Showing posts with label NJPW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NJPW. Show all posts

WWE is planning big debuts for Royal Rumble?

Rumours are running wild since the news broke that WWE has signed four of the top NJPW stars including AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows.

Many fans are believing that all or some of these stars can make a surprise appearance at Royal Rumble event. Dave Meltzar also reported that WWE is planning big surprise for the event.

However the rumours are getting more hard to believe as we are getting new details on the situation. First of all PWInsider is reporting that WWE has not yet signed any of these superstars officially.

The current official status is that WWE is in negotiation with all four of these stars. It's almost confirmed that WWE will be signing these stars as they are being mentioned at the official WWE website, the question only remains of when.

The first two AJ Styles and Doc Gallows can still appear at Royal Rumble as their contract is over with NJPW and they are free now. It was also noted that the money offered to AJ for the contract is way too high for a NXT wrestler. That means most likely he will be a main roster player.

However the other two stars Shinsuke Nakamura and Karl Anderson are still under the contract with NJPW, with Nakamura being their current  Intercontinental Champion. That means they will have to wait till their contract expires. They are bound with their contract so they can not make a Royal Rumble appearance even if it's for one night only.

Huge tifle match announced for Royal Rumble, WWE sings the best Wrestler in the World


In a very shocking portion of news F4Wonline is reporting that WWE has signed a contract with the former TNA World Champion AJ Styles.

Styles is considered the pound to pound best wrestler in the world in the current active wrestlers. WWE has also signed NJPW stars Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson and current IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.

AJ is supposed to come to WWE soon but Gallows and Anderson are most likely to move with the WWE roster after their dates end with NJPW. Nakamura is expected to stay a little more longer as he will have to drop his title.


Big Title Match announced for Royal Rumble


It was announced on tonight's Raw by the WWE Chairman mr. McMahon that the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns will have to defend his title in the Royal Rumble match itself.
The announcement was made after Roman retained his World title against Sheamus in a chaotic match. However the decision is already being criticised by many WWE fans.

Roman has just won the WWE Title and is not expected to lose it so early. Specially when the last champion Sheamus lost it within a month of winning.

According to the Fans that makes Royal Rumble which is one of the most unpredective event of the year, a very predictive match which is as bad as another Big Show vs. Roman Reigns match at Rumble.

AJ Styles talks joining NXT, Cesaro injury updates

Former TNA world champion AJ Styles recently spoke to Ring Rust Radio. Many wrestling fans believe that AJ styles is the best wrestler currently in the world in pound to pound in comparison. When asked about joining NXT he said:

"I'm going to be honest with you guys: The thing that makes wrestling most interesting to me is going to be the business that occurs after the match is over. A lot of people frown on that and say money isn't everything. Well I say it depends on how much you have saved. My goal whenI retire is to not be in a wheel chair or walk with a limp. Wherever I go, I will do my best, work harder than anybody there, and that's just what I do. I only have one gear and if someone is looking for that and I can support my family while doing it, then that is what I will do."

He also talked many other things. He said that his dream match will be against Rey Mysterio as he has never fought him. He said he can join Lucha Underground if it's a good business call and more.

Recent updates on Cesaro's injury


WWE Superstar Cesaro is set to go to Birmingham, Alabama in January next year for additional therapy and to know the latest details on his shoulder injury.

Cesaro has been rehabbing after his injury in WWE Performance Center. He will go to work with Dr. James Andrews' crew on his injury.

There is no news yet on when Cesaro can get back into ring. Normally it takes 4-6 months to recover in this type of injury.

Brock Lesnar Kevin Owens NJPW results


Sending some shock waves to the fans former WWE writer Court Bauer said on a recent episode of MLW Radio that WWE Officials are thinking about the match of Kevin Owens vs. Brock Lesnar for Wrestlemania 32.

Ever since Owens came to WWE, fans wanted to see this match happen. But until now it was looking like a distance dream for the audience as WWE is using Kevin as a upper mid carder.

There is no news available on how WWE is planning to go forward with this storyline but it's said that Kevin will most likely still be holding the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Dave Meltzer also noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the report may be true. However he also said that Lesnar is not aware of this match yet. We'll keep you updated on any further details of this match.


NJPW World Tag League Day 7 results:


Here are the results of NJPW World Tag league day 7:

* Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

* Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii defeated Kingdom

* Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi

New details on AJ Styles injury, Goldust spreads the ashes of Dusty Rhodes


As we noted before former TNA and IWGP champion AJ Styles is missing shows which he's been scheduled for from sometimes now. He has missed several dates of the ongoing NJPW World Tag League and the latest set of ROH Tapings as well.

