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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STARDOM The STARDOM 5STAR GP came to an end this past Saturday with a highly dramatic final in front of 2507 fans in the Yokohama Budokan. The tournament lasted 9 weeks and featured 22 shows with some of the best Women’s Matches of the year. Overall, it was a great tournament, but the injuries of
Genius – an exceptional intelligent person or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of activity. On April 20th, 2004, a young 16-year-old from the Isle of Sheppey made his professional wrestling debut for NWA UK Hammerlock. That young man, one Zack Sabre Jr., would capture his first taste of singles gold, the NWA
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With Mariah May’s future in question, it’s reported that AEW are interested in signing her. Mariah May has been one of the standout performers in World Wonder Ring Stardom since her debut late last year. The 25-year-old has even been described as the ‘Foreign Ace’ by company promoter Rossy Ogawa. She is a member of
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Despite heavy speculation, Tony Khan won’t be purchasing New Japan Pro Wrestling. Ahead of the upcoming WrestleDream PPV in Seattle, Washington, on October 1st, AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter to claim that a “new era” would begin at the show. With the show set to feature involvement from New Japan Pro Wrestling talent
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STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix 2023 – Day 18 on September 18 Natsupoi vs. Ami Sourei in a 5STAR Red Stars Block Tournament MatchSourei hasn’t had it easy in the tournament, losing her past three block matches to Mayu Iwatani, Tam Nakano, and Suzu Suzuki and being eliminated from the tournament early. Natsupoi is still in
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STARDOM STARDOM held the 16th Night of the 5STAR Grand Prix 2023 in Fukuoka on Saturday. The show featured three 5STAR matches, including Tam Nakano and Ami Sourei battling, Natuspoi wrestling Hazuki, and Maika fighting in the main event against AZM. The 5STAR weekend kicked off with Ami Sourei (2-4-0) trying to spoil the tournament
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