Wrestle Kingdom Buyrate Update
While numbers still aren’t final at this point, it’s expected the 1/4 New Japan Wrestle Kingdom pay-per-view did between 12,000 and 15,000 buys in North America. This is considered a success, as the company only needed 10,000 buys to break even, bringing the show to U.S. pay-per-view with English commentary for the first time.
For comparison, New Japan World did about 20,000 subscribers with 1,500 coming from outside Japan.
Invasion Attack Matches
According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the following matches are expected or are being considered for the 4/5 New Japan Pro Wrestling “Invasion Attack” pay-per-view.
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano, playing off Yano’s upset victory via roll-up in the first round of the New Japan Cup
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
-Ishii vs. Makabe for the NEVER Openweight title
-Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven for the IWGP tag titles
-Tenzan vs. Kojima for the NWA Heavyweight title
-Kenny Omega vs. Mascara Dorada for the IWGP Jr. championship
-The Young Bucks vs. Time Splitters for the IWGP Jr. tag titles; possibly with an addition of Trent Baretta & Rocky Romero
-Naito, Goto or Ibushi vs. AJ Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight title; the winner of the New Japan Cup. Another will likely face Shinsuke Nakamura for the I.C. championship.
