Nights when Jaylen scores 50 > Nights the Celtics don't play basketball.

Part of the beauty of pro-wrestling is watching 2025 standouts like Mercedes Moné, Saya Kamitani and Konosuke Takeshita come stumbling out of the gate in 2026, because the pendulum always swings back….. #AEW #STARDOM #njwk20

Okada with the last elbow on Tanahashi. #njwk20 #wrestlesky

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Kota Ibushi was legitimately banned by NJPW, but Kenny Omega brought him back OUT OF LOVE for The Ace. So, so beautiful. ❤️ #NJPW #AEW

I'm still watching the show, but as a guy who has been critical of NJPW's booking in recent years, credit where it's due: using Tanahashi's retirement show to put over Tsuji and Wolf big is very smart. This is just the right platform to put over your next generation of stars. #njwk20

The Cena retirement being a year long dud is really something when you see how easy and effective the Tanahashi one was. But sure, wwe is the storytelling company because guys talk during matches

The mere idea that Tanahashi hesitated because he thought that even now there was STILL the possibility of being attacked by Naito before finally returning the fist bump was pure theater. #njwk20

aww babe? no. aew, babe. let's watch wrestling

What a photo. #NJPW #AEW

"Thank you to everyone from Tanahashi"

The only President I acknowledge:

Mutoh has no idea how landscape photography works lmao #njwk20

Hiroshi Tanahashi has officially retired from professional wrestling. One of the absolute greatest to ever do it, and getting to watch him in real time has been a privilege. Go Ace. Thank you, Tanahashi.

i fear this only adds to her aura SHES TOO FUCKING COOL 🤼 #njwk20 #AEW

The reason WWE can’t put on a proper retirement match? It requires thought, creativity, and humanity—none of which they have.

Kenny Omega shares his thoughts on attending Wrestle Kingdom 20 and participating in Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement ceremony. (via Kenny Omega on Twitter)

ONE LAST AIR GUITAR 😭😭😭 GOD DAMN IT I LOVE YOU ACE ❤️ thank you for everything tanahashi, thrilled he got to go out like this AND EVERYONE WANTING AN ENCORE HELL YEA ❤️❤️❤️ beautiful, i hope he does 17 more encores #njwk20

OMG 😭 #棚橋弘至 🤼‍♂️

naito saw how long jake lee took to get in the ring and said “rookie shit” #njwk20 🤼

naito being a dick and wasting time god dammit ITS PASSED 6 AM LMAOOO 😂🤼 #njwk20

just one wrestling royalty after another GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO WATCH THIS WHOLE THING, ENTRANCES FULL MATCH AND CEREMONY AT THE END THIS IS BEAUTIFUL ❤️ thats how you retire, what a legend who meant so much to wrestling thank you ace ❤️🫡🤼 #njwk20

SHIBATAAAAAAA CHOPS AND TEARS AND HUGS AWWWWW FUCK 😭😭🤼 this is beautiful ❤️ #njwk20

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 kota crying got me, tears over here 🤼 #njwk20

KENNETH JEROME OMEGA FOLLOWED BY KOTA WHOS FUCKING WALKING?????? aw man what a moment 😭🤼 #njwk20

BRUVVVVVVVVV FUCK ITS SO GOOD TO SEE BOTH THESE GUYS 🤼 god damn look at tana 😭😭😭 #njwk20

OH FUCKKK KING SWITCH???? WELCOME BACK HANDSOME GOD DAMN HE LOOKS GOOD 🤼 #njwk20

tana cant even run the ropes without a noticeable limp and he and okada still put on a well paced 30 min banger to end his career 😭 special, special wrestler, special person. what a guy to go out like that we are all lucky to have been able to see his career, there will never be another 🤼 #njwk20

“thank you” OKADA DONT MAKE ME CRYYYYYYYYY 🤼 #njwk20

HE HIT THE POSE OH FUCKKKKK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 😭😭😭😭😭😭 its over, tanahashi is retired god damn that was beautiful, rainmaker is back and tana is gone 😭🫡🤼 #njwk20

Okada with the “Ain’t I a stinker” grin everytime he hits nasty offense or gets the crowd riled up. He’s having serious fun out there. #NJPW

This is perfectly done so far

tana is out there with negative knees getting decent air off the top rope I COULD CRYYYYY 🤼 #njwk20

crowd HATED okadas fake rainmaker into the middle finger 😂😂😂😂 god hes so good at what he does this is great, tana leaving nothing in the tank 🤼 #njwk20

Finally an IWGP Title match worthy of a Dome main event and it’s the one time there was no chance (rightfully) of it being the main

TANAHASHI OUR ACE YOU LOOK SO MAGNIFICENT PLEASE DON’T LEAVE US WE DON’T CARE IF YOU HAVE KNEES #njpw #njwk20 🤼

Making him tap with the young lion special is such great storytelling. Finally at the end of the day NJPW and what it is at the heart won the day

NJPW has needed a new generation of stars to lead them in an era without so many of their biggest and brightest who have either left or retired. yota tsuji is an excellent choice to lead them into the future. an excellent worker, incredible presence, and a true love for new japan. #njpw #njwk20 🤼

18th match together to end it Okada vs Tanahashi one last time, good luck everyone 🤼 THE LAST ENTRANCE FOR THE ACE AHHHHHH GO ACE GO ACE GO ACE GO ACE #njwk20

takeshita lost his belt and okada cost him the C2 FUCK IT HE SHOULD COST OKADA THE MATCH LET ACE GO OUT ON TOP IDC 🤼 #njwk20

oh god its really time isnt it… ONCE MORE, GO ACE 🤼 #njwk20

RAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHGGG WHAT A FUCKING GENE BLASTERRRRRR BOSTON CRAB LOCKED IN AND TAKESHITA TAPS YOTA WINS IT what a banger holy shit; great stuff for sure gonna see the old belt design back, AINT MAD shoutout takeshita, great run and was a BIG help in the overall turnaround 🤼 #njwk20

Takeshita is such a beast #njwk20

This is the fucking REAL

the ref BOUNCING on that avalanche blue thunder looking like my little brother on our old trampoline 😂😂😂🤼 #njwk20

To no surprise this match fuckin rules 🤼

ALLEY OOP!!! #njpw #njwk20 🤼‍♂️

WHAT AN INTERCEPT KNEE FROM TAKESHITA ON THAT GENE BLASTER i really hope this match isnt forgotten about after tanahashi’s retirement, its great 🤼 #njwk20