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The IWGP World Title will not main even New Japan Dominion this year. That honor goes to the Juniors.

After their tag team bout, one part of “Best Friends” Tsukasa Fujimoto was challenged by Mayu Iwatani for an IWGP Women’s TItle match!

STARDOM had its Flashing Champions 2024 PPV, featuring Saori Anou in the main event, and Tam Nakano challenging for the AEW TBS Title.

For the first time in 10 years, the IWGP World TItle will not main event a New Japan show, because Dominion’s main event will be the BOSJ finals.

Tam Nakano was announced as the next challenger for Willow Nightingale’s TBS Women’s Title on AEW Collision.

Tam Nakano was announced as the next challenger for Willow Nightingale’s TBS Women’s Title on AEW Collision.

KUSHIDA wants more than just the BOSJ. He wants NJPW to be a global sensation, and he’s interested in what’s happening in SGW, the Ugandan promotion.

El Desperado declared Kosei Fujita to be more than a punching bag. He said the young wrestler from TMDK put up a great fight and he was praised.

Shota Umino is sending a message to his future self, and he’s tired of losing and being considered inferior. He wants his future self to know better.

The War Dogs add another title to their resume and are still working on the resurgence of the Bullet Club as a dominant force in the cerulean blue.

It seems like the next challenger is going to be EVIL, and who knows if any other member from the House of Torture will be on the line for Moxley’s belt.

If Kosei Fujita were to win the BOSJ he would beat Will Ospreay’s record as the youngest wrestler to win the BOSJ tournament in true TMDK fashion.

The lineup for this year’s BOSJ includes many Junior talents, such as the man who got over Hiromu Takahashi, a former BOSJ winner by the name of KUSHIDA.

Rocky Romero states that STARDOM will be a part of AEW’s annual collaboration show with Bushiroad, Forbidden Door.

Sanshiro Takagi is pro wrestling’s biggest dreamer, and alongside CIMA he’s making a DDTxGLEAT show on June 6, live from Korakuen Hall!

Queen’s Quest is entering a new era with AZM and Saya Kamitani at the forefront, and both have stated their interest in bringing new members to QQ.

The Great O’Khan came to attack Yuya Uemura on his KOPW celebration stream alongside Taichi. He forced him to sigh a rematch for the KOPW belt.

The “Best Friends” duo of Arisa Nakajima and Tsukasa Fujimoto will reunite in STARDOM and face Mayu Iwatani and Hanan on Yokohama Budokan.

By: Jeff Brown At the conclusion of Evolution Joshi's Evolution Vol. 14 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, Unagi Sayaki confronted Chi Chi. According to Tokyo Sports, besides making a challenge for the May 22nd show, Unagi stated her desire to take over Evolution Joshi Pro-Wrestling from producer Suwama. One of her goals is to compete with Marigold. https://twitter.com/tospo_battle/status/1787651122066530574 The newly launched promotion, led by Rossy Ogawa, will have its first show, Marigold Fields Forever, at Korakuen Hall on May 20th. Unagi has been on a whirlwind freelance tour, competing for places such as Diana, OZ Academy, Marvelous, and Ice Ribbon. Her own produce show at Korakuen Hall on January 7th was a sell-out. Unagi was on the previous Evo show Evolution Vol. 13 in a tag team match.

After his victory in both Wrestle Magic and All Together, Kaito Kiyomiya announced the genesis of “All Rebellion”, a unit that will usher in a new NOAH.

What could be a better fitting scenario than an event called NJPW Resurgence for Yuya Uemura to crown himself as NEVER Openweight Champion? None, of course.

All Together was a talked-about event, but not for the reasons the UJPW wants. Now, Tetsuya Naito urges his contemporaries to start drawing bigger crowds.

All Together was a talked-about event, but not for the reasons the UJPW wants. Now, Tetsuya Naito urges his contemporaries to start drawing bigger crowds.

Kenoh was shocked by Kosei Fujita’s drive and strength in their singles match for All Together, and while he was mad at Fujita, he recognized his value.

Gabe Kidd spoiled the party for Kaito Kiyomiya and the All Together crew, as he attacked the GHC Heavyweight Champion and challenged him on June 16th.

By: Jeff Brown TJPW was at Korakuen Hall, with two titles being defended as Miu Watanabe was against Shoko Nakajima and Daisy Monkey fought against HIMAWARI and Wakana. The undercard looked to the future as rookies of the new era, Runa Okubo and Haru Kazashiro, were being tested in singles competition against Maki Itoh and Yuna Manase. The show began with the UP UP Girls performing "Road to the Next Stage" Shino Suzuki vs Toga The opener had a simple premise: Shino has struggled in comparison to the other rookies and has yet to get a singles win. Toga, with her size and height advantage, has had a fair number of victories. A true underdog, Shino had the crowd with every comeback as she was fighting tooth and nail to get that elusive 3-count. Toga played her part as the giant obstacle wonderfully and represented the type of run Shino…

While the All Together event will be the first event of the United Japan Pro Wrestling group, Yuya Uemura wants to make sure NJPW is the strongest.

By: Jeff Brown Stardom continued The Golden Week Fight Tour 2024 at Fukuoka with two titles on the line. Fukuoka Double Crazy (Hazuki and Koguma) defeated Crazy Star (Mei Seira and Suzu Suzuki) in front of a sold-out hometown crowd. FWC are now the first ever three-time Goddesses of Stardom champions. After the celebration, 02Line (AZM and Miyu Amasaki) staked their claim as the first challengers. That title match is set to take place at the upcoming Korakuen Hall show. https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/1787095408281260425 Empress Nexus Venus (Maika, Mina Shirakawa, and Xena) defended The Artist Of Stardom Championships against the Stars trio consisting of Hanan, Saya Iida, and Mayu Iwatani. This was their first defense for ExV after winning the titles from God's Eye in Sendai in March.

The Despe Invitacional is shaping up, and now El Desperado has formally invited DDT’s own Danshoku Dieno to participate in the June spectacle.

NOAH presented the 2024 Wrestle Magic show on PPV from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. There were plenty of surprises and some major title changes on the show.

The mastermind behind MARIGOLD appeared in Pro Wrestling NOAH in their recent event, and he seemingly opened the door for future appearances.

Shota Umino’s biggest match is around the corner, as he will face IWGP World Champion Jon Moxley, who was his former master. Can Umino be “The Guy”?

The de-facto leader of Queen’s Quest Saya Kamitani wishes for her group to grow, as Utami Hayashishita’s departure from STARDOM comes out of nowhere.

The inaugural IWGP Global Champion David Finlay wants to make history as the first-ever two-times champion by defeating Nic Nemeth and aiming for the top.

