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Ren Narita
Ren Narita (成田 蓮 ''Narita Ren'', born November 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Early life Narita has played several sports before becoming a wrestler, including baseball and kendo. Professional wrestling career New Japan Pro Wrestling (2017–present) Young Lion (2017–2019) Narita was trained under New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) "young lion" system. Narita made his professional wrestling debut for NJPW's developmental territory Lion's Gate Project, where he wrestled Shota Umino to a ten minute time limit draw at the Lion's Gate Project 7 event on July 4, 2017. Later that month, Narita had his second match, teaming with Umino where they lost to El Desperado and Zack Sabre Jr. of Suzuki-gun on day eight of the 2017 G1 Climax tournament. Narita competed in the 11th Young Lion Cup, gaining 1 point after a time limit draw against Tetsuhiro Yagi. During the following year, Narita wrestled several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aomori (city)
is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of . Aomori is one of Japan's 60 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area. History ''Aomori'' literally means blue forest, although it could possibly be translated as "green forest". The name is generally considered to refer to a small forest on a hill which existed near the town. This forest was often used by fishermen as a landmark. A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from the Ainu language. The area has been settled extensively since prehistoric times, and numerous Jōmon period sites have been found by archaeologists, the most famous being the Sannai-Maruyama Site located just southwest of the city center dating to 5500–4000 BC, and the Komakino Site slightly farther south dating to arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flip Gordon
Travis Gordon Lopes Jr. (born December 12, 1991) is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling under the name Flip Gordon. Professional wrestling career Early career Gordon trained under Brian Fury and the New England Pro Wrestling Academy. He made his singles debut against Biff Busick on May 6, 2015. Independent circuit (2016–2017) He appeared for Chaotic Wrestling, where he won his first title during ''A Night Of Grand Slams'' on September 9, 2016, in a Six-Way Scramble match to gain the CW New England Championship. He lost his title on February 3, 2017 against Mike Verna. In 2016, Gordon debuted for Combat Zone Wrestling defeating Chuck Taylor, Steve Scott and Dan Barry. Ring of Honor (2017–2021) Gordon signed a contract with Ring of Honor a month after his first match on the promotion, where he lost to Matt Sydal on April 8, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland. On December 15, 2017, at ROH's Final Battle Gordon teamed with Dragon Lee and Titan against The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Openweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships, championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The title was officially announced on April 2, 2021. The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's American television program ''NJPW Strong'', which includes American wrestlers. The inaugural champion was Tom Lawlor. The current champion is Fred Rosser, who is in his first reign. Title history Inaugural tournament Reigns As of , , there have been two reigns between two champions. Tom Lawlor was the inaugural champion. Fred Rosser is the oldest champion when he won it at 38 years old while Lawlor is the youngest champion at 37 years old. Fred Rosser is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Tom Lawlor at ''Strong Collision'' on May 15, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See also *Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship *Professional wrestling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Brothers (professional Wrestling)
The Good Brothers are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. They are currently signed to WWE and perform on the Raw brand, where they are former two time WWE RAW Tag Team Champions. They also make appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where Anderson is currently in his first reign as NEVER Openweight Champion. First put together in 2013 as part of the Bullet Club stable, they worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), they have also worked as a tag team in the United States for Ring of Honor (ROH) and various promotions on the independent circuit. In NJPW, they are three-time IWGP Tag Team Champions, and the winners of the 2013 World Tag League. In February 2016, the two left NJPW to sign with WWE as Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, where they became two-time Raw Tag Team Champions, and the winners of the WWE Tag Team World Cup. In 2020, the two were released from WWE as part of budget cuts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Yuta
Paul Gruber (born October 26, 1996), is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wheeler Yuta (sometimes stylized as Wheeler YUTA). He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current ROH Pure Champion in his record-setting second reign and also member of the Blackpool Combat Club. He also makes appearances in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japan's New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was formerly a member of Chaos (professional wrestling), Chaos Professional wrestling career Early career (2014–2020) Yuta debuted in 2014. He made his Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) debut in late 2015 and consistently appeared for CZW until late 2016. On October 5, 2017, at MLW One Shot, One Shot, he made his debut for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a losing effort to Maxwell Jacob Friedman, MJF. His last match for the promotion would be in 2019 against Low-Ki. Ring of Honor (2020, 2022–present) Yuta made his debut for Ring of Honor (ROH) in the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Nagata
