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Originally founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972, New Japan Pro Wrestling, also known as "Shin Nihon Puroresu", is considered the top promotion in Japan and is comparable to WWE in the United States in terms of popularity in the country. They promote events throughout Japan with their biggest event being their annual blowout show held every year on January 4 at the Tokyo Dome, currently billed as Wrestle Kingdom, which is Japan's version of WWE's annual WrestleMania event.

Wrestle Kingdom 18 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2024, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It featured talent from All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Pro Wrestling NOAH, marked the first Wrestle Kingdom with Hiroshi Tanahashi serving as NJPW president, and was headlined by SANADA (c) vs Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Power Struggle (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 9, 2013, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Bodymaker Colosseum and featured ten matches (including one dark match), five of which were contested for championships. It was the third event under the Power Struggle name.

The 2023 Forbidden Door was the second annual Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 25, 2023, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wrestle Kingdom 17 - Night 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. The event took place on January 4, 2023, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Resurgence 2023 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 21, 2023, at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. It was the third Resurgence event, and was headlined by the final match of the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship Tournament.

Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 4, 2023, in Osaka, Japan, headlined by SANADA (c) vs. Yota Tsuji for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

A look into the life and career of the legendary wrestler Antonio Inoki

NJPW Resurgence 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that took place on May 11, 2024, in Ontario, California, USA, at the Toyota Arena, and was headlined by Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-Jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 9, 2024, at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by the Best of the Super Junior 31 Final Match between El Desperado and Taiji Ishimori.