Browsing: The New Beginning

Despite falling to Shingo, Henare showed the fire and spirit of a future NJPW champion.

The upcoming championship match will be the 13th singles match between ZSJ and Ospreay. Currently, ZSJ holds an impressive 8-4 record against his challenger. 

…KENTA’s challenge for the ‘Double Championship’ has garnered enough buzz since Wrestle Kingdom 14 to lead the event to a likely full house.

Despite failing to defeat Okada, the match officially raised the stock of Taichi within NJPW.

After following his successful championship defense against Sanada on night-two of Wrestle Kingdom 14 with a victory over Will Ospreay, ZSJ is off to one of the hottest starts in 2020.

Suzuki and Moxley focused on one another as their fight continued from the night before drawing further attention to their The New Beginning in Sapporo championship match on February 9th.

This was a more athletic and complex version of the Evil and Tomohiro Ishii match it followed. While Hirooki Goto has his…

Ishii is a staple within the NEVER Openweight division, however, he may set his sights on the IWGP Heavyweight or Intercontinental Championship, neither of which he’s held during his career.

The post-match destruction of Ospreay and Okada adds drama to the headline Ospreay and ZSJ RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match, and the marquee special singles match between Taichi and Okada tomorrow night.

Despite the match telling a narrative by using 1980s tactics, the modern NJPW audience remained on edge as the two teams battled one another without taking any unnecessary risks.