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Jay White Expected To Be Leaving NJPW Soon, WWE & AEW Both Reportedly Interested

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On January 4th in the main event of NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 event in the Tokyo Dome, Jay White lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Kazuchika Okada, leading to an enraged White calling former Bullet Club member Hikuleo for betraying him. The following day, White would savagely attack Hikuleo, challenging him to a “Loser […]

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Saya Kamitani Ties Defense Record, Hashimoto Appears in Stardom, Rin Kadokura Leaves Marvelous | Weekly Joshi Guide

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STARDOM Stardom hosted two shows this past week where the cards were totally changed due to illness from multiple wrestlers including Starlight Kid, which canceled the big AZM vs. SLK rematch on the Nagoya show. The Korakuen Hall Show had a big angle with Chihiro Hashimoto from Sendai Girls appearing to confront Syuri. This happened

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STARDOM To Allow Cheering At February 4th Show, First Time Since Pre-Pandemic

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On February 4th, Stardom will present their Supreme Fight PPV event in Osaka, featuring the first World of Stardom Championship defence from Giulia, who will take on her Prominence’s Suzu Suzuki in a match that is likely to further the personal rivalry between the two former Ice Ribbon stars. It now appears as though the

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Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay (Wrestle Kingdom 17) Match Review

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There were few safer bets in wrestling than Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay stealing the show at Wrestle Kingdom. After all, that’s who both guys have so consistently been, especially in that setting. This was a match with almost impossibly high expectations and yet, they still felt certain to exceed them. At Wrestle Kingdom though,

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WWE Reportedly Interested In Tama Tonga, NJPW Contract Up Soon

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WWE reportedly have interest in another NJPW talent. Earlier this week, Fightful Select reported that WWE are interested in bringing NJPW’s Hikuleo into the company, a report that made Jay White’s ‘Loser Leaves Japan’ match challenge toward the 6″8 talent all the more interesting. It now appears as though Hikuleo isn’t the only NJPW star

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AEW Reportedly Have Big Plans For Konosuke Takeshita

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On November 19th last year, AEW announced that the former 5-time KO-D Openweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita had officially signed with the company, following several highly impressive appearances on both their YouTube and TV shows. Takeshita remains signed to DDT in Japan, whilst also being a fully-fledged AEW roster member in the States, with many hopeful

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Mercedes Monè (Sasha Banks) Reportedly Not Signing With AEW, People In WWE Believe She Will Return

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Mercedes Monè formerly known as Sasha Banks in WWE is reportedly not on her way to AEW, despite that being what many fans were expecting to happen. Mercedes made her return to Wrestling this week at NJPW’s Tokyo Dome show, Wrestle Kingdom 17. Mercedes made an appearance at the show where she confronted current IWGP

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Saraya Praises Sasha Banks For Betting On Herself, Hopes To Wrestle Her One Day

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Saraya, one of All Elite Wrestling’s newest arrivals took time recently to heap praise onto her former colleague, Sasha Banks for having the courage to leave WWE amidst disheartening feelings of potential misuse. The former “Boss” is now free from her WWE contract for the first time in numerous years. Although WWE had made attempts

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Giulia Wins World Of Stardom Title, Shida’s Title Defense In Ice Ribbon, Yuuki Mashiro Retires | Weekly Joshi Guide

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Stardom held their second annual ‘Dream Queendom’ Show on December 29 in the Sumo Hall, which was a huge success. Nearly 3900 fans were in the building which is a record for the promotion. The show was a perfect way out of 2022. The Main Show started with a High-Speed Title match between AZM and

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