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The United Empire is going to war with itself, but Will Ospreay wants a clean fight against Callum Newman. At New Japan’s Power Struggle, Will Ospreay teamed up with Callum Newman in an attempt to win the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. However, Newman ended the match by getting intentionally DQ’d, leading to the two…
The Death Riders are taking their moniker of “Against The World” to Wrestle Kingdom 21. Over in All Elite Wrestling, the Death Riders are one of the most over babyface groups in the company. However, in New Japan, they’re still very much heels. At NJPW’s Power Struggle, Jon Moxley teamed up with Wheeler Yuta to…
Mercedes Mone wants to join her fellow AEW wrestlers at the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom event. Earlier today, New Japan Pro Wrestling held Power Struggle 2026 in the Hiroshima Sun Plaza. From it, six matches were made for the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 21 event, and five of them feature dedicated AEW talent. The confirmed matches feature…
After challenging Ryohei Oiwa last month, MJF’s match with “The Grip” is set. MJF will make his Japanese wrestling debut on January 4, 2027, inside the Tokyo Dome against G1 Climax winner Ryohei Oiwa at Wrestle Kingdom 21. The former AEW World Champion appeared on the video board inside the Hiroshima Sun Plaza to taunt…
Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori have claimed a huge victory. The Super Junior Tag League concluded on Tuesday at NJPW Power Struggle after Unbound Co’s Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori defeated Kosei Fujita and Robbie Eagles from TMDK’s Ichiban Sweet Boys. It is the first tournament victory of any kind for the Unbound Co. faction…
The United Empire will never be the same. Following their failed attempt at the IWGP Tag Team Championships during NJPW Power Struggle on Tuesday, Callum Newman and Will Ospreay started brawling with one another. Both men started shoving each other, butting heads before things soon devolved into an out brawl. Newman gave his own ally…
“The Cleaner” returned to Japan and walked out with a title shot for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. At New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Power Struggle event, many AEW vs. NJPW matches went down, and as a result, many more have been set up for Wrestle Kingdom in January. A key one was a triple-threat match between…
Call-ups in the last year have made Shawn Michaels proud. Since taking over leadership of NXT from longtime friend Triple H in 2021, Shawn Michaels has built a strong connection with the developmental brand. Michaels has also been vocal in his pride for the wrestlers too, both in NXT and after. On last night’s RAW,…
Ricochet admits fighting Will Ospreay on the “Tribute to PAC” AEW Dynamite helped him get through the day. All Elite Wrestling has had to do three different tribute shows to those within their ranks over the last few months, but the tribute to Ben Satterley, AKA PAC, was the hardest due to him wrestling for…
Paul Wight thinks AEW has the next truly big star already on its roster. One reason many are high on All Elite Wrestling right now is that it has a diverse, stacked roster across both the men’s and women’s divisions. Not only does it have people to hold down the fort now, but they have…