The recent member of the House of Torture, Ren Narita will face the IWGP World Champion Jon Moxley, and for now, the House has the advantage.

After five years without winning a singles title in New Japan, Jeff Cobb broke his curse and defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to become the NJPW World TV Champion.

By: Jeff Brown STARDOM President Taro Okada recently discussed STARDOM and their global expansion. The company, which recently held American Dream 2024 In The Keystone State over Wrestlemania weekend, looks to be making new steps in running shows on an international scale. The company has had talent appear on NJPW shows as well as Ring of Honor and AEW programs, but has been more Japanese-focused under previous management. "I heard from New Japan of America’s office that there hadn’t been any plans to run a Stardom show in the USA [since 2019] until now. So, I wondered if the change in management would mean there was a possibility of changing these rules to let us promote a show in the USA again." The company has a large appeal overseas and looks to capitalize on the growth they have made in recent years by showcasing many of their stars in the…
By: Jeff Brown Will Ospreay gave massive praise to Mei Seira of STARDOM and Joshi wrestlers in general via social media on Saturday, stating that they often outperform male talent. The AEW star speaks from years of experience in Japan with NJPW and said that "Japanese female wrestlers put so many of us (including me) to shame." https://twitter.com/WillOspreay/status/1784161268233912327 STARDOM has recently held their All Star Grand Queendom event, which drew over 2700 fans at the Yokohama Buntai, where Seira and her tag partner Suzu Suzuki (Crazy Star) successfully defended their Goddesses Of Stardom Titles in a four-way match. For a review and impressions of the big event read here: [embed]https://monthlypuroresu.com/features/stardom-all-star-grand-queendom-review/[/embed]

Full results and overview of the 2024 edition of AJPW’s historic Champion Carnival.

STARDOM has its PPV All Star Grand Queendom , featuring Maika and Momo Watanabe in a 3 stages of Hell match and Mayu Iwatani versus Sareee for the IWGP Women’s Title.

Hyper Misao returns with another artful and highly creative produce show that features Raku.

STARDOM’s press conference features Konami returning full time and legends Aja Kong and Kaoru Ito.

New Japan Pro Wrestling took to Chicago’s Wintrust Arena for its Windy City Riot event.

Rossy Ogawa had a press conference live on Youtube to talk about his new promotion MARIGOLD. The former STARDOM owner is taking on a new challenge.

Monthly Puroresu has an update on the AJPW-WWE relationship amidst backstage issues. As well as an update on Katsuhiko Nakajima’s contract with the promotion.

A glimpse of NOAH’s future was shown in the Victory Challenge Tag League, when Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa squared against Kenoh and Yu Owada.

A pair of emojis on NJPW’s Windy City Riot announcement has led many to believe that Mercedes Mone will still be able to wrestle STARDOM talent upon her return.

If Tetsuya Naito loses to SHO, the IWGP Jr. Champion, he will vacate his IWGP World Championship and have SHO face the winner of the New Japan Cup!

The current NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion looks to leave STARDOM by the end of March, leaving her a free agent in the world of joshi puroresu.

The New Japan Cup 2024 brackets have been revealed! New faces, new matches, new winners, and a new cup that starts a new era in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

The High-Speed Fairy will return to the ring after five months out of action, appearing at the first day of the Cinderella Tournament on March 9th.

Actwres girl’Z was at Shin-kiba 1st RING where Misa Matsui challenged Mari for the AWG Single Title, as well as Beastz Rebellion and Jadoshu having a heel showdown.

Following his final match with NJPW, Tonga expresses his heartfelt feelings toward NJPW, Jado and the fans.

Zack Sabre Jr. will make his first appearance in DDT Pro-Wrestling as he teams with long-time friend Chris Brookes against Yuki Ueno and MAO on April 7th.

Tetsuya Naito took the time to say goodbye to his long-time rival in Kazuchika Okada. The IWGP World Champion got under his skin for the last time.

Tetsuya Naito retains his IWGP World Heavyweight title against SANADA, Yuya Uemura goes bald, and Okada says his final goodbye to New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Uemura loses his hair at The New Beginning in Sapporo following loss to his rival Tsuji

Morris remains a double champion with victory over fellow GLG unit member Greene

Minoru Suzuki has not wrestled in NJPW since the beginning of the year, and as many events unfold, he’s closing a chapter on “Strong Style” and New Japan.

Nic Nemeth shows the world he has what it takes, SHO captures the Jr. Heavyweight Title and Matt Riddle becomes Television Champion in Sapporo.

With this year’s edition of STARDOM’s Cinderella Tournament coming at a pivotal time, these are four names that should be kept eyes on during the tournament.

Despite an unfortunate injury to end the show, every performer at did their best at the show in Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

As former IWGP World Champion, SANADA is looking forward to his match against Tetsuya Naito to see if he can defeat him and fill every venue in Japan.

The IWGP Women’s Champion Mayu Iwatani is not here to play games, and she absolutely trashed Mina Shirakawa en route to New Beginning in Sapporo.

NJPW heads to Sapporo this weekend for its next two-night event in The New Beginning chronology, headlined by the Global title on night one and IWGP World Heavyweight title on night two.

NOAH’s women’s division looked to be off to a great start, following in the footsteps of NJPW – then it began to stagnate. The question remains: Is there still more to come?

The IWGP Women’s Champion Mayu Iwatani is not here to play games, and she absolutely trashed Mina Shirakawa en route to New Beginning in Sapporo.

Nakajima retains Triple Crown against Jun Saito, Anzai vows to win the title back for AJPW

STARDOM has announced the participants for the 2024 edition of their single elimination tournament, first ran in 2015.

It was a jam-packed house at Korakuen Hall on Monday night, where fans and wrestlers celebrated the unique camaraderie between Mexico’s and Tokyo’s professional wrestling circles in what was one of the loudest nights in the fabled venue all winter.

Over the weekend, STARDOM put the spotlight on the NJPW STRONG Women’s and IWGP Women’s Championships with a busy weekend of shows in Shibuya.

Katsuhiko Nakajima has a new ally in his dispute for the “Toukon Style” trademark. His new supporter is the last heir to Antonio Inoki, Kazuyuki Fujita.

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling has provided an update on the status of Hikari Noa, who has been absent from the company since December last year.

STARDOM’s Valentine’s Day event saw Mina Shirakawa steal a win over the heart and soul of the company, Mayu Iwatani, and Giulia successful over title challenger Natsuko Tora.

AJPW’s Jun Saito is looking to dominate the Triple Crown Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima, replacing his younger brother and willing to bring DOOM.

Shinsuke Nakamura had an interview with Tokyo Sports about his Best Bout with Great Muta, but he also talked about Kazuchika Okada and his future.

