Is the feeling back in STARDOM? Not yet, but nights like Nagoya Big Winter 2023 are how we slowly get back to that feeling. STARDOM Nagoya Big Winter 2023 Review Mai Sakurai def. Ruaka When this match was placed on the undercard, it felt very out of place. Mai Sakurai vs. Ruaka in a singles …
The time has come. We are coming off what can only be described as a sensational first half of the year for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The promotion has found its stride after some difficult times during the pandemic era of wrestling in Japan. Most will agree that no promotion has been as good …
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Tam Nakano and Mina Shirakawa will collide in the main event of Flashing Champions with both the World of Stardom and Wonder of Stardom Championships on the line. The matchup is guaranteed to be historic no matter the result, as this is only the second time in history that both these championships have been on …
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Hana Kimura is the greatest of us all. It was about 3:00 a.m. on Sunday that I was simply searching for a photo of Hana Kimura for an article I was editing. Usually when I do any sort of research regarding Hana or watching of her old matches or even talking about her, I’m pretty …
There have been countless times in pro wrestling where someone has bet on themselves. And so many times, it’s been worth doing so that they can return as a bigger star to where they left. But there are very few times that it’s the biggest stars who bet on themselves in a unique path that …
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Pro wrestling, in its simplest form, is when two people get in the ring and wrestle. And I think most people can agree that is the easiest way for pro wrestling to be great. But as we’ve seen over many, many years in pro wrestling, stories can make things a lot better. An added importance …
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Konosuke Takeshita isn’t just going to be a key player for AEW but he has all the makings to be their next main event superstar — and will be. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has become the promotion of creating stars. As much as people like to complain about former WWE names taking up too much …
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The excitement in the Joshi world right now revolves around the success of Stardom and where they are taking the style. That being said, there’s so much more than just Stardom out there to enjoy the style that is Joshi wrestling. Japan is packed with some of the world’s best talents, and many of them …
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It’s the calm before the storm here in the world of Joshi as this upcoming weekend marks the beginning of Golden Week, where essentially every promotion you can think of will be running a notable show with title matches galore and moments guaranteed. There are a number of directions to go in this week’s Joshi …
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With Wednesday’s exciting announcement of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door show, wrestling fans have been understandably abuzz, thinking about the endless possibilities that could come with it. Kazuchika Okada against someone from AEW. Bryan Danielson getting to have one of the many dream matches that wrestling fans have for him. There are so many different …
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