January 2011 PPV
"Wrestle Kingdom V"
January 4, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Dome drawing 18,000
Shown on Japanese PPV
- Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask IV, Tomoaki Honma, & Tama Tonga beat Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado, & Gedo (7:33) when Inoue pinned Gedo.
- Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kenny Omega & Taichi (8:04) when Taguchi pinned Taichi.
- IWGP Tag Champs Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat James Storm & Robert Roode and Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man (8:36) in a "three way" match when Anderson pinned Roode.
- La Sombra & Mascara Dorada beat Jushin Liger & Hector Garza (7:42) when Sombra pinned Liger.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Takashi Iizuka (11:13) via submission.
- Rob Van Dam pinned Toru Yano (11:28).
- Yuji Nagata pinned Minoru Suzuki (16:15).
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Prince Devitt pinned Kota Ibushi (16:22).
- Takashi Sugiura & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada (12:08) when Takayama pinned Okada.
- TNA Champ Jeff Hardy pinned Tetsuya Naito (11:04).
- Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Go Shiozaki (14:17).
- Togi Makabe pinned Masato Tanaka (12:46).
- Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Satoshi Kojima (21:57) to win the IWGP Title.
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February 2011 PPV
"The New Beginning"
February 20, 2011 in Sendai, Japan
Sun Plaza Hall drawing ???
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Tama Tonga pinned Hiromu Takahashi (5:20).
- Jushin Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Kushida beat Jado, Gedo, & Killer Rabbit (8:45) when Kushida pinned Rabbit.
- Tiger Mask IV pinned Tomohiro Ishii (8:45).
- Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, & King Fale (21:41) in an "elimination" match. Nakamura was the sole survivor.
- Takahashi pinned Fale (4:43).
- Tenzan pinned Takahashi (6:18).
- Iizuka threw Tenzan over the top rope (13:58).
- Inoue pinned Iizuka (14:56).
- Yano pinned Inoue (15:30).
- Nagata pinned Yano (18:10).
- Nakamura pinned Nagata (21:41).
- IWGP Tag Champs Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man (18:28) when Bernard pinned Strong Man .
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Prince Devitt pinned Taka Michinoku (13:17).
- MVP & Taichi beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (11:29) when MVP pinned Honma.
- Hirooki Goto pinned Tetsuya Naito (17:36).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Satoshi Kojima (22:22).
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May 2011 PPV
"Wrestling Dontaku 2011"
May 3, 2011 in Fukuoka, Japan
International Center drawing 6,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Manabu Nakanishi, Tomoaki Honma, & Hiromu Takahashi beat Jado, Gedo, & Killer Rabbit (4:36) when Nakanishi forced Rabbit to submit.
- Taka Michinoku & Taichi beat Tiger Mask IV & Kishida (6:43) when Taichi pinned Kushida.
- Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, & King Fale (7:57) when Yano pinned Fale.
- CMLL Middleweight Champ Jushin Liger pinned Mascara Dorada (10:04).
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (17:41) when Devitt pinned Romero.
- IWGP Tag Champs Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito (19:49) when Bernard pinned Naito.
- Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga beat Takashi Sugiura & Makoto Hashi (9:43) when Goto pinned Hashi.
- Yuji Nagata pinned Masato Tanaka (14:53).
- Togi Makabe pinned Satoshi Kojima (11:51).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (20:17).
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June 2011 PPV
"Dominion 6.18"
June 18, 2011 in Osaka, Japan
Prefectural Gym drawing 6,200
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Koji Kanemoto beat Hiromu Takahashi (3:04) via submission.
- Jado, Gedo, & Brian Kendrick beat Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, & Kushida (8:33) when Kendrick pinned Kushida.
- Mascara Dorada pinned Ryusuke Taguchi (8:26) to win the CMLL Welterweight Title.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, & Wataru Inoue beat Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka, & Tomohiro Ishii (9:12) when Nagata pinned Ishii.
- Yujiro Takahashi pinned Tetsuya Naito (11:12).
- Kota Ibushi pinned Prince Devitt to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima (12:39) when Suzuki pinned Kojima.
- IWGP I-C Champ MVP pinned Toru Yano (10:50).
- IWGP Tag Champs Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano (12:03) to win the Noah GHC Tag Title when Bernard pinned Sano.
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Hirooki Goto (25:28).
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July 2011 PPV
"New Japan Soul 2011"
July 18, 2011 in Sapporo, Japan
Makomanai Ice Arena drawing 5,800
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Masato Tanaka, Yujiro Takahashi, Jado, & Gedo beat Strong Man, Tomoaki Honma, & two Killer Rabbits (9:38) when Takahashi pinned a Rabbit.
- Jushin Liger pinned Hector Garza (7:55).
- Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, & King Fale (10:28) when Nakamura pinned Fale.
- Yuji Nagata beat Hideo Saito (9:56) via DQ.
- Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask IV beat Taka Michinoku & Taichi (7:18) when Tiger forced Taichi to submit.
- Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Kishida beat Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, & Daisuke Sasaki (15:29) when Taguchi pinned Sasaki.
- Hirooki Goto pinned Karl Anderson (10:20).
- IWGP I-C Champ MVP beat Toru Yano (12:03) via submission.
- Minoru Suzuki pinned Satoshi Kojima (13:39).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Giant Bernard (27:54).
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August 2011 PPV #1
"G1 Climax XXI: The Invincible Fighter"
August 1, 2011 in Fukuoka, Japan
International Center drawing 4,500
Shown live Japanese PPV
- La Sombra pinned Wataru Inoue (8:41).
- Giant Bernard pinned Hideo Saito (9:47).
- Yoshihiro Takayama pinned Toru Yano (6:29).
- Hirooki Goto beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (10:37) with the Goto Shiki.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Kota Ibushi pinned beat Ryusuke Taguchi (16:10).
- Yujiro Takahashi pinned Tetsuya Naito (10:52).
- Lance Archer pinned Togi Makabe (8:18).
- Satoshi Kojima pinned Minoru Suzuki (12:40).
- MVP pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (12:02).
- Yuji Nagata pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (18:19).
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August 2011 PPV #2
"G-1 Climax XXI: The Invincible Fighter"
August 14, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 11,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Hideo Saito pinned Yuji Nagata (4:29).
- Giant Bernard pinned Toru Yano (7:29).
- Lance Archer pinned Yoshihiro Takayama (7:19).
- Yujiro Takahashi pinned Togi Makabe (8:37).
- Tetsuya Naito pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (5:11).
- Strong Man pinned Hirooki Goto (7:27).
- Karl Anderson pinned MVP (8:30).
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Satoshi Kojima (14:10).
- Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Minoru Suzuki (12:13).
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (15:01) when Devitt pinned Omega.
- Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Tetsuya Naito (20:19) to win the 2011 G-1 Climax.
 2011 G-1 Climax final standings
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September 2011 PPV
"Kantaro Hoshino Memorial Show"
September 19, 2011 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 7,800
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Taka Michinoku & Taichi beat Tomoaki Honma & Kyosuke Mikami (8:30) when Taka forced Mikami to submit.
- Koji Kanemoto beat Makai #28 (5:25) via submission.
- Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, & Gedo beat Hirooki Goto, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tama Tonga, & Killer Rabbit (12:42) when Yano pinned Rabbit.
- Yuji Nagata pinned Hideo Saito (9:24).
- Prince Devitt pinned Kushida (13:30) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
- Masato Tanaka, Davey Richards, & Rocky Romero beat MVP, Tiger Mask IV, & Ryusuke Taguchi (10:02) when Richards pinned Taguchi.
- Minoru Suzuki pinned Wataru Inoue (13:02).
- Tetsuya Naito pinned Yujiro Takahashi (12:37).
- Togi Makabe pinned Lance Archer (11:22).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (26:07).
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October 2011 PPV
"Destruction 2011"
October 10, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 5,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi beat King Fale & Takaaki Watanabe (8:47) when Mikami forced Watanabe to submit.
- Schwarz, Weiss, Tiger Mask IV, Kushida, & Killer Rabbit beat Takashi Iizuka, Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, & Hideo Saito (7:53) when Kshida Kushida beat Gedo.
- Yujiro Takahashi pinned Tomoaki Honma (8:22).
- Lance Archer pinned Wataru Inoue (7:39).
- Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Ultimo Guerrero (11:03) when Goto pinned Guerrero.
- Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (13:29) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweigh Tag Title when Richards pinned Devitt.
- Satoshi Kojima pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (10:08) with a lariat.
- Yuji Nagata beat Toru Yano (12:08) via submission.
- Masato Tanaka pinned MVP (12:30) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
- Minoru Suzuki pinned Togi Makabe (13:15).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Tetsuya Naito (29:19).
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November 2011 PPV
"Power Struggle"
November 12, 2011 in Osaka, Japan
Prefectural Gym drawing 6,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Jado & Gedo beat Tama Tonga & Killer Rabbit (4:32) when Gedo pinned Rabbit.
- Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (3:42) when Honma pinned Iizuka.
- Yuji Nagata pinned Tomohiro Ishii (9:53).
- Yoshihiro Takayama & Taichi beat Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi (8:39) when Takayama pinned Taguchi.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Tiger Mask IV & Kushida (12:43) when Richards pinned Kushida.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Prince Devitt pinned Taka Michinoku (12:13).
- MVP & Tetsuya Naito beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi (12:18) when MVP forced Takahashi to submit.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Satoshi Kojima (15:49).
- IWGP I-C Champ Masato Tanaka pinned Hirooki Goto (9:51).
- IWGP Tag Champs Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (17:15) when Anderson pinned Archer.
