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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Announced Today! 🌟 MLW & NJPW Present CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA USA, April 12th in Charleston, South Carolina Tickets go on sale this Friday, 10:00 am ET at MLWgo.com

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 News Story of the Year: 1. Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI Leave NJPW (385 pts) 2. NJPW Sells Out Tokyo Dome for Wrestle Kingdom 20 (273 pts) 3. Kazuchika Okada Named Hiroshi Tanahashi's Final Opponent (201 pts) That concludes our awards! Biggest thanks to everyone who voted!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Angle of the Year: 1. Yuto-Ice & OSKAR Return From Excursion (247 pts) 2. Kazuchika Okada Returns to NJPW (219 pts) 3. Naito & Bushi say Goodbye to LIJ & Naito passes the torch to Tsuji (184 pts)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Excursion Match of the Year: 1. Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita - Supercard of Honor (228 pts) 2. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay - Dynamite (214 pts) 3. Syuri vs. Sareee - The Conversion (135 pts) The ROH World Title defence during All In Weekend wins by 14 points!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Joshi Match of the Year: 1. Syuri vs. Sareee - The Conversion (198 pts) 2. Syuri vs. Mayu Iwatani - All Star Grand Queendom (179 pts) 3. Saya Kamitani vs. AZM - STARDOM in Korakuen (176 pts) A very close race for this award, but Syuri and Sareee from June 21st wins it!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Tag Team Match of the Year: 1. Knockout Brothers vs. Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura - KoPW (301 pts) 2. Dog Pound Cage Match - Dontaku (191 pts) 3. Bishamon vs. ZSJ & Oiwa - World Tag League 2024 Block A (118 pts) Our TTOTY/ NOTY also win TTMOTY with their first title defence!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Junior Match of the Year: 1. Kosei Fujita vs. YOH - BoSJ Finals (257 pts) 2. El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai - Death Pain Invitational (252 pts) 3. El Desperado vs Kosei Fujita - Road to NB (201 pts) The match which saw Fujita become the youngest BOSJ winner is also our JMOTY!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Strong Style Fight of the Year: 1. Omega vs Kidd - Wrestle Dynasty (316 pts) 2. Kidd vs Tsuji - New Beginning in Osaka (180 pts) 3. Yuto-Ice vs Uemura - Road to KoPW (99 pts) The 2nd time MOTY & SSFOTY have shared the same winner, the previous being 2023 Omega/Will (WK17)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Young Lion of the Year: 1. Daiki Nagai (528 pts) 2. Katsuya Murashima (268 pts) 3. Shota Kato (135 pts) Joining Unaffiliated in 2025 and now a member of Unbound Company, Nagai definitively wins YLOTY for the second year in a row

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Fighting Spirit Award: 1. Goto: wins the big one (398 pts) 2. Tanahashi: Final Ace Tour (277 pts) 3. ELP: Superkicks Cancer (228 pts) With this, Goto collects his 4th win in our 2025 Year-End Awards!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Newcomer of the Year: 1. Knockout Brothers (510 pts) 2. Konosuke Takeshita (330 pts) 3. Hartley Jackson (161 pts) Yet another award dominantly won by KOB!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Most Improved of the Year: 1. Drilla Moloney (276 pts) 2. Boltin Oleg (241 pts) 3. Ryohei Oiwa (209 pts) This was a very close race between Drilla & Boltin throughout our voting period, but in the end Drilla has secured the win by 35 points

