Claudio Castagnoli (FKA Cesaro in WWE) made his All Elite Wrestling debut earlier this year at the first ever AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event, revealing himself to be Bryan Danielson’s mystery replacement to take on Zack Sabre Jr, joining the Blackpool Combat Club in the process. Whilst Castagnoli’s Forbidden Door participation this year came […]
STARDOM: The annual 5STAR GP Tournament started this weekend with Day 1 & Day 2. In the opening two nights, the biggest winner was MIRAI who first upset the Icon Of Stardom, Mayu Iwatani and on Day 2 defeated the tournament favorite Giulia. Giulia was the loser of the weekend, suffering two big defeats against
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During the July 29th strategy meeting held by Stardom, it was announced that Stardom and New Japan Pro Wrestling would be creating the first ever IWGP Women’s Championship, with an inaugural champion to be crownded this November. The news was broken down by Stardom’s official English twitter account (@we_are_stardom), with confirmation that the IWGP Women’s
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NJPW’s Bullet Club have consistently been one of pro-wrestling’s most popular factions since their formation in 2013, with BC t-shirts often appearing in the crowds no matter which promotion you’re watching. During a recent episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy revealed that former WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon noticed the
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One of the standout matchups of this G1’s opening weekend, KENTA and Zack Sabre Jr. very much delivered. Armed with a personal backstory and memorable encounters in previous years of this very tournament, this pairing certainly felt like a safe bet. However, KENTA was only weeks removed from his return to action, appearing in just
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More information has come out about the issues between New Japan Pro Wrestling and former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi. The former champion made headlines earlier this year after airing out some serious accusations against New Japan’s management about unfair treatment and their “harassing bosses”. Following that, NJPW came out and addressed the “severe
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Ever since the announcement of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door show, many have questioned whether Bushiroad’s joshi promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom may also begin to work with All Elite Wrestling in the future. Various reports earlier in the year had confirmed that both sides were interested in working together, however only now has
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Despite only being 22 years of age, Momo Watanabe currently finds herself positioned as one of Stardom’s most experienced talents, having made her debut on November 16, 2014, at the remarkably young age of 14. Watanabe’s Stardom career has been one full of highs and lows, with faction betrayals, championship reigns, and a host of
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Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega recently spoke to Fightful regarding a number of topics, where The Cleaner stated that NJPW star Will Ospreay is great at doing moves and having five-star matches that no one remembers. Omega additionally noted that NJPW made the right call going all in on Jay White as their top
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There can be no doubt that since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic that New Japan Pro Wrestling’s product has suffered due to the restrictions put in place by the Japanese government. Times appear to be changing however, as during today’s NJPW press conference, it was revealed that fans will be allowed to cheer for
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