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NJPW News: Lineups For Road To The New Beginning Events Revealed

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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”

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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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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.

Originally reported by Wrestling Inc.: https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2174560/wwe-backlash-danhausen-clone-lifted-elements-independent-show/

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