diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
index a67c394799..50dfe2eb1f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -2274,6 +2274,10 @@
     WPPilotIE,
     WPPilotChannelsIE,
 )
+from .wrestleuniverse import (
+    WrestleUniverseVODIE,
+    WrestleUniversePPVIE,
+)
 from .wsj import (
     WSJIE,
     WSJArticleIE,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/wrestleuniverse.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/wrestleuniverse.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78e7c83abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/wrestleuniverse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+import base64
+import binascii
+import json
+import time
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..dependencies import Cryptodome
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    int_or_none,
+    jwt_decode_hs256,
+    traverse_obj,
+    try_call,
+    url_or_none,
+)
+
+
+class WrestleUniverseBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL_TMPL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?wrestle-universe\.com/(?:(?P<lang>\w{2})/)?%s/(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _API_PATH = None
+    _TOKEN = None
+    _TOKEN_EXPIRY = None
+
+    def _get_token_cookie(self):
+        if not self._TOKEN or not self._TOKEN_EXPIRY:
+            self._TOKEN = try_call(lambda: self._get_cookies('https://www.wrestle-universe.com/')['token'].value)
+            if not self._TOKEN:
+                self.raise_login_required()
+            expiry = traverse_obj(jwt_decode_hs256(self._TOKEN), ('exp', {int_or_none}))
+            if not expiry:
+                raise ExtractorError('There was a problem with the token cookie')
+            self._TOKEN_EXPIRY = expiry
+
+        if self._TOKEN_EXPIRY <= int(time.time()):
+            raise ExtractorError(
+                'Expired token. Refresh your cookies in browser and try again', expected=True)
+
+        return self._TOKEN
+
+    def _call_api(self, video_id, param='', msg='API', auth=True, data=None, query={}, fatal=True):
+        headers = {'CA-CID': ''}
+        if data:
+            headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json;charset=utf-8'
+            data = json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':')).encode()
+        if auth:
+            headers['Authorization'] = f'Bearer {self._get_token_cookie()}'
+        return self._download_json(
+            f'https://api.wrestle-universe.com/v1/{self._API_PATH}/{video_id}{param}', video_id,
+            note=f'Downloading {msg} JSON', errnote=f'Failed to download {msg} JSON',
+            data=data, headers=headers, query=query, fatal=fatal)
+
+    def _call_encrypted_api(self, video_id, param='', msg='API', data={}, query={}, fatal=True):
+        if not Cryptodome:
+            raise ExtractorError('pycryptodomex not found. Please install', expected=True)
+        private_key = Cryptodome.PublicKey.RSA.generate(2048)
+        cipher = Cryptodome.Cipher.PKCS1_OAEP.new(private_key, hashAlgo=Cryptodome.Hash.SHA1)
+
+        def decrypt(data):
+            if not data:
+                return None
+            try:
+                return cipher.decrypt(base64.b64decode(data)).decode()
+            except (ValueError, binascii.Error) as e:
+                raise ExtractorError(f'Could not decrypt data: {e}')
+
+        token = base64.b64encode(private_key.public_key().export_key('DER')).decode()
+        api_json = self._call_api(video_id, param, msg, data={
+            # 'deviceId' (random uuid4 generated at login) is not required yet
+            'token': token,
+            **data,
+        }, query=query, fatal=fatal)
+        return api_json, decrypt
+
+    def _download_metadata(self, url, video_id, lang, props_key):
+        metadata = self._call_api(video_id, msg='metadata', query={'al': lang or 'ja'}, auth=False, fatal=False)
+        if not metadata:
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+            nextjs_data = self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, video_id)
+            metadata = traverse_obj(nextjs_data, ('props', 'pageProps', props_key, {dict})) or {}
+        return metadata
+
+    def _get_formats(self, data, path, video_id=None):
+        hls_url = traverse_obj(data, path, get_all=False)
+        if not hls_url and not data.get('canWatch'):
+            self.raise_no_formats(
+                'This account does not have access to the requested content', expected=True)
+        elif not hls_url:
+            self.raise_no_formats('No supported formats found')
+        return self._extract_m3u8_formats(hls_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls', live=True)
+
+
+class WrestleUniverseVODIE(WrestleUniverseBaseIE):
+    _VALID_URL = WrestleUniverseBaseIE._VALID_URL_TMPL % 'videos'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/videos/dp8mpjmcKfxzUhEHM2uFws',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'dp8mpjmcKfxzUhEHM2uFws',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The 3rd “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament',
+            'description': 'md5:318d5061e944797fbbb81d5c7dd00bf5',
+            'location': '埼玉・春日部ふれあいキューブ',
+            'channel': 'tjpw',
+            'duration': 7119,
+            'timestamp': 1674979200,
+            'upload_date': '20230129',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://image.asset.wrestle-universe.com/8FjD67P8rZc446RBQs5RBN/8FjD67P8rZc446RBQs5RBN',
