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STARDOM held their third show in as many days on Monday, this time at the mecca of Japanese professional wrestling, Korakuen Hall, for the ninth event of the 5★STAR Grand Prix tour. The card featured another eight tournament matches but began with a non-tournament singles bout between Natsupoi and Anne Kanaya. As many fans now…
STARDOM’s 5★STAR Grand Prix rolled on to Utsunomiya for another round of tournament matches on Sunday. The event featured nine matches, including one for each of the Three Sisters of STARDOM—Hanan, Hina, and Rina—all of whom were treated like massive stars, as Utsunomiya is close to their hometown. The first match of the show saw…
The 11th night of New Japan’s G1 Climax took place on Sunday from the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan. The show once again featured B Block tournament matches, including several with major implications for the standings. The first G1 match of the night saw rookie wunderkind Aaron Wolf take on Drilla Moloney. Wolf needed…
New Japan descended upon Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Hiroshima, Japan for the 10th night of the G1 Climax. The event featured five tournament matches from A Block. After the traditional early-show tag matches, the tournament proper began once again with a clash pitting SANADA, who came into the match sporting a 2-3 record, against Boltin…
STARDOM returned to the Sendai PIT to host the seventh night of the 5★STAR Grand Prix on Saturday. The show featured an eight matches all from the two blue blocks and featured a fun main event featuring a clash between Starlight Kid and Hanan, two former Mayu Iwatani disciples. The show was streamed live both…
The ninth night of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s G1 Climax took place on Friday inside Takamatsu City Gymnasium in Takamatsu, Japan. The card featured four tournament matches and saw Aaron Wolf headline his first singles main event. Before the tournament matches, fans were treated to some preview tag bouts featuring wrestlers from the other block, as…
Yoshihiro Takayama announced two more matches for his upcoming benefit show on September 7th, TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE V. First, All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Hideki Suzuki will take on DDT’s Danshoku Dieno in a special singles match. Second, Sendai Girls ace Chihiro Hashimoto will team up with fellow SENJO wrestler Ryo Mizunami against TJPW icon Miyu Yamashita…
During their monthly Korakuen Hall event, Marigold announced the competitors for the third annual DREAM✴︎STAR GP tournament. The tournament will feature 24 wrestlers, an increase from the 16 competitors in the previous two editions, who will be divided into two blocks. Much like New Japan’s G1 Climax and STARDOM’s 5★STAR Grand Prix, each wrestler will…
New Japan Pro-Wrestling returned on Wednesday night for the eighth event of the G1 Climax, with five A Block matches taking place at Yamato Arena in Osaka. The meat of the show began with an intriguing matchup between former GHC Heavyweight and Triple Crown Champion Jake Lee and one of the standout performers of this…
Korakuen Hall was the site of STARDOM’s 5★STAR Grand Prix event on Tuesday, featuring eight tournament matches with major implications for the competition. Three wrestlers made their tournament debuts, including AEW’s Julia Hart, who competed in the 5★STAR match of the night against Rian. Hart entered the tournament as a replacement for the injured Bea…