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If AEW Games does take a shot at another gaming title, shouldn’t it try to be what the company itself is, and not just be a mirror of what is already out there? When All Elite Wrestling was born, fans quickly gravitated towards their strong in-ring product, with their roster growing to become one of…
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling Dragongate held their impeccably named Tokyo Infinity Hectopascal event from Ota Ward (EBARA WAVE Arena Ota) on September 12. The show is the spiritual successor to the Dangerous Gate series of shows DG held for most years from 2012 to 2025. The main event contest saw Kzy take out YAMATO to earn…
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling The biggest news of the week across Japan happened in Dragongate, as El Cielo and Luis Mante defeated XenisS’s Kota Minoura and Yuki Yoshioka in the Rey de Parejas final on Thursday, September 3, inside Korakuen Hall. The final show on the RdP tour kicked off with the two deciding semifinal matches….
At WWE’s 2018 Business Partner Summit, Paul Levesque took the stage and raised up an idea of building a global empire, set in Europe, Japan, the Middle East, India, and most importantly, South America. He brought the idea of a territorial network that expanded through all continents, putting into work a developmental system in each…
From main-eventing the Tokyo Dome to capturing gold at AEW’s All In at Wembley Stadium, “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada’s AEW journey has been far from what we expected from the former seven-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Fond memories of years of battles against Bullet Club seemed to be cast aside in an instant when Okada joined…
All Japan Pro Wrestling One of the biggest events of the year in Japanese men’s professional wrestling took place in All Japan Pro Wrestling, which held the final night of its “Nettou Summer Action Wars 2026” tour. The event aired live on AJPW.TV from EBARA WAVE Arena Ota, more commonly known as Ota Ward General…
After a stunning victory over Swerve Strickland at AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door back in June, Will Ospreay became the 2026 winner of the Owen Hart Memorial Cup. By virtue of the victory, “The Aerial Assassin” set up a date with destiny as he earned a AEW World Championship match at AEW’s biggest show of the year,…
The AEW All In: London main event could potentially be one of the greatest wrestling matches we’ll ever see. But, in terms of the classic debate around what the outcome should be, things aren’t so straight forward. THE ROAD TO ALL IN: LONDON So, how did we get here? Ironically, this wasn’t the clearest path…
PRO WRESTLING NOAH Pro Wrestling NOAH held two events this past weekend, with Sunday’s show carrying more significance. Kawasaki Summer Voyage 2026 took place in front of a reported 1,575 fans inside Culttz Kawasaki and featured the first GHC200 Championship match involving a reigning champion. The inaugural champion, HAYATA, defended against Katsumi Inahata, with the…
On February 18, 2023, Sami Zayn walked in a hero. In the province where he was born, the Quebec-native stood eye to eye with the most dominant champion WWE had seen in years. He dared to think he could be the one to end over 30 months of ‘The Tribal Chief’ standing atop the company….