More details have emerged surrounding the new working relationship between AJPW and Joshi promotion Actwres girl’Z.

The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson, has given his thoughts on Kazuchika Okada’s departure from NJPW and said he wants him in AEW.

As rumors generated by the promotion itself indicated negotiations for an official partnership with Japanese stakeholders, SUKEBAN probably won’t be partnering with one Rossy Ogawa anytime soon.

New Japan Pro Wrestling and the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre did their annual Fantastica Mania spectacle, and Hechicero called out Zack Sabre Jr.

Sayaka Kurara is ready to join her first unit in STARDOM, but first she has to undergo being an apprentice for Cosmic Angels.

Rei Saito will be replaced by Jun Saito in Triple Crown Title match, The Saito’s forced to vacate the AJPW Tag Titles

Will Ospreay falls victim to David Finlay’s Overkill as United Empire are defeated by Bullet Club War Dogs

NJPW STRONG Resurgence will take place from the 11,000 capacity venue Toyota Arena in May.

Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Bryan Danielson at New Beginning in Osaka, but it was by pinfall and not submission like the two had wished for.

Kazuchika Okada stood tall in his last singles match for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, defeating longtime rival Hiroshi Tanahashi.

As Kazuchika Okada leaves the company, NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi is looking to start a new story in their final singles match live from Osaka.

Will Ospreay feels like he has grown up and became a true man while competing in Japan for NJPW

Arisu Endo and Suzume win the the Max Heart Tournament. Yuki Arai has her first International Princess defense at Korakuen Hall.

With a possible dislocated right shoulder, Rei Saito’s AJPW Triple Crown Title opportunity could be at risk

In a generational battle celebrating 70 Years of Pro Wrestling, Kaito Kiyomiya and Yuma Anzai received praise from Keiji Muto and Kenta Kobashi.

Hiromu Takahashi promises to be Tokyo Sports MVP, just like the original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama did in 1982. He’s willing to surpass Tetsuya Naito.

New details have emerged pertaining to All Japan Pro Wrestling’s working relationship with WWE and NXT.

Starlight Kid and Ruaka will face CMLL’s Mexican National Women’s Tag Team Champions at this year’s NJPW Fantastica Mania on February 17th.

Syuri opens up about the dismissal of Rossy Ogawa, saying she hopes it will not take away focus from the wrestlers’ performances inside of the ring.

Katsuhiko Nakajima has put forward the idea of a two-on-one handicap match against the Saito Brothers for his Triple Crown Championship.

New Tag League Tournament set to kick off on February 24 in Yokohama

Kyoko Kimura has announced the fourth annual Hana Kimura Memorial show, Terima Kasih. The event celebrates the life of Hana Kimura by her friends and fans.

The IWGP World Champion, Tetsuya Naito, is looking forward to his match against SANADA, but he’s keeping an eye on his partner in LIJ, Yota Tsuji.

Inspired by his roots in Lucha Libre, Yota Tsuji challenged Yuya Uemura to a “Hair vs. Hair” match at New Beginning in Sapporo, and the stakes are high.

The founder and executive promoter of World Wonder Ring Stardom has left the company after its thirteenth anniversary show that took place yesterday.

Jack Morris & Anthony Greene squeak by Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf at CROSS OVER 2024 in SENDAI

El Hijo De Dr Wagner Jr realizes his dream and has won the GHC Heavyweight Title, after which he was challenged by Jake Lee.

Maika retained her World of Stardom championship against challenger Saya Kamitani at today’s Supreme Fight 2024 PPV.

The “Absolute Indomitable Girlfriend” has secured her first victory as Wonder of Stardom champion by defeating Starlight Kid at Supreme Fight 2024.

Natsuko Tora has declared her intentions of wanting to challenge Giulia for the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship.

STARDOM’s Supreme Fight 2024 pay-per-view saw Mei Seira and Hazuki go to the limit as the two went to a draw for the High-Speed championship.

Tam Nakano was successful in her return match at Supreme Fight 2024, saying that Chapter 2 of the Tam Road has begun.

Mayu Iwatani will defend her IWGP Women’s Championship against Mina Shirakawa at The New Beginning in Sapporo on February 23rd.

Oedo-Tai’s “Pink Devil” Rina succesfully defended her Future of Stardom title at Supreme Fight 2024 by defeating Rookie of Stardom tournament winner Yuzuki.

The current New Blood Tag Team champions continue to build momentum towards their second title defense.

Unagi Sayaka, Tam Nakano and other Japanese icons demolish demons, chart destiny at annual Setsubun festival

Seiki Yoshioka has expressed excitement for his return to AJPW In February. It will be his the first time back since 2019.

With Shuji Ishikawa appointed General Manager of Evolution Girls, he has high hopes for the brand, and says they are at war with STARDOM.

Kenoh has accepted the blame for Kazuchika Okada leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

As GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Daga is looking to defeat Hajime Ohara and keep making history as the 2nd ever-Mexican GHC Jr. Champion.

El Hijo de Dr Wagner Jr reveals that his dream is to win the GHC Heavyweight Title, which is currently held by Kenoh.

With Kazuchika Okada’s departure, the only members of CHAOS in Japan will be Tomohiro Ishii, and Bishamon, who have discussed this and various topics.

AJPW has announced the dates for their annual Champion Carnival tournament.

Katsuhiko Nakajma retains Triple Crown title, Rei Saito to be the next challenger.

Haruka Umesaki defeats Unagi Sayaka in the double title main event of Diana in Kawasaki but Unagi regains Iron Man title in the post match.

DDT rocked Korakuen Hall as Yuki Ueno defended the KO-D Title, KONOSUKE TAKESHITA returns, and Shunma Katsumata won the DDT Extreme Title.

Starlight Kid wants to make history if she wins the White Belt – by erasing the thirteen year lineage of the championship that goes back to 2011.

Mina Shirakawa has challenged for Mayu Iwatani’s IWGP Women’s Championship, and now her faction with Maika has the name Empress Nexus Venus.

Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe win in the main event of the Max Heart Tournament.

Kazuchika Okada’s departure from New Japan shifts the paradigm for Japanese Wrestling, and Keiji Muto and Tetsuya Naito took the time to talk about it.

Kazuchika Okada has given his last match for New Japan Pro Wrestling at Korakuen Hall, relinquishing the NEVER 6-Man Championships post-match.

With Kazuchika Okada’s departure from New Japan, someone has to step up, and it seems like Shota Umino has dared to call himself “New Ace”.

The GHC Heavyweight Champion has a new challenger built with legacy and Mexican pride, and Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. looks to steal his gold and become champion.