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Faction of the Year: 1. TMDK (425 pts) 2. Bullet Club War Dogs (344 pts) 3. LIJ/Unaffiliated (172 pts) Speaking of second year in a row, TMDK also won FOTY in 2024!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Big Van Vader Gaijin of the Year: 1. Zack Sabre Jr. (478 pts) 2. Gabe Kidd (237 pts) 3. David Finlay (191 pts) Making this the second year in a row ZSJ has won this award!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Feud of the Year: 1. Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr. (368 pts) 2. Gabe Kidd vs Yota Tsuji (254 pts) 3. El Desperado vs Jun Kasai (154 pts) Winning by 114 points, the rivalry between Goto and ZSJ was clearly the defining FOTY for our listeners!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Joshi of the Year: 1. Saya Kamitani (370 pts) 2. Sareee (231 pts) 3. Syuri (159 pts) The former New Japan Strong Joshi Champion & Tokyo Sports' 2025 MVP also reigns supreme as our JOTY!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Karl Gotch Strong Style Award: 1. Hirooki Goto (226 pts) 2. Gabe Kidd (207 pts) 3. Konosuke Takeshita (147 pts) After 4 years, Shingo Takagi's longstanding winning streak for this award is broken! The 'g' in 'Strong' stands for Goto!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Tag Team of the Year: 1. Knockout Brothers (477 pts) 2. Ichiban Sweet Boys (293 pts) 3. Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. (198 pts) Despite not arriving until mid-Aug & our grading period ending mid-Nov, it was still a clear, clean sweep of the competition for KOB to win TTOTY

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Jushin "Thunder Liger" Junior of the Year: 1. El Desperado (482 pts) 2. Kosei Fujita (442 pts) 3. Robbie Eagles (104 pts) After previously winning the award in 2021 and 2022, Despy reclaims his throne as KiSS' Jr. of the Year!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Show of the Year: 1. New Beginning in Osaka (359 pts) 2. Wrestle Kingdom 19 (196 pts) 3. King of Pro-Wrestling (170 pts) The show that featured both 2nd and 3rd place in MOTY wins SOTY, making this the first time New Beginning has won this award

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 Match of the Year: 1. Kenny Omega vs Gabe Kidd - Wrestle Dynasty (367 pts) 2. Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr. - New Beginning in Osaka (249 pts) 3. Gabe Kidd vs Yota Tsuji - New Beginning in Osaka (128 pts) This is Omega's 3rd KiSS MOTY since our awards began in 2017

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

2025 KEEPIN' IT STRONG STYLE NJPW YEAR-END AWARD THREAD 🏆 Huge thank you to everyone who voted! Here are the results: Our 2025 Antonio Inoki Wrestler of the Year: 1. Hirooki Goto (309 pts) 2. Zack Sabre Jr. (290 pts) 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (211 pts)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Voting in our annual year-end awards closes TOMORROW!! bit.ly/kissawards25 Vote NOW for your wrestler of the year & more! GO! GO! GO!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

🚨 Voting is now open for the 9th annual Keepin’ it Strong Style Year-End Awards! link: bit.ly/kissawards25 Get your votes in now!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🚨 New episode of Tanahashi: Ace of the Universe is live! #TAOTU #FinalAce link: www.patreon.com/posts/tanaha... ⭐️ Listen now to his ‘14 run - From main eventing WK vs Shinsuke, to a grudge match with Shibata in Destruction, to re-claiming the top title against Styles at KOPW

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🚨 New episode of Tanahashi: Ace of the Universe is live! #TAOTU #FinalAce link: www.patreon.com/posts/tanaha... ⭐️ Listen now to his ‘13 run - WrestleKingdom 13, Bullet Club’s birth, “Dual Ace” vs Okada, CMLL Universal Championship win & more!

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

👚 Some very cool merch for the event is also available here for a discounted price: www.teepublic.com/user/shin-ni... Stickers, hats, tanks, 3 types of tees & sweatshirts! Get your orders in now to make sure they arrive in time! (because who doesn’t love some matching merch?)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

🚨 Looking to meet up with fellow fans & podcasters right before WrestleKingdom? ⭐️ We’re all coming together to host a fan meet up! 12pm on January 4th at HUB Pub, just a 3 minute walk away from the Dome! (1/2)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A huge thanks to all our listeners this year! Whether new or with us from the start, here’s to growing our amazing community even more in 2026 🥂

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Our November Awards!: Wrestler of the Month -> Hiroshi Tanahashi Match of the Month -> Super Jr. Tag League B-Block Final, Ichiban Sweet Boys vs Bullet Club War Dogs (Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori) Thoughts/ Do you agree? Let us know! 👇

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

happy thanksgiving to all those celebrating! 🦃🤍

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

🚨 New episode of Tanahashi: Ace of the Universe is live! #TAOTU #FinalAce link: www.patreon.com/posts/tanaha... ⭐️ Listen now to his ‘12 run - As the Ace leads a new era of NJ, breaking the IWGP defence record before The Rainmaker Shock, which instantly created a new top star & rival

