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Chi Chi has announced her first produce show. One of the fastest rising stars in all of Joshi wrestling, announced on her social media that she is going to run her first ever produced indie show on December 1. The show will be called Chi Chi’s Dream House and will take place at Shin-Kiba 1st…
The next LIDET UWF World Title match is set. Takanori Ito is in for one of the toughest fights of his career come December 30 when he defends his LIDET UWF World Championship against Naoya Nomura at GLEAT 2026 Final. This announcement comes within weeks of Ito’s previous successful defense against former WWE Superstar Simon…
Hanan has notched her fifth defence of the Wonder of STARDOM Championship. On Sunday, Hanan defeated her little sister Hina in the main event of STARDOM Path of Thunder event to retain her Wonder of Stardom Championship. The oldest of the three sisters of STARDOM put Hina away at the 19:46 mark after hitting a…
Three new rookies are coming to DDT. DDT unveiled three new rookies during their Korakuen Hall event on Sunday. These new DDT wrestlers will all debut on December 9th at the same arena. It is currently unknown if they will all compete together in the same match or have separate debuts. The three new trainees…
Billy Ken Kid, one of Japan’s most prolific independent pro wrestlers who’s mostly made his name as a member of the Osaka Pro Wrestling roster since the 2000s, successfully won a seat on the city council of Kawanishi after an election! According to the city’s website, BKK ran under his in-ring name as an independent…
Shinya Aoki is set to sign with DDT. DDT announced during their Korakuen Hall event on Sunday that former KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki will officially sign to the promotion on November 3. The 43-year-old has been competing for DDT as a freelancer up until this point since 2018, but today it’s been made official…
This year’s NOAH Jr. Grand Prix has another entrant. Hiroya Namiki stunned the Pro Wrestling NOAH landscape during the Legacy Rise event on Thursday when he defeated Yuto Koyanagi to earn the final spot in the upcoming Jr. Grand Prix 2026 tournament after he caught his contemporary with a victory roll after 9:05. Namiki has…
The full card for NOAH’s Wrestle Odyssey II is now available to fans. Following the events of NOAH’s Legacy Rise event on Thursday, the full card for NOAH’s massive Wrestle Odyssey II show has been unveiled. The show will feature 10 matches, including the dark match, and will include six title matches. Wrestle Odyssey II…
The identity of MPI has been revealed. Longtime Dragongate wrestler Luis Mante was revealed to be the “Mysterious Phantom Invader” during Pro Wrestling NOAH’s “Legacy Rise” event on Thursday. Following the MPI’s tag team match which saw him and Shuji Kondo beat HAYATA and Naomichi Marufuji, the enigmatic man took off his mask to reveal…
Legendary Joshi wrestler Ayako Hamada will make her return to Japan after over eight years to wrestle in the main event of VENY’s upcoming Produce event, Bloom. Emanating from the legendary Korakuen Hall, Bloom will serve as VENY’s 11 anniversary show. The show will have six matches and feature some of her best allies, rivals,…