After winning the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship against Hiromu Takahashi, El Desperado successfully defended his belt at Korakuen Hall today.

In an interview with Tokyo Sports, Shuji Ishikawa spoke about his departure from All Japan Pro Wrestling and what comes next for his career in 2024.

The Rainmaker was shown a lot of love from Korakuen Hall as it marked his penultimate appearance in the legendary venue for professional wrestling.

Despite countless discussions in the Western fanbase, Simon Inoki has confirmed his involvement in AJPW’s turmoil: None.

An anonymous name from All Japan has said that action will be taken to normalize the company after the recent turmoil.

Forget the Oscars and the Met Gala, the real red carpet of glitz and glamour unfolded (at least for Joshi fans) on January 21st 2024 at the STARDOM AWARD 2023.

Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe win in an incredible main event of the Max Heart Tournament.

Ryohei Oiwa says that he’ll be the one to fill the void left by Kazuchika Okada leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the end of the month.

Mei Seira successfully defended her High-Speed Championship against Fukigen Death at Stardom Award 2024, marking her fourth defense of the title.

Abarenbo GE successfully obtain their first defense of the Artist of Stardom championships, and Ranna Yagami becomes an official member of the group.

Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima win in the main event of the Max Heart Tournament.

Forget the Oscars and the Met Gala, the real red carpet of glitz and glamour unfolds (at least for Joshi fans) happens on January 21st 2024 at the STARDOM AWARD 2023.

The Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada, announced his departure from New Japan Pro Wrestling today, and his future remains a mystery.

As controversy swirls around AJPW, Kenoh offers an emerald hand to former rival Katsuhiko Nakajima and his All Japan wrestling mates.

Jack Morris retains GHC National Title against Titus Alexander and praises his challenger following the match.

Suwama has stated that when Katsuhiko Nakajima arrived in AJPW, many things have happened that people are wondering about

After his match with Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay took the time to reflect on these last eight years with NJPW, as he now awaits Osaka’s Cage Match.

Kota Ibushi provides an update to his fans after his match against Naomichi Marufuji at NOAH’s The New Year 2024.

Yukio Sakaguchi will officially retire from professional wrestling on February 7th, following the dissolution of Eruption on January 14th.

The Saito Brothers are running wild in AJPW, defeating the Real World Tag League Winners Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori.

STARDOM’s Rookie of Stardom tournament winner has joined her first faction, having her appeal to join STARS accepted by Mayu Iwatani.

The time has come for Tetsuya Naito and Jon Moxley to square off, and Chicago will see an IWGP Title match in all its glory as Windy City Riot approaches.

After his match in AEW All In 2023, Jack Perry appeared out of nowhere in NJPW Battle in the Valley, destroying Shota Umino and ripping his AEW contract.

Yuya Aoki looks to start the right off right by making it to May 4th to celebrate one year at the top of Big Japan Pro Wrestling.

Sareee-ISM Chapter 3 takes place on January 16th at Shinjuku FACE, headlined by the much anticipated re-match between Sareee and Chihiro Hashimoto.

West Coast Pro’s Titus Alexander calls shot in NOAH, takes victory in tag-team bout ahead of Shinjuku FACE title showdown

The Wonder of Stardom champion says that she will take challengers no matter the company, and hopes to defend the belt in multiple promotions.

Battle in the Valley will once again start the year off for NJPW STRONG as Will Ospreay looks to defeat Kazuchika Okada in a Special Singles Match.

It’s the Year of the Dragon, and Shingo Takagi wants to wrestle Bryan Danielson once more, with their last encounter taking place fourteen years ago.

After tragedy struck for the Champion Carnival winner, Shotaro Ashino will finally get to challenge for the AJPW Triple Crown Championship on January 27th.

The teams for this year’s edition of TJPW’s Max Heart tournament have been announced, including returning teams and first-time teams.

Tama Tonga’s profile on njpw1972.com has been deleted, now showing EVIL as the NEVER Openweight Champion before their match in Nagoya on January 20th.

Two highly influential and innovative technical wrestlers will run back their 2023 classic – this time in a New Japan ring.

Juria Nagano will officially graduate from TJPW and retire from professional wrestling on April 13th in three months time at Kitazawa Town Hall.

At once nostalgic and of-the-moment, the Saito Brothers successfully built momentum globally last year in an effort to become a cornerstone of AJPW’s burgeoning resurgence.

Unagi Sayaka’s Produce Show indicates bright things for the future as the Kabukimono packed Korakuen Hall to the brim to celebrate her wrestling anniversary.

Unagi Sayaka has defeated Misa Kagura to become the second person to hold the JTO Girls champion today at Shinjuku FACE.

The Sky Tiger has earned the right to face Saori Anou for the Wonder of Stardom title in Osaka on February 4th by winning a rumble match at Korakuen Hall.

Saya Kamitani will have a shot for the World of Stardom title on February 4 in Osaka

Maki Itoh will be sidelined due to numbness in her arm following her January 4th match.

The Icon of Stardom gets her third victory as champion hours before Wrestle Kingdom 18 by defending the IWGP Women’s Championship against Syuri.

A new era for New Japan began at Wrestle Kingdom 18 when seven new champions were crowned

One of STARDOM’s most dominant units has officially disbanded after four years as Donna del Mondo’s members say Arrivederci with one last roll call.

Yuki Aino and Ryo Mizunami have won the vacant Princess Tag Team championships following the titles being relinquished by Free WiFi earlier this week.

Yuki Arai has dethroned Max the Impaler at Korakuen Hall to become the International Princess champion at TJPW’s annual January 4th event.

Before their Wrestle Kingdom bout, the IWGP Jr. Champ Hiromu Takahashi and El Desperado had a final confrontation at the Wrestle Kingdom press conference.

After a fantastic finale for the D-Oh Grand Prix 2023, Yukio Naya stood tall over Tetsuya Endo. He now awaits the KO-D Openweight Champion, Yuki Ueno.

Katsumata Shunma shook off the ring rust in his long-anticipated return to DDT at Korakuen Hall.

Abarenbo GE win STARDOM’s second annual Triangle Derby trios tournament, becoming the new Artist of Stardom champions in the process.

Yuzuki is the winner of the 2024 Rookie of Stardom tournament, defeating HANAKO in the finals.

Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira stake their claim to the Goddess of Stardom Championships following a time limit draw against AphroditE in the Triangle Derby.

After a bad match with Kota Ibushi, Naomichi Marufuji wrote a long message on his Twitter account, talking about his future plans as a wrestler in 2024.

KENOH retained his GHC Heavyweight Championship against Manabu Soya before being challenged by Go Shiozaki for January 13th.

