New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) has announced that its subsidiary, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America Inc. (NJoA), will soon cease operations and enter liquidation. Despite this, NJPW will continue to hold events in North America, supported financially and structurally by co-owner TV Asahi.
Here is the full statement:
“New Japan Pro-Wrestling hereby announces that subsidiary New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America Inc. will cease operations and enter liquidation. As NJPW continues to optimize allocation of management resources in a rapidly changing business environment, the decision was made to close the subsidiary, which was founded in 2019.
Moving forward, NJPW events in North America will continue to be held with the full backing and resources of the TV Asahi group, as part of a new chapter in NJPW’s ongoing global expansion.”
NJPW launched NJoA in October 2019 to expand its presence in the North American market. The final event produced by its subsidiary was Resurgence, held in May 2025 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
