Various: NJPW & Stardom Announces Joint Event in China This October, wXw Announces New Streaming Deal with IWTV, Indies/Misc.

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Jul 15, 2025

NJPW & Stardom Announces Joint Event in China This October

This past weekend’s Bilibili World 2025 convention in Shanghai, China featured STARDOM talents Natsupoi and Saori Anou making an appearance representing Bushiroad.

During their speech to the live crowd, Natsupori and Saori Anou announced that New Japan Pro Wrestling and Stardom will be holding a co-promoted event on October 5th in Guangzhou, China.

NJPW’s official website:

[Bushiroad EXPO 2025 in Shanghai] New Japan Pro-Wrestling and STARDOM will hold a joint event in Guangzhou, China on October 5th! [Natsupoi and Anou Saori will appear]
On July 12th, Natsupoi and Anou Saori from STARDOM appeared at the large-scale exhibition event “BilibiliWorld 2025” held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China!
We report on the stage performance, which was greeted with thunderous cheers!
◆Aiba Aina is also very popular in Shanghai!
Natsupoi and Anou Saori appeared on the “Bushiroad EXPO 2025 in Shanghai” special stage at “BilibiliWorld 2025”!
First, Aiba Aina, who recently made a one-day comeback as a professional wrestler in the STARDOM ring, appeared on stage to a huge cheer of “Woooohoo!” When the crowd called out, “Today we’d like to introduce the STARDOM wrestlers to you! It’s time for Natsupoi and Anou Saori to make their entrance!”, the two were once again greeted with huge cheers.
◆Full-scale promotion of STARDOM in Shanghai!
Many of the customers who gathered at the Bushiroad booth were new to professional wrestling matches and wrestlers. When Aiba introduced the customers to “What is women’s professional wrestling?” and “What is STARDOM?”, everyone looked at the match footage with interest.
Natsupoi also said, “I went from being an idol to being a professional wrestler! I’m in a unit called Meltier, and I’ve even sang at Bushiroad’s 15th anniversary concert!” and the footage was played, eliciting huge cheers from the crowd!
Furthermore, the audience was also really into the footage of Aiba’s matches and live performances, which got the crowd really excited!
◆New Japan Pro-Wrestling & STARDOM joint event in Guangzhou, China announced!
Meanwhile, Anna made a big announcement: “We have some news to share! On October 5th, we, STARDOM and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, will be holding a joint event in Guangzhou, China!” The audience was thrilled with the unexpected release of this information!
When Aiba asked, “Are you all coming?”, the crowd erupted in cheers, the biggest of the day, “Ohhhhhh!”
Natsupoi also concluded with a smile, “Please come and see our match next time! We’ll do our best to entertain you all!” The stage ended with a full-on PR for the China Guangzhou event.
It was announced in Shanghai that New Japan Pro-Wrestling and STARDOM will be holding a tournament in Guangzhou, China on October 5th.
More information will be announced on their respective official websites at a later date, so please look forward to it!
[Tournament Information]
◆Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025
◆Location: Guangzhou, China

wXw Announces New Streaming Deal with IWTV

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (xWx) announced that they have recently signed a new streaming partnership deal with Independent Wrestling TV to bring curated content from their library to the service starting on Thursday, July 17th.

Official press release:

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), the largest professional wrestling promotion in continental Europe, is proud to announce its new partnership with Independent Wrestling TV (IWTV), a premier streaming service for independent wrestling. With this collaboration, IWTV subscribers will gain access to a curated selection of wXw content, starting with: All Ambition Events Every 16 Carat Gold Tournament since 2016 And much more to come in the future This partnership marks a major milestone in wXw’s 25th anniversary year. Founded in 2000, wXw has played a key role in shaping modern European wrestling. Its alumni and former champions include internationally renowned talents such as Walter (Gunther), Axel Dieter jr. (Ludwig Kaiser), Ilja Dragunov, Bryan Danielson, Sami Zayn, and Claudio Castagnoli. “We’ve wanted to find the right way to work with wXw for a long time, and we’re thrilled to finally make it happen. wXw has been a major influence on the global independent scene, and we’re proud to bring wXw to IWTV subscribers.” – Gerard Durling By joining IWTV’s growing network—now home to over 400 partner promotions and a library of more than 10,000 events—wXw joins a global platform that already features standout companies like ACTION Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Limitless Wrestling, and archival footage from All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling and Battlarts. IWTV subscriptions are available for $10 per month, with streaming supported on the Apple App Store, Google Play, Fire TV, and Apple TV.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Major League Wrestling recently announced that they and Panini America have launched their first-ever MLW Panini Instant cards. It was announced that this first set of cards features memorable moments and MLW talent from this past June’s Summer of the Beast 2025 event.

MLW also recently announced that CMLL talent Ultimo Guerrero will be making an appearance for the company at their Fightland 2025 event on September 13th in Dallas, Texas.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that Daisuke Sekimoto will be making his return appearance to the company since leaving to become a freelancer at their July 27th event in Tokyo, Japan. It was announced that Sekimoto will be teaming up with So Daimonji in a tag team match against Ryuji Ito & Abdullah Kobayashi at the event.

C*4 Wrestling announced that Danhausen will be making an appearance for the company at their Fighting Back 2025 charity event on August 15th in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Evil Uno recently announced that his Mystery Wrestling promotion will be holding their first ever world tour starting on September 21st in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

House of Glory recently released a close up look of their new HOG Crown Jewel Championship belt.

HOG also recently announced one new match for the card of their High Intensity 2025 event on August 1st in Jamaica, New York:

HOG World Championship – Carlito vs. Charles Mason (c)

West Coast Pro Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their co-promoted West Coast Pro x DEADLOCK x Prestige Wrestling’s Cruel Summer event on July 26th in San Francisco, California: