(Special thanks to the anonymous user who suggested this match. If you'd like to see a match covered on the Worst in the World, leave a comment down below.) The last few years have not been kind to New Japan Pro-Wrestling. While the company hasn't been outright horrible the last few years and still puts on solid shows, the shine that New Japan had as recent as Wrestle Kingdom 14 in January 2020 has dimmed significantly. It's not all their fault obviously. Because of travel restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic, wrestlers outside of Japan weren't able to re-enter the country, and for a company like New Japan that uses gaijin talent pretty frequently, that was always going to be a problem. The 2020 New Japan Cup, which had been postponed from March to June, had to be completely re-worked from its original bracket when 14 of the 32 participants were unable to enter the country. This meant no Will Ospreay, no Jay White, and no Juice Robinson, all of whom are big-name ...