| 1 | 24.06.2013 | Puroman | 10.0 | Zur Zeit die Top Liga auf diesen Planeten. Keine promotion schafft es, mich wirklich durchgehend (mit fast jeder Show) zu flashen. Alles hat seinen Platz, alles macht Sinn, die Main Events sind immer klasse. Meiner Meinung nach gibt es nichts, was NJPW zurzeit das Wasser reichen kann. |
| 2 | 17.01.2017 | ApexOfEvolution | 10.0 | Zur Zeit die beste Wrestling-Liga der Welt. Tolle Matches mit starken Augenmerk auf´s eigentliche Wrestling. Die Rollenverteilung zu Heels oder Faces wird nicht überstrapaziert und kann sich von Match zu Match ändern, was mir sehr gut gefällt. Finde es u. a bei der WWE immer seltsam, wenn die Crowd mal einen Heel wie damals z. B. Seth Rollins anfeuert und der sich dann darüber beschweren, dass die Crowd ihn nicht respektiert. Im Gegensatz dazu nimmt der zur Zeit beste NJPW-Heel Tetsuya Naito auch mal positive Publikumsreaktionen an. Dazu wird jeder Titel optimal verkauft und nicht wie ein Wanderpokal hin und her gegeben. Und im Gegensatz zur WWE gibt es keinen Overkill an Events und man versucht lieber mit anderen Promotionen wie ROH oder CMLL zu kooperieren anstatt überall eigene Produkte aufzubauen, was ich äußerst sympathisch finde. |
| 3 | 27.12.2017 | Maggus | 10.0 | Zu NJPW brauch man glaube ich nicht viel sagen. Nahezu jedes Match in den großen Shows schafft es, einen atemberaubenden Bann zu kreieren, in welchem man gefangen ist. Außerordentliche Matchqualität, ordentliche Starpower und eine immer mehr zunehmende Bekanntheit sorgen dafür, dass NJPW auf dem Weg ist, die Nummer 1 zu werden, auch wenn es noch ein weiter Weg ist, bis man die WWE von dem Thron stürzen kann, falls dies überhaupt möglich ist. |
| 4 | 05.07.2017 | CMarcoSSS | 8.0 | Wrestling de qualidade. NJPW é superestimado muitas vezes, mas não deixa de apresentar uma qualidade excepcional. |
| 5 | 29.03.2015 | ARIZA | 10.0 | Wrestlerisch momentan ohne Frage das Non Plus Ultra. Es wird sicherlich interessant zu sehen sein in den nächsten Jahren wie es mit der Internationalisierung weiter geht. |
| 6 | 05.08.2008 | Kaffoe 666 | 8.0 | Wieder richtig geil. Mit tollem Roster und vielen guten Matches :) All over aber keine 10 oder 9. Könnte aber irgendwann passieren |
| 7 | 03.02.2008 | Moshpit-Hooligan | 10.0 | Wichtigste Liga im Nummer 1 Wrestling Land. Dazu die Heimat des Strong Style. |
| 8 | 12.09.2018 | jamzell00 | 8.0 | While their top end matches and current stars are great, this is far from a perfect promotion. From meh storylines, booking and almost nonexistent Jr and tag divisions outside of tournaments, they could be better. |
| 9 | 28.09.2014 | HammertonWay | 10.0 | While I've known of New Japan for a long time since I got into wrestling as a kid, it wasn't until last year when I realised how good the promotion was. WWE is very close to my heart, and I even root and hope for the best of TNA, but as of this moment it's New Japan Pro Wrestling that is the top dog of wrestling. Everything feels so energetic, where wrestlers have earned the opportunities hey have been given, where in the space of one year they have had three ***** star matches from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 2013 was a great year to be introduced to NJPW, and I hope that 2014 can exceed it. |
| 10 | 03.07.2023 | coppercowries | 8.0 | When this promotion is hot, nothing can touch it in regards to production and in ring presentation of its stars. Periods of absolutely the most phenomenal wrestling in the world. Gedo, for the most part, has guided the company consistently and balances long term it'll-be-worth-the-wait story telling with pleasing the crowd. The booking suffered a bit during the pandemic, and overall the company has had to pivot quickly to begin replacing its aging, physically beaten down top stars. But with the current crop of young lions moving quickly up the ranks, the future looks bright. |
| 11 | 05.03.2024 | sarahlicity | 10.0 | When it comes to food analogies, NJPW truly is like gourmet food. One can argue about King's Road vs. Strong Style until the cows come home, but it's undeniable that both methods of wrestling are among the greatest in the world. Sure, there have been some really dud moments in NJPW's past, and outside the big events they may be somewhat pedestrian, but when it really matters, you can always count on the men in Japan to put on an amazing show. |
| 12 | 21.03.2024 | Dragon Fighter | 7.0 | When I started watching NJPW in early 2016, I was blown away by their matches. Some of the best matches I have ever seen are in New Japan. The Okada/Tanahashi feud, the Naito redemption and the rise of Omega are fantastic. However, everything seems to go downhill since the Covid Pandemic. The stories have been repetitive, dire and boring. The top belt holders remain the same while the rest of the roster seems to be soulless. And it got even worse since the creation of HoT - the product of Gedo's obsession with North American overbooking. If you are looking forward to a bright future after the departures of Okada and Ospreay, I am afraid I got some bad news, as of March 2024. I still like the Promotion but my interest has not been the same. |
| 13 | 11.12.2023 | devmo | 6.0 | When I originally wrote my review, I gave NJPW a 10. However, I cannot sit here and say that New Japan Pro Wrestling, as presented in the year 2023, is even close to that. This has been one of the weakest years in recent memory for the company, which is a shame because it started so strongly. Wrestle Kingdom was an excellent show, and everything went downhill from there. There has been a bit of a youth movement this year, with the Bullet Club War Dogs and a couple of members of the Reiwa Musketeers (primarily Yota Tsuji and at times, Shota Umino) getting decent pushes. Tsuji especially seems poised for a world title win in 2024, though I am still not completely sold on him. However, the youth movement in the mid and upper midcard has also exposed how lacking the actual main event scene is these days. Jay White signed with AEW this year, Will Ospreay will be All Elite come January, Naito and Tanahashi are not getting any younger, and Okada may be considering a move to the United States. Their main event scene is essentially those four people (five when White was there), and they're losing one for certain in a few weeks. If they also lose Okada, they are not equipped to fill that gap AT ALL. But, I digress. The World Tag League and G1 Climax were both mediocre, occasionally crossing into outright bad territory, though the right man won the G1 in the end. It truly is a shame that so much of what's happened after the midyear point is so unspectacular because they started the year pretty well, but alas. Here's to a better 2024, I suppose. |
