There are some NJPW pairings that I'm super interested in seeing progress. I've been going back to watch all of the bouts between Zack Sabre Jr. and Shota Umino, and it's got me really excited for the future of the company.
Some others that have been great so far are:
- HENARE/Shingo (Insane battles over the NEVER Openweight Championship)
- Callum/Naito (Naito's beaten Callum in every singles outing so far, but Callum finally got a pin against him in the match for the Heavyweight Tag Team Championships)
- Finlay/Tsuji (Finlay has only ever beaten Tsuji once in a 1v1, and that was back at Wrestling Dontaku 2024)
There are also some like Umino/Kidd, and Uemura/Finlay that haven't really been expounded upon despite the wrestlers themselves mentioning the other, as well as some like Kidd/Narita, where there's no character-specific story, but the two have great chemistry. What are your thoughts on pairings in the *new* New Japan?
by ichigosenpai_