There came a time that when you thought about AEW, their focus on tag team wrestling was one of their most clear strengths. During the early days of the company’s existence, Matt and Nick Jackson made it clear that they wanted to have the best division in the world, and there certainly was a period […]
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STARDOM STARDOM had a packed week last week, holding three 5STAR Grand Prix show, and also the yearly STARDOMxSTARDOM PPV in Osaka on Sunday, with Megan Bayne challenging Tam Nakano. The first of the four shows happened in Kyoto on Tuesday, with four 5STAR Block Matches that all delivered on a high level. This show
Yep, you guessed it, another big week in pro wrestling. This past weekend, the G1 Climax concluded, with Tetsuya Naito rolling back the years for two epics in a row. Elsewhere, other tournaments rolled on, with Stardom’s 5STAR Grand Prix producing another hit while NOAH’s N1 Victory found one of its first. Meanwhile in Gotham,
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It’s that time of year again – New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) are once again the centre of the wrestling world as their prestigious G1 Climax tournament is well and truly underway. As of writing, we now know the talent that have qualified out of each block, and it’s certainly drawn a lot of questions
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The STARDOM 5STAR GP continued with two shows this past weekend. The first night in Ishikawa was main evented by Saori Anou and Maika, while the show on Sunday was main evented by Hazuki facing the World of STARODM Champion, Tam Nakano in a Red Block match. In the first 5STAR match of the weekend,
Another match guide, another newsworthy block of pro wrestling. The “biggest party of the summer” dominates this week’s headlines, with WWE’s SummerSlam being the promotion’s most divisive event since last year’s shift in regime. Elsewhere, Gedo makes his own mess, shocking the world with a controversial conclusion to the G1’s A Block. The best work
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When retelling the story of how WrestleMania came to be, WWE always presents themselves as the underdog. “The World Wrestling Federation struggled to get to where Vince McMahon wanted to be, but then he had a genius idea and saved wrestling.” There, I just saved you the two hours it would’ve taken for you to
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STARDOM The STARDOM Grand Prix continued this past weekend, with two nights of action consisting of five block matches. In particular, there two huge main events as Mina Shirakawa battled Wonder Of Stardom Champion MIRAI on the 29th of July while Natsupoi faced Suzu Suzuki on the 30th. Saya Kamitani was also scheduled to compete
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Even with an increasing list of lows, the G1 Climax rolls on, thankfully finding a few more matches worth the wait. Elsewhere, it’s a big week for Collision, as an enticing ladder match accompanies arguably their biggest main event yet. NXT isn’t far behind, with a Rhea Ripley guest spot earning headlines before their Great
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When Athena was released from WWE in late 2021, it ended what was ultimately a very tumultuous tenure with the company. She entered WWE with much fanfare behind her, making her in-ring debut at the second NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn in August 2016, handling Billie Kay in a match that didn’t even last five minutes. In
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