| 14 | 27.08.2013 | Gredzilla | 10.0 | Wenn ich könnte würd ich am liebsten die Wertung höher schrauben aber 10 ist nun mal das höchste. New Japan Pro Wrestling ist die beste Wrestlingpromotion auf der Welt. Punkt. Tolle Shows, hammer Matches und selbst die durchschnittlichen Sachen sind geil anzusehen. Weiter so. |
| 15 | 18.10.2021 | KurlaCrush | 2.0 | Well, then. I held on for a very long time, gave this company a chance, despite what happened that year. Evil took the main title, the matches for the poor statuette of Yano, and there were many extremely unpleasant moments, but I still gave this company a chance and believed that the G1 season was an opportunity to apologize to the fans who had been suffering for a very long time. Everything started as usual, there were good matches, there were weak matches. I especially note that for a while we believed that Zach would be able to reach the final. Another great race is held by Cobb and it's really nice for him, he is very hardworking and almost all of his matches were not ashamed and disgusting to watch. But what happened next... Gedo decided to return Okada to greatness and did it in the most terrible way. Until recently, Okada was weak, losing to Cobb, but as G1 began, Okada began to roll around the block. And it would be fine if he lost 1-2 matches and took the block confidently, but no. It was the perfect moment to give defeat to Okada in the match with Taichi, but damn it, and Taichi was put under this Great Japanese Car. And then he loses to Tonga. And in another block, especially after Naito's injury, it seemed for a while that there was finally a new face in the final, but no. They gave the fourth final to Ibushi. I'm not upset, I'm disappointed. I fell so in love with Japanese wrestling at one time, but today, he just left me no choice. I don't know what needs to happen so that we can enjoy watching this company's show again, but for now, I'd rather look in the direction of NOAH or even AEW. Thank you Gedo, you killed my love for this promotion. |
| 16 | 19.10.2021 | NaJoBron | 1.0 | Well, a lot of time has passed and a lot has changed in my views on NJPW. Once this promotion gave me a second wind and I thought it was the best wrestling company in the world. Then the obvious problems began, but I expected everything to work out. Then everything became much worse and it severely knocked me down, but now I understand that the NJPW has rotted. A lot of people talked about the countless number of problems in all divisions and with almost all wrestlers, so it makes no sense to repeat it. The main problem is that the creative team led by Gedo doesn't care about their own product. Gedo obviously wrote out, he lacks ideas, courage and resilience to, for example, refuse Dick Togo with his bad ideas. Because of this, absolutely everyone suffers, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the situation. But because of the monetary support from Bushiroad, no one in the NJPW will change anything. Instead of fixing the problems, we get even more of the same shows. I don't put 0 just because the company employs a lot of talented performers, and I wish them to leave the NJPW and find a place for themselves where they will be truly appreciated. |
| 17 | 02.04.2023 | Tyler72 | 6.0 | Watching New Japan, especially their best matches for the first time was amazing. After a few months watching them live though, you start to realize that they only have really good matches every once and a while. They also tend to have rematches of their lower and mid cards across each series of nights which gets boring really fast. Their roster is in dire need of new talent. I feel mostly disappointed with the state of this promotion as it just feels like there hasn't been enough things going on that's kept me interested. |
| 18 | 07.10.2016 | J K | 10.0 | Was soll man zu NJPW sagen es ist das beste Wrestling der Welt. Die Titel und Wrestler sind wichtig und auch die B shows sind gut. Und es werden neue Stars aufgebaut obwohl sie eigentlich genug hätten. Außerdem ist das Roster sehr variabel. Und auch der Stil ist top da es sehr realistisch wirkt. Es ist die beste Promotion der Welt. |
| 19 | 20.10.2016 | WrestlingFan1112 | 6.0 | Was ich von NJPW gesehen habe, hat mich überzeugt ab und zu mal reinzuschauen. Wrestling wird hier wie Sport dargestellt! Wer Vergleiche mag, es ist das komplette Gegenteil zu Lucha Underground. Die Qualität der Matches ist hoch, da gibt es bei mir keine Zweifel. Ich habe dennoch ''nur'' 6 Punkte gegeben, das liegt daran, das es mir persönlich auf Dauer zu eintönig geworden ist. Die Qualität der Matches ist da, wie gesagt, aber für ganz oben reicht es bei mir nicht. Wenn ich mich an Nakamura vs AJ Styles erinnere, das Match hat für mich zu lange gebraucht, bis es richtig in Fahrt kam. |
| 20 | 12.02.2018 | Sebastian V | 9.0 | Was das Wrestling in der Spitze angeht hält niemand weltweit mit New Japan mit. Die Main Events sind unerreicht und diese Liga produziert einen Klassiker nach dem nächsten. Man hat die besten Wrestler der Welt in seinen Reihen mit Omega, Okada, Naito und Tanahashi. Neben diesen Big Playern hat man aber auch in der zweiten Reihe Leute, die überall anders sofort Heavyweight Champion wären wie Suzuki, Goto, Sanada oder Evil, die ebenfalls im Main Event überzeugen können. Dazu kommen die besten High Flyer der Welt (Ospreay, Takahashi und Kushida plus die Gastwrestler aus CMLL) und Legenden die es noch drauf haben wie Nagata, Kojima oder Liger. Ich finde vom Roster und vom In-Ring Geschehen muss man der Promotion ganz klar eine 10 geben. Ich kann New Japan trotzdem insgesamt keine 10 geben und das hängt damit zusammen, das es halt wirklich extrem wrestling zentriert ist und ich mir mehr Dinge wie Stories und Promos wünschen würde. Außerdem sind mir die Tag Matches etwas viel manchmal. Tolle Charaktere hat man trotzdem aber ich würde insgesamt so den Unterhaltungswert abseits vom Ringgeschehen so mit 8/10 bewerten. Insgesamt halte ich daher 9 Punkte für angemessen. |
