NJPW Battle in the Valley 2023 Review By: R. Faliani In New Beginning in Osaka, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada was left without a true challenger after his victory over Shingo Takagi. The Rainmaker decided to name his rival for Battle in the Valley, and it was Hiroshi Tanahashi. Here's a look at the results of New Japan Pro Wrestling's latest show at America live from San Jose, CA. But first, let's address the elephant in the room. There's no reason why New Japan Pro Wrestling's production should be on this level. There's no reason for people that actually paid for this show, to wait 40 minutes to see what they preordered. It's disrespectful to them, and it's disrespectful also to the people in the venue that have bought tickets. Considering NJPW is the biggest Puroresu promotion in the world, and not an indie company as many ignorant…

“It’s finally over.” Airi, daughter of Keiji Muto, expressed admiration for her dad’s commitment, but is relieved that he can finally slow down.

Ahead of the Jr. Heavyweight Champions showdown between NJPW’s Hiromu Takahashi and Pro Wrestling NOAH’s AMAKUSA at Keiji Muto’s retirement final, el Ingobernable is seeking the truth about the whereabouts of his old “Tokyo Tornado” tag team partner Kenbai. He seems purposefully unaware that AMAKUSA is Kenbai.

As the legendary Keiji Muto prepares for his final match at Tokyo Dome on March 21st before his retirement, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Hiroshi Tanahashi had a lot to say about his former mentor. Despite his superstar status now, in his younger years, Tanahashi served as Muto’s assistant; and as he’s slated to go up against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada on March 18th in San Jose, he can’t help but recall how Muto had fought for the same title back in 2009 at Tokyo Dome.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 8,000-seat Osaka Prefectural Arena, This popular venue for Puroresu’s big-name players has been host to some amazing matches and moments over the years.

After an amazing two shows, here is a look at everything that happened during the big matches in the NJPW New Beginning in Osaka show.

In an interview with Yahoo! Japan, Miyu Yamashita talked about why her team with Maki Itoh works so well ahead of the Max Heart Tournament finals.

Natsu Sumire’s career revival sees her make her return to Europe, this time stepping into the ring of EVE for the first time on Internatonal Women’s Day.

It was in October last year that NOSAWA Rongai announced the closure of his tenured wrestling career, ideally taking place in February 2023. As they say, the time has come. Before NOSAWA hangs them up for good in two weeks alongside Keiji Muto, he will step into the DRAGONGATE ring one final time.

In what cephalopod aficionado wrestler Chris Brookes described as a “10 second sell out”, his self-produced wrestling show BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS Vol. 3 will have a full house attendance this March 7th. With such a joyous occasion, the matchcard was revealed as well.