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All Japan Pro Wrestling has new All Asia Tag Team Champions. MUSASHI and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Dan Tamura and Seigo Tachibana in 25:20 to win the vacated All Asia Tag Team Championships on Sunday during the second night of All Japan’s “Raising an Army Memorial Series” tour from the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall. This match…
Three titles are on the line at Marigold Grand Destiny. Marigold announced a seismic main event for their upcoming Grand Destiny event scheduled to take place on October 24th at the Ryugoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The match in question will see the Marigold World Champion, Miku Aono, the Marigold United National Champion, Victoria Yuzuki, and…
Van Vert Jack has won the Tenkaichi Junior Tournament. In the final of the Tenkaichi Junior Tournament on Saturday, Van Vert Jack upset Naruki Doi after he hit a tremendous Shooting Star Press in 18:22. At 21, he is the now the youngest to ever win this tournament since its creation in 2002. Van Vert…
The Tiffany Stratton fall at the Money In The Bank event last night is still on many people’s minds. During the last night’s Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match,, Tiffany Stratton went up a ladder to do a swanton-style move on her fellow competitors. However, the move didn’t go as planned, and she fell…
AEW and NXT clashed once more this past Tuesday, and both sides were apparently happy with what happened in certain contexts. In terms of raw TV ratings, NXT drew 532,000 viewers, while AEW drew 495,000. It should also be noted that since this was a pre-taped show in Paris, Grand Slam: France did not have…
The AEW World Champion, Will Ospreay appeared in New Japan Pro Wrestling today, but not in the place many expected. Today was the NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling house show event. Will Ospreay surprised fans in attendance to assist the United Empire by clearing out members of Unbound Co., Jeff Cobb and the Knockout…
LA Knight knows fans aren’t expecting him to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Tonight, Money in the Bank will open with Roman Reigns looking to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against LA Knight. “The Megastar” has been a fan favourite since 2023, though he’s still yet to win a world title in WWE. Nevertheless, it’s…
The WWE ID Program has reportedly come under fire from those within the company itself. When WWE created its ID Program, it was thereby to be a bridge between the indie circuit and the promotion. They also rolled out a big campaign to highlight who was getting those ID contracts. The first champions were crowned…
A huge match has been announced for PRODUIT Part Deux. The legendary Daisuke Sekimoto is set to have Jonathan Gresham in a singles match for PRODUCE’s upcoming “PRODUIT Part Deux” event which is slated to take place on December 18 from the IWS L’Enfer in Montreal. This matchup will be one of a pair of…
Marcus Mathers announced on Friday that he has left the WWE ID Program. The 23-year old posted a lengthy post on his social media where he explained that he had left the ID program, which was started back in October 2024 to serve as a pipeline for independent wrestlers to join the WWE ecosystem. Wrestlers…