| 21 | 10.08.2023 | KENTAfan | 3.0 | Very surprised that theyre still getting great reviews this year for the most part, because honestly NJPW has been noticeably average for the past few years, at sometimes downright bad. Its not even close to the he golden age that was 2017-2020. Many of the top guys, for example Naito, Tana, Ishii, Shingo, Ibushi, are just old men now, yet are relied upon to still carry the company. In a few years, that issue will be much worse still. Yes, Okada is still one of the best in the world overall, but from a storyline perspective his presentation has been SO fucking stale for years now, same with Jay White to a lesser extent. The main heel group, house of evil of whatever the hell, should be renamed to house of shit bc thats what they are. Literally just as bad as Retribution, if not worse thanks to the fact that the higher ups seem to have some weird obsession with it. The best thing about the promotion right now is Ospreay by a fkn mile, but Im honestly just expecting him to jump ship to AEW or possibly even WWE at any point. The incredible match quality that was commonplace a few years ago used to serve as a mask for the bizarre booking decision that stupid boy Gedo used to make, but now, not only has the reduced quality really exposed the hell out of these problems a lot more, but Gedos booking has become more bizarre with each passing month. His decision to have EVIL, who legit sucks now, go over Shingo and Ishii both in this recent G1 and make it to the quarters is particularly confounding. I havent watched the company frequently for some time now, and every time I attempt to, my position is quickly proven right. Yeah say what you will, but at this very moment, NJPW sucks pretty badly. But still, it somehow gets +9 rankings and I dont understand this at all. I honestly think that most people on this site are only here to bitch about WWE and dick ride companies like NJPW instead of calling out the same kind of terrible crap. Its hypocritical. WWE is WAY better than NJPW at the moment, I would give it a higher ranking in honor of the glory days, but Im going to give it a genuine 3 for what it is today, which is honestly generous. |
| 22 | 31.10.2013 | Aquifel | 10.0 | Update: Inzwischen einfach die beste Promotion der Welt. Gerade die PPVs sind immer mindestens gehobener Standard, bei Zeiten sogar absolute Knüller. Das liegt an herrausragenden Main Events, starken Upper Cards und gutem Beiwerk, bei denen jeder weiss, welche Rolle er hat und sie klasse ausführt. Ein runderes und wrestlerisches stärkeres Produkt bietet momentan niemand. |
| 23 | 21.09.2016 | arrancar | 10.0 | Undeniably the best wrestling promotion in the world currently. They build up new stars and consistently put on the best quality matches. |
| 24 | 20.06.2017 | Lucubanget | 10.0 | Tranquilo, Assen na yo! should be one of the most memorable catchphrases of the modern era. This is the company that doesn't shy away from evolution and tries to adapt to new generations. Every promotions always their had ups and downs but only a few willing to reinvent themselves without losing their rich background and history, and for that reason, NJPW is the leading promotion of the new era of pro wrestling. |
| 25 | 05.10.2022 | ABQMIKE | 10.0 | Top promotion in my book. From the dojo to that main event the machine continues to help create quality wrestlers & wrestling. Simply the best. |
| 26 | 07.04.2023 | RecklessOne | 6.0 | To my regret, New Japan is no longer the best Japanese promotion. Yes, as elsewhere there are many legendary confrontations, matches, characters, but the problems are more global. Sometimes just inadequate booking of certain personalities, nepotism. With the change in leadership, New Japan has lost a lot. Naturally, there have been and are attempts to return to greatness, but the booking of some matches is either obvious or too bad. |
| 27 | 27.02.2016 | Psychosphere | 10.0 | This promotion isn't for me. I've tried getting into it, but I can't. The matches are just too traditional and slow paced for my taste maybe that's why Meltzer likes them so much. I've always been a spotfest guy to be honest, I prefer the ROH/PWG style. But have to this promotion a 10 just first being the biggest wrestling promotion in the world aside from WWE. |
| 28 | 18.10.2015 | GeoffSpelledCorrect | 10.0 | This is the premiere company in the world. Never a bad PPV, everything is always good. Every wrestler is always intense and passionate. I've been able to connect with every single one of them, and every match there's someone I'm rooting to win. No complex stories just very well done competition, this year has been a major step up with minor storylines, in the past it was just good matches, now every match has a story that makes sense and I love it. Everything seems special, every big show always has a big match feel. 2015 may not be better than 2014, but NJPW as a whole is still better than anything in the world by far. 2016 already looking to be an amazing year. |
| 29 | 12.02.2017 | Freedom Ninja | 10.0 | THIS IS PRO WRESTLING! From exciting commentators to world class wrestlers, NJPW is the best pro wrestling in he world. |
| 30 | 28.02.2023 | Supacat15 | 7.0 | They've gotten back to where they were, For a time, it appeared that they were in a major slump, although they are now on the mend, There are a few fresh folks on their way to the top, with the majority performing admirably (definitely not Shota Umino), It's been excited since Wrestle Kingdom earlier this year., There have been a few missed opportunities., yet it has been beneficial." |
| 31 | 25.10.2022 | elvikingo29 | 8.0 | They hit each other harder and try to act super tough, but if you think that's super lame for wrestling when talented mma organizations are a thing, it's not going to interest you much. The characters can also be pretty lame, which doesn't make me stick around for more. But if you're in the mood, the best singles matches you'll ever see, I don't care what anyone else says. However, the big problem with some of those matches is their formulaic forced epic nature (Stardom also has this problem). The excuse given is the audience has a different understanding of the human psychology. - PRODUCTION: Their wrestling shows are more like theater, so you don't need like a dozen freakin' cameras to show how much money you got, and no cutting between them every freakin' second as if the audience has ADHD. Even though I hate when wrestlers illogically spam moves like crazy (and I'll never understand the german 'no-sell'), I still prefer the directing style which makes everything more enjoyable as a result. And the vibe is pretty great too, by feeling chill/not rude but also picking up with excitement at the appropriate times. |