Great Sakuya’s debut in Pro Wrestling NOAH was marked by blood and intentional disqualification, furthering the NOAH prodigy’s mystique.

Due to Hikari Noa being unable to participate, it was announced that Free WiFi would vacate the Princess Tag Championship.

Yuuki Mashiro has officially announced her return to wrestling after retiring at the end of 2022 against Suzu Suzuki.

STARDOM’s New Year is beginning to shape up as their end of year press conference prepares them for 2024.

AWG’s “Ace” has been toppled as Mari defeated Miku Aono to become the new AWG Single Champion at Korakuen Hall.

The Crimson Empress has proved the doubters won by winning the vacant World of Stardom championship at Dream Queendom 2023.

The “Absolute Indombitable Girlfriend” has won her first singles title in STARDOM, defeating MIRAI to become Wonder of Stardom champion.

The Dangerous Queen has officially gotten her seventh defence of the NJPW STRONG Women’s Title by defeating Megan Bayne.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has officially announced the schedule for next year’s New Japan Cup, with the tournament beginning in March.

Bryan Danielson isn’t mincing his words before his epic showdown against Kazuchika Okada which will take place at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th next year.

All Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced the matches and segments for Actwres girl’Z for their New Year Giant Series 2024.

Hiroshi Tanahashi addresses the media for the first time since becoming President and Representative Director of New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

The World Class Woman on a Different Level has staked her claim to The Icon’s championship for STARDOM’s January 4th show at Tokyo Dome City Hall.

After the announcement that All Japan Pro-Wrestling had a working partnership with Actwres girl’Z, NXT will be sending a wrestler over to the Japanese company on January 3rd.

The Master of the Kishikaisei is back in the ring for the first time since November, and she has returned with updated ring gear now that she’s in God’s Eye.

New Japan Pro Wrestling just shocked the wrestling world by announcing Hiroshi Tanahashi as the brand-new president of the company, for 2024 and beyond.

On the road to his match with Kento Miyahara on December 31st, Katsuhiko Nakajima is focused on bringing New Japan’s Strong Style to AJPW.

With only three days until Christmas, the King of Sports celebrates the winter holiday in the best way possible – snow inside Korakuen Hall.

Shota Umino is the last NJPW talent announced for NOAH The New Year 2024 in Ariake, and he will help Kaito Kiyomiya in his fight against House of Torture.

With only a week to go until STARDOM’s Dream Queendom 2023 show, does Saori Anou have a chance of becoming Wonder of Stardom champion?

EVIL and House of Torture invaded NOAH today and destroyed Kaito Kiyomiya in front of his adoring fans. They have set the pace for Ariake’s NOAH vs NJPW.

One of, if not the most popular professional wrestling tag team of all time will return to the United States next year with West Coast Pro.

Former Suzuki-gun allies in Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Minoru Suzuki reunite in All Japan Pro Wrestling, and they will show what’s true violence in wrestling.

Riho’s first appearance for Tokyo Joshi since Wrestle Princes III in October 2022 will be on January 4th at Korakuen Hall, TJPW’s long-running annual Ittenyon event.

The Rookie of Stardom tournament will return for the first time since 2019, and the Triangle Derby returns after its first edition earlier this year.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s annual Ittenyon show continues to stack up with Free WiFi defending against Daisy Monkey at Korakuen Hall in the new year.

Naomichi Marufuji and Kota Ibushi have a Golden Dream Match in the works, and both have spoken with NOAH about their goals with this match in Ariake Arena.

Multiple prominent Japanese wrestling companies have come together to create the industry group United Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling returns to Los Angeles for Combat Princess USA, in collaboration with Prestige Wrestling.

The former World of Stardom champion has revealed that she considered retiring after injurying her knee in October.

The Beast Kid has decided to retire from wrestling, meaning that the Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championships, which she held with Ayame Sasamura, will be vacated.

The prestigious news site Tokyo Sports has released its yearly awards to the best in Puroresu, and you need to keep up with them.

Not content with wrestling only once on her own show, the Kabukimono will wrestle at least three times at Korakuen Hall on January 7th.

The Tokyo Sports Awards have arrived, and Yuma Aoyagi is celebrating his “Technical” Award. He’s even asking himself if he was such a technical wrestler.

The Icon of STARDOM will return to the ring for the first time since November 10th in a tag team match with her STARS stablemates at Dream Queendom 2023.

Two new rookies will make their STARDOM debut at New Blood 12 on Christmas Day and the New Blood Tag Team championships will be on the line.

Yuka Sakazaki has her last show in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling and marks the end of an era.

Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley and David Finlay will now compete for the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 18.

On December 31st, Kento Miyahara vs Katsuhiko Nakajima will face off for the Triple Crown Championship at #ajpwMANIAx2023.

Bishamon have made history by being the first team to win the World Tag League as IWGP Heayweight Tag Team Champions, and the first to win the tournament three times.

Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani become the second team in history to win the Goddess Tag Team Championships twice.

The NJPW World Tag League Finals have been decided, and Bishamon, the team of Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI is looking to win the league as champions.

The Rainmaker will appear in TNA Wrestling for the first time in thirteen years, where he’ll appear at Snake Eyes in Las Vegas on January 14th.

Pro wrestling NOAH star Alejandro confronted D’Courage in Korakuen Hall and answered their challenge to a tag-team match on December 24th.

After a brutal bout against Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi, the Triple Crown Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori shockingly won AJPW’s Tag League.

Yuki Arai will look to win the gold for the first time in over a year when she challenges for Max the Impaler’s International Princess Championship on January 4th.

Prestige Wrestling announces that they will once again change venues for TJPW Combat Princess on December 14th.

The recent controversy surrounding Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kota Ibushi in 2024 has been addressed by none other than CyberFight Director, Narihiro Takeda.

Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kota Ibushi is set to take place at NOAH The New Year 2024. A dream match 15 years in the making, who will be victorious in Ariake?

Suzu Suzuki will officially face Maika at Dream Queendom for the World of Stardom title after retaining her contract against Hazuki at Nagoya Big Winter.

Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani become the second team in history to win the Goddess Tag Team Championships twice.

TJPW returns to Korakuen Hall for their ten year anniversary celebration, main evented by a ten woman two-out-of-three falls highlighting the past and future.

After ROH’s Gates of Agony seemingly joined NJPW’s House of Torture, the foreign team betrayed EVIL’s faction in the World Tag League, but payed the price.

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling will return to the United States at WrestleMania Weekend with a show during GCW’s The Collective in April 2024.

The Crazy Girl has made her thoughts known on Tam Nakano’s return to SNS yesterday and her apology that came with it.

The former World of Stardom champion has taken to SNS for the first time since her knee injury in October.