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

yuto-ice: mans not hot 🔥🥶 listen to the whole episode in the link below 👇 (video version available on our patreon)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Who do you currently think will be Hiroshi Tanahashi’s final opponent in the Tokyo Dome, on Jan 4th 2026? ⭐️ #njwk20 Jeremy and Joshua’s answer: Kenny Omega

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Thank you for all your continued support towards Keepin’ It Strong Style! ⭐️ This week we hit number 4 in the top 100 wrestling podcasts on Good Pods! 🎉

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

With the #G1Final taking place today & Konosuke Takeshita emerging victorious What was your favourite match(es) in all of #G1CLIMAX35? 🤼‍♂️ @jeremyldonovan.bsky.social’s answer: Takeshita vs Shingo Takagi ⭐️ “Young Boy” Joshua Smith’s answers: Ryohei Oiwa vs Yuya Uemura | Taichi vs Yota Tsuji ⭐️

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

@jeremyldonovan.bsky.social & “The YoungBoy” Joshua Smith had a lot of thoughts & feelings on Zack Sabre Jr.’s upcoming title defence at forbidden door 🤔 You can listen to them all & a review of G1 nights 12 to 15 in the quoted post below! (video version available on patreon)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

With Tsuji, EVIL & Finlay making the playoffs today via A Block & 2024 G1 winner ZSJ already securing his spot: Who are the other two from B Block you predict to advance & where will they place? @jeremyldonovan.bsky.social & “Young Boy” Joshua Smith’s answer: ZSJ (B1), Umino (B2) & Takeshita (B3)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Past the halfway mark of #G1CLIMAX35, who are your MVP’s of A and B block? ✨ @jeremyldonovan.bsky.social’s answers: Taichi (A) and Konosuke Takeshita (B) “Young Boy” Joshua Smith’s answers: Hiroshi Tanahashi (A) and Zack Sabre Jr. (B) (all 📸: @/HansenCamingsoo)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

After 7 nights of #G1CLIMAX35, what’s been your standout match so far? @jeremyldonovan.bsky.social’s answer: Shingo vs Takeshita (honourable mention: ELP vs ZSJ) “Young Boy” Joshua Smith’s answer: Uemura vs Tsuji (honourable mention: Umino vs ZSJ)

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Tomorrow night @thechrissamsa.bsky.social will be joining @jeremyldonovan.bsky.social to preview Dominion. Any questions for the show?

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Come grab drinks and hang out at VU rooftop bar across from Wintrust at 4pm CST before Windy City Riot! Come chill & talk NJPW.

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

These junior heavyweight teams were the highlight of tag team wrestling in NJPW this year and it’s showing in the voting in our year-end awards. Only one team can be our Tag Team of the Year. Get your votes in now: forms.gle/9MuyzN55c2mD...

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Tomorrow @thechrissamsa.bsky.social will be joining us to preview Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty. Any questions for the show?

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

It’s a tight race for our Karl Gotch Strong Style Award! Gabe, Goto, HENARE, and Shingo are neck and neck. Make your voice heard—cast your vote now: forms.gle/Hxb831KNVzNq...

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

NJPW Match of the Year? Let us know! Head over to our year-end awards and vote for your favorite NJPW match of 2024! We want to hear from you. ➡️ forms.gle/H2bLCjG7T6k4...

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

NJPW has made it official. The Young Bucks will challenge the IWGP Tag Team Champions at Wrestle Dynasty. Currently the champs, are HENARE and Great-O-Khan. The champs will have to make it through World Tag League and Wrestle Kingdom to get to the Bucks. #wrestlesky

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd is official for Wrestle Dynasty! #njpw #njWD

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Keepin’ It Strong Style @kistrongstyle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

NJPW has announced the International Women's Cup which will take place at Wrestle Dynasty. AEW, CMLL, ROH, and STARDOM will hold qualifying 4-way matches to determine a competitor in a final 4-way. The winner earns a title shot of her choosing. 🤼 #wrestledynasty

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