| 32 | 06.03.2022 | UWF Rules Enthusiast | 8.0 | They have been around since 1972. They are probably the most well-known puroresu promotion ever. They usually have at least some matches that are considered a MOTYC. When their matches are good, they are sometimes among the best in the world. When their matches are not good, they can be very underwhelming and disappointing. Their junior heavyweight division is probably the most legendary junior heavyweight division in wrestling history. |
| 33 | 08.06.2023 | arminamin | 9.0 | They had a rough pandemic but they are getting better after that. Match quality on these shows are wild |
| 34 | 19.02.2023 | Luna100 | 7.0 | They are back on track, for a while it seems like they were on a large downturn, but now they are on the up and up, there is a few new people going to the top, with most doing well (defo not Shota Umino) since Wrestle Kingdom this year it has felt exciting, there have been a few misses, but it has been good. |
| 35 | 10.08.2023 | EleceRock | 5.0 | The wrestling on the top of the card and the top shows is usually insanely good, but I can't help but feel the fact that I need to get through an equally insanely ammount of repetitive matches, boring cards, etc. to get to those good matches, and if I'm going to rate this company for all the shows I think usually most of the times everything just feels pretty stale, and it's not like NJPW is the only company offering insanely good matches nowadays, with the ammount of wrestling companys going around and offering good wrestling and entertaining storylines on a more consistent basis, I think this company is far from being the top wrestling promotion right now. |
| 36 | 12.05.2019 | PuroresuLover | 10.0 | The very best promotion right now, and not only in Japan! Although NOAH is my favorite, NJPW is rising since 2012 and they keep making great matches and creating great workers like Shota Umino, Hirai Kawato and Katsuya Kitamura. Sure, they have their fails, like Gedo making Tetsuya Naito challenge for the Intercontinental Championship since April 2018, but they're still great. |
| 37 | 26.10.2022 | MainEventMaster | 10.0 | The perfect wrestling promotion, this is the purest form of pro wrestling. It will always be New Japan until I die. I will always defend it. More American promotions need to adapt their presentation and strategy. |
| 38 | 02.07.2019 | brandon062896 | 9.0 | The only reason that this promotion does not get a 10 is because of the tag division. Enough GOD already. They're great but we need some fresh new faces in the tag team division! |
| 39 | 08.09.2022 | TheFrenchDisaster | 10.0 | The New Japan Pro Wrestling is one of the best promotions of all time, they know how to build future legends. They organize matches and pay-per-views of high quality, some matches are even all-time classics, they even possessed one of the greatest stables of all time |
| 40 | 25.07.2023 | danzitorock | 10.0 | The kings of pro-wrestling! NJPW is a legendary and iconic wrestling company. Since I've been following them, no promotion has given me so many good matches, the company's style is phenomenal... |
| 41 | 20.02.2024 | AmirTheEnforcer | 9.0 | The in-ring action you see in this organization is second to none and they have set the bar high. However, one might argue that they lack the story telling and the entertainment factor that is desired by the more mainstream audience, but I believe that's not the kind of pro wrestling that New Japan is supposed to deliver, I think the Japanese strong style, in its entirety, is best represented by Tanahashi's promotion. |
| 42 | 21.08.2023 | Number One Omosapien | 8.0 | The in ring work in this promotion is the best in the world. Unfortunately the storytelling is lacklustre. I don't want to see okada win a g1 again for christs sake. the crowds are great though, and the presentation? It will give you chills and has big fight feels |
| 43 | 10.12.2016 | Iamthegreat | 10.0 | The greatest wrestling promotion of all time, I have been never disappointed seeing NJPW. They have great roster and they push their wrestlers fullest unlike WWE. Truly 10 is not enough for this promotion. |
| 44 | 04.07.2019 | NEVERoverweightChampion | 10.0 | The greatest Japanese wrestling promotion, so much history and prestige and is now in a new golden age. There is always things that could be better (the tag team divisions) but overall the product is very well booked with long term stories, the ability to create new stars like it's incredibly easy, prestigious titles and obviously great matches because the environment is very favorable to get the best out of everyone. The structure of the whole year is almost perfect with every division and titles having a good spotlight at some moment and different tournaments to kind of break the formula of longer singles matches. Excellent roster, full of experienced guys and prodigies, with the ability to give a big fight feel very often. |
| 45 | 05.05.2021 | The A-Lister | 9.0 | The company with a long history that produced one of the best matches in wrestling history. The kingdom of strong style. |
| 46 | 09.04.2021 | ExcitingProWrestlin3 | 6.0 | The booking is questionable, and whilst the talent may be some of the finest athletically tuned talent, overall theres something lacking there in terms of in ring work. Despite being amazing, it's just not ticking like it did when Okada had his historic IWGP run. |
| 47 | 20.10.2016 | Wrestle fanboy | 9.0 | The biggest and #1 major promotions also one of the best wrestling promotion for over 44 years exist to entertain, to amuse, and to gave the fans a wonderful memories that they will never ever forget. Antonio Inoki, the legend who started it all to make not only the japanese fans but all fans all over the world realize that this promotion will make all of them a 100% guaranteed satisfaction |
| 48 | 19.02.2019 | LIJ369 | 10.0 | The best. Booking always makes sense, big matches almost always deliver, they produce some of the best wrestlers in the world, and while it? s not as in depth or swervy as wwe, they have great long term storytelling |