AEW’s Golden Star has spoken on his Twitter account about the chances his career will end, now that he’s getting older and he’s in his last years.

The team between Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi awaits their rivals, the Saito Brothers, looking for revenge in All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tag League.

After a streak of victories in the course of AJPW’s Tag League, the team of Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori has finally lost a match in today’s show.

AphroditE have officially both returned to the ring, and now they’re looking towards becoming tag team champions once again as they set their sights on Divine Kingdom.

Maika will face either Suzu Suzuki or Hazuki at Dream Queendom 2024 for the vacant World of Stardom championship.

The Great Sakuya will team with Nagisa Nozaki against Luminous at NOAH’s The New Year 2024 event, making her professional wrestling debut.

It was ECW against GCW in NOAH, as GHC Hardcore Champion Masato Tanaka lost his title against Ninja Mack in an extreme 3-way match at Shinjuku FACE.

MMA and pro wrestling are back on the same mix with Ulka Sasaki’s NOAH debut against Takashi Sugiura for NOAH The New Year 2024, live from the Ariake Arena.

The D-Oh Grand Prix 2023 has started in DDT Pro Wrestling, and we’ve seen returns, great matches, and many announcements. Join us in our review of the D-Oh.

Tokyo Joshi’s December 1st Korakuen Hall event will now have a championship defence on their anniversary show.

The power of purified pro-wrestling has given Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa another victory in New Japan Pro Wrestling’s World Tag League today.

Pro Wrestling NOAH’s The New Year event will see NJPW’s Ace and NJPW’s TV Champion make an appearance in a tag team match against one another.

The young prodigy Suzu Suzuki will miss two STARDOM shows in Sayama and Koriyama, as she prepares for Hazuki in December and the Ryogoku Kokugikan show.

Ami Sohrei has spoken some harsh words for her opponent in the Right to Challenge tournament, due to take place on November 28th at Korakuen Hall.

The team between Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi awaits their rivals, the Saito Brothers, looking for revenge in All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tag League.

Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori have reached their fourth win in AJPW’s Tag League. Their team is coming together, and both are on the same page.

One of the best wrestlers of all time, Kenta Kobashi, has given his predictions for the DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2023, and he positions Yuki Ueno as the winner.

Actwres girl’Z headed to Shin-kiba 1st RING, which saw Mari and Naru in tag team action as the show’s main event.

She hasn’t returned to the ring yet, but the Golden Phoenix is already looking to hold gold once more, this time with her tag team partner Utami Hayashishita.

Despite Katsuhiko Nakajima’s harsh comments about Hokuto Omori, their dysfunctional team is working pretty well in All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tag League.

AZM will challenge Giulia for the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship on December 2nd at Nagoya Big Winter, and the High-Speed Bomb Girl already has plans for if she wins.

The current Goddess of Stardom Tag Team champions have returned their belts to STARDOM due to Natsupoi’s injury.

Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa are looking to win the World Tag League, and they started on the right track, defeating the BC War Dogs at Korakuen Hall.

The Great O’Khan and HENARE have been defeated by Shota Umino and Ren Narita. As the World Tag League starts, the future looks grim for the United Empire.

STARDOM has announced that Tam Nakano has given up the World of Stardom championship, and that the title is now considered vacant.

The mystery partner teaming with Yota Tsuji in this year’s World Tag League is revealed, and he’ll be teaming with CMLL’s Zandokan Jr.

At AEW Full Gear, it was announced that Tony Khan’s “blockbuster signing” was none other than the current IWGP United Kingdom Champion, Will Ospreay.

The Bari Bari Bombers have won this year’s edition of the Moneyball Tournament which concluded today at STARDOM’s Gold Rush show.

AZM has challenged Giulia for the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship following her triple threat match at Gold Rush.

Taichi recovered his KOPW Title against SHO and the House of Torture in a wacky match, and now he’s looking to avenge the betrayal of Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion has given his thoughts on the rumored fan-vote that Okada commented on in Tokyo Sports last week.

Sareee and Unagi Sayaka have been going at it for the last day online, now Sareee has said she’ll have a match on the condition it happens at Unagi’s produce show.

The legendary junior heavyweight doesn’t find much to laugh about with David Finlay’s power struggle where he destroyed the US and UK championships.

New Blood West on November 17th will feature the debut of STARDOM’s newest trainee Yuzuki, who will face the Black Peach at the show in Osaka.

Despite Katsuhiko Nakajima’s harsh comments about Hokuto Omori, their dysfunctional team is working pretty well in All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tag League.

There have been a lot of injuries in STARDOM this year, most of which have been in the last few months. This is a recap of all the injuries since July.

Kazuchika Okada gives his thoughts on if he’d want the fan-vote to return as the tenth anniversary of Wrestle Kingdom 8 vote approaches next year.

Sareee-ISM returns with its third show, this time running back the main event of the first show, and once again showcasing young talent in the scene.

The Great Muta is having a prominent role in Pro Wrestling NOAH again, but the beats of a story about hustle are repeating, as Muta seemingly has a child.

The schedule and lineup for the 2023 edition of NJPW’s World Tag League have been released. Featuring ROH’s Gates of Agony’s debut in the Japanese tournament.

SCHADENFREUDE is back, as Chris Brookes has established an international version of the group in DDT Pro Wrestling following the events of Ultimate Party.

DDT Ultimate Party 2023 went by fast and a lot of things happened. Title changes, unexpected handshakes, and even the IWGP Jr. Title winning a belt.

Miyu Yamashita has officially requested a match with the Genius of the Ark following their time together as a team in Saki Akai’s final match.

Megan Bayne and Maika, also known as Divine Kingdom, are the winners of the 2023 Goddess of Stardom Tag League

The most eclectic roster bridging the American and Japanese women’s wrestling audiences belongs to Kitsune Wrestling, who gave fans three hours of Tokyo’s premiere freelance wrestlers on Sunday night.

The highly anticipated match between champion Matt Cardona and challenger MAO for the Universal Championship will now be held under No Disqualification rules.

Ibuki Hoshi will be defending her ICExInfinity championship against Kaho Matsushita at Ribbon Mania on December 31st at Ice Ribbon’s biggest show of the year.

Hideki Suzuki will wrestle alongside Suwama in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League, but they’re already raising hell to each other.

El Desperado sat down with Tokyo Sports months before his match with Hiromu Takahashi at Wrestle Kingdom, and he had a lot to say about his eternal rival.

Katsuhiko Nakajima’s reaction to Hokuto Omori being his tag partner in the World’s Strongest DeterminatIon Tag League was not what Omori was expecting.

