New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

New Japan Pro Wrestling presents the biggest stars and best matches from the premier wrestling organization in Japan and the second largest and fastest growing wrestling promotion in the world. WWE Hall of Fame commentator Jim Ross and former UFC Heavyweight champion and NJPW veteran Josh Barnett provide English language commentary for the series.

Series details

• Title: New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-01-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: AXS TV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 68 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2515

Cast and credited roles

• Josh Barnett — Co-Announcer
• Jim Ross — Co-Announcer
• Mauro Ranallo — Co-Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-16; final listed air date 2015-12-11.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-15; final listed air date 2016-12-16; episode order: 51.
• Season 2017: episode order: 51.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-04; final listed air date 2019-05-31.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-04; final listed air date 2024-12-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.