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Karl Anderson Set To Feature On NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17, First WWE Star To Do So

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On October 10th earlier this year, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson made their unannounced returns to WWE, reuniting with AJ Styles. Despite this, Anderson currently reigns as NJPW’s NEVER Openweight Champion, with their believed to be a working agreement in place allowing the Bullet Club member to appear for both companies. It was reported by […]

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Sasha Banks Has An Agreement For Multiple Dates With NJPW, Believed To Be Done With WWE

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This past Thursday, PWInsider reported that Mercedes Varnado (AKA Sasha Banks in WWE) is expected to be at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 event on January 4th, which would be her first pro-wrestling appearance since her WWE suspension in May earlier this year. Varnado, alongside her tag-team partner Naomi, allegedly walked out ahead of the May

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Sasha Banks Expected To Be At NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 Event In January

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Mercedes Varnado (AKA Sasha Banks in WWE) has been absent from pro-wrestling altogether since she and Naomi reportedly walked out of the building ahead of the May 16th episode of Raw, resulting in the pair being stripped of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships and suspended indefinitely. In recent weeks, Varnado has began to trademark

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7Upp Wins Goddess Of STARDOM Tag League, Hashimoto’s 1000+ Day Reign Ended| Weekly Joshi Guide

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STARDOM The Twelve Goddess Of STARDOM Tag League ended on Sunday with the team of Yuu and Nanae Takahashi winning the tournament final over the former Goddesses of STARDOM Champion Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita when Yuu pinned Saya. The NEO STARDOM Army Duo defeated Ruaka and Natsuko Tora to top the Blue Stars Block

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Kenny Omega Reportedly Put His WrestleKingdom 17 Match With Will Ospreay Together With Tony Khan’s Blessing

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On the 20th of November, NJPW and World Wonder Ring Stardom came together to present their first ever joint pay-per view, Historic X-Over, featuring bouts such as KAIRI vs Mayu Iwatani to crown the inaugural IWGP Women’s Champion, as well as Will Ospreay defending his IWGP US Championship against Shota Umino. Following said IWGP US

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Stardom Reportedly Planned For Mayu Iwatani To Be The First IWGP Women’s Champion, Pay Disputes Caused Plans To Change

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On November 20th, Bushiroad-owned promotions NJPW and World Wonder Ring Stardom came together to present their first ever joint PPV, Historic X-Over, featuring a main event between KAIRI and Mayu Iwatani that would see the winner crowned as the first ever IWGP Women’s Champion. Prior to the match, Iwatani had vacated the SWA World Championship,

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Kota Ibushi’s NJPW Contract Set To Expire In January, Training For An In-Ring Return

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Former IWGP World Champion Kota Ibushi has been absent from in-ring action since his bout with fellow former champion Kazuchika Okada in the final of the 31st G1 Climax tournament on October 21st, 2021, due to a shoulder injury. During his absence, the NJPW star has made a number of tweets airing his frustrations with

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The Goddess Tag League Heads Into The Hot Phase, Last TJPW Korakuen Of The Year| Weekly Joshi Guide

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STARDOM STARDOM had two Tag League shows last week with interesting results. After a 4-0 start, the team of Utami & Saya Kamitani have now lost two matches in a row against Thekla & Giulia and Inaba & Syuri. With that, they need to beat a 4-1 record on the first place in the Red

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Kenny Omega Discusses His AEW Full Gear Return, Wrestle Kingdom Announcement & CM Punk

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This past Saturday at AEW’s annual Full Gear PPV, Kenny Omega, along with his Elite teammates The Young Bucks, made his return to the company following his suspension for the trio’s involvement in the “Brawl Out” incident in early September. The bout itself saw The Elite lose out to Death Triangle as they looked to

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KAIRI With Back To Back Title Matches To Make History, Syuri vs Utami 7| Weekly Joshi Guide

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STARDOM STARDOM had a busy weekend with two live shows. On Saturday, they held the Gold Rush PPV in the Osaka EDION Arena. The Main Show opened with the High-Speed Title Match, where Osaka’s own Momoka Hanazono challenged AZM. It was a fast-paced match that reminded a bit of the Mei Suruga title defense. An

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