New Japan Pro Wrestling World

New Japan Pro Wrestling World
Launched December 1, 2014 (2014-12-01)
Owned by New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV Asahi
Picture format 720p HD
Broadcast area Worldwide
Headquarters Japan
Website http://njpwworld.com/

New Japan Pro Wrestling World (NJPW World) is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by New Japan Pro Wrestling. On December 1, 2014, NJPW and TV Asahi announced "New Japan Pro Wrestling World", a new worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events.[1] All major NJPW events air live on the service, which also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 1972.[2] In 2015, King of Pro-Wrestling marked the first ever event on NJPW World to feature English commentary,[3] provided by Kevin Kelly and Matt Striker.[4]

The service has a current monthly subscription price of ¥999.[5] As of April 2015, the service has 22,000 subscribers with around 15% of them coming from outside Japan.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Caldwell, James (December 1, 2014). "NJPW news: New Japan announces streaming service like WWE Network, will include live shows". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (November 30, 2014). "New Japan Pro Wrestling launches their network, full details". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Macklin, Matthew; Crockett, Paul (October 2, 2015). "New Japan to broadcast October event in English on New Japan World". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (October 2, 2015). "Fri update: John Cena taking time off, Johnny Hendricks hospitalized". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.njpw.co.jp/english/news/detail.php?nid=12845
  6. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (April 13, 2015). "April 13, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: SmackDown to USA Network, AJ Lee retires, UFC drug czar, death of Steve Rickard, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, California): 29. ISSN 1083-9593.

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