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Toru Yano (22:01) via submission.
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December 2011 PPV
"New Japan Alive 2011"
December 4, 2011 in Osaka, Japan
Prefectural Gym drawing 8,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Karl Anderson & Killer Rabbit beat Jado & Gedo (4:47) when Rabbit pinned Gedo.
- Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, & Rocky Romero beat Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tama Tonga (9:33) when Romero pinned Taguchi.
- Takashi Sugiura & Atsushi Aoki beat Hirooki Goto & Kushida (11:13) when Sugiura pinned Kushida.
- Yoshihiro Takayama & Lance Archer beat Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue (10:28) when Takayama pinned Inoue.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito (10:25) when Tenzan forced Iizuka to submit.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Prince Devitt pinned Davey Richards (12:16).
- IWGP I-C Chap Masato Tanaka pinned MVP (10:09).
- Minoru Suzuki pinned Giant Bernard (11:53).
- Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Tetsuya Naito (13:15).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Yuji Nagata (30:16).
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January 2012 PPV
"Wrestle Kingdom VI"
January 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Dome drawing 23,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Captain New Japan (Hideo Saito) & Tama Tonga beat Tomoaki Honma & Kyosuke Mikami (8:47) when Tonga pinned Mikami.
- Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (12:44) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title when Taguchi pinned Richards.
- Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Kushida, & Mascara Dorada beat Atlantis, Valiente, Taka Michinoku, & Taichi (10:18) when Liger pinned Valiente.
- Kazuchika Okada pinned Yoshi-Hashi (Nobuo Yoshihashi) (4:37).
- Masakatsu Funaki & Masayuki Kono beat Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue (6:34) when Funaki pinned Inoue.
- MVP & Shelton Benjamin beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (9:41) when MVP forced Takahashi to submit.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (12:40) when Tenzan pinned Bernard.
- Hirooki Goto pinned Takashi Sugiura (12:35).
- Togi Makabe pinned Yoshihiro Takayama (9:15).
- Go Shiozaki & Naomichi Marufuji beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano (15:10) when Shiozaki pinned Yano.
- Keiji Mutoh pinned Tetsuya Naito (22:35).
- IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Minoru Suzuki (25:59).
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February 2012 PPV
"The New Beginning"
February 12, 2012 in Osaka, Japan
Prefectural Gym drawing 6,200
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshi Hashi beat Tomoaki Honma & King Fale (7:51) when Takahashi pinned Fale.
- Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Jushin Liger, Captain New Japan, & Tama Tonga (8:35) when Yano pinned Tonga.
- Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:10) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title when Richards pinned Taguchi.
- Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Lance Archer, Taka Michinoku, & Taichi beat Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask IV, & Kushida (23:08) in an "elimination" match.
- Archer pinned Kushida (7:14).
- Archer pinned Tiger (7:56).
- Archer threw Inoue over the top rope (10:32).
- Makabe threw Michinoku over the top rope (11:11).
- Suzuki threw Nagata over the top rope (19:43).
- Suzuki pinned Nagata (23:08).
- IWGP Tag Champs Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (17:47) when Kojima pinned Bernard.
- Hirooki Goto pinned Masato Tanaka (13:26) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
- Tetsuya Naito pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (17:38).
- Kazuchika Okada pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (23:22) to win the IWGP Title.
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March 2012 PPV
"NJPW 40th Anniversary Show"
March 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,040
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Kushida beat Tama Tonga, Hiromu Takahashi, & Takaaki Watanabe (11:10) when Kushida pinned Watanabe.
- Yoshi Hashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan (10:19) when Hashi pinned Captain.
- Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV beat Jado & Gedo (8:36) when Tiger pinned Gedo.
- Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru Suzuki, Taka Michinoku, & Taichi (12:35) when Nagata pinned Taichi.
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (14:37) when Yano pinned Kojima.
- Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka, & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, & Karl Anderson (14:18) when Nakamura pinned Anderson.
- IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada pinned Tetsuya Naito (28:50).
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May 2012 PPV
"Wrestling Dontaku 2012"
May 3, 2012 in Fukuoka, Japan
International Center drawing 6,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
- Yoshi Hashi, Jado, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Strong Man, Captain New Japan, & Tama Tonga (7:12) when Ishii pinned Tonga.
- Taka Michinoku & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Kushida (8:16) when Taichi pinned Kushida.
- Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV beat Rocky Romero & Gedo (7:50) when Tiger pinned Gedo.
- Low-Ki pinned Prince Devitt (21:01) to win the IWGP Juniro Heavyweight Title.
- Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (16:47) to win the IWGP Tag Title when Yano pinned Kojima.
- Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata (13:43) when Suzuki pinned Makabe.
- Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Karl Anderson (12:15).
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (13:59) when Tanahashi pinned Takahashi.
- IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada pinned Hirooki Goto (24:55).
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