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Months after Pro Wrestling NOAH began its invasion of GLEAT, NOAH’s Atsushi Kotoge defeated El Lindaman to capture the G-REX Championship. The victory came exactly one year after Lindaman defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima to win the same title. Kotoge secured the pinfall after 20:19 with a devastating Over Kill Switch, becoming the seventh wrestler to hold…
MJF has set his sights on Ryohei Oiwa of New Japan Pro Wrestling. On today’s Road To King Of Pro Wrestling show, Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Ares and current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji. At present, the man known as “The Grip” will be focused on his opportunity to claim the richest…
MIRAI is set to return to TJPW in a matter of days. TJPW have announced that MIRAI will face off with their newest rookie Momo Sato on their upcoming Inspiration show on October 14. It will be the first time MIRAI will suit up for the promotion since TJPW Summer Sun Princess ‘26 on July…
Suzu Suzuki’s next challenger has been confirmed. It has been confirmed that Suzu Suzuki will defend her World of STARDOM Championship against Starlight Kid at STARDOM Crimson Nightmare 2026 on October 29th at the Ota City General Gymnasium. After Starlight Kid and Miyu Amasaki beat Suzu Suzuki and Akira Kurogane, SLK took the microphone and…
Natsupoi will look to become High Speed Champion on October 11. Even though she is planning to retire in January, that doesn’t mean that Natsupoi is willing to coast into her final months in the squared circle. On October 4, STARDOM’s High Speed Champion, Yuna Mizumori, challenged the High Speed Fairy to a match for…
A huge GHC Heavyweight Championship match is set for Wrestle Odyssey II. Following his victory in the end of the N-1 Victory, former GHC Heavyweight Champion OZAWA earned a chance to regain his title on October 25th when he challenges Tetsuya Naito at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Wrestle Odyssey II on October 25. OZAWA earned this…
The Tenkaichi Junior Final is set. Naruki Doi and Van Vert Jack will compete in the finals of ZERO1’s Tenkaichi Junior tournament on October 10 in Shinkiba 1st RING. The two men each survived two rounds over the past two weeks and will fight to earn a spot on the legendary list of names to…
The full lineup for Masato Yoshino’s Produce Show is now available to fans. Masato Yoshino announced the card for his third produce show, “Sense of Unity – The Third”. The former four time Open the Dream Gate Champion will host a five-match show on October 24, 2026, from Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka. This will…
The Knockout Brothers are IWGP Tag Team Champions again. OSKAR and Yuto-Ice from the Knockout Brothers defeated United Empire’s Great-O-Khan and HENARE to take back the IWGP Tag Team Championships during the first show on New Japan’s Road to King of Pro Wrestling tour at Korakuen Hall on Tuesday. This win happened nearly four months…
Shuhei Taniguchi has revealed the date of his last match. During NOAH’s N-1 Victory final show on Sunday, longtime pro wrestler Shuhei Taniguchi announced his plans to retire from the squared circle in around two months. The 49-year-old had not been in action since May after reportedly being the victim of a hit and run…