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IMPACT Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) team up on March 30th for Multiverse United live from The Globe Theater in Los Angeles California. The matches will see competitors from IMPACT and NJPW square off as part of WrestleCon. Titles from both promotions will be on the line including the IMPACT World Championship, IMPACT Knockouts Championship, STRONG Openweight Championship, […]
In a major shock at the New Japan Cup event earlier today, SANADA joined up with Just 4 Guys. The Taichi-led faction came to life after the breakup of Suzuki-Gun in December of 2022 and they have now won over their first new recruit as SANADA joined the group and departed Los Ingobernables de Japon. […]
DRAGONGATE returns to Wakayama for the 2023 Memorial Gate event, and this year there are three championship matches on the card. While there is usually a few title matches on these Wakayama shows, overall this card is the strongest one Wakayama has seen in recent memory. Let’s take a look at what you can expect […]
Westside Extreme Wrestling (wXw) held their annual 16 Carat Gold tournament this past weekend and Shigehiro Irie not only won the tournament but was crowned the new wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion during the finals against Axel Tischer. Irie made history by becoming the first Japanese wrestler since Daisuke Sekimoto in 2011 to win the […]
Match Point is an ongoing series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time matchups, or hotly anticipated rematches. Today’s edition will look at the main event of the 51st NJPW Anniversary show next month, as Bishamon vs The Dream Team for the […]
DRAGONGATE have just completed the Rey De Parejas 2023 tournament, and they look to keep their momentum going as DRAGONGATE presents Champion Gate in Osaka 2023 on March 4th and 5th. Champion Gate is an intriguing show, it usually produces some of the best title matches of the calendar year in recent precedent. It’s also […]
This past weekend the IWGP Women’s championship changed hands during the NJPW Battle in the Valley. The former WWE star Mercedes Mone (FKA Sasha Banks) captured her first championship since leaving WWE. Leading up to the match with KAIRI, Mercedes made bold ambitions to defend the IWGP Women’s championship everywhere around the world. Let’s take […]
Lucha Libre AAA announced the card details for their returning Lucha World Cup next month in Guadalajara on March 19 during a recent press conference. Lucha Libre World Cup 2023 Details Así estarán los enfrentamiento en la @LuchaWorldCup 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 México 1 🆚 LATAM 🌎 ¿Ya tienes tu equipo favorito? 😎📅 19 de Marzo | […]
In what might be the most highly anticipated New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) event in the United States since the G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden in 2019, Battle In The Valley is ready to set the pro wrestling world ablaze. Not only will it feature a legendary matchup between generational rivals Kazuchika Okada and […]
Match Point is an ongoing series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time matchups, or hotly anticipated rematches. Today’s edition will look at the first-time match happening on GCW’s return to Los Angeles this month, Lio Rush vs Komander. A true dream […]
After a relatively quiet January, STARDOM is back on PPV with a loaded card on February 4 inside Osaka Edion Arena #1. STARDOM 12th Anniversary Supreme Fight will hold seven unique matchups, including a league battle as a part of the ongoing Triangle Derby I, a special #1 contenders gauntlet, the return of STARDOM legend […]
AAA Lucha Libre recently announced the return of the World Cup tournament for March 19 later this year. The tournament will be a trios team format comprised of 12 teams (4 for the women & 8 teams for the men), no rules have been announced for the tournament but AAA President Dorian Roldan is promising […]
AAA Lucha Libre held their first TV tapings last from Queretaro, Mexico to kickoff their new year of in-ring action. There was a card change for this show beforehand, Black Taurus was replaced by Daga in the main event tag match due to outside commitments. Some of these matches will air on AAA TV in […]
WWE’s deal with UK independent promotions PROGRESS Wrestling and Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) has ended. WWE had streamed both promotions shows on its WWE Network for a couple of years. Initially, shows from the promotions’ back catalogs were released on the WWE Network in 2020 along with shows from EVOLVE and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). […]
Jay White is set to join WWE or AEW as his run with NJPW seems to be coming to an end. White’s 206-day reign as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion finished when Kazuchika Okada defeated him at WrestleKingdom 17. White has blamed this loss on Hikuleo leaving his Bullet Club stable and will fight him in […]
On night two of the Open The New Year Gate Korakuen Hall double header, there will be an Open The Dream Gate Championship match. Pitting two of DRAGONGATE’s elite against another, and this match is nearly three years in the making. For Shun Skywalker and Yuki Yoshioka this encounter was always going to happen. While […]
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Major matches have been added to EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch ahead of the show this Saturday (April 1, 2023). EFFY will team with regular tag partner Allie Katch and Dark Sheik as the team known as Thrussy. Thrussy will take on Mason’s Mercenaries (Charles Mason, Parrow and Billy Dixon). The Non-Binary Nightmare Max The Impaler […]
All Elite Wrestling hits the road as they make their way to the “Gateway of the West” St. Louis, Missouri for another AEW Dynamite card! This Wednesday night, after over nine months away from the ring, Adam Cole laces up his wrestling boots as he takes on Daniel Garcia in this momentous return match! Plus, the IWGP […]
In the week before WrestleMania 39, many fans are looking toward SoFi Stadium on Saturday, but NXT Stand and Deliver 2023 is also gearing up to be a special show. Therefore, a preview of the go-home NXT is necessary to help predict Stand and Deliver. Fans of the developmental brand should be in for a […]
We have a fun night of action set for tonight’s AEW Dark: Elevation. In trios action, Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, and Isiah Kassidy look to keep their momentum going against Spanish Announce Project. Speaking of momentum, Riho has been riding a wave since her return; she’ll look to keep her winning streak alive against Diamante. […]
At the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) event Revolution 2023, The House of Black defeated The Elite to become the AEW World Trios Champions for the first time. The team of Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews, and their manager Julia Hart dethroned the two-time champs in an impressive fashion. The trios division has become a […]
It’s the final Monday Night Raw before WrestleMania as WWE sets itself up for the biggest event of the year. It’s a packed edition of WWE Raw tonight, live from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Formerly the Talking Stick Resort Arena, it’s been WWE’s go-to stop for Arizona since 1993. It housed the 2017 […]
IMPACT Wrestling presents Sacrifice 2023 tonight. Last Word on Pro Wrestling will have all the results and news from Sacrifice 2023. Stay tuned to this article all night long for updated results and news. The main event was adjusted this morning after an injury to Josh Alexander forced him to relinquish the title and be […]
Josh Alexander will relinquish the IMPACT World Champion, IMPACT has announced via Busted Open Radio. The longest-reigning IMPACT World Champion in history has a torn triceps and will be unable to compete. It was also announced Thursday night that IMPACT Knockouts World Champion Mickie James has been pulled from the Sacrifice event scheduled for later […]