Suzu Suzuki doesn’t think that Tam Nakano has the responsibility required to be at the top of STARDOM following her injury last month.

In the second part of an ongoing web series with Tokyo Sports, Saki Akai looks back on winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2014.

After David Finlay destroyed the IWGP US Title, New Japan decided to make an announcement and confirm the creation of a new title belt.

We’re months away from Wrestle Kingdom 18, and the G1 Climax 33 winner Tetsuya Naito will go through a third eye surgery to be at his 100% against SANADA.

Sukeban has announced that they have signed current Beyond the Sea champion Sareee to a multi-year contract, with her first match being in December.

Hiromu Takahashi has been the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion for 306 days, and now, El Desperado is his next challenger. Although, the champ wants his 100%.

Starlight Kid will return to the ring on November 18th after taking time off due to injury since New Blood 11 in September.

Tam Nakano has officially withdrawn from her Red Belt defence against Suzu Suzuki, with the latter now facing Starlight Kid and AZM in a three-way at Gold Rush.

The Moneyball Tournament is back, and the finals will once again be held at Gold Rush, now with a new set of teams to compete for the moneyball.

Katsuhiko Nakajima became the new Triple Crown Champion in shocking fashion, after dethroning Yuma Aoyagi. Yet, Kento Miyahara awaits for him.

Chris Jericho sat down with Tokyo Sports to discuss his dramatic venture into DDT, and the potential scenario of a collaboration between AEW and DDT.

El Desperado will challenge Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 18.

At Power Struggle, Bryan Danielson made a shocking appearance challenging Kazuchika Okada for Wrestle Kingdom 18.

Saki Akai has her emotional goodbye from Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling ahead of her retirement at DDT Ultimate Party on November 12th.

Current IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Champion Masha Slamovich will make her debut in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling at the beginning of 2024.

After it was announced that Nagisa Nozaki will be leaving Pro Wrestling WAVE, Starlight Kid responded by promising they’ll see each other once more.

After Katsuhiko Nakajima’s challenge to Yuma Aoyagi for November 5th, the Triple Crown Champion had a lot to get off his chest before his big match.

After demanding a Triple Crown match against Yuma Aoyagi, Katsuhiko Nakajima has had his wish granted and promises to change the landscape of Japanese wrestling forever.

Mayu Iwatani comments on her championship defence against Stephanie Vaquer against of NJPW Lonestar Shootout in Texas.

Katsuhiko Nakajima interrupted All Japan’s Halloween party, and demanded a Triple Crown title match. “The Genius of the Kick” has arrived to All Japan.

After one appearance in All Japan Pro Wrestling and his departure from Pro Wrestling NOAH, we finally have a clue about where will Katsuhiko Nakajima land.

Shingo Takagi is the new NEVER Openweight Champion, but he has two targets on his back. One from Trent Beretta and the other from Katsuhiko Nakajima.

The NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston has a new target on his back, and the one that has placed it on him is none other than Satoshi Kojima.

To celebrate one year of going on her “Gyan Period”, Unagi Sayaka plans to host her own produced wrestling show at Korakuen Hall.

Giulia rolled the dice, and cashed in at New Japan STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed tonight in Las Vegas. A victory over HYAN makes five straight defenses.

Kenoh and Manabu Soya, mentored by the returning Jinsei Shinzaki and Tatsumi Fujinami, will lead NOAH into the new year, but all of them will fight first.

Scottish wrestler Jack Morris has become a double champion in Pro Wrestling NOAH after defeating El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. for the GHC National Championship.

Jake Lee’s impressive seventh month reign as GHC Heavyweight Champion has come to an end, as the only man to defeat the Good Looking Guy in NOAH has beaten him a second time – now for NOAH’s top prize.

Pro Wrestling NOAH will start the new year with a new theme song composed by Keiji Muto’s daughter, Airi Muto after enduring the never-ending past months.

Yuka Sakazaki has returned to her home promotion, bringing the magic we all wanted to see ahead of her TJPW graduation in December 1st.

TJPW returns to Korakuen Hall for All Rise ’23, featuring Saki Akai’s last match at the venue and Miyu Yamashita defending her Princess of Princess title.

Although her career isn’t over for another three weeks, Saki Akai had high praise for her former Reiwa AA Cannon partner after their match at ALL RISE ’23.

Bryan Danielson and Kazuchika Okada mixed it up on Oct. 25 at AEW Dynamite for just the second time ever.

The most eclectic roster bridging the American and Japanese women’s wrestling audiences belongs to Kitsune Wrestling, who gave fans three hours of Tokyo’s premiere freelance wrestlers on Sunday night.

In the 2nd “Monday Magic” show Ninja Mack and Masato Tanaka had a brutal GHC Hardcore Championship match, and Tanaka got to win the white title.

TJPW have revealed the brackets for the Next Generation tournament, due to start on November 3rd, ending with the finals on December 1st at Korakuen Hall.

We’re on the road to Ultimate Party 2023, but Hiromu Takahashi will not wait for Kazuki Hirata, because he’s now the DDT Ironman Champion.

Pro Wrestling NOAH is going through hardships recently, but The Great Muta will return to bring pro-wrestling love to Shinjuku FACE. And some monday magic.

After a fantastic Triple Crown Championship match, Katsuhiko Nakajima confronted Kento Miyahara and opened the door for a new dream between the two.

With the 2023 edition of the Goddess of Stardom Tag League already underway, we have three names for people to keep their eyes on as the tournament rolls on.

Actwres girl’Z returns to Korakuen Hall, headlined by Miku Aono defending her AWG Singles Championship against The Sunrise of Hope, Asahi.

Following the NJPWxSTARDOM Business Strategy Presentation a week ago, STARDOM has now announced the matches set to take place on October 21st and 22nd.

Syuri asked for international challengers to face in UWF Rules, and she got her wish, as she’ll be facing Aliss Ink on November 18th at Gold Rush.

Bushiroad has taken its sights off the American market ever so slightly with an expanded effort to bring its live events to the venues of Southeast Asia. Earlier this week, they announced the formation of an Asian-Pacific Pro Wrestling Alliance

Bullet trains? The streets of Japan? An empty Tokyo Dome? It’s not enough. DDT continues their bizarre quest, and they will now wrestle inside a boat.

The United States’ top independent company, Game Changer Wrestling, recently had a show at Korakuen Hall, which saw Rina Yamashita defend her Ultraviolent Championship against Masha Slamovich.

Kento Miyahara is the greatest wrestler that All Japan Pro Wrestling had in almost 15 years, but his time is up, because Yuma Aoyagi wants to carry AJPW.

Hiromu Takahashi has been challenged once again. Ths time, by Taiji Ishimori, who is looking to become a four-times IWGP Jr. Champion.

