The Road To The Crown: The Journey To AJPW’S Champions Night Main Event
by It’s often been said necessity is the mother of invention. Having to think fast when you’ve found yourself in a bind can sometimes yield incredible results. All …
Tag: All Japan Pro Wrestling
Orgoglio Italiano (Italian Pride): Francesco Akira Makes His Presence Known In The AJPW Battle Of Glory
In the Japanese wrestling scene, junior heavyweights, those two hundred twenty pounds and lighter, are among the biggest attractions in any promotion. With high flyers, power …
WHEN IT’S TIME: A LOOK AT THE 2021 AJPW CHAMPION CARNIVAL FINALS
In professional wrestling some of the best moments are those that have been a long time coming. From Kofi Kingston and Daniel Brian’s huge wins …
PLAYING TO WIN: A LOOK AT THE 2021 CHAMPION CARNIVAL
All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Champion Carnival is one the industry’s most prestigious tournaments, second mainly to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 CLIMAX. It is the …
A DANGEROUS LOVE SONG: HOW AKIRA HOKUTO BECAME A JOSHI ICON
Passion and fighting spirit are two of the major tenants of the Japanese wrestling culture. Show after show, wrestlers give it their all in awe inspiring …
THE SILENT THRILLER: LOS INGOBERNABLES DE JAPON’S SANADA
Sometimes a man of few words can speak volumes in the most epic of ways. New Japan Pro Wrestling has probably the best example of this …
The Second Life of Vader
by “I’m a big, fat piece of shit!” Those words defined the man called Vader for the WWF audience. Two years earlier, Leon White was the …
Discovering The Archives
by The current world climate provided me more spare time than ever before and very little to fill that spare time with. Whilst NJPW was out …