Embracing the fun in Wrestling
Throughout history, pop culture has been filled with stories of anti-heroes: people who walk a fine line between good and evil. The professional wrestling world also has its fair share of legendary anti-heroes like WWE’s Stone Cold Steve Austin. One of the industry’s best has been Tetsuya Naito, the leader of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s most popular faction, Los Ingobernables …
“You say you want a revolution, well you know, we all want to change the world.” Set amidst fireworks and fanfare on a sunny day in Jacksonville Florida, some of the hottest acts in professional wrestling gathered together to make a statement that would define the world of wrestling for years to come. “We are going to Change The …
On 5 November 2017, NJPW held its annual, pre-Wrestle Kingdom, PPV caliber show, Power Struggle. At this show, Hiroshi Tanahashi defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in the main event against Kota Ibushi. Tanahashi would come out successful, but his night was far from over. Following his traditional post main event promo, the final video of a series of cryptic …
Before I start, I want to give my congratulations and best wishes to the Hardy family – Matt and Rebecca having announced on Friday evening that they’re expecting a baby girl! With that being said, it’s been a bittersweet week in the AEW universe but no less full of joy than we’d hoped. Generally our week starts with the …
We like to believe that the hero wins and the villain gets their comeuppance. At Dominion, EVIL entirely blackened the bright lights of New Japan, but one flame is still burning strong and fighting for a now sullied dream. Current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi will clash with EVIL for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championship. It …
Scar and Mufasa. Lando and Han Solo. Roose Bolton and the Starks. All names involved in the darkest of betrayals. The freshest cut of them all; EVIL and Los Ingobernables de Japon. At the New Japan Cup final, EVIL found victory over Kazuchika Okada thanks to the surprising assistance of Bullet Club. Victory signified that he would be challenging …
The world of New Japan has been forever darkened. Winning the New Japan Cup with the startling assistance of Bullet Club put an exclamation mark on the devilish actions EVIL had been showing throughout the tournament. He chose victory and joined Bullet Club, thus alienating himself from his brothers in Los Ingobernables de Japon. The next day at Dominion, …
EVIL overcame The Rainmaker to obtain the prestigious New Japan Cup on Saturday as he won the tournament in an extremely shocking fashion. Having proven himself to be the best of the 32 man New Japan Cup field, EVIL will once again main event the magnificent Osaka-jō Hall less than 24 hours later. The ultimate chance at glory is …
