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The next G-REX Title defence is set. Atsushi Kotoge will defend his G-REX Championship for the first time since he won the title at GLEAT Ver. Ex against Takehiro Yamamura at GLEAT Ver. 34 on November 14 from Stella Hall at the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka. It can be reasoned that this match was…
An IWGP Women’s Title defence is set for next month’s Lucha Kingdom. IWGP Women’s Champion, Syuri, will defend her title against CMLL’s Kira at Lucha Kingdom on November 16 from Arena Mexico. This will be the first time the title has been defended in Mexico, and is currently the only singles title match announced for…
Kenny Omega isn’t holding back on the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. The wrestling world was turned on its head the other day when numerous AEW stars appeared at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling Event to set up some potential big-time matches for Wrestle Kingdom 21. One such person was Kenny Omega, who set up a three-way…
The lineup for Super Junior Tag League has been released. New Japan Pro Wrestling unveiled the 12 tag teams that have been selected to compete in this year’s Super Junior Tag League. The SJTL was first introduced in 1994 as the Super Grade Jr. Heavyweight Tag League, and has subsequently been run every year since…
Four announced matches for NJPW Power Struggle will feature AEW wrestlers. As NJPW prepares for their Super Junior Tag League, which is set to begin next week, the promotion went on to announce four matches at their upcoming Power Struggle show on November 3, all four of which pit wrestlers from The King of Sport…
A new Open the Brave Gate Champion will be decided next month. Dragongate announced on their social media today that the Open the Brave Gate Championship will be determined with a five-man tournament culminating in a final match during DG’s upcoming November Korakuen Hall show on November 5. The tournament will begin on October 18…
Sakura Mizushima will soon leave Actwres Girl’Z. Two-time Actwres Girl’Z KING of Ring Entertainment Champion, Sakura Mizushima, announced today that she intends to graduate from the promotion she’s called home since she made her pro wrestling debut in 2022 and go freelance starting in 2027. Mizushima made her announcement after her tag team clash during…
Kenny Omega is back in New Japan Pro Wrestling. “The Cleaner” made his shocking return to New Japan Pro Wrestling at their King of Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo this morning, coming out to challenge Yota Tsuji and later Oleg Boltin to a three-way match for the Tsuji’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Power Struggle…
Will Ospreay and Callum Newman are anything but united in their empire, but they’ll have to fight as one to win gold next month. The King of Pro Wrestling event that New Japan just held was full of shocking moments and great matches, while also building up the future, as proven by the bubbling feud…
Sayaka Kurara will be back in a matter of days. Former World of STARDOM Champion Sayaka Kurara announced on during STARDOM’s Korakuen Hall show on Sunday that she will return to in-ring action in October 20 following a two month break to heal from nagging injuries. The announcement came following Aya Sakura’s two on one…