Embracing the fun in Wrestling
On November 20, 2021, the wrestling world got some huge news when it was announced that the third night of WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 will see some of New Japan Pro Wrestliing’s finest go head to head with the best from Pro Wrestling NOAH. While the first two nights of the event of the year will be taking place in the historic …
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 …
For the young lions of New Japan Pro Wrestling, leaving for the learning excursion is a huge milestone. In many ways it’s like a high school graduate leaving home to go to college. For these young men, it means that they’ve survived the challenging and often grueling experience of life in the New Japan Dojo, arguably one of the toughest …
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 …
When the words Minoru Suzuki leave my lips, a plethora of words spring to mind. Sadistic. Intimidating. Ferocious. Brutal. Legendary. Perhaps even, the greatest of all time. The style he has carried throughout his well-documented career is one of uniqueness. I would argue, it’s particularly unrivalled by all other pro wrestlers. Suzuki has performed some of the very best …
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 …
When the Great O-Khan gracelessly stumbled to the aid of Will Ospreay at the culmination of G1 Climax 30, it became painstakingly clear that the promising Young Lion, Tomoyuki Oka, was returning to NJPW with his faulty UK-excision gimmick remaining. At first, I was uncertain of what was to come with his return, but ever since then, O-Khan has …
AEW’s weekly YouTube show ‘AEW Dark’ has presented a platform for independent wrestlers to showcase themselves to an audience of over 200,000 each week. For fans of AEW Dark, they have been given the experience of seeing a number of talented superstars like Will Hobbs, Top Flight, and Red Velvet get their start within an AEW ring. Each week …
AEW Dark continues to grow into a brand that not only helps showcase talent already on the AEW roster but familiarize fans with potential signees. While not everyone who is featured on Dark is guaranteed a full time contract with AEW, it has become a platform filled with opportunity. Over the initial year of AEW’s inception, we have seen …
November 5, 2016. A timebomb appears on the huge video screen in the Edion Arena in Osaka, nearing its final countdown. New Japan Pro Wrestling’s junior ace and then IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Kushida, stands in the middle of the ring, having just successfully defended his title. The countdown ends, revealing his next challenger: a former young lion returning after a …
