Tag Archives: IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match Added To NJPW Power Struggle On November 4th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Will Ospreay will put his IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on the line against Shota Umino as part of their NJPW Power Struggle 2023 event on November 4th. Previously announced for the event: — Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. — Kazuchika  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: Royal Quest III – London, England (10/14)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on October 14th, 2023 at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. Singles Match Taiji Ishimori defeated Robbie X. Singles Match El Desperado defeated Trent Seven. Singles Match Yota Tsuji defeated Luke Jacobs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships  Continue Reading »

Full Card Announced For NJPW Royal Quest III This Saturday

New Japan Pro Wrestling have confirmed that the following will take place as part of this Saturday’s NJPW Royal Quest III event at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. — Will Ospreay (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. — BULLET CLUB (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) vs. Cameron  Continue Reading »

5 Matches Announced For NJPW Royal Quest III On October 14th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following matches will take place as part of the NJPW Royal Quest III event on Saturday, October 14th at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. — Will Ospreay (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. — Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi.  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: Destruction In Kobe 2023 – Kobe, Japan (9/24)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on September 24th, 2023 at the Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Tag Team Match BULLET CLUB (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) defeated Tiger Mask & Kevin Knight. 6 Man Tag Team Match Just 5 Guys (SANADA, TAKA  Continue Reading »

10 Matches Announced For NJPW Destruction In Kobe Event On September 24th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following matches will take place as part of their NJPW Destruction In Kobe event on September 24th at the Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. — BULLET CLUB (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) vs. Kevin Knight & Tiger Mask. — Just 5 Guys (SANADA, Yoshinobu Kanemaru  Continue Reading »

AEW x NJPW Results: Forbidden Door 2023 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada (6/25)

The following results are from a recent All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling co-promoted event. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 took place on June 25th, 2023 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and aired live on FITE TV, Bleacher Report and pay-per-view. Pre-Show Match (Non-Broadcasted Match) “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (w/Royce  Continue Reading »

New IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion during tonight’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event as Will Ospreay defeated Kenny Omega to become the new Champion. Ospreay’s victory brings an end to Omega’s 172-day reign as the Champion. #AndNEWIWGP US Heavyweight Champion once again, Will Ospreay. Order #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor on  Continue Reading »

Full Card For Tonight’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Event

All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling have confirmed that the following matches will take place as part of tonight’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AEW X NJPW FORBIDDEN DOOR ZERO HOUR Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament First Round Match Athena vs. Billie Starkz. 6  Continue Reading »

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door To Air In Select Theaters, Bar & Restaurants This Sunday

All Elite Wrestling sent out the following: “AEW x NJPW: FORBIDDEN DOOR” PPV AVAILABLE IN SELECT THEATERS, BARS AND RESTAURANTS THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 25 June 22, 2023 – Following the successful inaugural show last year, Joe Hand Promotions is bringing back the popular “AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door” pay-per-view to select movie theaters, bars and  Continue Reading »

6 Matches Added To AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door This Sunday – Updated Lineup

All Elite Wrestling have announced that the following matches have been added to this Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. — CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima in a Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament First Round Match. — Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia vs. Zack Sabre Jr.  Continue Reading »

Updated Lineup For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II On June 25th

All Elite Wrestling have confirmed that the following matches will take place as part of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II event on Sunday, June 25th at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match SANADA (c) vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry. AEW World Championship Match MJF (c) vs. Hiroshi  Continue Reading »

Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay Officially Confirmed For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

All Elite Wrestling have officially confirmed that Kenny Omega will put his IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on the line against Will Ospreay as part of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event on Sunday, June 25th. The match is a rematch from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 where Omega defeated Ospreay to become the new  Continue Reading »

NJPW Results: Dominion 2023 – Osaka, Japan (6/4)

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling event. The event took place on June 4th, 2023 at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. Pre-Show Match Oskar Leube vs. Ryohei Oiwa went to a 5 minute time limit draw. Pre-Show Match Oskar Leube vs. Oleg Boltin went to a 5 minute time  Continue Reading »

Full Card Announced For NJPW Dominion On June 4th

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that the following matches will take place as part of the NJPW Dominion event on June 4th at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. — SANADA (c) vs. Yota Tsuji for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. — Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Master Wato for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.  Continue Reading »

Tournament Announced To Determine #1 Contender For IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship

New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: Four to compete for IWGP United States title shot Mini tournament set for US, Japan After March 29 saw Jeff Cobb come up just short in his challenge to IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega, a new number one contender has yet to be determined. With that  Continue Reading »

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match Announced For AEW Dynamite This Wednesday

All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan revealed on his official Twitter account that Kenny Omega will put his IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on the line against Jeff Cobb as part of this Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite. Previously announced for the show is Adam Cole making his in-ring return as he faces off against  Continue Reading »

New IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Crowned At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion during today’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 event as Kenny Omega defeated Will Ospreay to become the new Champion. Omega’s victory brings an end to Ospreay’s 206-day reign as the Champion. LEC presents the first of our two main events! The IWGP US Heavyweight  Continue Reading »

New IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion during today’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 event at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan as Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tomohiro Ishii to win the vacant title. The title was declared vacant back on April 9th due to an injury suffered by SANADA making  Continue Reading »

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Vacated

New Japan Pro Wrestling confirmed during today’s NJPW Hyper Battle 2022 Day 5 event at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan that the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship has been declared vacant. SANADA, who suffered an orbital fracture during the New Japan Cup 2022, announced that he had to vacate the title, with no timetable  Continue Reading »