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WWE could be set to make a strong play for a top New Japan Pro Wrestling star. According to the Super-J Cast, by way of WrestleTalk, the company is keen to bring Jay White into the ranks of the biggest sports entertainment promotion in the world. White’s current contract is reportedly set to expire this […]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) star KENTA, who was previously known in WWE as Hideo Itami, recently hinted that he was quite unhappy with his lack of in-ring success during the half-decade he spent working for the latter promotion. In an interview published on Friday afternoon, Sports Illustrated‘s Justin Barrasso spoke to KENTA, who opened up […]

Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett were recently released from WWE, but the married couple doesn’t appear to be letting the experience get to them. Kanellis recently took to Twitter to share some revealing photos from the couple’s “laundry day,” which she claims were taken by her husband. In the photos, Kanellis is wearing a shirt […]

CM Punk hasn’t competed in a wrestling match in over six years, but he fueled speculation about an in-ring return last month when he revealed three performers who he’d considered coming out of retirement to compete against. One of those wrestlers was New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Will Ospreay, who recently shared his thoughts on the […]

Marty Scurll shocked wrestling fans earlier this year when he decided to stay with Ring of Honor instead of joining All Elite Wrestling. Scurll was a long-term member of The Elite before Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks co-founded AEW with Tony Khan, and most fans assumed that he’d join the upstart promotion […]

WWE superstar Kairi Sane took to Twitter over the weekend to announce that she got married. As translated by WWE.com, the superstar was ecstatic to announce her big news, though she did assure fans that it won’t distract her from her professional wrestling duties. “I’m looking forward to building a family filled with laughter and […]

As The Inquisitr previously reported, New Japan Pro Wrestling — and former WWE — superstar Lance Archer has been in negotiations with All Elite Wrestling about joining the company. While the talks were advanced at the time of the last update, a new report has revealed that it could be a done deal. As noted […]

Earlier this week, a Sports Illustrated report revealed that New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Lance Archer is currently in talks to join All Elite Wrestling. There appears to be some substance to the rumor too, as the Wrestling Observer Newsletter‘s Dave Meltzer has confirmed that talks between Archer and the company have taken place. As quoted […]

Bea Priestley hasn’t been featured on an episode of All Elite Wrestling Dynamite since November of last year, but the superstar is still very much a part of the company. During an interview with Post Wrestling, the British standout opened up about her current situation with AEW, and how she balances her time working in […]

The inclusion of Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho at New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Wrestle Kingdom 14 pay-per-view last weekend fueled rumors that All Elite Wrestling was entering a working relationship with the rival promotion. The AEW World Championship even factored into the storyline between Jericho and Hiroshi Tanahashi after being approved by Tony Khan, suggesting […]

New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Wrestle Kingdom 14 is set to take place on January 5, and Chris Jericho will face Hiroshi Tanahashi at the pay-per-view. In the lead up to the match, Tanahashi has been requesting a shot at Jericho’s AEW World Championship if he wins the match. Now “The Painmaker” has responded to the […]

AEW superstar Jon Moxley has been the talk of the wrestling industry this week following his extreme hardcore match with Kenny Omega at Full Gear. However, while Moxley is one of AEW’s brightest prospects, the wrestler’s future could see him juggle duties with another promotion. Citing the Wrestling Observer Newsletter‘s Dave Meltzer, Sportskeeda reports that […]

This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite saw Kenny Omega tease Kota Ibushi’s arrival in AEW, courtesy of a video segment. However, fans eager to see “The Cleaner” reunite with his Golden Lovers tag team partner shouldn’t get their hopes up, as it won’t be happening any time soon. Citing the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, 411Mania […]

Lance Archer is enjoying success at the moment as New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s IWGP United States Champion, but many fans will remember him for his underwhelming stint in WWE. Archer competed in WWE between 2009 and 2010 as a member of the ECW and SmackDown brands. His most notable work was his tag team with […]

WWE and AEW are currently competing for dominance in the American wrestling market, but New Japan Pro Wrestling wants in on the action as well. As documented by the NJPW website, the company will expand its international presence this November with the introduction of New Japan Pro Wrestling of America, a United States-based subsidiary that […]

With the creation of All Elite Wrestling, many fans believe that we could be heading into a new old-school era of professional wrestling. It’s believed that actual competition could happen again in the future and that talent bidding wars may once more become a real thing. Right now, Kenny Omega is the most coveted talent […]

