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New Japan Pro Wrestling (2015)

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

IMDb rating
8.5 (450 votes)
Episode average
8.1 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
2
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 4 (2018)

8.36 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 60 min avg

Ep 6: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 10 votesEp 31: 8.6 · 5 votesEp 32: 8.8 · 5 votesEp 33: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 34: 8.6 · 12 votesEp 41: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 42: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 44: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 45: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 46: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 47: 8.6 · 5 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
6NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1478.25
15NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1568.110
31NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1728.65
32NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1738.85
33NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1748.45
34NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1758.612
41NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1828.25
42NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1838.25
44NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1858.25
45NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1868.25
46G1 Climax 28 Final8.26
47NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1888.65

Season 5 (2019)

8.01 avg 20 episodes 8.4 → 7.4 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 21: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 24: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 25: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 26: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 27: 8.5 · 6 votesEp 28: 8.7 · 7 votesEp 29: 8.5 · 6 votesEp 30: 8.9 · 8 votesEp 31: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 32: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 33: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 35: 7.4 · 5 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1988.45
2NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #1998.25
3NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #2008.05
4NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #2018.05
5NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #2028.05
9New Beginning: Tanahashi vs. White7.45
16NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #2137.45
21NJPW World Pro-Wrestling #2187.45
23Best of the Super Jr. 26 Final8.06
24Dominion 2019: Part 17.86
25Dominion 2019: Part 27.85
26G1 Climax 29: Part 17.69
27G1 Climax 29: Part 28.56
28G1 Climax 29: Part 38.77
29G1 Climax 29: Part 48.56
30G1 Climax 29: Part 58.98
31G1 Climax 29: Part 6 - A Block Final8.06
32G1 Climax 29: Part 7 - B Block Final7.85
33G1 Climax 29: Part 8 - Final8.45
35Royal Quest: Part Two - Sabre Jr. vs. Tanahashi7.45
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