty much consistently the best night of wrestling every year for nearly a decade
>>20708934i think the venue they usually use for osaka is closed for renovations
>>20708862Fuck what up? It would be njpw's fault for not pulling him
>>20708862sanada and callum not being out its on management's fault. we know how much wrestlers are retarded and would wrestle on one leg if someone let them
>tfw Jake spoils Tsuji on the final block show and have to rematch at Kobe
I'd what the points would look like but Yuya vs Goto is the perfect Final
>>20710529I was wondering what people thought the final. To me takeshita/Yuya looks like a typical final njpw would do which is actually what I want but with them these days I'm not sure they're actually gonna do it. I also don't really like the playoffs they've added these past years
The final btw
>>20710687Not as long as oiwa continues being one of zack's fuckbois
>>20710687WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>20710687Contrary to their styles they both need to get real nasty for this to really be a classic G1 final.
>>20704532I think they just wanted them to win the world tag league and regain the titles at WK.
Finally, a REAL IWGP Champion.
The G1 finals is obviously going to be Wolf vs SANADA to further the feud of the year, wake up
>>20710859They've both shown that they can tap into that. Granted they've both done it against Yuto lol
>no pop for el piz over
Did they announce any new matches?
https://www.njpw1972.com/654453--At Fantasticamania this year, Magnus took over the role of Black Tiger.>Tiger: I think you can't separate Tiger Mask and Black Tiger for long. I'll wrestle him in my last match in Mexico (interview conducted early June). It's nice that Magnus has kept the Black Tiger mask officially, but I wonder if he'll be lonely as a BT without a Tiger Mask after I retire, heheh. --So, do you think there should be a new Tiger Mask, after you, in NJPW?>Tiger: I don't really have an opinion one way or the other. I think it would be fine if somebody wanted to do it. Purely when it comes to the different techniques and athleticism, today's young wrestlers are even better than Sayama-sensei, but with the overall level so high, it's hard to stand out from the crowd. So it would have to be someone that has Sayama's accuracy, the weight to what he did, the attitude and the scariness. That's what I think a new Tiger would need. --That's the key.>Tiger: If it's just a case of a decent hand, good high flier, then I don't think it should continue. If you look at all the other Tigers, even Sayama-san himself, you can see how hard it is to keep the tiger Mask thing going. --So as we wind things down here, what do you hope to get across in this last event July 7?>Tiger: To me, the only true Tiger masks are Sayama sensei and myself. I want to have matches that express that aspect of tiger history
>>20712680>Tiger: To me, the only true Tiger masks are Sayama sensei and myself. I want to have matches that express that aspect of tiger historykek what a retardMisawa's tiny run is way more memorable than anything IV ever did
There's no need for a Tiger Mask gimmick in modern wrestler. It's not even a merch seller and hasn't been since 3 AND 4 (and Heat) had to compete with Liger.
>>20712777modern wrestling* hello sirs
Legacy characters are based
>>20710687Fucking Chris of course already had to say he's betting on Yuya winning G1 Climax multiple times on commentary already. Well if it is just that painfully obvious he's at least sowing some seeds of doubt in me since he absolutely loves this shit.
>>20712940Tbf I think Yuya winning is a common sentiment/desire. And the company doesn't give af about English commentary. So any direction they get is from the wrestlers or themselves
How would people react if Yuya won the G1 but lost to Tsuji at kopw?
>>20713144lol who knew they shared the same birthday
>>20713103Only way people would be okay with this, is if Tsuji beat Okada at WK
