Why NJPW Strong is the reincarnation of the old NXT.

I would like to preface this by saying that I have been going to strong events since 2022, since then they have done amazing things. They used strong to build up so much new talent such as coughlin, hikuleo, Gabe Kidd, basically all of the war dogs (even finlay when finlay career was going downwards after fin juice broke up) and it even helped revitalize Kentas career.

One thing the black and gold era of NXT got right was the fact they had well grounded talent while also seeking out talent that’s got on the indies, they were a glorified indie promotion with better funding. New Japan strong is basically that, they found Vaquer, Guilia, WCWC, Lawlor, Rosser and literally countless others who were well grounded vets in the game who could be brought to a spotlight and they executed it perfectly to the point where some of them were mainstream before leaving to go to wwe.

I love what strong is doing now, it’s putting the world champion on display, it’s having big names headlining events because they get bigger arenas now, but I love they’re staying true to their originality and home grown talent.

Also if anyone hasn’t gone to a strong event yet, go. It’s some of the best wrestling you’ll ever see.