Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
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 […] READ MORE
In early April, All Japan Pro Wrestling kicks off its annual Champion Carnival tournament. This is the biggest tournament on their calendar each year and is used to crown a challenger for the Triple Crown Championship which is currently held by Suwama. With Suwama’s current reign as Triple Crown champion currently going over a year, […] READ MORE
Major League Wrestling (MLW) is bringing back a tournament that has been defunct for over 70 years, that being the Opera Cup. The Opera Cup was a multi-day tournament that was annually held for over 50 years, as wrestlers put it all on the line in Opera Houses spanning from New York to Boston. This coming […] READ MORE
This year has seen a resurgence in legends from Japan coming back over to the United States – in some cases for the first time ever. At this spring’s EVOLVE shows over WrestleMania weekend, Big Japan‘s Daisuke Sekimoto and ZERO1/DDT Pro‘s Munenori Sawa made long awaited US returns, while Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) has brought over […] READ MORE
When NOVA Pro announced they were going on hiatus and had to withdraw from Game Changer Wrestling‘s The Collective series over WrestleMania week, GCW assumed the timeslot and announced that Orange Cassidy would be getting his own event. It’s shaping up to be one of the more fun, comedy-centric matches, but don’t let that comedic aspect […] READ MORE
On April 16, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan, there arrived a wrestling summit of huge consequence. The brainchild of New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, then an emerging star in New Japan’s young Junior Heavyweight division (it was less than a decade old, having been started in 1986). Liger, at the time in his sixth […] READ MORE
Ohio’s top promotion, Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), is heading to WrestleMania week as part of Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)‘s The Collective, and on Thursday holds their showcase, Slumber Party Massacre, at 11pm at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey. La Familia de Tijuana (Bestia 666 & Damien 666) vs. The Young Studs […] READ MORE
Jamie Greer joined LWOPW in 2015 and was the site's Managing Editor from 2016 through 2020. After handing over ME duties to Alex Richards, he remains a frequent contributor to the site. He's also written for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WrestleZone, The Windsor Star, and other publications. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and son.