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A new tournament is coming to Pro Wrestling NOAH. On Sunday, Pro Wrestling NOAH announced a new initiative called NEO GREEN BOYS. This will include a round robin tournament pitting four of the promotion’s most promising young talents, as well as an ongoing program to give prospective wrestlers an opportunity to learn the craft from…
Two names will be joining Dragongate’s November tour. Pro Wrestling Revolution, a US based independent and wrestling school based in San Jose, California, announced that two of their are gearing up to tour with Dragongate starting on November 3. El Cucuy, the reigning Pro Wrestling Revolution World Openweight Champion, will be making his third trip…
Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Jr division has suffered a major injury blow. HAYATA will be sidelined for an extended period after suffering an ACL injury to his left knee during his GHC200 Championship match against Shuji Kondo at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Wrestle Odyssey II on Sunday. As a result, NOAH has replaced HAYATA in the upcoming…
Tenshin Nasukawa is stepping into the world of professional wrestling. Legendary kickboxer and boxer Tenshin Nasukawa is set to compete in a trios match alongside DDT Pro-Wrestling talent at a festival in Chiba on October 31. The 28-year-old will team with Yuki Ueno and Shinya Aoki to face Danshoku Dino, Takeshi Masada and To-y. The…
A rumored backup venue for WrestleMania 43 has reportedly been debunked. Given the recent events in the Riyadh area of Saudi Arabia and the overall secrecy of WrestleMania 43’s date, many have started to wonder if the event will go forward as planned. If not, the question becomes where WWE will host their biggest show…
Crown Jewel is reportedly still going ahead as planned. In recent weeks, speculation has been mounting over the status of the upcoming Crown Jewel event, particularly after advice from the US government urged “extreme caution” when it came to using airports in Saudi Arabia. As of writing, though, WWE have given no indication they plan…
The date of Kenoh’s GHC Heavyweight Championship challenge has been revealed. Following his victory over OZAWA in the main event of NOAH’s Wrestle Odyssey II show, Tetsuya Naito was challenged to a world title match against NOAH mainstay, Kenoh. A couple of days after this development, we now have a date and location for that…
Ricky Marvin is reportedly working with AAA. Since WWE’s acquisition of AAA in 2025, the promotion has seen an influx of new staff from their parent company. Notably, Mark Calaway has been given plaudits for his work in the creative team, while on-screen talent Pete Dunne has been picking up work as a producer, among…
Buddy Matthews may be on his way back to All Elite Wrestling very soon. Having been out of action since an ankle injury at Grand Slam: Australia 2025, it’s been well over a year since Buddy Matthews last wrestled in AEW. He was finally cleared to return to the earlier this year, but is still…
Jeff Cobb thinks WWE mistook him for someone else during his run. Having debuted in WWE at Backlash 2025, Jeff Cobb was immediately positioned as a member of MFT, a splinter group of The Bloodline. As part of the faction, members would sometimes appear wearing black and white face paint, acting as a callback to…