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The television deal between AXS TV and NJPW (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) has come to an end. – During today’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer commented on New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) getting a new US TV deal. New Japan officials were aware they would need a new US TV deal after the current contract with AXS expired, “but they weren’t in a rush because it was like, we got a year to find somebody.” However, AXS TV then ended up cancelling NJPW’s programming on AXS, which seems to have caught New Japan by surprise. In November 2014, NJPW and AXS TV struck a deal for AXS to broadcast a new series, called NJPW World Pro Wrestling, which would air weekly on Friday evenings starting in January 2015. NJPW needs a new american TV deal before anything. An AXS TV spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek that NJPW is no longer airing on the network. It … The network has “lost interest in promoting a rival company to the company they own.” The issue is NJPW “runs the same market as Impact.” They have also reportedly fired “all the key people who made the New Japan deal.”. However, the MMA promotion, Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA), later did end up suing AXS TV for violating their broadcast contract (via Forbes) earlier this month. Its under $10 a month and now the US shows are actually live in the US instead of getting blacked out live once or twice a year because AXS forced them to screw over paying customers. There are no additional details on what network the promotion might end up on.
", In response to US fan queriesThere are currently no plans for TV broadcast of NJPW events in 2020 (WK14 included) in the US. WrestlingNews.Co.
But as the viewership of NJPW on AXS TV grew, so did the network's commitment to the product. All rights reserved.Click here for our privacy policy. According to Dave Meltzer, NJPW and AXS TV deal will be coming to an end a year early. We invite you to join @njpwworld for all the action in 2020, LIVE and in English!https://t.co/ldAvP7y3CH#njpw pic.twitter.com/C0gV2JuJ37. A huge Chelsea and Miami Heat fan, Kavan also enjoys watching pro wrestling, boxing and MMA.
To continue reading login or create an account. Yes, He Really Said That, Keith Lee & 9 Other Wrestlers Who Had Their Entrance Music Made Worse. Currently, New Japan has a deal through January 2020 with AXS TV. He also competed for Global Force Wrestling, where he was a ... Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. However, it was also reported that the AXS TV and NJPW was not set to expire until January 2021. Latest WWE, AEW, TNA wrestling news, editorials, results, videos and more since 2000. Best known for his time with Impact Wrestling under the ring name Sonjay Dutt. As noted in the past, Impact Wrestling parent company, Anthem Media Group, purchased AXS TV last September. AXS TV to end NJPW deal. AXS TV was already the home of NJPW and Women of Wrestling (WOW).
We invite you to join @njpwworld for all the action in 2020, LIVE and in English!https://t.co/ldAvP7y3CH#njpw pic.twitter.com/C0gV2JuJ37. Meltzer claims NJPW and multinational TV channel Viceland have begun negotiating over a US TV deal. Kavan is a freelance writer for TheSportster who also contributes to TheRichest and HotCars. We invite you to join @njpwworld for all the action in 2020, LIVE and in English!
But without a television deal, NJPW may have a difficult time gaining attention with WWE, AEW and other promotions occupying TV space. Click here for our privacy policy. Thank you for joining us on TV so far.
We invite you to join @njpwworld for all the action in 2020, LIVE and in English! There are currently no plans for TV broadcast of NJPW events in 2020 (WK14 included) in the US. NJPW officials were aware that they would need a new TV deal after their AXS deal expired, “but they weren’t in a rush because it was like, we got a year to find somebody.” However, AXS TV pulling the plug on broadcasting NJPW caught the promotion by surprise. By Harrison December 29, 2019 New Japan Pro Wrestling at one time was a very popular show on AXS TV. Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there have been some preliminary talks between NJPW and Viceland for a US TV deal. Anthem, which is a majority stakeholder in Impact!
Surely, fans would welcome a new US TV deal involving the Japanese company as it boasts a unique and entertaining brand.
Report: NJPW in Talks With Viceland for TV Deal. LFA was later able to sign a new broadcast deal with UFC Fight Pass for its LFA 78-81 events.
"It’s a long process because TV-Asahi owns the footage rights and the AXS/New Japan deal was originally between AXS and TV-Asahi," Meltzer writes, as it pertains to the current deal.
But without a television deal, NJPW may have a difficult time gaining attention with WWE, AEW and other promotions occupying TV space. “In response to US fan queries. However, Anthem Sports bought AXS TV and that changed everything. Fans of NJPW can still watch the promotion on the official streaming service New Japan World. WWF Prime Time Wrestling (12.11.1989) Review, Andrew Yang Comments on Report That WWE Is Taking Over Talent’s Twitch Streams, Roderick Strong Announces He’s Deleting His Cameo, Various News: Serpentico Says He Nearly Quit Wrestling Due to Pandemic, WWE Stock Slightly Down, The Gamer Parent’s Strategy Guide: Next-Gen Consoles, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PlayStation 4) Demo Preview, Virtual Basement’s The Wrestling Code Adds Raven to Roster, New Cyberpunk 2077 Featurettes Showcase New Locations, Lore & Personalities of Night City, 411 Middleweight MMA Rankings: Israel Adesanya, Paulo Costa, More, Justin Gaethje & Manager Slam Conor McGregor, Say He Turned Down Fight, 411 Ground and Pound Podcast: Thoughts on Conor McGregor Boxing Pacquiao, UFC 253 Review, More, Dana White Responds to Conor McGregor’s Claims of Fight With Manny Pacquiao, Agreeing to Fight Diego Sanchez, Conor McGregor Claims He’s Fighting Manny Pacquiao In The Middle East. On Friday, the official international Twitter account of the wrestling promotion addressed fan queries regarding its 2020 television broadcasts in the United States.
On Friday, the promotion announced they will not be airing any TV content in the United States in 2020. If you want to watch NJPW, subscribe to NJPW World. Anthem Sports and Entertainment bought AXS TV in October. Surely, fans would welcome a new US TV deal involving the Japanese company as it boasts a unique and entertaining brand. It was noted that there were “at least opening of lines of communications.”. NJPW have been making a … All Rights Reserved. More Trending Stories.