Ares is heading to New Japan Pro-Wrestling. One of Southeast Asia’s biggest wrestling stars, Ares, has agreed to join New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s illustrious dojo, where he will attempt to pass the promotion’s rigorous testing programme and graduate as an official member of the roster. He agreed to join the dojo after receiving a direct invitation…
STARDOM is set to conclude their annual 5★STAR Grand Prix on Sunday from the legendary Ryugoku Kokugikan, the same arena that previously held New Japan’s G1 Climax one week ago. The event will feature nine matches, including two semi final clashes, a tag team title match, and of course, the 5★STAR finals. The semi final…
Rising HAYATO will miss the remainder of the Zennichi Jr. Festival after suffering a concussion during his main event clash with Seigo Tachibana on Friday. HAYATO had an incredibly physical contest with Tachibana on Friday, with several moments raising concern for the former AJPW Junior Champion. Chief among them came early in the match when…
Two championships will be defended at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s upcoming Kawasaki Summer Voyage show on Sunday, August 23, at CULTTZ Kawasaki. The first championship bout of the evening will see HAYATA defend the GHC200 Championship against Katsumi Inahata in his first title defence. HAYATA captured the newly introduced championship on August 10 after defeating Tetsuya…
After more than a month of action, the finals of Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling’s Princess Cup tournament will take place on Sunday, August 23, at Korakuen Hall. The match will see one half of the Princess Tag Team Champions, Rika Tatsumi, face the current International Princess Champion, Suzume, with the winner earning a shot at Yuki…
CMLL has announced several wrestlers who will compete at the CMLL Lucha Kingdom event at Arena México on Monday, November 16. The event will feature talent from its home roster alongside wrestlers from New Japan Pro-Wrestling and STARDOM. The only STARDOM wrestler announced to appear so far is current IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri. She has…
New Japan Pro-Wrestling have announced that a new Young Lion is set to debut for the promotion at one of its Road to Destruction events at Korakuen Hall on September 9. 20-year-old Yushin Hatazawa is from Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan. He developed an interest in professional wrestling and began training in sumo, eventually earning…
32 women have been cut down to 12 as STARDOM’s 5★STAR Grand Prix has moved into the knockout round. Over the next two shows, we will find out who is the strong and the next to challenge for the World of Stardom Championship. How it’ll work is that, on August 18th, the A and B…
New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced the first five matches for its upcoming Destruction in Kobe event on September 27. So far, the promotion has revealed three title matches, a special singles match, and a six-man tag team clash featuring the two men who shook the wrestling world to its core in the G1 Climax 36…
Ryohei Oiwa shares his respect for his peers following New Japan’s G1 Climax. This past Sunday in Tokyo, the G1 Climax 36 final took place, with Ryohei Oiwa squaring off against Yuya Uemura for the coveted trophy. In a match highly praised by fans and critics alike, Oiwa came out on top, submitting Uemura with…