While hardly mirror images of one another, Claudio Castagnoli and Dax Harwood are very much cut from the same cloth. The pair of tag team specialists represent a resurgent genre of the modern wrestling landscape, blending traditional fundamentals with today’s innovation and zeal. ‘Throwback’ feels like a lazy term at the best of times but […]
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Sometimes, the wrestling world’s stars align, allowing for the perfect matchup in the right place at the right time. In fact, that happened in April, as FTR and The Briscoes produced an instant classic at ROH Supercard of Honor. Now almost four months later, things were slightly different. This time, these two teams weren’t armed
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One of the standout matchups of this G1’s opening weekend, KENTA and Zack Sabre Jr. very much delivered. Armed with a personal backstory and memorable encounters in previous years of this very tournament, this pairing certainly felt like a safe bet. However, KENTA was only weeks removed from his return to action, appearing in just
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The latest entry in their admittedly excessive series, The Usos and The Street Profits stole the show at Money in the Bank. That was a feat too, as this was fighting uphill in some ways, far from a fresh matchup and also operating under the looming shadow of a potential Profits split. In that sense,
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The sequel to an instant classic in Double or Nothing’s Anarchy in the Arena, Wednesday’s Blood & Guts match always had a tough act to follow. However, I think the general response, both live and in nerdy bubbles such as this one, suggests that all involved can be pretty pleased with their night’s work. Blood
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After a bizarre year that seemingly signalled the end of his in-ring career, Samoa Joe is back, looking to write his own ending in AEW.
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At ROH Supercard of Honor, FTR and The Briscoes shared a tag team masterpiece, but what made their instant classic so uniquely enthralling?
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Fresh off another PPV thriller at Revolution, Eddie Kingston continues his ascent of AEW, cementing himself as one of the world’s best along the way.
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