| 49 | 30.07.2016 | ezuvgu | 10.0 | The best wrestling promotion in the world, by far, in terms of match quality. In the current era, New Japan is primarily built around their heavyweights but their juniors division was revolutionary in the 1980s and 1990s. Home to the best wrestlers of the current era such as Tanahashi, Okada, Naito, Shibata, Goto, Ishii and (until recently) Nakamura, most of the best matches so far this decade have taken place inside of a New Japan ring. |
| 50 | 03.03.2017 | JXN95 | 10.0 | The best wrestling promotion in the world today easily, and one which exemplifies the best of professional wrestling. Incredible wrestling, Great booking, easy to follow and believable storylines, a cast of guys with a lot of personality and great characterisation, exciting and enthusiastic commentating etc etc. If you like your wrestling non-cartoony and serious (well... mostly serious), this is your promotion. |
| 51 | 11.04.2014 | jay are | 10.0 | The best Wrestling federation in the world right now, even with not understanding so much of what is being said when watching, they have good enough wrestlers where I understand the storytelling going on inside of the ring, great company. |
| 52 | 13.06.2017 | LegibleToe762 | 10.0 | The best promotion in the world right now bar none. The language gap means nothing, this is what wrestling should be and being able to witness what they have going on (bar Mr. Ass challenging for the IC title) is amazing, I can't wait to see what they have in store in the future with their expansion into the USA. I really hope they either force WWE to improve or just take over completely, I hate how WWE is by far and away the representation for wrestling, especially with their product; New Japan is incredible and I hope it just goes from strength to strength. |
| 53 | 04.12.2020 | medouse | 10.0 | The best professional wrestling company on the planet. It is not the entertainment - it's a SPORT. If you care about true talent and skills, this is the number one pick. No backstage segments, no stupid promos every 15 minutes during the show, no celebrities and other TV crap. NJPW show is like a boxing or UFC event. The most important things happen inside the ring and that's why I love this promotion. Truly the best wrestling brand. |
| 54 | 16.04.2021 | NeithZilong | 10.0 | The Best Pro-wrestling today. There is no denying that. Home of the amazing matches. Okada, Omega, Tanahashi, Ishii, Naito, Ibushi, Ospreay, really put their best of abilities. You want to show greatness, you want to watch greatness, you want to enjoy greatness, then NJPW is for you. Everything is great from wrestlers, matches, storytelling, events, you named it. Also, the Young Lions system is an incredible showcase of young talents. How could you not amazed by the atmosphere. Also, respectful crowd and knows what to shout or not. Love everything on this promotion. The best ever! |
| 55 | 21.05.2022 | Rahul77 | 10.0 | The best pro wrestling product in the right now and from the beginning it has been like that. The best place for a pro wrestling fans. |
| 56 | 02.11.2023 | Hycse | | The best pro wrestling company ever. It has seen better times and nowadays it is not as good as it was until 2018, but it continues to be the best company in the world today, along with Stardom. They build great narratives, promos, tension, psychology and of course, great matches too. |
| 57 | 15.08.2021 | TommyEndMalakaiFan | 10.0 | The best matches in the business by far. I don't really care for the storylines as much but the matches never let me down. |
| 58 | 02.08.2023 | TheRealLoLWO | 10.0 | The best Japanese promotion that will ever exist. This is the best pro-wrestling company ever besides from some other major ones. It has the absolute best wrestlers and had the GOATS in this company. They have amazing matches. This company needs lots of loves like it used to have. |
| 59 | 22.02.2018 | The Big Blue Machine | 10.0 | The best federation in the world, at the moment. Since 2010, NJPW grew to become, right now, nearly a threat to WWE's power, and it does it with the best wrestlers in the world. The booking and the use of the talent is probably what made them so strong right now. |
| 60 | 14.12.2017 | DaBigDog | 10.0 | The absolute king of wrestling in Japan. Too bad it's not having bigger exposure in the U. S. Their product should be known internationally! |
| 61 | 02.07.2020 | AdamOmega | 10.0 | The absolute best pro-wrestling company. Big matches delivers 90% of the time, the rest 10% easily gets covered by matches having lower expectations doing good. The Heavyweight division is handled so good that the champion is always the best worker of the company at that time. Junior Division matches sometimes steals the show. The wrestlers are organically grown, the Dojo system that they have has created so many great stars over the year. The faction system and tournaments gives it a unique feel. The only thing that they need to work upon is their tag division, though 4 man tag matches do deliver at times but that's a rare, rare time. |
| 62 | 10.06.2018 | TheRealAtesz | 10.0 | That promotion is the maybe the best in the world, just maybe because my favourite is the WWE for the good storylines. The New Japan Pro Wrestling i think put more emphasis on the matches that why here is the best matches. A lot of japanese wrestler and indy wrestler are very good shows bring together. The last event is the Dominion 6. 9 is one the best event for all time. I feel deserved for the 10th assessment of the promotion. |
| 63 | 21.11.2017 | KidKash202 | 9.0 | Thanks to WCW, I have been a fan of NJPW since the mid 90s. As with most, I was introduced by Liger and Muta and then I just appreciated the company thanks to HighSpots video tapes. Currently, the in-ring action is simply on another level when compared to other promotions in the world. |
