New Japan Pro Wrestling Giulia had her first singles match in the U.S on October 28 at NJPW’s STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023 in Las Vegas. She defended her Strong Women’s Championship against Hyan, who is a wrestler who has gained a ton of experience in promotions all over the world, including RevPro and wXw […]
STARDOM The Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League continued with two shows this past week. The first was in the Korakuen Hall, which had the weakest attendance since the Natsupoi vs Starlight Kid High-Speed Championship Match in February 2022. The show featured four Tag League Matches, including a huge Crazy Star vs. Mafia Bella main event
It’s a week for the television match, as the big men are back. Indeed, Dynamite hosts Kenny Omega’s return to singles competition, while Bryan Danielson enters an alleged dream match on Collision. In addition, Rampage earns its own headlines, being taken over by CMLL for its pound-for-pound opener. WWE have a hit of their own
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2023, for better or worse, has been about change, evolution, and progress for the professional wrestling world. All Japan Pro Wrestling has been one of the promotions that have been affected by it the most. After years and years of guys like Kento Miyahara and Suwama at the top, we’ve seen new stars rising and
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Just a week after it being over, we are so back. The last Guide was a touch thinner than usual but this week, we have a couple classics to explore. The first arrives in Tokyo, as Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura meet for a firefight that’s earned match of the decade acclaim. Two days later,
STARDOM The 13th Goddess Of Stardom Tag League this past Sunday in the Ota City General Gymnasium. The tournament line-up changed a handful of times over the past couple of weeks due to the injuries of Hayashishita, Natsupoi, and Starlight Kid. The line-up ended up with 14 Tag Teams split into 2 Blocks. Before the
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There have been many attempts at capturing the themes of friendship in wrestling matches over the years. They’ve done it in different ways. MJF vs. Adam Cole most recently is a big example of this. They’ve tried to manifest themes of friendship and love through hesitation to harm each other. I’ve always felt that this
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STARDOM STARDOM had its first PPV after the 5STAR Grand Prix with the Nagoya Golden Fight Show on the Japanese national holiday of Sports Day. The show featured KAIRI’s farewell match, Natsuko Tora challenging Tam Nakano for the World Of Stardom Championship, and much more. Saki Kashima (c) vs. Mei Seira for the High-Speed ChampionshipIn
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We’ve been spoiled as of late, but all good things come to an end. That’s dramatic, I’m sorry, but this isn’t the strongest week for a venture as nerdy as this. Even still, there’s some good action as always, with Athena adding another defence to her glorious reign as World’s Champion. WWE Fastlane is the
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One day later than usual, the match guide is back for an especially eventful edition. This past weekend, Stardom’s 5STAR Grand Prix concluded while stateside, the big two produced major events. For WWE, that meant NXT No Mercy, featuring some main roster cameos as Becky Lynch closed the show opposite Tiffany Stratton. In addition, Carmelo
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