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 […]
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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During the build-up to WrestleMania 39, there was little of note happening in the women’s division outside the rise of Rhea Ripley. Fast forward to over a year later, and Triple H’s star promotion has been quite effective at the top of the card. Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky — who look likely to hold
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While it’s been anything but quiet outside the ring, this week has been 2024’s first exhale inside the ropes. To be clear, that still didn’t prevent a couple must-see bouts from emerging, it just allowed for a detour or three along the way. I wasn’t able to cover the latest war between Chihiro Hashimoto and
STARDOM STARDOM continued their start to 2024 with two shows in Takadanobaba on the road to the Supreme Fight show on February 4th in Osaka EDION #1. The first show was the newsworthy one with two title matches and multiple faction developments. Waka Tsukiyama made her return in a Tag Team Match together with Mina
It was an especially eventful weekend in pro wrestling, as NJPW and TNA accompanied AEW’s usual Collision offering. Beyond anything else though, Shingo Takagi is the story of this edition, producing two of the week’s top matches, starting in Dragongate and then battling Jon Moxley at Battle in the Valley. Elsewhere, Kenoh makes another notable