Kota Ibushi

NJPW kicked off their New Beginnings tour with Road To New Beginnings Night 1, with the action taking place in Tokyo’s famous Korakuen Hall, the Super Jr’s took center stage in the main event as Sho and Master Wato took on Hiromu Takahashi…

Kota Ibushi is set for his 2nd defense of his IWGP Heavyweight Championship since winning the both the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships from Tetsuya Naito at Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1. On night 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 15…

Allow me to say something that we’re all aware of, yet needs to be said in order to understand the following list. This year, 2020, was quite easily the most frustrating - yet, unique year in all of professional sports - thanks…

In the main event of Day One of Wrestle Kingdom 15, Tetsuya Naito defended his IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships against long-time rival Kota Ibushi. It was an intense match from start to finish, with both…

Hello everyone and welcome back to part two of my two part: AEW VS NJPW series. For those who missed it last month - or just need a quick refresher - check out Part One at the link, right here: …

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest night (Well Nights Now) of the year is undoubtedly Wrestle Kingdom, held every year at the Tokyo Dome. The Tokyo Dome usually has the capability to hold around 50,000 fans however due to Covid 19…

SANADA emerged from Block B of the NJPW G1 CLIMAX 30 victorious during today’s event and will now go on to face Kota Ibushi, who narrowly won Block A, in the finals of the tournament tomorrow. Here is the final standings: BLOCK A …

G1 Climax started with Night 7, and straight in with A Block action which was live at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The show was headlined by a rematch of last years G1 Climax between Shingo Takagi and Tomohiro Ishii. Also the…

Night 1 of the G1 Climax in Osaka was a night of great matches, big returns and low key surprises. The big news: Kota Ibushi gained a measure of revenge for his defeat to Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom. What was surprising was…

High Spot Podcast and Bodyslam.net are in Dallas, TX for coverage of the G1 Climax Showcase prior to the kick-off of tomorrow’s United Staes part of the G1 Climax 29 Tournament at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. KENTA…