Reportedly he is dealing with the same issues which caused him to miss time last month. He is facing issues with his lower back. It's said that he has been travelling with the NJPW crew. Several fans have reported seeing him.

AJ has told New Japan Pro Wrestling's bi-monthly magazine that the problem is caused because he has been working too much on the independent circuit in 2015.


Goldust spreads the ashes of Dusty Rhodes


WWE Superstar Goldust aka Dustin Runnels noted on social media that the Rhodes family spread the ashes of WWE Hall Of Famer Dusty Rhodes this past Friday:

We spread pops ashes this past Friday in a place that he loved dearly. Welcome home dad. I love you! Virgil Runnels
Posted by Dustin P Runnels on Sunday, November 29, 2015


The complete team of WrestlingNation pays their tribute to the WWE Hall of Famer and prays for his soul.

NJPW World Tag league Day 7 results, Matt Hardy injury Updates


Here are the results of NJPW World Tag League Day 6, November 29:

Aj Styles who was scheduled for the event missed it due to the injury. He also missed yesterday's event for same reasons. It's said that he has injured his lower back but no more details are available right now.

Block A:
* Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (6) defeated Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale (0)
* Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin (6) defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata (2)

Block B:
* Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (2) defeated Michel Bennett & Matt Taven (0)

matches announced for tomorrow:

Block A:
* Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba


Block B:
* Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
* Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito & EVIL

Matt Hardy Injury Updates

As we noted before Matt Hardy was busted open very bad during the Wrestlecade event. He was hit by a guitar by GFW's Jeff Jerret.

After the event Matt noted on social media that it took a total of 38 stitches to repair his cut. Other than that there is no news about any serious injury.

AJ Styles injured again, Jim Cornette gets heat for 30 year old promo


Former NWA and WWE talent Jim Cornette is getting some serious heat after a 30 year old video of him went online. In the 30 year old wrestling promo he is making fun of people on food stamps. The video is posted by WYMT

Yesterday we told you we had a flashback for you. Cornette is a wrestling promoter from Louisville. In this flashback,... 
Posted by WYMT-TV on Friday, November 27, 2015

AJ Styles injured again?

It's not a very great year for Former IWGP and TNA Champion AJ Styles regarding injuries. He was pulled from today's NJPW World Tag League event due to an injury.

He also missed some time last month which includes a set of ROH Tv tapings due to a back injury.

Details on his current injury are not available yet. He has indicated that he will be appearing on next month's ROH Final Battle ppv. He is scheduled to fight the ROH World Champion Jay Lethal.

ROH releases DVD of Samoa Joe, NJPW World Tag League day 5 Results


ROH Released their latest DVD on Samoa Joe. It's named 'SAMOA JOE: DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK'. Joe is currently working on WWE NXT. He is scheduled to fight Finn balor for the NXT title next month on NXT Takeover. Here is the official press release for the DVD:

Just in time for the holiday season, Ring of Honor is rolling out two huge new releases and some of the lowest prices of the year on apparel!

New Releases: Samoa Joe DVD and Kingdom T-Shirt!
For the first time in seven years in 2015, Samoa Joe competed in a ROH ring against the best professional wrestlers in the world. Join us in celebrating the career of the LONGEST REIGNING ROH World Champion in history with a BRAND NEW DVD “SAMOA JOE: Don’t Call It a Comeback”. This BRAND NEW DVD captures the best matches from the legend’s return against Kyle O’Reilly, ACH, Michael Elgin, Jay Briscoe, and his farewell tag team match with A.J. Styles against The Addiction! This DVD goes on November 25th @ Midnight!

NJPW Tag League Day 5 results, November 27:


* Ryusuke Taguchi, Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka defeated Jay White, David Finlay & Tiger Mask IV. 

* Matt Taven, Michael Bennett, Toru Yano & Gedo defeated Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Mascara Dorada & KUSHIDA. 

* Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall defeated Captain New Japan, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi. 


Block B:
*Tetsuya Naito & EVIL defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima

* AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Tomohiro Ishii & Shinsuke Nakamura

Block A:
*Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (2) defeated Michael Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi

*Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada

Jim Ross talks about Wrestlemania 32, NJPW World tag league Day 6 Results


Jim Ross has posted the latest edition of his blog post on his website JRbrBQ.com. he talked about many things in the latest post including WrestleMania 32 and more.