| 64 | 22.08.2017 | SomeDudeOnTheInternet | 10.0 | Subjektiv betrachtet ist NJPW die beste Wrestlingpromotion der Welt. Alleine 2017 haben sie Matches hervorgebracht die für mich unvergesslich sind. Abgesehen davon sind Omega, Okada, Naito, Tanahashi sowieso unter meine Top10 Wrestler aller Zeiten. Auch Eventtechnisch kann NJPW überzeugen und zaubert ein Hammerevent nach dem anderen hin und das in einer schirr irren Qualität die konkurrenzlos erscheint. Man kann sich über die vielen Tag Matches streiten und die undercards in den Events, dafür sind die ganzen "größeren" Titlematches (HW, IC, Junior HW, Never OW.. ) meistens großartig. Apropos Title, HW und IC title mit Abstand das wertvollste auf diesem Planeten, da kommt kein anderer Wrestlingtitle ran und ich hoffe persönlich dass der US title von Omega groß gemacht wird wie damals Shinsuke mit den IC title. Die Bookings sind meistens gut und durchdacht, die besten Beispiele sind die dadurch entstandenen starken Champions, das Prestige der titles und die grandiosen Matches. Klar das ist alles nur Meinungssache, aber wenn man sich die Statistiken auf Cagematch anschaut, dann sieht man dass die meisten Mainevents locker um die 9er Wertung bekommen und alleine 2017 haben wir Wrestlingfans so einiges an großartigen Matches bekommen. Ich muss NJPW einfach hoch loben für diese wahnsinnigen Leistungen! Ich hoffe, dass sie dieses Niveau halten können. |
| 65 | 20.06.2022 | king tuh | 9.0 | subjectively one of the best quality wrestling companies in the world today! i cannot wait for the joint ppv they have with aew. |
| 66 | 14.05.2016 | prowrestlingisreal | 10.0 | storylines, booking, quality matches, this company has it all, the best pro wrestling organisation in the world to me, and the 2nd biggest company in the world. |
| 67 | 22.02.2024 | sixxgod | 6.0 | Still my favourite promotion of all time but the feeling has kinda soured over the past few years. Wrestle Kingdom and the New Beginning tour have been a very promising start to the year and I hope they're able to reach their past heights despite the departures of Ospreay and Okada |
| 68 | 08.02.2017 | sakuraba3891 | 10.0 | Simply the best promotion on the planet hands down. NJPW is by far the best booked promotion in the world and has been on fire since its resurgence in the late 2000's. |
| 69 | 06.10.2020 | Legend003 | 9.0 | Sicherlich die beste Liga derzeit im asiatischen Bereich. Wahnsinnig gute Matches und Storylines. Sollte man sich anschauen. Wichtige Titel, starke Wrestler, gute Fraktionen, unglaubliche Matches? was will man mehr. |
| 70 | 07.12.2007 | D-Style | 8.0 | Sehr gutes Wrestlingprodukt mit sehr vielen Top Wrestlern, leider oft wiederholende Paarungen; trotzdem wird 2007 mit dem Generationswandel und Tanahashi an der Spitze für NJPW ein geiles Jahr werden. Note 2 |
| 71 | 12.04.2015 | Brainbreaker | 10.0 | Rein objektiv betrachtet (also den Mainstream-WWE-Bias mal ausgeklammert) ist NJPW momentan die beste Liga. Und das nicht nur im weltweiten, sondern vielleicht sogar im zeitlichen Maßstab: Schaut man auf das Booking, die Stories, die PPV-Matches, oder die Aufmachung, dann stellt man fest, dass hier so viel richtig gemacht wird, wie in kaum einer anderen Liga. Die über Jahre aufgebauten Wrestler decken ein enormes Spektrum an Stilen und glaubwürdigen Gimmicks ab; die Qualität der Matches lässt sich an den unzähligen hohen Wertungen erkennen - bei fast jedem PPV; die Matchzeiten bewegen sich zumeist zwischen 15 und 25min, was nahezu ideal ist, im Vergleich zu den starken, aber doch überlangen und repetitiven Matches in AJPW in den 90ern oder den teils arg kurzen WWE-Matches; der Wert der Titel ist nicht auf die großen beschränkt, stattdessen hat man die Ausdifferenzierung durchgezogen (ganz im Gegensatz zur WWE); schließlich hat man eine ansprechende Balance zwischen nationalen und internationalen Wrestlern gefunden, die noch mehr Abwechslung ins Roster bringen. |
| 72 | 06.01.2020 | Bobbythreesixteen | 10.0 | Rein auf das Wrestlerisch bezogen kann keine Promotion mithalten. Man spürt hier einfach die Liebe zum Wrestling und man bekommt immer das geboten was man erwartet. Der Japanische Flair schadet dem ganzen auch nicht. Hier werden Talente gut aufgebaut und nicht verschwendet. Wenn man es bis in diese Promotion geschafft hat ist das schon ein starkes Zeichen. Und wenn man dann noch erfolg hat dann kann man sich gewiss sein das man ein starker Wrestler ist. |
| 73 | 07.03.2021 | FightForever | 10.0 | Quite simply this is the very best wrestling promotion of all time! The best matches, amazing long term storytelling, amazing stables and teams, amazing titles, everything is just amazing! |
| 74 | 28.11.2015 | Spartak87 | 10.0 | Quite simply the best wrestling on the planet happens in New Japan Pro Wrestling. I don't think there is much else to say. |
| 75 | 19.10.2021 | LMZ2020 | 6.0 | Pre-pandemic, this promotion was an easy 11....I still consider NJPWs Jan 2012 - Feb 2020 as the greatest run any company has ever had (which is the reason I'm being as generous as I am rn). But then the pandemic hit, and NJPW has swerved off the rails in a way which has been extremely surprising and disappointing honestly. You look at AEW and Stardom and NOAH and how well they managed to adapt quality and booking-wise since the pandemic hit....and it seems NJPW has only been making things worse for themselves. The booking (both from Gedo and Dick Togo) seems to not only get more and more frustratingly formulaic and predictable but whenever it does try to do something different and interesting (e.g. EVILs turn, Double Gold Dash, White winning the briefcase, G1 31), the outcome just turns out to be extremely baffling/idiotic in its execution (EVILs failure of a main event run, the concept of the G1 briefcase being ignored with Ibushi getting a free match at WK15, merging the belts and their lineage, Ibushi as a 4-time G1 finalist). I mean don't get me wrong, there are still many gems here and there amongst the shit booking (everything about Dangerous Tekkers, everything about Shingo Takagi, Ibushi/SANADA in G1 30, White/Ibushi in WK15, United Empire, NJ Strong) and not everything is particularly their fault (Japans COVID situation and gaijins being stranded, Okada/Hiromu/Ospreay/Naito getting injured), but when a promotion fails to adapt and improvise as effectively as other promotions have in similar situations and tends to go out of its way to frustrate, bore, disappoint and infuriate its watchers more often than they delight them, then I don't think it makes them worth investing in anymore. That's where I'm at now. Hope to God they can turn things around. |
| 76 | 03.02.2024 | KEI | 10.0 | Personally my favorite promotion of all time. New Japan is the best. The promotion with the most number of best matches in history of this sport, that's saying a lot. 10 out of 10. New Japan is GOATED for me. |
