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No one walked out of the special Thanksgiving edition of Collision with more to be thankful for than the winners of the night's Continental Classic league matches.

Wrestling News / Athlon Sports / November 28

AEW Collision Results Nov. 27: PAC, Takeshita Win Continental Classic

AEW delivered a special Thanksgiving edition of Collision on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, with more Continental Classic tournament action. PAC and Konosuke Takeshita both picked up crucial wins in their respective leagues, while Daniel Garcia brutalized his former mentor Matt Menard, and Eddie Kingston got emotional after beating Katsuyori Shibata.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / November 2

NJPW Tanahashi Final Homecoming 2025 Results: Takeshita & Tsuji Retain To Set Up Wrestle Kingdom 20 Match

On November 2, New Japan Pro Wrestling presented Tanahashi Final Homecoming from The Ace's hometown of Gifu with three big time matches with titles and trophies up for grabs.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / October 18

AEW WrestleDream 2025: Preview, Match Card

AEW WrestleDream touches down in Chaifetz Arena for AEW's long-promised first PPV in St. Louis and the first WrestleDream outside of Washington State. Tonight's show is the first PPV since Double Or Nothing to carry an evening start time on the East Coast, with the main card kicking off at 8 p.m.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / October 16

AEW WrestleDream Preview (10/18/25) – Match Card, Time, How to Watch

This year, AEW WrestleDream comes from St Louis’ Chaifetz Arena and, like the previous PPVs headlined by AEW Men’s World champion, Hangman Adam Page, a sense of unfolding transition can be felt across the card.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / October 14

Konosuke Takeshita Reveals His Long-Term AEW And NJPW Status

It only took a few years, but Konosuke Takeshita has exploded onto the U.S. wrestling scene and is poised to become one of AEW's biggest stars in the not-so-distant future.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / October 13

NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2025 Results: Takeshita Wins IWGP World Title; Major Update On Aaron Wolf's Debut Match

The era of the Alpha is upon us. At King of Pro-Wrestling in Ryogoku Kokugikan, G1 Climax 35 winner Konosuke Takeshita defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / October 13

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Results (10/13/25)

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling was a stacked card with five title matches and a heated feud coming to a head. The lights were bright once again at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, and the NJPW roster shone in front of an appreciative crowd.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / September 4

AEW Collision Preview (9/6/25) – Mark Briscoe vs. Konosuke Takeshita

Pinch, punch, first AEW Collision of the month! With a big return (rematch) from last week’s AEWDynamite, Saturday will be a good night for fighting. Speaking of no returns, Kenny Omega joins the list of big names on the injury list.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / September 2

AEW World Tag Team Champion Bandido Talks About Return From Injury

Current reigning ROH World Champion and one-half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Bandido, has been riding an incredible wave of momentum in AEW/ROH since returning to the ring full-time this February.

NJPW G1 Climax 35 Winner Konosuke Takeshita World Title Match Set For October

NJPW G1 Climax 35 winner Konosuke Takeshita is set to get his shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight title in October. It will be at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling event on October 13.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / August 23

AEW Collision Preview (8/23/25): Start Time, Match Card

AEW's Scotland debut continues with a massive episode of Collision in the final stop before Forbidden Door. Fresh off winning the G1 Climax tournament less than a week ago in Japan, Konosuke Takeshita makes his return to AEW tonight on Collision.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / August 17

Konosuke Takeshita Wins G1 Climax 35, Defeats EVIL In Tournament Final

The Alpha can now call himself a G1 Climax winner. On the final night of G1 Climax 35, Konosuke Takeshita defeated EVIL in a 26-minute Ariake Arena main event.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / August 17

NJPW G1 Climax 35 Results (8/17/25) – Day 19: Final

19 days of NJPW G1 Climax 35 all come down between EVIL and Konosuke Takeshita. Read on to see who won the 35th edition of the grandest tournament in pro-wrestling and everything else that went down in the final: Main event: G1 Climax 35 Final – Konosuke Takeshita def.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / August 16

G1 Climax 35 Night 18 Results: Takeshita vs EVIL Official For G1 35 Final

The results are in from this year's G1 Climax 35 semifinals, and the participants are official for the final showdown in Ariake Arena. Despite not being the main event, Yota Tsuji versus EVIL ended up being the biggest talking point coming out of night 18 of G1 35.

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Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / August 15

NJPW G1 Climax 35 Night 17 Results: Tsuji, Takeshita Advance To Semifinals

The G1 Climax 35 semifinals are set. On Thursday, in front of a packed Korakuen Hall crowd, two quarterfinal matches took place to determine who would move on to the semifinals in Ariake Arena.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / July 27

G1 Climax 35 Nights 3-6 Results: Kidd Out Due To Injury, Takeshita And Takagi Shine In Ota

Konosuke Takeshita continues to steal the show in G1 Climax 35. Is anyone surprised? In the Block B main event on night six, Takeshita defeated Shingo Takagi in a rematch of their Wrestle Kingdom 19 match in the Tokyo Dome earlier this year.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / July 19

G1 Climax 35 Night 1 Results (7/19/25): Narita Upsets Sabre Jr, Takeshita Defeats Kidd

It's officially G1 season. NJPW's signature round-robin tournament kicked off Saturday in Sapporo with all 20 participants in action. The main event featured the Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, entering his 23rd and final G1 Climax tournament to face Taichi in A Block action.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / July 11

ROH Supercard of Honor Preview: Start Time, Match Card

In a break from tradition, ROH Supercard of Honor will be held as a part of a stacked AEW All In Week, rather than its usual placement during WrestleMania Week.

Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / March 19

AEW’s Konosuke Takeshita to make House of Glory debut

Former AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita will make his House of Glory debut next month. Announced by the promotion Wednesday night, Takeshita will debut for the New York City-based indie promotion on Friday, April 25th against an opponent to be named.

Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / February 24

Konosuke Takeshita to defend NEVER title in CMLL debut

Konosuke Takeshita will be making a title defense when he debuts at Arena Mexico this Friday night. In his first-ever CMLL match, Takeshita will put his NEVER Openweight Championship on the line against Angel de Oro.

Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / January 23

Konosuke Takeshita challenges Katsuyori Shibata for AEW Collision

A new match appears to be on tap for this Saturday’s Homecoming edition of AEW Collision featuring International Champion Konosuke Takeshita. Takeshita and Don Callis offered a challenge to former Ring of Honor Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata, delivered via a backstage promo following Shibata’s win over Shane Taylor on ROH TV.

Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / January 5

Konosuke Takeshita says he is now affiliated with NJPW along with AEW & DDT

Konosuke Takeshita is now affiliated with three different promotions. After retaining the NEVER Openweight title and AEW International titles at Wrestle Dynasty, Takeshita announced in a backstage interview that in addition to being affiliated with DDT and AEW, he is now affiliated with NJPW, who posted the comments on social media.

Wrestling News / Yardbarker / June 29, 2024

Three matches that could steal the show in AEW's 'Forbidden Door'

Here's a look at three top candidates to spark that "match of the night" feeling Sunday night at AEW: Forbidden Door 2024.

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Wrestling News / Wrestling News / March 3, 2024

AEW Revolution Results: Will Ospreay Outlasts Konosuke Takeshita In Classic Match

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Wrestling News / Yardbarker / January 19, 2024