He said it's going to be interesting to see how WWE handles the way all the way from now to WrestleMania 32 on April:

“Going to really be interesting to see how WWE begins to build momentumfor WrestleMania Texas over the next several months as April will be here before we know it. I still feel confident that WWE will have over 100,000 people in AT&T Stadium on April 3 but am curious as to what the card is going to resemble. I can’t recall the WWE Title being more ‘tepid’ than it is right going into the biggest event of the year for WWE. This is not an indictment on Sheamus who I have great respect for and love his work ethic but the title lost a great deal of luster after Seth Rollins suffered an untimely, major knee injury.”

He says that the two biggest stars WWE could bring for Wrestlemania 32 are Goldberg and Batista:

“The two most viable stars that WWE could bring in for WM32 or so it seems might be Goldberg and Batista. Austin and HBK are adamant that their wrestling days are history, Hogan is still on the outs with the company plus he doesn’t need to wrestle a match with his back condition and Rock has movie commitments I’m told as does RondaRousey. For those that think that Austin and HBK would do ‘one more match’ for the right money, please, just stop it.”

He also said that Daniel Bryan should not compete until the head of WWE medical staff Dr. Joe Maroon cleares him to compete no matter what other doctors say.

NJPW World Tag League- Day 6 results


Here are the results of the ongoing NJPW World Tag League, as noted before Aj Styles was scheduled to fight on the event but was pulled out due to unknown injury:

Block A: 
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels


Block B: 
Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima

Backstage updates on Roman Reigns push after Servivor Series, Jim Ross says he wants to call ROH anniversary event

According to WrestlingInc the original plans for Roman Reigns were to Win the World Heavyweight Championship at Servivor Series which was changed at the last moment to the finish involving Sheamus.

However the long term plan still includes the idea of pushing Roman Reigns on the position where he is center of the company, just like like John Cena is.

There is feeling within the company that fans see Roman as "corporate pick" and that's why they boo him. The current plans are to punish Roman Reigns on screen till the fans get behind him.

Jim Ross talks about ROH anniversary event


- Former WWE spokesperson Jim Ross has published the latest version of his blog. He has mentioned the ROH 14th Anniversary event in February next year.

He said that he would like to do commentary on the event and declared him self "readily available" for the show. As noted before many NJPW talents will be making an appearance for the show of ROH.

Big Japanese star to join ROH 14th anniversary celebration, NJPW world tag league results


Ring of Honor's relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling took another step as they announced that one of the biggest Japanese stars Shinsuke Nakamura will be fighting in ROH's 14th anniversary Celebration event.

NJPW World Tag League results:


New Japan Pro Wrestling has started their Tag League this week. Below are the complete results of all 4 nights till now:

Night 1

Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba beat Honma & Makabe (A Block)
Naito & EVIL (Watanabe) beat Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) (B Block)
Shibata & Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (B Block)
Tanahashi & Michael Elgin beat Okada& YOSHI-HASHI (A Block)


Night 2 

Yuji Nagata & Nakanishi beat Togi Makabe & Honma (A Block)
Tenzan & Kojima beat Bullet Club (A.J. Styles & Yujiro) (B Block)
Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Bad Luck Fale & Toma Tonga (A Block)


Night 3:

Naito & EVIL beat Kingdom (B Block)
Tanahashi & Elgin beat Addiction (A Block)
Shibata & Goto beat Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) (B Block)


Night 4

Addiction beat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga) (A Block)
Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) beat Kingdom (B Block)
Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Yuji Nagata & Nakanishi (A Block)

Ring of Honor announced combined show with NJPW in Las Vegas for 14th anniversary

Ring of Honor released the following statement in which they revealed that they will be doing a combined show with NJPW in Las Vegas next year. It will be the 14th anniversary of ROH:


On February 26th and 27th 2016, the best wrestling on the planet returns to at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas! Ring of Honor is celebrating our 14th Anniversary LIVE on pay-per-view on February26th. 

But the very next night, all of your favorite ROH stars will be back again for a massive television taping! 

This is a can't missevent in one of the most exciting cities in the world - and only ROH can deliver this kind of action.

In the coming weeks, matches for both the 14th Anniversary pay-per-view event as well as the television taping the following night will be announced but we can confirm that the next chapter in the partnership between Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will be written in Las Vegas on February 26th and 27th.

The stars of ROH and NJPW will share the stage in the Entertainment Capital of the World for the 14th Anniversary weekend and we are proud to announce the first star from New Japan Pro Wrestling who will be competing in Las Vegas at the 14th Anniversary event and the TV Taping the following night.

“The King of Strong Style” Shinsuke Nakamura. The King of Strong Style returns to Ring of Honor to dazzle Las Vegas with an enigmatic presence like no other.

The “Boma Ye” is just one weapon in Nakamura’s arsenal and the five-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion looks to add more victims to his list on both February 26th and 27th.

