WrestleZone Live Coverage Schedule For April
New Japan Pro Wrestling will be presenting Sakura Genesis, Lions Gate & a tour of Road To Wrestling Dontaku events. WrestleZone will be providing live coverage for Sakura Genesis and Lions Gate, but will wait for the Road To Wrestling Dontaku match cards are announced to determine live coverage. Also Wrestling Hi No Kuni will make its return on April 29th. The event was last held in 2016.
New Japan April Schedule:
- 4/1 Sakura Genesis, 3am EST*
- 4/10 Lion’s Gate Project 11, 5:30am EST
- 4/13 Road To Wrestling Dontaku, 5:30am EST
- 4/14 Road To Wrestling Dontaku, 5:30am EST
- 4/23 Road To Wrestling Dontaku, 5:30am EST
- 4/24 Road To Wrestling Dontaku, 5:30am EST
- 4/27 Road To Wrestling Dontaku, 5:30am EST*
- 4/29 Wrestling Hi No Kuni, 2am EST*
Events in BOLD will have WZ Live Coverage.
*designates English Commentary
Need To Watch Ratings For The Week
As it can be hard to keep up with all of the early morning New Japan events, WreztleZone has been providing spoiler-free Need To Watch Ratings for each match. Here’s the combined average for each show from the past week.
3/15 New Japan Cup Night 6: 6.14
3/16 New Japan Cup Semi-Finals: 6.41
3/18 New Japan Cup Semi-Finals: 6.125
3/21 New Japan Cup Final: 6.36
Kojima Update
Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima is still recovering from a leg injury. In his absence, he’s been providing updates on his recovery with his fans, known as The Bread Club.
Good morning. I got up at five thirty and ate two pieces of bread. One of them was a piece of ham and cheese, and another with butter and cinnamon. The weather is super cloudy, but let’s work hard today!!
おはようございます。
５時半に起床して、食パン２枚を食べました。
１枚はハムとチーズを乗せて、もう１枚はバターとシナモンをかけて。
天気は超曇ってますが、今日も元気に頑張りましょう！！
— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) March 21, 2018
Kojima also expressed his surprise at Zack Sabre Jr.’s New Japan Cup win. He also teased that his recovery may be nearly complete.
New Japan professional wrestling and Nagaoka Conference. I can’t hide my surprise from the results of my imaginary slant. Wrestling is interesting after all. It’s interesting to watch or fight. I want to return early. I want to play a game as fast as one month or even one week.
新日本プロレス・長岡大会。
想像を斜め上へ行く結果に驚きを隠せない。
やっぱりプロレスは面白い。
観ても闘っても面白い。
早く復帰したい。
一ヶ月でも、一週間でも、一日でも早く試合がしたい。
— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) March 21, 2018
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