8 Facts About Japan Pro Wrestling

1. New Japan Pro Wrestling fans fall straight into the Japanese fan culture.

2. New Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in 1972 by Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki and is currently owned by Bushiroad.

3. New Japan Pro Wrestling has had a very up and down history but continues to be one of the largest promotions in Japan and one of the highest grossing promotions in the world.

4. In 2010, New Japan Pro Wrestling had an attendance of over 40,000 in the Tokyo Dome, showing the growth of the promotion in the last several years.

5. In 1992, New Japan Pro Wrestling wrestled in the Tokyo Dome for the first time, another tradition that took place at least once a year after that.

6. New Japan Pro Wrestling was formed in 1972, when Antonio Inoki broke away from the JWA to form his own promotion.

7. In June 2014, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced a partnership with the new American Global Force Wrestling organization helmed by Jeff Jarrett.

8. New Japan Pro Wrestling aired its first internet pay-per-view, the fourth day of the 2012 G1 Climax, on August 5, 2012.