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NJPW News: Lineups For Road To The New Beginning Events Revealed
NJPW reveals the lineups for each Road To The New Beginning event!
Now that we’ve put the New Year behind us, many wrestling promotions have a lot on the horizon, including New Japan Pro Wrestling who just wrapped up Wrestle Kingdom 13 and New Year Dash!! this past weekend.
Coming up next will be the eight-date Fantastica Mania 2019 will CMLL, three New Beginning In USA shows, New Beginning In Sapporo and Osaka, plus much more to follow. Today, NJPW has revealed the match cards for Road To The New Beginning, which begins on January 26th in Saitama, gets broken up by New Beginning In USA and then resumes before finishing in Osaka on February 9th. Among the action will be KUSHIDA’s farewell match on January 29th, as he will take on IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi:
January 26th – Saitama
Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Gedo & Taiji Ishimori vs.
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi
BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs.
El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr.
Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
The Guerrillas Of Destiny vs. Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare
Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
January 28th – Tokyo
Elimination Match
BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs.
El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Gedo & Jay White
Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Toru Yano vs.
The Guerrillas Of Destiny, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Toa Henare vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
Manabu Nakanishi & Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura
January 29th – Tokyo
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KUSHIDA
BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs.
El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr.
Bad Luck Fale & Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Toru Yano vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny & Chase Owens
Ryusuke Taguchi & Toa Henare vs. Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino
Ren Narita vs. Yuya Uemura
January 30th – Miyagi
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
(C) The Guerrillas Of Destiny & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomoaki Honma & Toru Yano
EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.
Jay White, Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi vs.
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI
BUSHI vs. El Desperado
Shingo Takagi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Ren Narita
Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino vs. Toa Henare & Yota Tsuji
February 6th – Nagano
Jay White, Bad Luck Fale & Gedo vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs.
El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku
The Guerrillas Of Destiny & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Toa Henare, Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori
Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Ren Narita
Yota Tsuji vs. Ayato Yoshida
Shota Umino vs. Yuya Uemura
February 7th – Aichi
Jay White, Bad Luck Fale & Gedo vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs.
El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku
The Guerrillas Of Destiny & Chase Owens vs. Toa Henare, Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori
Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Shota Umino
Yuya Uemura vs. Ayato Yoshida
Yota Tsuji vs. Ren Narita
February 8th – Mie
Jay White, Bad Luck Fale & Gedo vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs.
El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku
The Guerrillas Of Destiny & Chase Owens vs. Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
Ryusuke Taguchi & Toa Henare vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori
Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Ayato Yoshida
Yuya Uemura vs. Ren Narita
Yota Tsuji vs. Shota Umino
February 9th – Osaka
Elimination Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & Toru Yano vs.
Jay White, The Guerrillas Of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori
Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA vs. El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Toa Henare & Tomoaki Honma
YOSHI-HASHI vs. Ren Narita
Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yota Tsuji
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Former WWE Star Reveals How Company Tests Wrestlers for an “Attitude Problem”
A former WWE star took to social media to explain, in brief, how WWE evaluates its talent to determine whether they have an “attitude problem.” The post offered a glimpse into the company’s behind-the-scenes vetting process, suggesting that behavior and professionalism are actively monitored during a wrestler’s time with the promotion.
While the explanation was limited, the revelation underscores WWE’s focus on maintaining locker-room culture and managing talent dynamics. Fans and industry observers may read the post as further evidence that character and conduct behind the curtain can be as consequential as in-ring performance.
Originally reported by Wrestling Inc.: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2171344/wwe-tests-wrestlers-attitude-problem-dijak-oba-femi/.
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WWE Backlash Match Sparks “Clone War” Debate in Wrestling Community
Wrestling fans and insiders are abuzz after a match at WWE Backlash was accused of “copycatting” a formula previously used by an independent wrestler, a situation some are calling a new “clone war” in the industry. The controversy highlights growing concerns about creative overlap between major promotions and the indie scene.
The debate raises questions about originality and recognition, with observers wondering whether mainstream companies should acknowledge or adapt indie ideas more transparently. As the story spreads, fans and performers alike are watching to see how promotions handle influence, credit, and creative borrowing moving forward.
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