In the professional wrestling world, there are several major events that take place each year. The biggest is obviously WWE’s WrestleMania, but New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom is up there in terms of importance and excitement. The event draws massive crowds in the Tokyo Dome each year, and tons more people watch it on […]

Chris Jericho has taken the world by storm even though he’s almost 50-years-old and has been in wrestling for close to three decades. While he hasn’t been seen in WWE since the Greatest Royal Rumble back in April, Jericho has been touring with Fozzy and working with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Now, he’s had a […]

WWE is the clear-cut professional wrestling giant of the world with many others trying to grab the number two spot behind them. Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Impact Wrestling are doing their best to get as high up as they can, but Vince McMahon’s company is a beast. It’s hard to imagine […]

Right now, Cody Rhodes is one of the most decorated superstars in the professional wrestling business — and he doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. As he continues to travel the world and to collect different titles, there is also the idea that he will be a free agent when January rolls around. With […]

Saturday night was huge for the independent wrestling scene as All In was put on by Cody Rhodes, the Young Bucks, and many others. Halfway through the evening, some fantastic matches and great surprises had already happened, but they weren’t yet done. Kenny Omega and Pentagon Jr. took part in an amazing one-on-one battle, but […]

According to a previous report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, SmackDown Live superstar Shinsuke Nakamura’s contract will be expiring early next year. While he didn’t explicitly say whether he will be re-signing with WWE or not, the reigning United States Champion also didn’t completely eliminate a possible return to New Japan Pro […]

Three years ago, four superstars arrived in WWE and have actually seen more success than some see in an entire wrestling career. Now, the contracts of all four of those superstars are going to be expiring soon, and many are wondering if they will stay with Vince McMahon’s company or head somewhere else. One would […]

There have been plenty of rumors surrounding Rey Mysterio in the last year and most of them have to do with a return to WWE at some point or another. While he has made two appearances for the company in 2018, he hasn’t actually signed a contract to return full-time or even part-time. Despite turning […]

A lot of people have looked at the success that Cody Rhodes has had after leaving WWE and they take it as a sign that the same can be there for them as well. The wrestler now known as Juice Robinson was once a part of NXT and he went by the name of CJ […]

CEO x NJPW: When Worlds Collide, a wrestling show that was a collaboration between CEO Fighting Game Championships, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Kenny Omega, took place on Friday night at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. While CEO x NJPW was a hit among many fans, Kenny Omega was the source of controversy […]

Chris Jericho is known as one of the greatest wrestlers to ever perform in the WWE, WCW, and ECW, and now he can add NJPW to that list. Chris Jericho recently shifted from wrestling part-time with the WWE to doing the same for NJPW, and he is the current IWGP Intercontinental champion, and the only […]

When it comes to the social media accounts of big businesses or celebrities, they usually only follow similar accounts and very few of them. If you were to take a look at the names of those being followed by the official Twitter account of WWE, you’d see that there are mostly superstars and charitable organizations. […]

New Japan Pro Wrestling is one of the industry’s hottest promotions, and they feature some of the most popular wrestlers outside of the WWE, such as “The American Nightmare” Cody (formerly known as Cody Rhodes), Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson), Hirooki Goto, Jay White, Zack Sabre, Jr., and Minoru Suzuki. While […]

One of the biggest topics in professional wrestling right now is the All In event that will be happening in Chicago in early September. Just about everyone who is involved with that event has been getting a lot of press and hype from the media, but now, it’s for a different reason. As the guys […]

Cody Rhodes, Rey Mysterio, Jerry Lynn, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks are just some of the numerous big names who will be a part of All In this September, as Inquisitr reported earlier this month, and the list keeps getting bigger. While more talent is set to be revealed in the coming weeks, there […]

After stating that he wasn’t going to wrestle for NJPW anytime soon, and that the WWE is his home, Chris Jericho swerved everyone again when he appeared at Dontaku. Just days after competing for the WWE at the Greatest Royal Rumble, Jericho made his NJPW return during the second night of Dontaku. Rumors had been […]

Although recent comments from Chris Jericho suggested that his stint with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) was over, reports now suggest that “Y2J” isn’t done with the company after all, and will be appearing in one of its events later on this week. Jericho’s New Japan return was first reported by PWInsder, whose sources confirmed […]

While there had been lingering rumors that WWE superstar Rey Mysterio might be a part of WrestleMania 34 for a match, it’s looking like his next match could come for another organization. The “Master of the 619” was on hand for a recent wrestling supercard in California, and while he didn’t wrestle in any matches, […]

Rey Mysterio made a hugely surprising and crowd-pleasing WWE return at the Royal Rumble in January. At the time, Mysterio had been talking to Impact Wrestling about joining the promotion, which also has Latino stars Konnan and Alberto Del Rio on the roster. However, the WWE appearance — in which Rey was one of the […]

When it comes to the greatest factions in pro wrestling history, the New World Order is certainly one of them. Originally shocking the pro wrestling scene in 1996, the formation of the group was preceded by arguably the greatest heel turn of all time, as Hulk Hogan went to the darkside for the first time […]

The world of professional wrestling has changed a lot in the last two decades, but there are some who believe we may be in for a brand new era. Ever since WWE purchased WCW back in 2001, the landscape of wrestling has changed and competition has been very different. WWE is obviously the No. 1 […]

The babyface and heel dynamic in professional wrestling is one of the most important elements of the sport. Since its rise to popularity, the rivalries between good guys and bad guys have created years of memories, as well as helped elevate numerous stars. One of the most villainous heels in pro wrestling history is “The […]

The age-old debate in professional wrestling of old school vs. new school is a discussion that never may end. Years ago, most of the matches were done to build up a star who was a top name of the territory, or when two top names competed, to tell a compelling story for the spectators to […]

On Thursday night, New Japan Pro Wrestling is going to present Wrestle Kingdom 12, which will be headlined by Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega, but there is much more to everything. Jericho has been a WWE guy for many years and spent a good bit of time in WCW, as well, and he made a […]

The highly-anticipated match between WWE legend Chris Jericho and NJPW superstar Kenny Omega is just hours away. On Thursday night, live from the Tokyo Dome, Jericho and Omega will meet in the ring at NJPW’s biggest event of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 12. Kenny Omega is the current IWGP United States champion, and on Thursday […]

Kenny Omega is one of the best professional wrestlers in the world today not signed to the WWE. Omega has been plying his trade in New Japan Pro Wrestling since 2010, and he is the current IWGP United States champion. However, “The Cleaner” only has a contract with NJPW until the end of January 2018. […]

Kenny Omega had some choice words to say during a press conference following the blockbuster announcement that he will be competing against Chris Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom 12 inside the Tokyo Dome. Following his match at Power Struggle against Beretta, in which he successfully defended the IWGP United States Championship, Omega cut a promo to […]

When a superstar leaves the WWE, they have the choice to either work with other promotions or just wait out their time until the WWE calls them back. When it comes to legends and future WWE Hall of Fame stars, they usually don’t risk their stake with the company by wrestling for rival promotions. That […]

A huge match has been booked involving WWE’s Chris Jericho and NJPW superstar Kenny Omega. The two wrestling stars who are both under contract with different companies at the moment have been in a war of words that has extended to the Twittersphere and elsewhere. However, the feud over which superstar is the better of […]

Chris Jericho is an interesting WWE superstar. He likes to mess around with the fans in the media and also uses his social media accounts to further the teases. He will deny when he is returning and then show up anyway. He will also tease feuds, some of which never happens. Most recently, Chris Jericho […]

In its first independent American show in company history, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Special in USA was widely viewed to be a big success. The conclusion of the two-day event saw Kenny Omega, who vied for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at both Wrestle Kingdom 11 and Dominion 6.11, win the tournament and become the […]

Recent WWE rumors have a lot of fans asking whether Kazuchika Okada is joining WWE? Although it’s been well-documented that the “Rainmaker” doesn’t have any ostensible plans of ever working for North America’s largest wrestling promotion, reports of Okada being sighted leaving the arena where Monday Night RAW took place this week have the rumors […]

CM Punk is still technically a mixed martial arts fighter and a retired professional wrestler. It has been three years since Punk walked out of the WWE and pursued a career in the UFC. However, Punk lost his MMA debut in the first round and his future in the sport is up in the air. […]

It has been nearly two years since the immortal one had anything to do with WWE or the WWE had anything to do with him, but Hulk Hogan may be back before we know it. There are a number of signs pointing to the possible return of the former world champion, and it could some […]