Tag Archives: Tetsuya Naito

Tetsuya Naito became The New IWGP Intercontinental Champion on night one of NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 Event by defeating The Former IWGP Intercontinental Champion “Switchblade” Jay White. Due to Tetsuya Naito’s IWGP Intercontinental Title win, this is now the fifth time for him to hold The IWGP Intercontinental Title. “Switchblade” …

According to Dave Meltzer during a recent edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jericho’s deal with NJPW pays him $100,000 per match. Meltzer previously reported that Jericho was paid $100,000 for his appearance at WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble Event last year and notes that that price is the “same as …

Throughout the years, competition has proven to be a huge driving force behind the success of WWE. When presented with true competitors like the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in the 80’s and WCW in the 90’s, Vince McMahon and his company successfully reshaped the professional wrestling world twice. However since …

“The Austin Era has just begun!” It’s one of the most iconic and memorable calls in pro wrestling history, and it marked the official passing of the torch from Shawn Michaels to “The Texas Rattlesnake” Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin is a former WWF Champion, Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team Champion, …

The semi-finals and finals of the 2016 New Japan Cup will air on NJPWWorld.com starting at 3AM est. 12am pst. The winner of the New Japan Cup will receive a title opportunity of their choosing at Invasion Attack in April. Tetsuya Naito announced to the live crowd that he will not …