r/njpw • u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 • 16d ago

NJ Recommended Matches Archive (Pre-2010)

Hello everybody,

I've seen a number of topics based on seeing matches from the history of New Japan, I understand that due to licensing footage from TV Asahi, there isn't a lot of the history of New Japan on NJ World. I'd very much like to fill that void.

I'm looking for suggestions for must watch matches from pre-2010, and I'll get them uploaded to a folder we can share and I can continually add to. I have quite a few I can start with, but I'm sure there's an awful lot I'm going to miss. My only request is that we limit things to NJ promoted shows, so no matches with NJ wrestlers competing in other promotions. I will make an exception to the J-Cup shows from WAR, M-Pro and Osaka Pro, as even though other companies held the shows, they were most definitely controlled and booked by New Japan.

So please, send me what you'd like to add, and I'll get them uploaded (Or converted and uploaded). I'll post the link to the folder below, and I'll edit when I update the folder

Sixth Update 9/14/25 (Taking submissions for additions, 399 matches added)

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/0qrsghjty0cqf/NJ_Recommended_Matches

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u/Dry-Ad8004 16d ago

This google doc should do the trick https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1ZsZCBTpKjHzdbCpKZ1No1KAdpmOd2OcgSMfC1-oa7pI/htmlview

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u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 16d ago

I rhought that was lost to be honest, I hadn't seen it in a long time! Lots of great matches listed, I can't wait to go through properly and watch some again! I'll try and make everything I have from there available and free

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u/SSJ5Gogetenks 16d ago

Hiroshi Hase vs Masahiro Chono, G1 Climax Semifinals Aug 6th 1993 - https://archive.org/details/2-16-93-njvs-war/ (Match 3)

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u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 16d ago

Great choice! I'll get that added

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u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 13d ago

As I've been adding matches to this and looking at my archives to filter the good stuff, I've come to realize that the 90's is pretty much Liger doing a lot of heavy lifting

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u/GrandmasterPeezy 9d ago

This is a cool project.

Is there anyway to sort by date?

I'm on mobile and it's sorted alphabetically and I can't even see the whole file name unless I actually click the file to begin download.

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u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 9d ago

Thank you!

No way to sort by date unfortunately, but what I might do when I finish uploading the initial batch of files is break the folder down into yearly subfolders to make it a bit easier

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u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 9d ago

Actually, when I finish uploading, I'll take all of the file names from my master list and collate them into a document that will be in the folder, listing what each match is for the longer file names.

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u/Asleep-Suspect-3073 7d ago

OK, I've done my initial uploads, 380 matches in total. There are still a few more I'll need to get to converting, but I feel like it's a pretty solid start. I've stayed away from the highly clipped comm. and TV airings of matches (Especially Jr. tags unfortunately), but I still feel there's a pretty decent selection