>Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

>On April 12 in Vancouver Canada at AEW's Dynasty event, Gabe Kidd, who was scheduled to challenge Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Global heavyweight Championship May 3 at Dontaku, sustained an injury to his right arm and will not be able to compete.

>We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Kidd wrestle and appreciate your understanding.

>Yota Tsuji will still defend the IWGP Global title May 3 in the main event of Dontaku night one. An announcement will follow when a new challenger has been determined.

>NJPW joins fans in wishing Kidd a speedy, full recovery.

https://www.njpw1972.com/640511

Gaped Klitt is out lol

>>20246571
>NJPW joins fans in wishing Kidd a speedy, full recovery.

kek what a kek. sadly he got cursed by inoki

>>20246571
>An announcement will follow when a new challenger has been determined.
So likely AEW sends someone else. They're probably sending someone like Archer or Claudio.

Yota Tsuji fucking sucks

>>20246557
love these niggas like you wouldn’t believe

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There's hope, bros

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MYSTERY NIGGAS

>>20246618
He'll put more effort in when he's in LTJ fighting Alpha Wolf and Masa Kitamiya

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>>20247095

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MAKE WAY
FOR THE GRIM

YOH is wrestling Antonio Honda on the DDT show right now.

>>20247220
>more shindy gay shit
grim

>>20247220
Happy for YOH who is going to have fun.

>YOH: Anton, I learnt how to do the Gongitsune. Can I use it too!? I'll use it in New Japan
Oh god

>>20247220
Very next match has HARASHIMA up against a zesty Takeshita clone and a dude in actual joshi gear with PAWG straps. What happened?

>>20247253
dieno’s influence spreads far and takes many different forms

>>20247253
Kek you mean Koroku? He used to be Endo's pupil so makes sense

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>>20246571
Tweeted and deleted about the Gabe news

>>20247253
>a dude in actual joshi gear with PAWG straps
gyatt bros rise up!

>>20247382
ruh roh, the money mark will get him suspended

>>20247382
>>20247434
Celebrating a wrestler getting hurt as a commentator is a general no-go tbf

>>20246836
Surely this is Abe leading to his signing.

NJPW more than anything needs to put the wrestlers in their place.
Embarrassing lack of discipline, encouraging buffoonery.

>>20247434
This is legit worse than Charlton last year. Wishing/being happy about an injury is basically never a good look

>>20248015
Thing is, NJPW wrestlers are all ironic shindy faggots at heart and the higher ups don't care about Bushiroad's wrestling branch, they just want to have some joshis draining their balls.

Walker Stewart was right. Fuck Gabriel Kidd.

>>20247995
I thought he was dead

>>20248303
Hikaru Sato can do anything

>>20248105
Gabe is a blatant heel openly shitting on the company in this scenario so it's not as egregious

Insider-kun, who is facing Tsuji?

>>20249792
nta (if they even are more than a meme) but Finlay is rumoured. Which if he does and loses it's basically entering humiliation ritual territory for Finlay.

>>20249792
insider mentioned that it was zsj.

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>>20247995
Further confirmation

New Japan Stacies look like THAT?!
https://x.com/despe_invi/status/2044587706270060867

>>20251148
nigga in the 1st pic need to pull his shorts out

>https://eplus.jp/sf/detail/4519260001
>DDT Pro-Wrestling vs. New Japan Pro-Wrestling: One-Way Showdown PART 2
>~Sasadanngo Army vs. Yano Army: 5-on-5 Elimination Team Tournament~
2026/6/8(Monday)

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WHERE'S MY FUCKING MUSIC

>>20247205
SOURBOY

wrestling grimtaco

>>20251567
>Jun Kasai poses with two fans

Humiliation ritual

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Street Fighter trailer dropped, Goto gets 2 quick scenes towards the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt4X4FvXk2A

>>20253198
He probably only has like 4 scenes in the whole movie which makes the idea that he skipped the entire G1 over if really really funny

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grim

>>20254233
You should check out Smackdown tomorrow it's the go home show

The future of Japanese wrestling is Yuma Anzai

ム

Despecito Invitation in 40 minutes

Abe is so fucking based

>>20254233
this fat chud is NOT my Ace

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https://www.njpw.co.jp/640889
New Japan rebranded a show they booked in between Dontaku & BOSJ opening day as a true prelude to Dominion, which I guess is where a bunch of matches get booked before the Jrs take over the schedule. Oiwa & Fujita are the only TMDK guys booked for it so I guess Zack isn't Gabe's replacement.

>>20257520
It's the tough fat boy era anon

>>20251235
Well no one wants to watch him so the gimmick fits

I heard Tanahashi went into a restaurant, and ate everything in the restaurant, and they had to close the restaurant.

>>20254233
What are his options with those knees? An elliptical?

>>20258083
A lovely swim will do the trick

>>20258180
He even knows of an excellent pool

Imma be honest, I don't like seeing deathmatch stuff in my New Japan

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Shota Umino (29)

>>20258399
You specifically mean the barbed wire spots and shit right? Cuz I love when they avoid crossing that line into indie deathmatch slop but still hold up a great bloody match.

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>>20258416
>29 years old
>still hasn't won a title
>average white piggu 23 years old shitter is world champ

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>>20258451
Truly bizarre considered how years ago he was put alongside other promotion aces

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Shota just ain't got dat riz.

>>20258478
I think this hair was a good fit, just needs to keep his core cut

>>20258919
Wolf has definitely lost some weight. I wonder if he's in the G1

>>20258416
It's just sad that as soon as crowds were starting to somehow like him they put him in the HoT vortex once again

>>20258478
In the top 20 of WOAT looks honestly.

>>20258478
fat fucking chud

>>20258478
My brother thought that Ueno was in his 20s kek When NJPW gonna poach him

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We miss you GOAT (and sanada too)

Nick Gage says on his post-match comments that next time New Japan comes to America he'll kick everyone's ass
It's worth noting that he's an ex-convict so he legally cannot enter japanese soil

>>20260419
Assumed he hit his wife or something but no that guy robbed a fucking bank apparently lmao

>>20260089
Ima be real they have no access to these nu DDT niggas

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>>20260090
Surreal to think of him and Hiromu in the fed. One day I might open the catalog and see a thumbnail of him and Danhausen or something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PAB9uXdkA
People like Fuminori Abe here? Rumours about him coming in.

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>>20263239
Abe is the GOAT but he wouldn't do well in NJPW. Nobody can hang with his style there aside from HENARE. Him and Yuto are bros though so maybe. Weird signing though, Abe's just a midcard shitposter.

>>20260419
I genuinely could not tell what was up with his promo in the ring. I've never seen him wrestle or talk before but he shoot seemed worked by Kasai, like a baby throwing a tantrum. Maybe that's his character idk