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NJ returning to SoCal in Jan (this time it's actually in LA) and debuting in Charlotte in Feb. How come none of y'all mentioned this?! :mindblown:

New Japan Pro Wrestling is returning to Southern California in January. It was announced at today’s World Tag League press conference in Japan that the promotion will be running in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Their event will be held at the Globe Theater, the home of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

The show will be part of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s two-city New Beginning in USA tour. They will also be holding an event on February 1, 2019 in Charlotte, NC.

The New Beginning in USA tour will be taking place around the same time as the promotion’s New Beginning in Sapporo events in Japan on February 2 and 3 Japan time, and will feature New Japan wrestler’s not booked for the shows in Sapporo.

The shows will be similar in vain to the New Japan Pro Wrestling events that were part of Chara Expo USA that were held in Anaheim last month. The Chara Expo events featured a mixture of New Japan talent and members of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s LA Dojo.

The Los Angeles event will mark New Japan’s eighth events in the United States since they began their expansion efforts, and their seventh event in Southern California (not including an event at the LA Dojo).

The Globe will mark the smallest venue that New Japan has held an event at in the United States. The venue seats around 700 for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla events. While there was some initial speculation that New Japan running at the Globe means there is some agreement between PWG and NJPW, we have learned that PWG was unaware of the event until it was announced at the press conference.

This event will also mark the first time New Japan Pro Wrestling has actually run in the city of Los Angeles, with the previous events taking place in Long Beach, San Francisco, and Anaheim.

Tickets for the event will go on sale on December 22 at 10:00 a.m. PST.
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Globe can only hold up to 850, so I wonder what kind of show it'll be. I'll try to make it, but I'm sure it'll be sold out by the time I try to get a ticket.
 
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El Villano Ingobernable said:
NJ returning to SoCal in Jan (this time it's actually in LA) and debuting in Charlotte in Feb. How come none of y'all mentioned this?! :mindblown:



Globe can only hold up to 850, so I wonder what kind of show it'll be. I'll try to make it, but I'm sure it'll be sold out by the time I try to get a ticket.
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It's supposed to mostly be a showcase for the US dojo guys from what I've heard so far.

NJPW getting out of Cali & coming east should probably be a sign to ROH, but they just signed PCO in response to all their top guys getting ready to leave & start up a pretty much direct competitor so I'm sure their fine :pachaha:
 
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El Villano Ingobernable said:
NJ returning to SoCal in Jan (this time it's actually in LA) and debuting in Charlotte in Feb. How come none of y'all mentioned this?! :mindblown:



Globe can only hold up to 850, so I wonder what kind of show it'll be. I'll try to make it, but I'm sure it'll be sold out by the time I try to get a ticket.
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The L.A shows were planned since the beggining of the dojo and were discussed at length breh.

The Charlotte one I had no clue about though :lolbron: sounds like weird move imo.
 
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All Japan sold out Korakuen for the RWTL final day.

Dylan James and Joe Doering won it after defeating Violent Giants.
 
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Beautiful Bobby Eatin said:
Breh am I wrong for never getting into Joe Doering's work? I'm not moved by him either way but he has been the all Japan top gaijin for like a decade and a half.
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I feel where you are coming from, I've been more receptive to Doering in the last couple of years now that I've been checking All Japan more but I can't say you are missing out on a can't miss performer or anything. Dude is solid and can reach top level if the opponent and venue is right for him.
 
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The kayfab....I mean, Tokyo Sports Awards are out

Tokyo Sports MVP: Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

Match Of The Year: Okada vs Omega - Dominion 09/06/2018 (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

Best Tag Team Award: The Violent Giants (Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa)

Fighting Spirit Award: Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH)

Skill Award: Tetsuya Naito (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

Rookie Award: Utami Hayashishyta (STARDOM)

Women's Wrestling Award: Tsukasa Fujimoto (Ice Ribbon)

Special Prize: Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling NOAH)


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