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New Japan Pro Wrestling World (NJPW World) is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by New Japan Pro Wrestling. On December 1, 2014, NJPW and TV Asahi announced "New Japan Pro Wrestling World", a new worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events.[1] All major NJPW events air live on the service, which also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 1972.[2] In 2015, King of Pro-Wrestling marked the first ever event on NJPW World to feature English commentary,[3] provided by Kevin Kelly and Matt Striker.[4] As part of a working relationship between NJPW and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion, NJPW began airing CMLL's Viernes Espectaculares show on NJPW World, starting July 9, 2016.[5] As part of a working relationship between NJPW and the American All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion, NJPW began airing AEW's Dynamite and Rampage shows on NJPW World, with both English and Japanese language commentaries.

The service has a current monthly subscription price of ¥999.[6] As of July 2018, subscription numbers are roughly 100,000 subscribers with 40,000 outside Japan.[7]

References[]

  1. Caldwell, James 2014-12-01. NJPW news: New Japan announces streaming service like WWE Network, will include live shows . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2014-12-01.
  2. Meltzer, Dave 2014-11-30. New Japan Pro Wrestling launches their network, full details . Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved on 2015-07-09.
  3. New Japan to broadcast October event in English on New Japan World . Pro Wrestling Insider (2015-10-02). Retrieved on 2015-12-28.
  4. Meltzer, Dave 2015-10-02. Fri update: John Cena taking time off, Johnny Hendricks hospitalized . Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved on 2015-12-28.
  5. Dark Angelita 2016-07-06. NJPW/CMLL: Viernes Espectacular de Arena México se transmitirá por njpwworld (in Spanish). Superluchas. Retrieved on 2016-07-10.
  6. http://www.njpw.co.jp/english/news/detail.php?nid=12845
  7. Meltzer, Dave (April 13, 2015). "April 13, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: SmackDown to USA Network, AJ Lee retires, UFC drug czar, death of Steve Rickard, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 29. ISSN 1083-9593. 

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Wrestlers
Heavyweight Alex ZayneBad Dude TitoBad Luck FaleChase OwensCallum NewmanDavid FinlayEVILEl PhantasmoFred RosserGabe KiddGreat-O-KhanHENAREHirooki GotoHiroshi TanahashiHiroyoshi TenzanJeff CobbKENTAMikey NichollsRen NaritaSANADASatoshi KojimaShingo TakagiShane HasteShota UminoTaichiTetsuya NaitoTogi MakabeTomoaki HonmaTomohiro IshiiToru YanoTom LawlorYoshi-HashiYuji NagataYota TsujiYujiro TakahashiYuya UemuraZack Sabre Jr.
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Women's Mayu IwataniMercedes Mone

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