NJPW Update: Kenny Omega ‘On the Road’ #1, 2017 English Commentary schedule & more

January 4th was not only the biggest day of Kenny Omega’s career, it may end up going down as one of the biggest days in pro wrestling history.

The following video follows Kenny hours ahead of his main event tilt with Kazuchika Okada all the way up to his walk out to the ring. It also focuses on the folks who traveled from all over the world to check out Wrestle Kingdom 11 to support Omega and the New Japan product.

Here’s a full list of the events that will feature a English Commentary option on New Japan’s streaming service site in 2017:

• New Beginning in Sapporo (2.5 – IWGP Heavyweight Title Main Event: Okada v Suzuki)
• New Beginning in Osaka (2.11 – IWGP IC Title Main Event: Naito v Elgin)
• 45th Anniversary Show (3.6)
• New Japan Cup Finals (3.20)
• Sakura Genesis (4.9)
• Wrestling Dontaku (5.3)
• Best of the Super Junior Finals (6.3)
• Dominion (6.11)
• G1 Climax United States (7.1/7.2)
• G1 Climax Opener (7.17)
• G1 Climax Finals (8.11-8.13)

Don Callis will join Kevin Kelley on the call for all 14 shows. You can catch Callis’ podcast with Lance Storm entitled ‘Killing the Town’ on the Jericho Network on Podcast One every Tuesday. We just discovered the show recently and we can assure you that you’ll end up adding it to your podcast rotation.