TL;DR How do I get into NJPW in 2025?
Wrestle Kingdom 19/Wrestle Dynasty 2025 was my first NJPW show. Oh my god. I’ve been a pretty basic wrestling fan for a long time, mostly WWE, some AEW when it’s good, but THIS feels like it’s scratched a wrestling itch I’ve been missing.
The emotions, the spots, the stars, the strong style, the atmosphere, the occasionally inspired English commentary???—I need more.
Yota Tsuji and Gabe Kidd really caught my eye and are absolutely AMAZING. I knew about Kenny but holy shit I probably need to go back and learn more.
The great thing about this show too was that NJPW’s YouTube channel had very well composed little hype packages for each major match that helped me get into the builds and stories going into the shows. I’d really like some suggestions that have build-up/motivation packages available online somewhere, as opposed to just watching straight match archives.
I know I am very late in the game and some people say NJPW is past prime, but:
How do I get started catching up on this generation of NJPW? What are the big storylines? What do I watch going forward? Where do I start???
by Hoothud