NJPW news, champions & events
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is Japan's largest wrestling promotion. Its flagship events are Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome each January and the summer G1 Climax tournament.
Upcoming NJPW events
- Power Struggle3 Nov 2026 · in 3 weeks · Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall, Hiroshima, Japan
- Wrestle Kingdom 214 Jan 2027 · in 3 months · Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
Current NJPW champions
- IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipYota Tsuji
- IWGP Global Heavyweight ChampionshipGabe Kidd
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipYoh
- NEVER Openweight ChampionshipAaron Wolf
- Strong Openweight ChampionshipBoltin Oleg
- NJPW World Television ChampionshipShun Skywalker
- IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipKnock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and Oskar)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipEl Desperado and Místico
- Strong Openweight Tag Team ChampionshipLos Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja)
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team ChampionshipUnbound Co. (Yuto-Ice, Oskar, and Jeff Cobb)
- NJPW TAMASHII Tag Team ChampionshipUngrateful 1s (T.J. Illes and Trent Hooper)
- IWGP Women's ChampionshipSyuri
- Strong Women's ChampionshipAlex Windsor
NJPWLatest headlines
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