29 years ago today the J-Crown was born, a timely (and not at all desperate) reminder that the most complete and compelling telling of the before, during and after of all eight championships can be found in J-Crowned: The J-Crown edition, available here a.co/d/gi83U5d

DOUKI DOUKI lending a dark hand to the Demon Samurai by putting out the lights of Star Jr. this past Friday in Arena Mexico #cmll #njpw

80 years on from the horrors of Hiroshima and there are still those who advocate for the mass murder of innocents in the name of a flag, a fairy tale or their master’s finances. The very worst of our species are in charge and none of us are safe

Timeless all the way to the time limit, Hayabusa driving Masato Tanaka 田中将斗 to ever greater heights this past Sunday in Tokyo #pwzero1 #fmw

A phenomenal encounter in Utsunomiya saw Momo Watanabe 渡辺 桃 overcome the still rising icon Suzu Suzuki 鈴季すず suzu suzuki to continue her perfect start to this year’s 5STAR Grand Prix #Stardom #5STARGP

Portrait of an artist as a young man, the first graduate of the New Japan dojo always with a delightfully dangerous aura, Yoshiaki Fujiwara #njpw

Making his fifth successful defence of the LIDET UWF Championship, Katsuhiko Nakajima 中嶋勝彦　Katsuhiko Nakajima XXSTYLE clamps down on El Lindaman El lindaman　エル・リンダマン yesterday in Tokyo #GLEAT #LIDETUWF

Hoisting a giant of the sport on to her shoulders, Arisu Endo 遠藤有栖 Arisu Endo🦓💜💛 defeats Miyu Yamashita 山下実優 Miyu Yamashita to progress in this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup tournament #tjpw #wrestleUNIVERSE

To spike a speedball, Jon Moxley Jon Moxley drops Mike Bailey Speedball Mike Bailey to earn victory in Cleveland last Wednesday #aew #njpw #AEWDynamite

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The Chairman settling in to his seat with a storied strangle hold, Masa Kitamiya マサ北宮／Masa Kitamiya subdues Manabu Soya 征矢学 manabu soya to capture the GHC Tag Team Championships for Team 2000X #noah_ghc #wrestleUNIVERSE

Simply no challenge that can’t be mounted and stretched into submission, the unstoppable Sareee Sareee topples the magnificent HANAKO HANAKO to continue her mighty start to the 5STAR Grand Prix #stardom #5STARGP

Smashing his way to the semi-finals, the irrepressible Konosuke Takeshita Konosuke Takeshita defeats the indispensable David Finlay David Finlay to progress in the G1, yesterday in Tokyo #njpw #G1CLIMAX35 #aew #ddtpro

The Mighty Don’t Kneel, indeed they’re damn lucky to still be walking. Another superb match sees Konosuke Takeshita Konosuke Takeshita defeat Zack Sabre Jr. to progress to the finals of this year’s G1 Climax #G1CLIMAX35 #njpw #ddtpro #aew

Congratulations to the simply undeniable Konosuke Takeshita Konosuke Takeshita , toppling EVIL today to win the G1 Climax tournament and so continue one of the greatest global runs in professional wrestling since Mutoh in ‘89/90 #G1CLIMAX35 #njpw #ddtpro #aew

When you yourself are the story, it is impossible to make a misstep, everything hits somehow. KENTA KENTA aka Lil’K defends his GHC Heavyweight Championship over Naomichi Marufuji 丸藤 正道 this past Saturday in Tokyo #noah_ghc #wrestleUNIVERSE

Dragon Kid 🅳🆁🅰🅶🅾🅽 🅺🅸🅳 snaps Atsuki Aoyagi 青柳亮生　Atsuki Aoyagi off the shoulders of Yuma 青柳優馬《Yuma Aoyagi》 this past Sunday at Dangerous Gate in Tokyo #DRAGONGATE #ajpw

Niebla Roja NIEBLA ROJA subdues both Titán Titan and Templario TEMPLARIO CMLL in Arena Mexico to heap further glory on Los Hermanos Chávez #cmll #njpw #aew

To sign a game changer and suddenly feel the weight of the world lessen considerably, Antonio Inoki welcomes Seiji Sakaguchi to the fold, 1973 #njpw

Brody King Big Bad Brody King chops down Dax Harwood Dax FTR during a vicious war of attrition in Glasgow that ultimately sees both men advance to Forbidden Door #aew #ForbiddenDoor #njpw