Puroresu Styles

Strong Style

Can you endure?

Born in NJPW in the early 1970s, Strong Style is built on real fighting spirit. Heavy strikes, hard submissions, and matches won through willpower. It is a test of courage, both for the wrestlers and the fans.

It demands discipline, toughness, and an unshakable heart. Strong Style is not just a match. It is a fight for pride.

Quick Facts

Origin
Early 1970s, NJPW
Philosophy
Fighting spirit, realism, pride
Focus
Strikes, submissions, endurance
Ring Environment
Built around tension and credibility
Fan Experience
Invested, on edge, fully engaged

Featured Match

Kazuchika Okada wrestling Katsuyori Shibata in 2017

2017

Kazuchika Okada
vs Katsuyori Shibata

NJPW / Sakura Genesis 2017 / April 9, 2017

A defining modern Strong Style match: champion structure dragged into punishment, restraint, and the dangerous question of how much pride can cost.

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Style Geography

Where Strong Style Lives

Strong Style pulls the fight back to open canvas. The center is where wrestlers prove toughness without easy rope breaks, corner cover, or theatrical escape routes.

Watch for face-to-face resets: the match keeps asking who can stand, strike, and survive under direct pressure.

Primary Zone
Where key action and exchanges most often take place.
Secondary Zone
Areas used for transitions, resets, and short-term movement.

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