| 77 | 05.06.2021 | Okaro143 | 9.0 | Out of all the major wrestling promotions, COVID hit NJPW the hardest. It still produces some of the best matches of the year but the overall quality of matches and feuds has been of lesser quality. Their shows are inconsistent and due to strict laws in Japan, it could halt at any given moment. That being said, the quality of wrestling produced by NJPW during the 2010s was undisputedly the greatest and imo it is still the greatest wrestling promotion of all time. |
| 78 | 26.06.2017 | Viper99 | 10.0 | Ohne jeden zweifel die beste Promotion der Welt wenn es um reines In Ring Work geht. NJPW braucht kann großen Promos und Angles sondern einfach nur das richtige Match booking um eine exzellente Story zu erzählen welche alle Fans in den Bann ziehen kann. New Japan bietet die besten Wrestling Shows des Jahres mit den besten Wrestlern der Welt. Dazu liebe ich einfach den Japanese Strongstyle. Jeder der das Wrestling liebt wird hier seinen Spaß haben. |
| 79 | 16.10.2016 | BarKing81 | 6.0 | Occasionally I do enjoy New Japan, but I do find the matches at times too long and slow. To be honest I think New Japan is pretty overrated, or maybe its just not really my cup of tea. |
| 80 | 09.08.2007 | ecw forever | 8.0 | Nun mir gefällt dieser Mix aus Berühmtheiten und guten Wrestlern. Ab und zu immer wieder schön |
| 81 | 02.02.2021 | Dragon Master Adam | 9.0 | Nothing's perfect but NJPW is the closest you'll get in the 20's. Maybe a few too many ref bups atm, but they always produce the best matches and long-term stories of ant promotion in the world. |
| 82 | 17.11.2019 | OxeyNimrod | 9.0 | Not every match they have is a hit but when they make a great match they REALLY hit. They're currently 1 of 2 promotions that actually get me hyped for their ppv's. And that's really rare. Without a doubt one of the best promotions if not THE best promotion going today. The numbers don't lie. |
| 83 | 19.09.2021 | AscendingSoup | 9.0 | No company is perfect, and New Japan has definitely had its rough patches, the rise of Inokism, the over-exposure of the Elite, EVIL's run at the top, but when it comes to in-ring action, they still deliver some of, if not the best professional wrestling on the planet, featuring some of the best talent from across the globe, very capable in-ring storytellers and despite some missteps, overall good booking. Their competitors, even the jobbers who only get a win once every blue moon, are treated with respect, squash matches are barely a thing, and few men on the roster could really be considered 'bad' wrestlers. There's a good reason for why they call themselves "King of Sports". |
| 84 | 05.02.2017 | Segri98 | 9.0 | NJPW ist, meiner Meinung nach, eine der coolsten Ligen der Welt. Ich freue mich auf JEDE Show und das muss eine Promotion erstmal schaffen. NJPW verbindet Härte, Drama und Perfektion. Ich habe allein in diesem Jahr bereits zwei 5 Sterne Matches gesehen und bei kamen aus Japan. Hoffentlich bleibt diese Liga so gut wie sie ist und bekommt evtl noch mehr Aufmerksamkeit in den USA und in Europa. |
| 85 | 02.04.2021 | VillainClub | 6.0 | NJPW ist wohl aktuell die beste Promotion der Welt. Auch wenn hier nicht alles Gold ist was glänzt. Besonders Jericho schadet dem Produkt in den letzten Jahren sehr. Zudem sind die Tag Team Divisionen quasi nicht vorhanden. Positiv sind dann wieder die vielen sehr, sehr guten Matches und starken Titel Regentschaften. (9 Punkte) Edit: 2021 New Japan hat stark nachgelassen, vieles von dem was die Company ausgezeichnet hat ist weg. Das booking ist fraglich, grade um Kota Ibushi. Mit Ibushi als Top Guy sind die Main Events nicht empfehlenswert. Die Titelregentschaften werden immer kürzen und die Champions unglaubwürdiger. Das alles Gipfelte in Ibushi als Champion der die beiden Wertvollsten Titel im Pro Wrestling, den IWGP Heavyweight und den IC TItel einstampfte. Der neue Titel ist ein Witz, besonders im vergleich zum Heavyweight Titel. Schade was aus New Japan geworden ist. |
| 86 | 16.10.2016 | MAGICIAN | 10.0 | NJPW ist nach der WWE die zweitgrößte Liga der Welt und das aus gutem Grund. Liefert massenweise gute Shows, unterhält super, hat wie die WWE diesen Must-See-Faktor und diesen muss man sich erst erarbeiten. Denn diesen haben bei mir nur WWE und NJPW. Derzeit für mich nach Lucha Underground auch die beste Promotion der Welt. Vor 2016 sogar für mich ab 2012 die beste. Nichts anderes möglich als 10 Punkte für NJPW - "göttlich". UPDATE: Hat sich mittlerweile bei mir auch wieder den Status als beste Promotion der Welt zurückgeholt. Wie Strongstyle77 schon sagte, liefert NJPW ein besseres Produkt, weil sie ihre Talents nicht limitieren und einen für Matchqualität optimal ausgelegten Showkalender hat. |
| 87 | 01.01.2023 | Benwerder | 9.0 | NJPW ist großartig. Tolles Wrestling und die Storys im Ring sind immer Weltklasse. Die Storys außerhalb finde ich zwar eher mittelmäßig, doch dafür hat kaum, wenn nicht sogar keine Liga eine so hohe Matchqualität. |
| 88 | 24.11.2022 | crs285 | 9.0 | NJPW is the top wrestling in Japan and one of the best in the world. It does have its issues such as bad wrestlers, stories or lack thereof and matches but hits highs that most promotion couldn't. Crowds for their shows in Japan are almost always great and their production quality is extremely high. |
| 89 | 10.10.2023 | shippers77 | 9.0 | NJPW is still, for me, the best professional wrestling promotion in the world, personally I would like to see them focus a little less on pandering to a western audience that in the main won't appriciate the product for what it is due to lack of promo time etc |
| 90 | 15.10.2023 | theeternalsovereign | 7.0 | NJPW is overhyped. Since its switch to AXS TV its runtime has shortened and each week the viewers know what to expect. Two matches each one taking up to 20 minutes. Although their setup and talent are both excellent, match duration doesnt equate to match quality. Wrestling fans can get more in an hour out of far less well known promotions than on NJPW which like many promotions has been on the decline since AEW was founded. |
| 91 | 14.08.2016 | THE SINISTER JESTER | 8.0 | NJPW is one of the Best Wrestling Promotions in the World, Definitely Better Than Wwe because NJPW actually gives people chances |
| 92 | 01.02.2023 | MCMGreed | 6.0 | NJPW is a promotion that feels like it is just going through the motions at this point. You get good matches here and there but everything else is par for the course. Other puro promotions are more interesting even in their undercards and with a lot of them also stepping up in ring quality NJPW feels less must-see. Hopefully with some talent returning from excursion NJPW can be refreshed but it'll be a while before we see what happens with them. |