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). A two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, World Heavyweight Champion and a GHC Heavyweight Champion, making him a four-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions in Japan, Nagata is considered one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers in history. He is the fifth longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion with a reign of 392 days. He held the record for most successful title defenses with 10, until Hiroshi Tanahashi broke the record at Wrestle Kingdom VI. He is the only wrestler to have won Japanese professional wrestling's three biggest singles tournaments; New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax (in 2001), All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival (in 2011) and Pro Wrestling Noah's Global League (in 2013). Amateur wrestling career Before turning professional, Nagata was a successful amateur wrestler. Nagata met future professional wrestling rival Minoru Suzuki in the amateur wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lawlor
Thomas Joseph Lawlor (born May 15, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist and podcast host. He is best known for his time in Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and the winner of the first-ever Battle Riot in 2018 and the 2020 Opera Cup tournament. He currently appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he was the inaugural Strong Openweight Champion. Lawlor competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2007, he was also a cast member of SpikeTV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir''. Early life Lawlor was born in Fall River, Massachusetts before moving to Swansea, Massachusetts, and then finally to Fort Myers, Florida. He attended Estero High School in Florida and was on the wrestling team, then continued his wrestling career at the University of Central Florida where he won three NCWA national championships in the 235 lb weight cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Japan Cup USA
New Japan Cup USA is an annual professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The tournament is a spin-off of NJPW's annual New Japan Cup introduced in 2020. The tournament was promoted under NJPW's North American branch, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America. New Japan Cup USA is an eight-man, single-elimination tournament. Matches are contested through NJPW's weekly television show, '' Strong''. Tournaments History The New Japan Cup was first held in April 2005. The event then became an annual tradition for NJPW and was held every year around mid-March to mid-April, with the winner receiving a match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. After the 2020 edition of the New Japan Cup was delayed until June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced during a press conference on July 31 that the New Japan Cup USA would take place from August 7 to August 21 of that year, with the winner receiving a shot at the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NJPW Strong
''NJPW Strong'' is a professional wrestling television series produced by Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) which debuted on August 7, 2020. It currently airs Saturday at 8pm ET on NJPW World and FITE TV. History On November 24, 2014, AXS TV announced that it had acquired a thirteen-episode series featuring matches from New Japan Pro Wrestling under the AXS TV Fights banner. The series was an English-language adaptation of NJPW's own television series, ''NJPW World Pro Wrestling'', produced by TV Asahi. The series premiered on January 16, 2015, airing on Friday evenings. This was the first time NJPW had been aired on an American television network since its formation in 1972. NJPW content would continue to air on AXS until December 2019. Prior to this, on October 21, NJPW announced the formation of an American subsidiary called "New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America". On July 31, 2020, NJPW announced a new weekly series titled ''NJPW Strong'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NJPW Showdown
New Japan Showdown was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 9, 2019 at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California and on November 11, 2019 at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, California. The San Jose show was broadcast live on NJPW World, while the Los Angeles show was later available to on-demand viewing. Results Night 1: San Jose Night 2: Los Angeles See also *2019 in professional wrestling 2019 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions These promotions held notable shows in 2019. Calendar of notable shows January February March April ... References External linksThe official New Japan Pro-Wrestling English website {{New Japan Pro Wrestling events 2019 in professional wrestling 2019 in California November 2019 events in the United States New Japan Pro-Wrestling shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Coughlin
Alex Coughlin (born December 3, 1993), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), mainly competing on their American show, NJPW Strong. Professional wrestling career Early career (2018) Coughlin made his debut on September 18, 2018, working mainly for his hometown promotion New York Wrestling Connection, where he was trained by Bull James. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018–present) Young Lion (2018–2020) In 2018, Coughlin entered the New Japan Pro-Wrestling LA Dojo, as the first class along with Karl Fredericks and Clark Connors, training under Katsuyori Shibata. Coughlin made his in-ring debut, where he was defeated by Connors in a dark match at Fighting Spirit Unleashed. Coughlin visited Japan for the first time as a representative of the LA Dojo at the Young Lion Cup held in September 2019 and came third in the tournament along with Connors with 8 points. Over the next year, Coughlin would lose to many New Japan wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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