NJPW

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Established
1972 (54 years old)

First Recorded Event
1972-03-06

Current Season
2026

Current Round
41

Sport
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Fighting

Location
Japan

Gender
Male

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Upcoming
04 Apr	Sakura Genesis
16 Apr	Death Vegas Invitational
19 Apr	Road To Wrestling Dontaku Day 1
20 Apr	Road To Wrestling Dontaku Day 2
24 Apr	Road To Wrestling Dontaku Day 3
25 Apr	Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
26 Apr	Road To Wrestling Dontaku Day 4
27 Apr	Road To Wrestling Dontaku Day 5
29 Apr	Road To Wrestling Dontaku Day 6 ~ Wrestling Hizen no Kuni
03 May	Wrestling Dontaku Day 1
Results
02 Apr	Road To Sakura Genesis Day 5
01 Apr	Road To Sakura Genesis Day 4
30 Mar	Road To Sakura Genesis Day 3
29 Mar	Road To Sakura Genesis Day 2
28 Mar	Road To Sakura Genesis Day 1
21 Mar	New Japan Cup Day 12
20 Mar	New Japan Cup Day 11
17 Mar	New Japan Cup Day 10
15 Mar	New Japan Cup Day 9
14 Mar	New Japan Cup Day 8

Description

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in January 1972 by Antonio Inoki. In 2005, Inoki sold the promotion to Yukes, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the Chairman of the promotion since September 2013, while Katsuhiko Harada has served as the President of the promotion since February 2016.

Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest professional wrestling promotion in Japan and the second largest in the world in terms of attendance and revenue (behind WWE). From its creation in 1972 until 1986, it was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. NJPW is known for openly engaging in working agreements with various MMA and professional wrestling promotions around the world, including WWE, World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, WAR, UWFi, Ring of Honor, Pride Fighting Championships, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. NJPWs biggest event is the January 4th at the Tokyo Dome show, held each year since 1992 and currently promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom banner.

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