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Great! Hopefully you’ll enjoy watching & you’ll stick around, but if your usual viewing is WWE & it’s affiliates, just a quick heads up on some of the differences you’ll see because while wrestling is wrestling, it’s not always presented the same way. 

Entrances & exits - it’s in-wrestle-out, with in-ring talking usually reserved for the winner of main event. Catch the post match comments on YouTube or World the following day. Also means that when the show starts, it starts, we’re straight out of the blocks with a match.

Busy ringside - there’s none of the shadow figures all in black pressed up against the barricade pretending not to exist, ringside at NJPW is populated with photographers, camera & sound operators, and of course the Young Lions whose ringside duties are an important part of their training & include everything from being used as a weapon to protecting the crowd.

Time counts & count outs - matches usually have a time limit, all tomorrow’s do, and there will be regular time calls throughout. When action goes outside the ring, NJPW uses a 20 count to get things back inside.

Crowds - if you’re going to compare them to a typical WWE crowd, they are going to seem a little more reserved, but this stems from being considerate to your fellow fans...notice how people’s views aren’t being obstructed by fans in front of them jumping to their feet or waving signs over their heads?

Multi-man tag matches - these are an undercard staple, we’ve got 4 tomorrow & one standard tag match. During a tour or a tournament they’re used to build up a bit of tension & excitement for upcoming singles bouts, at the end like tomorrow, they’re a way to get everyone a final bit of ring time, give the fans a last look at at their faves and lay the groundwork for future feuds.

I think he fits in just fine with Suzuki Gun

This is the most up to date list of upcoming New Japan Pro Wrestling events I can provide, with full cards announced where possible.(NJPWWorld) means the event will be shown live on NJPWWorld. All cards subject to change.

Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - 4/13/2019, Ibaraki Tsukuba Capio (NJPWWorld)

Yota Tsuji v. Yuya Uemura

Toa Henare v.  Ren Narita

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Shota Umino v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Tomoaki Honma v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Kota Ibushi, YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/14/2019, Gunma New Sunpia Takasaki

Yota Tsuji v. Yuya Uemura

YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] v. Shota Umino

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Toa Henare v. Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Jay White, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/15/2019, Yamanashi Kofu Civic Center Yamano-Miyako Arena

Yota Tsuji v. Yuya Uemura

Toa Henare v. Shota Umino

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS], Tomoaki Honma & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Jado & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Kota Ibushi, YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/17/2019, Fukui Prefecture Industrial Hall

Yota Tsuji v. Yuya Uemura

YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] v. Ren Narita

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Shota Umino v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS], Toa Henare & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hikuleo & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Jay White, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Gedo [Bullet Club]

Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/18/2019, Toyama Techno Hall

Ren Nartia v. Yuya Uemura

Shota Umino v. Yota Tsuji

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Toa Henare v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Tomoaki Honma v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens & Jado [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Hikuleo & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Kota Ibushi, YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/22/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma v. Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Shota Umino v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Kota Ibushi, YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Toa Henare v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] & Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] v. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

- 4/23/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Toa Henare v. Shota Umino, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Ren Narita v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] & Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White, Hikuleo & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & SHO [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

Kazuchika Okada & YOH [CHAOS] v. SANADA & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/24/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Satoshi Kojima, Shota Umino & Ren Narita v. Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] v. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Jushin Thunder Liger 30th Anniversary Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado

Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Toa Henare v. Jay White, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables]

Kazuchika Okada & SHO [CHAOS] v. SANADA & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/27/2019, Yamaguchi Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki

Tiger Mask IV & Shota Umino v. Toa Henare & Yota Tsuji

Ryusuke Taguchi & Ren Narita v. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] & Tomoaki Honma v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Jeff Cobb [FREE], YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS]. Will Ospreay [CHAOS], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White, Gedo, Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 4/30/2019, Kagoshima Sun Arena Sendai (NJPWWorld)

Tiger Mask IV & Yuya Uemura v. Shota Umino & Ren Narita

Jushin Thunder Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi v. El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Tomoaki Honma v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Jeff Cobb [FREE], YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Toa Henare v. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru [SZKG]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS]. Will Ospreay [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White, Gedo, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

- 5/1/2019, Oita Beppu B-Con Plaza

Tiger Mask IV & Shota Umino v. Toa Henare & Yota Tsuji

Ryusuke Taguchi & Ren Narita v. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Tomoaki Honma v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado [Bullet Club]

Jeff Cobb [FREE], YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Elimination Match: Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS], Will Ospreay [CHAOS] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hikuleo & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Elimination Match: Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

Sengoku Lord in Nagoya - 4/20/2019, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (NJPWWorld)

Shota Umino & Ren Narita v. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Toa Henare & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa  & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] v. Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Jay White & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

