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Following on from NJPW Capital Collision the U.S. arm of New Japan headed to the 2300 Arena for a taping that will fill out NJPW STRONG cards in the coming weeks. The major story coming out of the taping is that a New Japan Championship changed hands when Fred Rosser defeated “FIlthy” Tom Lawlor to […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) continues to return to form and there’s no greater sign of that than the return of the true Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Back into the two-block format, NJPW will watch 20 of the best junior heavyweights in the world battle, all vying to be considered the best of […]
Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT, Ganbare, and TJPW will come together once again for the second annual CyberFight Festival on June 12, 2022. The event will see a number of matches featuring each promotion, including them facing off and two title matches to end the night. Here’s a look at the complete card for the event […]
The Joshi wrestling scene (Japanese Women’s Wrestling) is a deep scene full of insanely talented performers and every month there are dozens of fantastic matches from promotions from Stardom to Sendai Girls and everywhere in between. In this article, we aim to give readers a list of recommended Joshi matches that took place in the last month, there will […]
It’s time again for Dragon Gate’s big summer tournament, King of Gate 2022. Last year saw KZY win his first-ever King of Gate, and go on to challenge for the Open The Dream Gate Championship. The format for this year’s King of Gate is a bit different from last year’s round-robin format. This year, King […]
Earlier today, Justin Barrasso announced via Sports Illustrated that 37 Japanese pro wrestlers from both Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate have secured a P-3 group visa. This was thanks in large part to California-based promotion Pro Wrestling Revolution, and multi-platform media company Masked Republic, which specializes in the marketing and merchandising of Lucha Libre […]
Initially announced a few months ago, 24-year-old Tsukushi Haruka announced that she would be retiring from wrestling with her last match being at the Yokohama Budokan Ice Ribbon show. The Ice Ribbon veteran had been wrestling for 12 years. She kicked off her career at the age of 12. Since then, she wrestled in over […]
Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling will be present Dead or Alive 2022 in Aichi. This is a stacked event with five championship matches, a return, and a night where the landscape of Dragon Gate can change once again. Here’s a rundown of the action to look forward to on this night of gambles. Dragon Gate – […]
Less than seven days after the Cinderella Tournament climaxed live on PPV and we saw none other than MIRAI wearing the dress, STARDOM is set to deliver another live card on May 5th in Fukuoka. Fukuoka Goddess Festival, the biggest show to take place during this year’s Golden Week Fight Tour, will see multiple hometown […]
Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up two days at Ryogoku Sumo Hall to close out April. Across those two days, there were three brand new champions crowned, as well as a couple of new challengers approaching the new champions. Here’s the rundown on the movement of the three newly crowned champions. New Champions at NOAH Ryogoku […]
For the first time in over two years, Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling returns to entertaining live crowds. The last event that the purple-and-yellow promotion held in front of fans was back in March of 2020. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gatoh Move crew shifted gears, which led to the advent of ChocoPro, a YouTube wrestling […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual showcase of junior heavyweight wrestling the Best Of the Super Jr. tournament is right around the corner. The lineup for the tournament, referred to commonly as BOSJ by fans, has been announced and features familiar names from CMLL, IMPACT wrestling, AEW, and Game Changer Wrestling. Let’s take a look at […]
At the Cinderella Tournament Finals, Stardom crowned its 2022 Cinderella and was also met with a surprise appearance by another sub-group from outside of Stardom. Here are the latest Stardom results for their latest pay-per-view. Stardom Cinderella Tournament Final Results (4/29/22) — Ami Sourei def. Mai Sakurai and Waka Tsukiyama — Future of Stardom Championship: […]
Shinjiro Otani is a junior heavyweight wrestling legend who recently suffered a freak accident injury at the Pro Wrestling ZERO1 anniversary show. The outpour of love had been plentiful for Otani with many fans and wrestlers sending their well wishes, wanting to know if there was a way that they could send their support to Otani […]
Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling is only days away from its return to live events. The fact that this return marks the company’s first show in front of fans in over two years is nothing short of remarkable. Both new and longtime fans of the promotion will undoubtedly be excited to see what Gatoh Move has […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will deliver one of its biggest shows of the year on May 1, 2022, as Wrestling Dontaku will air live from the Fukuoka PayPay Dome. It’s a long-awaited return to the dome for NJPW and they are bringing a card worthy of it. The main event will be a rubber […]
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WWE‘s Friday Night SmackDown is here again! Did anything important happen this week? Well, our WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions (Sasha Banks & Naomi) are currently AWOL (fight the power!) with no certain time-frame on when they are returning, if at all. Speaking of tag team champions, our sole announced match for tonight’s WWE SmackDown […]
Frankie Kazarian will make his way back to the IMPACT Zone next week on IMPACT on AXS TV. He was challenged by IMPACT Wrestling’s Chris Sabin to a match next week. Frankie Kazarian Will Return to IMPACT Wrestling Next Week "The battle of The Futures is now." @SuperChrisSabin has issued a challenge to a former […]
AEW Dynamite took place at the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas. It was called “Wild Card Wednesday” as we saw Maki Itoh and Johnny Elite (the former John Morrison) making appearances as the “Jokers” of the Owen Hart Cup. More people moved ahead in the brackets of said Tournament, however we still have one last […]
Via Twitter, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon announced that she will be taking a leave of absence from “the majority of responsibilities” in the company. This is a position that McMahon has held since 2013. Since then, many of her responsibilities were tied to furthering WWE’s brand, whether it was through relationships with advertisers, […]
Game Changer Wrestling is set to return to the Los Angeles area for GCW Maniac. Live from the Ukrainian Cultural Center, which has become one of the company’s trademark venues on the West Coast, viewers will see plenty of action from the independent wrestling powerhouse. In addition to the GCW returns of Drew Parker and […]
This week’s episode of Rampage was taped after the Wild Card Wednesday edition of AEW Dynamite. The action-packed episode featured the debut of Johnny Elite and popular Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling star Maki Itoh returning to AEW. Rampage featured the continuation of the Owen Hart women’s bracket and even featured the debut of a former […]
On this week’s special Wild Card Wednesday edition of AEW Dynamite, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. competed in her quarterfinal match in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament. However, “The Doctor” entered this match unable to effectively prepare, as she was set to face the women’s tournament “Joker” entrant. Rumors circulated as to who would be […]
Johnny Elite made his debut this week on Dynamite live from Houston Texas. Johnny was the “Joker” in the Owen Hart Foundation Memorial Tournament. Johnny Elite Makes AEW Debut And #TheJoker is….. #JohnnyElite!!! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on @TBSNetwork right now! pic.twitter.com/u7R8sp0udn — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 19, 2022 Johnny was welcomed to AEW by none […]