STARDOM It has been some quiet weeks on the road to Dream Queendom for STARDOM but in a press conference, the promotion announced that on the NEW BLOOD show on December 25th two new Rookies will debut. The first is Sayaka Kurara, who will debut against Saya Kamitani on the show. She stated that she […]
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It’s the final Match Guide of 2023 and after doing this for almost eight months, that seems significant. Admittedly, it feels like much longer to me, but such is modern wrestling. Yes, the Bad Bunny match was only May, I’m surprised too. Either way, it’s a packed week to close my year, including another Continental
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2023 has been quite the year for the wrestling business as a whole. With multiple international shows for multiple major companies, an incredible uptick in the value of tag team wrestling in a company that previously didn’t value it, beautifully crafted wrestling coming out of every corner of the globe, and wrestlers making history, it’s
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For the guide at least, it’s all about tournaments as we near 2024. In AEW, the Continental Classic is heating up in a major way, with Bryan Danielson unsurprisingly leading the charge. Meanwhile in Japan, both AJPW and NJPW earn a slot with their respective tag leagues, including an ambitious effort from the latter’s final.
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STARDOM STARDOM had a rather quiet week as they continued their year-end tour with a couple of shows just 2 1/2 weeks before Queendom. The shows were used to continue building up the already announced matches for Queendom with especially Suzu Suzuki & Maika putting in the work to make their upcoming World of Stardom
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Even on an increasingly rare week without a big two PPV, there’s no rest for the wicked. In fact, it’s an actively notable block for wrestling TV, including the most significant Continental Classic bout yet as well as Jey Uso’s latest title challenge. Elsewhere, NXT welcomes back some main roster faces, earning rave reviews with
STARDOM STARDOM held two shows with implications for Queendom this past week with the first being in Korakuen Hall, where the “Right to challenge” tournament happened, where the fans found out, who advances to Dream Queendom to challenge for the vacant World Of Stardom Championship. The second Wrestler to advance was decided on the December
After an eventful week, it’s only right that we make history with the Match Guide. For the first time, we’re headed back through history for this edition, concluding the guide with a celebration of Starrcade 1985’s anniversary. Elsewhere, The Survivor Series hosts two hit WarGames matches, while AEW kicks off the Continental Classic. In addition,
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STARDOM This week was the calm before the storm for STARDOM, with the road to Queendom kicking off with the next Korakuen Hall show, where it will be decided who advances to Dream Queendom to challenge for the vacant World Of Stardom Championship. Also, Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita are making their return to the
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With respect to the other six matches featured in this Guide, just one bout was required to make it a pretty special wrestling week. AEW’s Full Gear PPV only hosted one truly great match in my view, it just happened to be one of the greatest outings in promotional history. That’s the focus here but