by: A.C. Wright I have a hard time placing some of the specifics of my history, so I can’t exactly say when professional wrestling made its way into my life – like my love for music and sweet tea – it’s just kind of always been there. I don’t know how your time works, but…
STARDOM The first week after the departure of founder Rossy Ogawa, who got fired from the company after the 13th Anniversary show, was quit for STARDOM. They held one show in Fuji in front of over 500 fans in a sold-out venue. The show featured the return match of Xena in the semi-main event of…
There are very few feuds in AEW’s brief but eventful history that compare to the war between Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland. At Full Gear, their rivalry produced an instant classic, cementing Strickland as a headline act while rejuvenating Page in defeat. In distinctly un-AEW fashion, they’ve remain linked since then too, seemingly embroiled…
STARDOM STARDOM continues its 2024 with a PPV in Osaka EDION #1 with nine matches in front of 1377 fans. The undercard featured a Future of Stardom Championship match, where Rina defeated Yuzuki with the Pink Devil in the best Future Title match in a while. Yuzuki is just 3 months into her career and…
Last August, Ilja Dragunov clobbered Trick Williams towards his first hit singles match. That was notable, as while his personality and presence had always jumped off the page, Williams was a visibly raw prospect inside the ropes. Even since then, his limitations were on display against Dominik Mysterio, not quite wrestling to the level of…
STARDOM continues its 2024 with a PPV in Osaka EDION #1 on February 4th with nine matches. The show features four Championship matches including both the World and Wonder of Stardom Championship being on the line in the final two matches of the shows. In the undercard, Tam Nakano returns from the knee injury she…
To be frank, it’s been the kind of week that leaves you questioning your own investment in this medium. That’s not the story obviously, there are far bigger concerns than my or anyone else’s distaste for it all. With that being said, the in-ring highs and lows feel even more secondary than usual with such…
STARDOM It was a rather quiet week for STARDOM with two tour shows in the North of Japan, but the most newsworthy part happened on the Sendai show. After their win in the main event, Maika & Shirakawa announced that their faction would be called “E-neXus-V” or short “EXV” with the “E” standing for “Empress”…
These days, wrestling fans can’t seem to go five minutes online without being at each other’s throats. Tribalism online is at its all-time peak, with two major American promotions boasting their own fanbases ready to go to war against the other. Despite all of that, there’s one thing almost every wrestling fan can agree on…
A firm childhood favorite, the Royal Rumble brings back a flood of warm memories for many WWE fans, instantly transporting them to simpler times. Even people who’ve been jaded by professional wrestling will flock back to watch the Royal Rumble match. However, during the 2010s, Vince McMahon seemingly decided to do everything in his power…