+            'chapters': 'count:7',
+            'cast': 'count:18',
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'm3u8',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    _API_PATH = 'videoEpisodes'
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        lang, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('lang', 'id')
+        metadata = self._download_metadata(url, video_id, lang, 'videoEpisodeFallbackData')
+        video_data = self._call_api(video_id, ':watch', 'watch', data={
+            # 'deviceId' is required if ignoreDeviceRestriction is False
+            'ignoreDeviceRestriction': True,
+        })
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'formats': self._get_formats(video_data, (
+                (('protocolHls', 'url'), ('chromecastUrls', ...)), {url_or_none}), video_id),
+            **traverse_obj(metadata, {
+                'title': ('displayName', {str}),
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'channel': ('labels', 'group', {str}),
+                'location': ('labels', 'venue', {str}),
+                'timestamp': ('watchStartTime', {int_or_none}),
+                'thumbnail': ('keyVisualUrl', {url_or_none}),
+                'cast': ('casts', ..., 'displayName', {str}),
+                'duration': ('duration', {int}),
+                'chapters': ('videoChapters', lambda _, v: isinstance(v.get('start'), int), {
+                    'title': ('displayName', {str}),
+                    'start_time': ('start', {int}),
+                    'end_time': ('end', {int}),
+                }),
+            }),
+        }
+
+
+class WrestleUniversePPVIE(WrestleUniverseBaseIE):
+    _VALID_URL = WrestleUniverseBaseIE._VALID_URL_TMPL % 'lives'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'note': 'HLS AES-128 key obtained via API',
+        'url': 'https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/lives/buH9ibbfhdJAY4GKZcEuJX',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'buH9ibbfhdJAY4GKZcEuJX',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '【PPV】Beyond the origins, into the future',
+            'description': 'md5:9a872db68cd09be4a1e35a3ee8b0bdfc',
+            'channel': 'tjpw',
+            'location': '東京・Twin Box AKIHABARA',
+            'duration': 10098,
+            'timestamp': 1675076400,
+            'upload_date': '20230130',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://image.asset.wrestle-universe.com/rJs2m7cBaLXrwCcxMdQGRM/rJs2m7cBaLXrwCcxMdQGRM',
+            'thumbnails': 'count:3',
+            'hls_aes': {
+                'key': '5633184acd6e43f1f1ac71c6447a4186',
+                'iv': '5bac71beb33197d5600337ce86de7862',
+            },
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'm3u8',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'note': 'unencrypted HLS',
+        'url': 'https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/lives/wUG8hP5iApC63jbtQzhVVx',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'wUG8hP5iApC63jbtQzhVVx',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'GRAND PRINCESS \'22',
+            'description': 'md5:e4f43d0d4262de3952ff34831bc99858',
+            'channel': 'tjpw',
+            'location': '東京・両国国技館',
+            'duration': 18044,
+            'timestamp': 1647665400,
+            'upload_date': '20220319',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://image.asset.wrestle-universe.com/i8jxSTCHPfdAKD4zN41Psx/i8jxSTCHPfdAKD4zN41Psx',
+            'thumbnails': 'count:3',
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': 'm3u8',
+        },
+    }]
+
+    _API_PATH = 'events'
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        lang, video_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('lang', 'id')
+        metadata = self._download_metadata(url, video_id, lang, 'eventFallbackData')
+
+        info = traverse_obj(metadata, {
+            'title': ('displayName', {str}),
+            'description': ('description', {str}),
+            'channel': ('labels', 'group', {str}),
+            'location': ('labels', 'venue', {str}),
+            'timestamp': ('startTime', {int_or_none}),
+            'thumbnails': (('keyVisualUrl', 'alterKeyVisualUrl', 'heroKeyVisualUrl'), {'url': {url_or_none}}),
+        })
+
+        ended_time = traverse_obj(metadata, ('endedTime', {int_or_none}))
+        if info.get('timestamp') and ended_time:
+            info['duration'] = ended_time - info['timestamp']
+
+        video_data, decrypt = self._call_encrypted_api(
+            video_id, ':watchArchive', 'watch archive', data={'method': 1})
+        formats = self._get_formats(video_data, (
+            ('hls', None), ('urls', 'chromecastUrls'), ..., {url_or_none}), video_id)
+        for f in formats:
+            # bitrates are exaggerated in PPV playlists, so avoid wrong/huge filesize_approx values
+            if f.get('tbr'):
+                f['tbr'] = int(f['tbr'] / 2.5)
+
+        hls_aes_key = traverse_obj(video_data, ('hls', 'key', {decrypt}))
+        if not hls_aes_key and traverse_obj(video_data, ('hls', 'encryptType', {int}), default=0) > 0:
+            self.report_warning('HLS AES-128 key was not found in API response')
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'hls_aes': {
+                'key': hls_aes_key,
+                'iv': traverse_obj(video_data, ('hls', 'iv', {decrypt})),
+            },
+            **info,
+        }