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2 - EVIL and Hiroshi Tanahashi have 1st Round Byes. 3 - There will be no Jr. Heavyweights in the tournament.   Last year, the tournament was pushed from March 2020 to June 2020 due to COVID-19.  They used Jr. Heavyweights to make up for missing wrestlers who were in other countries and unable to travel to Japan. 4 - Tetsuya Naito and The Great O-Khan will have tough first round match on the Anniversary Show.   Both Naito and O-Khan battled in hard matches which took a toll on their bodies.  Now, less a week later, they will face each other in the New Japan Cup on March 4.   In compari...

The biggest and most-talked about issue of the year, the 2020 awards issue, is out today.  The issue covers the awards winners as voted on by the readership in these categories.  It also has all the top place winners for every category, comments on the awards for this year as well as a listing dating back to 1980 of all the awards winners in all the different categories. We also have the performer and match of the week. WWE Elimination Chamber show, with notes on direction, business, interest level, poll results and star ratings. Also in this issue: The new television war in Canada on Wedne...

It’s that time of year again – the New Japan Cup is back to it’s usual March window, having been delayed last year due to the pandemic. Once again, the winner of the New Japan Cup gets a title shot – this time at Sakura Genesis on April 4, and it’ll be for the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship that the winner of Kota Ibushi vs. El Desperado at the 49th Anniversary Show will receive. Unlike last year, we’ve got an all-heavyweight field, with some familiar names returning after having been off the last few tours. Quarantines are complete, and starting this Thursday at the anni...

NJPW Unifies Titles And A New One To Be Established Soon Author: Feb 28, 2021 Tonight at Night Two of Castle Attack 2021 Kota Ibushi who is the current IWGP  Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion defeated Tetsuya Natio in the main event. With this win in only his third defense of the Intercontinental Title he officially unified both belts.  Here is a quote from Tokyo Sports: The history of IWGP will change! At the IWGP Intercontinental (IC) Championship (28th, Osaka-jo Hall) of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, champion Kota Ibushi (38) succeeded in defending for the third time, rejecting the c...

Participants Announced For This Year’s NJPW New Japan Cup Logo Credit: NJPW Graphic Credit: Robert DeFelice New Japan Cup full lineup, preview 30 to compete in single elimination tournament starting at 49th Anniversary '); '); The full lineup for New Japan Cup 2021 has been revealed, with 30 wrestlers participating in single elimination action starting on March 4 at the 49th Anniversary Event, and running through to March 21 in Sendai. The winner of the cup will be the first to challenge Kota Ibushi for the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, with that title match set to take p...