10 Reasons Why WWE Fans Should Be Watching New Japan Pro Wrestling
It's more easily accessible than you might think.
Ever since WCW and ECW closed their doors in 2001, fans of North American pro wrestling have been clamoring for an alternative to WWE. Sure, WWE's product can be great sometimes, but it's often not, and either way, that's what we've got. Yes, there's TNA, but for most of its existence, the company's been offering a WWE-lite style product (either in terms of booking or in terms of the talent it hires) and let's face it if you've given TNA a chance, you were probably even more desperate for an alternative afterwards. The good news is, there's a great alternative to WWE, and in recent years it's become ultra-accessible. New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Land of the Rising Sun's biggest grappling company for decades, has risen from the ashes of the early 2000s puroresu bust to become the best wrestling promotion in the world. With iPPVs available online (NJPW's contract with provider Ustream is coming to an end, but a new deal is expected to be made), anyone with internet access can watch the shows and follow the action. You don't need to take my word so easily, though here are 10 reasons why New Japan is worth checking out.