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In 2019, IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito announced his desire to hold both the IC Title and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship simultaneously, a decision eventually backed by both the next IC Champion Jay White and the Number One Contender to Kazuchika Okada’s Heavyweight Championship, Kota Ibushi. Following a fan vote, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that there would be …
Christopher Daniels is currently the Head of Talent Relations for All Elite Wrestling. He and long-time tag team partner Frankie Kazarian (along with Scorpio Sky) were among the first signees of the fledgling promotion. In 2014, he and Kazarian brought their tag team to Ring of Honor, where they changed their team name from Bad Influence to The Addiction. …
Lee Moriarty has become the name to know across the independent wrestling scene over the last two years. Wrestling for promotions like AIW, GCW, and Impact wrestling, just to name a few, Moriarty has become well known for his TAIGASTYLE of professional wrestling. TAIGASTYLE presents a unique blend of styles including lucha, strong style, European grappling and American theatrical …
Wrestling promotions around the world are known for having a wide array of talent, each known for their ability and style. Since 2018, New Japan Pro Wrestling has had arguably one of the industry’s best power wrestlers in the form of Shingo Takagi. Since his arrival there as the last addition to one of wrestling’s most popular factions, his …
Monday’s announcement of All Elite Wrestling teaming up with the Owen Hart Foundation opened the door to the name and likeness of Owen Hart being used in more than twenty years. The agreement coincided with AEW proclaiming that they will hold a tournament to crown the first Owen Hart Memorial Cup Champion. Owen Hart was long viewed as one …
On September 5th 2021, the sold out crowd at Chicago’s NOW Arena erupted with thunderous cheers as Ruby Soho made her heavily anticipated AEW debut at the company’s All Out pay-per-view. She debuted as the surprise ‘joker’ entrant in the Casino Battle Royale – a match she eventually won. The crowd was excited for her debut as cheers for …
“I’m excited for people to see the American Dragon because it’s a little bit different than what they’re used to. There’s a man who kind of walks beside me, and it’s the person I used to be. But that’s not who the American Dragon is. He’s more vicious. He’s more violent. He’s going to kick some heads in, and …
“Ease up, ease up,” I said, calmly giving directions to my group “Prestigious.” It was near the tail-end of Limitless Wrestling’s “UNDENIABLE” event, one of the biggest pro wrestling shows run in New England since the return of normalcy during the pandemic. Earlier in the night, Earlier in the night, future CHAOTIC World Heavyweight Champion Davienne would challenge me …
What fan hasn’t fantasy booked their favorite promotion? Like film or comics, wrestling can inspire fans to open their imaginations to fashion what they would like to see play out in arenas and on television screens. Sometimes it’s a healthy hobby. Other times it can color a fan’s perceptions because often, reality fails to live up to what we’ve …
This week we focus on another spectacular female talent who has recently begun appearing for AEW. Kiera Hogan debuted on AEW Dark against Hikaru Shida in early August. She most recently appeared for AEW on their special ‘The First Dance’ episode of AEW Rampage. Hogan has been wrestling for a number of years, most notably being a two time …
