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Three new rookies are coming to DDT. DDT unveiled three new rookies during their Korakuen Hall event on Sunday. These new DDT wrestlers will all debut on December 9th at the same arena. It is currently unknown if they will all compete together in the same match or have separate debuts. The three new trainees…
Billy Ken Kid, one of Japan’s most prolific independent pro wrestlers who’s mostly made his name as a member of the Osaka Pro Wrestling roster since the 2000s, successfully won a seat on the city council of Kawanashi after an election! According to the city’s website, BKK ran under his in-ring name as an independent…
Shinya Aoki is set to sign with DDT. DDT announced during their Korakuen Hall event on Sunday that former KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki will officially sign to the promotion on November 3. The 43-year-old has been competing for DDT as a freelancer up until this point since 2018, but today it’s been made official…
This year’s NOAH Jr. Grand Prix has another entrant. Hiroya Namiki stunned the Pro Wrestling NOAH landscape during the Legacy Rise event on Thursday when he defeated Yuto Koyanagi to earn the final spot in the upcoming Jr. Grand Prix 2026 tournament after he caught his contemporary with a victory roll after 9:05. Namiki has…
The full card for NOAH’s Wrestle Odyssey II is now available to fans. Following the events of NOAH’s Legacy Rise event on Thursday, the full card for NOAH’s massive Wrestle Odyssey II show has been unveiled. The show will feature 10 matches, including the dark match, and will include six title matches. Wrestle Odyssey II…
The identity of MPI has been revealed. Longtime Dragongate wrestler Luis Mante was revealed to be the “Mysterious Phantom Invader” during Pro Wrestling NOAH’s “Legacy Rise” event on Thursday. Following the MPI’s tag team match which saw him and Shuji Kondo beat HAYATA and Naomichi Marufuji, the enigmatic man took off his mask to reveal…
Legendary Joshi wrestler Ayako Hamada will make her return to Japan after over eight years to wrestle in the main event of VENY’s upcoming Produce event, Bloom. Emanating from the legendary Korakuen Hall, Bloom will serve as VENY’s 11 anniversary show. The show will have six matches and feature some of her best allies, rivals,…
The next G-REX Title defence is set. Atsushi Kotoge will defend his G-REX Championship for the first time since he won the title at GLEAT Ver. Ex against Takehiro Yamamura at GLEAT Ver. 34 on November 14 from Stella Hall at the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka. It can be reasoned that this match was…
An IWGP Women’s Title defence is set for next month’s Lucha Kingdom. IWGP Women’s Champion, Syuri, will defend her title against CMLL’s Kira at Lucha Kingdom on November 16 from Arena Mexico. This will be the first time the title has been defended in Mexico, and is currently the only singles title match announced for…
Kenny Omega isn’t holding back on the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. The wrestling world was turned on its head the other day when numerous AEW stars appeared at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling Event to set up some potential big-time matches for Wrestle Kingdom 21. One such person was Kenny Omega, who set up a three-way…