| 93 | 09.04.2024 | igskillfart | 10.0 | NJPW in 2024 is kind of lackin, but it isnt really there fault because of covid. I love competitive pro wrestling and if you do NJPW is for you. its the greatest promotion of all time. Yes WWE fans cry about it. This is my favorite promotion. everything about is soo great. it has storylines. made one of the greatest stables the bullet club. NJPW is the greatest promotion of all time. Its so unpredictable. besides the g1 climax when okada won it back to back. it still is a really good promotion. Having all time great wrestlers like aj styles, fin ballor, shinsuke nakamora, okada, omega, ospreay, jay white and sooo much more. idk how you can hate this promotion |
| 94 | 08.11.2020 | zephyr | 9.0 | NJPW has just been declining in quality for about a year now, with questionable booking decisions and an overall decline in match quality. |
| 95 | 03.08.2021 | Ma Stump Puller | 8.0 | NJPW has a very mixed history: even in the Inoki age there was a lot of shitty matches to go through and the undercard was next to non-existent. The main events were usually quite good: Inoki is a extremely talented wrestler and was a massive draw in his heyday: but they didn't really have anything for the future, especially with Inoki refusing to put anyone over as his successor. They got better (ish) in the 90's when guys like Muto and such showed up but there was still a lot of BS, a lot of long, over-extended main events with little purpose done purely to cater to the AJPW style. This style has continued all the way up to the modern day, where there's still a lot of main event bouts paced around 15 minutes of loose and inconsequential grappling before actually kicking into gear, Okada in particular lends himself well to this method. It's also meant that I've never really enjoyed most of their product beyond the mid 2010's where they'd have some really amazing G1 shows and astonishing matches. As a company, it's clearly got issues, even before the last year or so: no focus on the tag division, a weak undercard, overreliance on forced "epic" bouts, etc. NJPW might seem like the best in the world when you've started off but it quickly gets overshadowed by NOAH and AJPW in terms of cards and talent when you've actually dove into the wrestling there. NJPW has always had one, big issue: the main event is all they focus on and as such, they try to make it as fancy as possible, as long as possible, everything to excess. This style works when you have guys who thrive under it (Okada and Omega for instance) but it doesn't do the trick for everyone else. It's never been "the best" it's always played second fiddle to AJPW in the 90's, and NOAH in the 2000's. It's still fantastic, sure, but it was never #1, and the booking this last year has only shown how bad the flaws are when having to push wrestlers into a style they don't thrive under. |
| 96 | 16.08.2016 | Luv all wrestling | 10.0 | NJPW has a different identity then other wrestling promotioms, and it is amazing, the last 3 days of the G1 alone had 3 ****1/2+ matches. Unique storytelling, good talent and production values, I recommend watching NJPW to everyone. |
| 97 | 27.01.2024 | May11 | 6.0 | Njpw during last year was cold with Sanada title reign and other stuff. They need to redeem themselve. But they also lost the God(Okada). So my hopes are very low, idk. But i have still hopes on TANAHASHI as president. Push young stars and make TSUJI champ ASAP because he is the guy. |
| 98 | 25.09.2023 | charliefiction | 8.0 | NJPW delivers in two big ways: (1) their wrestlers are some of the best on the planet at executing strong-style and technical showcases, (2) their commitment to annual round robin tournaments is unique and compelling. On NJPW's biggest shows, the booker(s) also give the wrestlers plenty of time for slow-build matches that pull the live and streaming audiences into the story. The shows/events that live between the biggest shows, however, tend to drift toward the perfunctory side of things with angle-advancement being somewhat rarer than I'd hope for. |
| 99 | 04.05.2014 | Hieronymus | 10.0 | NJPW continues to masterfully develop young talent among a deep roster, successfully utilizing inter-promotional cards while supplementing their shows with appearances from top veterans. Events sometimes take place on multiple days, with PPVs lasting a good few hours but mostly remain entertaining through their entirety. The action is a mixture of excellent mat work and exciting aerial maneuvers complemented by good old fashioned brawling outside of the ring. Renowned for its legendary alumni, NJPW has continuously established the careers of many incredible wrestlers with all-time classic matches. If you're new to NJPW in 2014, a good place to start would be catching the unbelievable series of championship bouts between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada. The promotion can get stable heavy/heel heavy, but being that the action mostly tells the stories in NJPW it rarely gets tiresome. If you are a fan of professional wrestling you are absolutely going to enjoy New Japan Pro Wrestling. |
| 100 | 07.10.2023 | LeonHeisenberg02 | 10.0 | NJPW bietet seinen Fans seit vielen Jahren/Jahrzehnten mit Abstand das beste Wrestling von allen, existierenden Promotions! Hier liegt der Fokus wirklich darauf, was im Ring passiert, da Wrestling in Japan auch als eine Art Volkssport gilt und die Wrestler sich einer ziemlichen Prominenz erfreuen können. Dies ist der Grund, weshalb jeder Wrestler alles daran setzt, seine Aktionen so clean wie nur möglich auszuführen und auch entsprechend viel dafür trainiert. Durch charismatische Charaktere wie Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, Tetsuya Naito und co. lässt man bei New Japan aber auch durchaus nicht das Entertainment vermissen. Mir macht es immer sehr viel Spaß, Veranstaltungen oder Athleten von New Japan zu sehen. In diesen Genuss komme ich als wöchentlicher Zuschauer der Partner-Promotion AEW auch immer wieder :) Besonders beim Schauen von WrestleKingdom - der "WrestleMania Japans" wird man nie enttäuscht. Ich kann am Ende New Japan Pro Wrestling in dieser Wertung nur 10/10 Punkten geben. Alles andere wäre bei meinen Lobgesängen absolut verwunderlich :D |
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