In his final match on British soil, Hiroshi Tanahashi picked up the win in a wild and chaotic AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door main ...

NJPW has a history in California, with the opening of the LA Dojo in 2018 effectively cementing SoCal as its home base in North America. It also has a history of running events in the Bay Area.

NJPW was long considered the second-tier company from a global perspective -- but that is apparently no longer the case, thanks to All Elite Wrestling.

At NJPW Dominion on June 9, 2018, the biggest and most anticipated main event in New Japan Pro Wrestling took place when Okada defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Omega.

He worked for NJPW in 2015-2016 before leaving for the United States and Ring of Honor in 2016 and 2017. He returned to NJPW in 2017 and became the fifth leader of the Bullet Club in 2018.

Back in 2018, at Wrestle Kingdom 12, Chris Jericho (then with WWE) faced Kenny Omega in a dream match, leading to a huge surge in NJPW World subscriptions from English-speaking fans.