IWGP US Heavyweight Championship: Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] (c) v. Bad Luck Fale [Bullet Club]

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Kota Ibushi (c) v. Zack Sabre Jr. [SZKG]

Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019: Aki no Kuni Sengoku Emaki - 4/26/2019, Hiroshima Green Arena Subarena (NJPWWorld)

Shota Umino & Ren Narita v. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS], Tiger Mask IV & Toa Henare v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Tomoaki Honma v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Jado [Bullet Club]

Jeff Cobb [FREE] & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Taichi & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Will Ospreay [CHAOS] & Dragon Lee [CMLL] v. Jay White, Hikuleo & Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & SANADA [Los Ingobernables]

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: SHO & YOH [CHAOS] (c) v. BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

Wrestling Hi no Kuni - 4/29/2019, Kumamoto Grand Messe (NJPWWorld)

Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Ren Narita v. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

Jeff Cobb [FREE], YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS], Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Dragon Lee [CMLL] & Will Ospreay [CHAOS] v. Taiji Ishimori & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] v. Bad Luck Fale [Bullet Club]

Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] v. Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa [Bullet Club] (c) v. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano [CHAOS]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS] v. Jay White [Bullet Club]

Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - 5/3/2019, Fukuoka Convention Center (NJPWWorld)

Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Ren Narita v. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS], Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Will Ospreay [CHAOS] v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood] & Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] v. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens [Bullet Club]

Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii [CHAOS] v. EVIL & SANADA [Los Ingobernables]

NEVER Openweight Championship: Jeff Cobb [FREE] (c) v. Taichi [SZKG]

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Dragon Lee [CMLL] (c) v. Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club]

- 5/4/2019, Fukuoka Convention Center (NJPWWorld)

Shota Umino & Ren Narita v. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

Jeff Cobb [FREE], YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS], Toa Henare, Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi v. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG]

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano [CHAOS] & Jushin Thunder Liger v. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado [Bullet Club]

Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], Juice Robinson [Lifeblood], Mikey Nicholls [CHAOS] & Tomoaki Honma v. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Hikuleo [Bullet Club]

Dragon Lee [CMLL] & Will Ospreay [CHAOS] v. Taiji Ishimori [Bullet Club] & X

Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH [CHAOS] v. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables]

Tomohiro Ishii [CHAOS] v. EVIL [Los Ingobernables]

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada [CHAOS] (c) v. SANADA [Los Ingobernables]

ROH/NJPW War Of The Worlds - 5/8/2019, Buffalo RiverWorks, Buffalo, NY - 5/9/2019, Ted Reeve Arena, Toronto, ON, CAN - 5/11/2019, DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, MI - 5/12/2019, Odeum, Villa Park, IL Best of the Super Juniors 26 - 5/13/2019, Miyagi Sendai Sunplaza Hall - 5/14/2019, Miyagi Sendai Sunplaza Hall - 5/15/2019, Aomori Martial Arts Hall - 5/16/2019, Aomori Industrial Exhibition Concourse - 5/18/2019, Yamagata Big Wing - 5/19/2019, Yamagata Big Wing - 5/22/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 5/23/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 5/24/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 5/26/2019, Chiba Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 7 - 5/29/2019, Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall - 5/30/2019, Osaka EDION Arena Subarena - 5/31/2019, Ehime Item - 6/3/2019, Okayama ZIP Arena - 6/5/2019, Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-Jo Hall - 6/9/2019, Osaka Osaka-Jo Hall

Kizuna Road 2019 - 6/14/2019, Shizuoka Kira Messe Numazu - 6/15/2019, Tokyo Machida Gymnasium - 6/16/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 6/17/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 6/19/2019, Saitama Mainichikogyo Arena Kuki - 6/20/2019, Fukushima City National Memorial Gym - 6/21/2019, Niigata City Gymnasium - 6/23/2019, Iwate Morioka Takaya Arena - 6/24/2019, Aomori Hachinohe City East Gymnasium - 6/25/2019, Miyagi Sendai Sunplaza Hall

G1 Climax 29 - 7/6/2019, American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX - 7/13/2019, Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium - 7/14/2019, Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium - 7/15/2019, Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell - 7/18/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 7/19/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 7/20/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall - 7/24/2019, Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall - 7/27/2019, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium - 7/28/2019, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium - 7/30/2019, Kagawa Takamatsu City General Gymnasium - 8/1/2019, Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium - 8/3/2019, Osaka EDION Arena - 8/4/2019, Osaka EDION Arena - 8/7/2019, Shizuoka Hamamatsu Arena - 8/8/2019, Kanagawa Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium - 8/10/2019, Tokyo Nippon Budokan - 8/11/2019, Tokyo Nippon Budokan - 8/12/2019, Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Douki planted himself in my affections pretty quickly 😁