Like 8 years?
Just say you don't know anything about NJPW. The same way I know nothing about the UK wrestling market.
I havent watched wrestling in ten. Got back into it at wm 30 and watch like 5 raws a year since.
I watched old jap stuff from 90s/00s but mostly from the gaijens. Vaders run. Steiners. Hulks run. Bam bam. I watched all brocks matches there. Hayabusa and hakushi (jinsei suziki i forget how to spell his last name). I enjoy the physical jap style but most of the wrestlers never caugjtbmy attention minus a handful.
I didnt say i did know much about njpw. What i said is they arent in the global bracket that wwe is and that is correct. I could name every member of the bullet club even tho ive only watched 3 njpw ppvs in past 5 years. I only know of these guys thru podcasts ive listened to.
I just dint think these guys have the name recognition to the casual fan the way some making it out in here.
U dont have to watch UK wrestling to know the UK promotion isnt in the same league as wwf.
I dont have to watch tna to know they a distant 2 in america to wwe and thats a stretch as roh is prolly 2.
If it makes yall feel better, besides wwe, njpw is the only fed that feels like it "matters". But it still isnt wwe level.