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Always prepared to turn adversity into prosperity, NJPW have announced New Japan Cup USA! With many wrestlers unable to travel to Japan to compete, NJPW have brought the cerulean blue ring to USA instead. The Cup will kick off New Japan’s new Friday night series titled STRONG, and the brackets are stacked. The winner of the tournament will challenge …
Full Interview with Transcripts can be found here All Elite Wrestling has just announced a new membership program for it’s female focused platform, AEW Heels. Led by AEW’s Chief Brand Officer, Brandi Rhodes, AEW Heels is a place where women can gather with friends and professionals alike, in a spirit of celebration, representation, and empowerment. With virtual meet and …
1/3 man, 1/3 fridge and 1/3 Stone Pitbull. Tomohiro Ishii has cultivated a reputation as one of the best wrestlers in the world. A stalwart of the cerulean blue New Japan ring with a solid résumé to his name. Given the legacy that Ishii has created for himself, it’s astonishing that he has only challenged for the IWGP Intercontinental …
The first graduate from Katsuyori Shibata’s LA Dojo, Karl Fredericks is leaving the pack mentality behind. Karl Fredericks is no longer a Young Lion. His first round New Japan Cup match against KENTA was set to be his re-debut in March, but due to current circumstances his re-debut came instead in early July. Whilst rehabbing from an injury suffered …
Over the years, wrestling has been complimented at times as “a cartoon come to life.” It certainly fits: bigger than life characters, twisting stories, and insane dives/splats/explosions abound in the squared circle. Some wrestlers lean into a more cartoonish approach (Stardust springboards to mind), while others play the straight man alongside. But if wrestling is itself a big cartoon, …
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In professional wrestling, for some reason there’s nothing more thrilling than watching a babyface drag their broken body off of the mat and attempt to fire up one last time after being beaten and battered over and over again. That little spark of flame that builds and builds until it’s a roaring fire of a comeback, every bit of …
She is one of the international wrestling scene’s most respected female competitors. A fearless, high flying beauty – she is known to the world for her passion and incredible talent. Her name is Io Shirai, and they call her the ‘Genius Of The Sky’. Hugely successful runs in several promotions around the world have truly made a household name …
In professional wrestling, for some reason there’s nothing more thrilling than watching a babyface drag their broken body off of the mat and attempt to fire up one last time after being beaten and battered over and over again. That little spark of flame that builds and builds until it’s a roaring fire of a comeback, every bit of …
Everyone has a favorite wrestling match, one that just hits them in that special place in the heart reserved for great art. Sometimes, it’s technical craft that compels. Two performers perfectly in sync, creating a tapestry of believable, powerful simulated violence. On other occasions it’s the pure grandeur of the occasion, the pomp and circumstance of a particularly gaudy …
