In Part 1 we looked at the 22+ year tradition of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s January 4th Tokyo Dome shows. Now, here in Part 2, we’ll cover all the matches on the 2015 edition in great detail, and give predictions on who is most likely to come out on top. Plus, we’ll go over all […] READ MORE
Author: John Carroll
toshanshuinlaNJPW WK9 Preview Part 1: The 1/4 Tokyo Dome Tradition
This weekend New Japan Pro Wrestling, the second-largest wrestling promotion in the world and, in the opinion of many, the very best, will hold their biggest show of the year. In part 1 of my two-part preview, I’m here to tell you some history on the show as an annual tradition. In part 2, we’ll […] READ MORE
Puck Drop Preview: 2014-15 Los Angeles Kings
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2014-15, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Makes sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings […] READ MORE
From KENTA to Hideo Itami: A Career Retrospective
Last Thursday night at the NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way show, the professional wrestler known as KENTA officially began his WWE career, announcing his name change to Hideo Itami and vanquishing the ring of The Ascension. Tomorrow night Itami will make his in-ring debut on the NXT show against Justin Gabriel. Ahead of that debut, it seems like […] READ MORE
What Are “Chokers”: The San Jose Sharks Playoff Failures
In the first round of the 2013-14 NHL playoffs, the San Jose Sharks were eliminated by the Los Angeles Kings in seven games for the second straight year. But what made the Sharks’ defeat by the eventual Stanley Cup Champions such a monumental occurrence this time around was that they had jumped out to a 3-0 […] READ MORE
Why you should be watching Japanese wrestling
Please welcome John Carroll to Last Word On Sports, who is an avid watcher of Puroresu (Japanese wrestling). Like anyone who experiences a sub-culture outside of ours, sometimes there will be words or terms you don’t understand. We promise that everything will become much clearer as John writes more for us. Until then, let’s dive […] READ MORE
