#njpw wrestle dynasty

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Gabe Kidd deserves a standing ovation for his performance. He is truly the future of New Japan and the company is so much better for it. Even Tanahashi was brought to tears.

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Happy Kenny Returns To Professional Wrestling Day! He Wrestles His First Match In Over A Year!

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Willow Nightingale @ NJPW Wrestle Dynasty 1/5/25 credit: yuuri_cameko on X

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Alright… Young Bucks girlies (gn)

I know we were looking forward to another IWGP Tag Title run for the second time, but we have to take into account that Jack Perry is PISSED.

And Matthew made things worse with his backstage comments after the NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024 pape.

[wrestlingmgc]

Kenny Omega.

[kayfabe-is-king]

“Penance for my failure” - is this a self-flagellation type of penance or a “I’ll murder whoever you put in front of me” type of penance?

“I shall do penance for my failure”

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This entire sequence was amazing. Loved every single second of the gauntlet match.

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Mina Shirakawa vs. Mercedes Moné @ NJPW Wrestle Dynasty 1/5/25 credit: nakawankuma on X

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I’ve had a NJPW World subscription for well over two years. I can 1000% say it’s worth it. Plus they now have device apps (Roku, etc.) so it’s easier to watch on a television screen. There was a time I had to hook an HDMI cable between my tv and my computer because NJPW World was a website only.

Also, while the Japanese wrestlers do their promos (both in ring and backstage) in Japanese, if their English commentator Chris Charlton (who also speaks Japanese) isn’t there to translate, they put up commentary with English subtitles relatively quickly post event.

I discovered Will Ospreay, Jay White, Okada and Aussie Open through NJPW years before they came to AEW. And there are so many insanely talented wrestlers in the promotion now. If you’ve never watched Japanese wrestling, you are in for a treat.

The biggest thing to know is House of Torture takes cheating to a whole new level. Like if cheating in a wrestling match was an Olympic sport, their mantels would be loaded with gold medals.

I've been seeing a lot of AEW fans who aren't sure how to watch the upcoming Wrestle Dynasty show, so here's a brief explanation!

Wrestle Kingdom, Wrestle Dynasty, and NJPW's big "mystery card" show New Year Dash are all included with a NJPW World subscription at no additional charge! All you have to do to watch them is subscribe to NJPW World.

A 30-day NJPW World subscription is $9.99 USD. The subscription will allow you to watch shows as they're streaming live, and watch them in the archive after they've aired. It also gives you access to the rest of the videos in the archive.

You can subscribe whenever you want - you'll get 30 days of membership starting when you subscribe. Just be aware that the subscription renews on Japan-time, so if you only want a month, cancel a day early to make sure the time zone difference doesn't get you.

All three shows will have live English language commentary. To change the commentary language on any match, click the gear button on the bottom left corner of the video and select English audio.

The app should default to English. The website is also available in English - If it doesn't default to English for you, just click the button on the upper right corner to switch it to English.

You can subscribe in the app, but I don't know if the app stores add any additional fees, so I'd suggest subscribing on their website to be safe.

Shows taking place in Japan will of course happen on Japan-time, which tends to be late night or early morning in the US.

Wrestle Dynasty is scheduled early to accommodate American viewers - it starts at 1 PM Japan-time, which is 11 pm EST / 8 pm PST. If you want to watch the livestream, I suggest hitting play about 5 minutes before the show is actually scheduled to begin - sometimes the service gets overwhelmed right as big shows start and everyone starts watching all at once.

The other shows air at more standard times in Japan, which means later at night from the US, so if you want to watch them live from the US you'll have to wake up early or stay up late. But you can also just watch the archived shows later.

Wrestle Kingdom is New Japan's biggest show of the year, and absolutely worth watching. It will air on 1/4, the day before Wrestle Dynasty. Each year of NJPW is structured like a season of a TV show, and Wrestle Kingdom is the climax of the different stories from the previous year. You can think of it as the "season finale" for NJPW's 2024 season.

New Year Dash is New Japan's annual "surprise card" show. It will be on 1/6 this year. New Year Dash functions as the first episode of a "new season" of NJPW, by introducing new storylines for the new year. There are always some big surprising events, and it's likely that at least some wrestlers from AEW will show up for it this year.

[wrestlingmgc]

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr.

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The Sailor Moon outfits were just beautiful

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Bitter Disappointment: A photo essay about the crushing realization that your bosses don’t in fact have your best interests at heart.

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The complete saga of Dustin's Wrestle Dynasty tweets 2k25

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