Returning to Ring of Honor for the 14th Anniversary weekend in Las Vegas on February 26th and 27th is Shinsuke Nakamura and coming soon, you’ll learn the names of more stars from NJPW and Ring of Honor as well as matches to take place in “Sin City”!

Ticket demand for both the 14th Anniversary event and the TV Taping have been extremely high and both events are anticipated to sell out quickly. Get your tickets now if you want toexperience the stars of Ring of Honor and NewJapan Pro Wrestling together on February 26thand 27th in Las Vegas for ROH’s 14th Anniversary weekend.We will see you there live as Ring of Honor celebrates 14 years of the best wrestling on the planet!

NJPW match card for day 4, updates on Undertaker's status after Servivor Series


The card for NJPW show on Nov 24 is:

* Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA, David Finlay & Jay Whitevs. Mascara Dorada, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka

*Tetsuya Naito & EVIL vs Hirooki Goto & Juice Robinson

* Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Katsuyori Shibata vs AJ Styles, Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Halll

Block A
* Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga


Block B
*Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows vs Michael Bennett & Matt Taven


Block A
*Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi

*Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Michael Elgin vs Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Gedo & Toru Yano



Update on Undertaker's Status


As per now there are no plans for the Undertaker to appear at any of WWE programings of this week including Raw and SmackDown

There is no news either on whether he or Kane will fight at TLC or not

Cesaro to miss WrestleMania 32 due to surgery, NJPW World Day 3 results



WWE has confirmed on their website that WWE Superstar Cesaro will have Surgery to repair his torn left rotator cuff.


Cesaro had a Interview of his on the issue published on WWE.com in which he said he did MRI to find out how he could rehab it, but instead learnt that doctors have discovered a torn tendon and another partially torn.

Cesaro is scheduled to have a surgery today and is expected to miss 4-6 month of action. That means he will be missing Wrestlemania 32 next year.

NJPW World Day results


Here are the complete results for NJPW World Day 3, Nov 23 :

* Tiger Mask IV, KUSHIDA & Jay White defeated David Finlay, Ryusuke Taguchi & Mascara Dorada

* Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka

* Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Juice Robinson defeated Captain New Japan, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi

* Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano defeated Cody Hall, AJ Styles, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga

Block B
Tetsuya Naito & EVIL (4) defeated Michael Bennett & Matt Taven (0)


Block A
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin (4) defeated Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels (0)


Block B 
Katsuyori Shibata & Hirooki Goto (2) defeated Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson (0)

ROH unveils new details for Japan tour next , Main Event of NXT Takeover: London announced


Giving new details Ring of Honor released the following statement on their Japan tour next year in February. They will be working with NJPW:

Ring of Honor to visit Japan February 19th-20th Partnership with NJPW continues to build “Best Wrestling on the Planet”Ring of Honor to visit Japan February 19th-20th 
(BALTIMORE, MD) – As Ring of Honor looks across the globe to find the best wrestlers the world has to offer, New Japan Pro Wrestling is a name that continues to prevail as having world-class competition. With the spirit of honor and competition in mind, the athletes of Ring of Honor will be visiting the stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on February 19th - 20th, 2016, just one week before the 14th Anniversary PPV in Las Vegas, truly bringing fans “the best wrestling on the planet.”

Main Event of NXT TAKEOVER: London announced

- The main event of WWE NXT Takeover will be Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe. It will be officially announced on this week's episode. This week's NXT episode will feature a official contract singing between them

Also the following matches are announced for this week's episode:

*The Vaudevillains versus Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder for the NXT Tag Titles (Vaudevillains exercising their rematch clause)
*Asuka versus Dana Brooke
*Eva Marie versus Bayley for the NXT Women's Championship

News on NJPW power struggle event, New details on Wrestle Kingdom 10

-Shinsuke Nakamura tonight successfully defended his IWGP Intercontinental Champion. He beat the current leader of Bullet Club "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson at tonight's NJPW Power Struggle event in Osaka.

New match announced for WrestleKingdom 10

- it's now confirmed that "The Phenomenal One" AJ Styles will compete against Nakamura. The match will take place on Wrestle Kingdom 10 ppv at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th.
They both have never competed against each other before and it's being called the Semi-main event of the show.

Aj Styles removed from ROH tapings

- Aj Styles was recently removed from a set of Ring Of Honor TV tapings. It was said that he had "sciatic nerve problem" and was supposed to be back at December's Final Battle PPV.

However for the relief of ROH he was back in action on tonight's NJPW "Power Struggle" event. He teamed up with Bullet Club member Bad Luck Fale to defeat Toru Yano and Yoshi-Hashi.