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New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Acronym	NJPW
Founded	1972
Style	Strong Style
Headquarters	Japan
Founder(s)	Antonio Inoki
Owner(s)	Yuke's

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (新日本プロレス, Shin Nihon Puroresu^?) is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Mr. Inoki sold the promotion. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

Until 1986, NJPW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance.

NJPW is known for openly engaging in working agreements with various MMA and pro wrestling promotions around the world, including: World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, WAR, Ring of Honor, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and various other MMA and pro wrestling promotions.

NJPW annually has its biggest event of the year on January 4th at the Tokyo Dome since 1992.

Roster

See: New Japan Pro Wrestling roster

Titles promoted

New Japan has its own governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP). IWGP titles, in order of founding, and current champions are:

Annual tournaments

Open weight tournaments

• G1 Climax (since 1991) ^[1]
• G1 Climax Tag League (since 1991) ^[2]
• New Japan Cup (since 2005)

Junior heavyweight wrestlers tournaments

• Super J Cup (since 1994, held sporadically)
• Best of the Super Juniors (since 1988)
• Junior Heavyweight Super Grade Tag League (only in 1996, won by Eddie Guerrero as Black Tiger II and The Great Sasuke; a junior heavyweight tag tournament wa held in 2001 under the name G1 Junior Tag League: it was won by El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger)

Rookie wrestlers tournaments

• Young Lion Cup (since 1985, held sporadically) ^[3]

References

External links

• NEW JAPAN PROWRESTLING Official website
• NJPW MERCHANDISE STORE Official website
• YUKES Official website
• puroresu.com: New Japan Pro-Wrestling
• Wrestling-Titles.com: New Japan Pro-Wrestling
• Puroresu Representin': New Japan Pro Wrestling

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