Broadcast area | Worldwide |
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Headquarters | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan [1] |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Japanese English French |
Picture format | 720p HD |
Ownership | |
Owner |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling TV Asahi |
History | |
Launched | December 1, 2014 |
Links | |
Website |
njpwworld |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling World (新日本プロレスワールド, Shin Nihon Puroresu Wārudo), [2] also referred to as NJPW World and New Japan World, [3] is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). On December 1, 2014, NJPW and its minority owner TV Asahi announced it as a new worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events. [4] All major NJPW events air live on the service, which also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 1972. [5]
In 2015, King of Pro-Wrestling marked the first ever event on NJPW World to feature English commentary. [6] As part of a working relationship between NJPW and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion, NJPW began airing CMLL's Viernes Espectaculares show on NJPW World, starting July 9, 2016. [7] On April 8, 2022, it was announced that as part of a working relationship between NJPW and the American All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion, NJPW began airing AEW's Dynamite and Rampage weekly shows on NJPW World. [8] [9]
Since inception, the service has had a monthly subscription price of ¥999 ( US$9.1). As of May 2017, subscription numbers were roughly 50,000 subscribers with 10,000 outside Japan. [10] By July 2018, the subscription's numbers had risen to 100,000 in total, with 40,000 outside of Japan. [11]