The wrestling world has gone through some major changes over the last few years and New Japan Pro Wrestling has worked hard to try and expand their brand with New Japan Pro Wrestling of America.
However, the company announced recently that NJPW America will be shutting down, and the company is set to entire a liquidation period. The following statement was issued:
“New Japan Pro-Wrestling hereby announces that subsidiary New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America Inc will cease operations and enter liquidation.
As NJPW continues to optimize allocation of management resources in a rapidly changing business environment, the decision was made to close the subsidiary, which was founded in 2019.
Moving forward, NJPW events in North America will continue to be held with the full backing and resources of the TV Asahi group, as part of a new chapter in NJPW’s ongoing global expansion.”
Stay tuned for more updates on New Japan Pro Wrestling as they become available.