The schedule for this year’s edition of the Super Jr. Tag League has been revealed. Starting October 21st and ending November 4th at Power Struggle.

The Icon of Stardom is returning to the United States to once again, this time to defend her IWGP Women’s Championship gold.

A recap of the NJPWxSTARDOM Business Strategy Presentation from October 10th, 2023.

It was all about magic for Pro Wrestling NOAH and Nosawa Rongai, as he brought back the GHC Hardcore Championship, and is already looking for a new holder.

New Japan held its October PPV, Destruction in Ryogoku, which saw SANADA looking to ‘regain’ his rightful IWGP World Heavyweight Championship from EVIL.

STARDOM returns to Nagoya for its PPV Golden Fight, featuring KAIRI’s farewell match and Tam Nakano defending her Red Belt against Natsuko Tora.

TJPW has one of its biggest shows of the year from Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe. With returning stars, new talent, and multiple titles on the line.

The IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA needs to snap out of it and defend his honor against EVIL, who has knocked him out again.

The 11th edition of New Blood showcased new faces and upcoming stars in the world of joshi, featuring defences of the Future of Stardom and New Blood tag titles.

A new member is on the way for fan-favorite NJPW faction Just 5 Guys. We’ll find out on October 9 in Ryogoku at NJPW Destruction Final.

October 28th in Las Vegas will see “Renaissance Woman” HYAN take on the Giulia for the STRONG Women’s Title at NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed.

MICHIKO has returned to STARDOM, and looks to take her revenge on her short-lived tag team partner.

STARDOM’s yearly round robin tournament has found its 2023 winner in Suzu Suzuki, despite the several injuries that occured throughout.

NOAH’s Star Navigation 23 tour appears to be the last for Katsuhiko Nakajima, who is leaving Pro Wrestling NOAH in October.

DDT is looking into their bright future, but we can’t be invited to their Ultimate Party without knowing what happened in “DDT Who’s Gonna Top?”

Sukeban is the newest challenger in the pro-wrestling world. See what’s hidden behind the flashy promotion, that recently hosted its first show in New York!

New Japan Pro-Wrestling, CMLL and Major League Wrestling have announced the formation of a “strategic partnership” due to start in October.

With the 5STAR GP Finals getting closer, Mina Shirakawa looks to be in reach of winning the tournament, but the Red Block looks to make things more complicated for her journey.

NOAH’s Star Navigation 23 tour appears to be the last for Katsuhiko Nakajima, who is leaving Pro Wrestling NOAH in October.

MOONDOM has arrived, and will take place on October 4th with a focus on English support for those in Japan.

The IWGP UK Championship title match between Will Ospreay and Yota Tsuji stole the show, and it was a proof of NJPW’s status as the top promotion in Japan.

Jake Lee successfully kept ahold of his GHC Heavyweight Title against NOAH’s Ace, Go Shiozaki today at GRAND SHIP 2023.

Chris Jericho seeks retribution against KONOSUKE TAKESHITA as he looks to enter the ring in another Japanese promotion – DDT Pro-Wrestling.

The All Japan Pro Wrestling monster Suwama wants to defeat Saki Akai’s faction, and win the AJPW TV Six Man Titles, but he doesn’t know Akai is retiring.

The dramatic collaboration between All Japan Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro Wrestling continues, and Yukio Naya wants to face Suwama in a singles match.

All Japan Pro Wrestling is growing each day, and as Yuma Aoyagi stands as the protagonist of the new generation, Kento Miyahara wants his Triple Crown back.

Will Ospreay has been having the best year of his career, but there’s an American Dragon that is living his final countdown, and Ospreay wants to beat him.

A challenge that came out of nowhere! STARDOM’s own Maika has bigger stages on her mind, and she has challenged El Desperado to a singles match.

After Giulia suffered a very unfortunate and very fast loss to AZM in just 55 seconds, Ami Sohrei took the chance to challenge the STRONG Women’s Champion.

It may not be usual for NJPW to have a lumberjack match for their top championship, but now it may happen as per SANADA’s request.

Tradition, family and vengeance is what fills Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr as he gets ready to face Psycho Clown, and avenge his father for what happened in 2017.

The GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee has been aiming for NOAH’s top wrestlers and veterans. Go Shiozaki stands as another target, and his arm is in danger.

The rules have been decided for Taichi’s defence of the King of Pro-Wrestling Championship against SHO at Destruction on September 24th.

Keiji Muto once said “Pro-Wrestling Love” and credit where credit’s due, because the always outstanding Manabu Soya is married with Koharu Hinata.

Rika Tatsumi is set to defend her International Princess title against challenger Max The Impaler at Wrestle Princess IV.

The apparent collaborations between DDT and AJPW have been interesting to see, and now, one of DDT’s top stars will wrestle against AJPW’s Rising HAYATO.

Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Josh Alexander will team-up at Ryogoku Sumo Hall on October 9th to challenge for the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championships

With tears in her eyes, KAIRI spent nine minutes saying farewell to her fans in STARDOM, while declaring they will be connected by their love of Puroresu.

AJPW and DDT are entering a hostile territory, and their clashes are becoming personal as time passes. Now, Suwama wants Yukio Naya to betray his ideals.

STARDOM has announced the matches due to take place on October 9th at Nagoya Golden Fight and on September 29th for New Blood 11.

The former AJPW Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata recently came back to NJPW, and while he’s counting down on his retirement, his final goal is IWGP gold.

The line-up for STARDOM’s yearly round robin tag team tournament has been announced, with some participating teams being declared at yesterday’s Dream Tag Festival, whilst most were announced today. The tournament begins on October 15th.

Qualifying matches were held at TJPW’s most recent shows to determine the two teams to face-off for the Princess Tag Team titles at Wrestle Princess IV.

The rebellious Yota Tsuji has the IWGP UK Champion Will Ospreay on sight. Tsuji is looking to defeat Ospreay, and he doesn’t consider him a real champion.

With KAIRI’s indefinite hiatus due to start in October, she just has one last match on her calendar back in her home of STARDOM.

Stardom brings a special PPV to the world, with an entire show full of teams voted by the fans. Some were reunited, others teamed for the first time.

37KAMIINA stands as DDT’s top faction today. that’s why AJPW’s Atsuki Aoyagi and Dan Tamura will face them to prove which team is better, in DDT vs AJPW.

The KO-D Openweight Champion Chris Brookes wants a taste of everything DDT has to offer. He has now challenged the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team champions, Eruption.

Jun Akiyama came to DDT in 2020 and since then he had a blast in the company. Atsushi Onita literally had a blast prepared for him at today’s DDT Big Bang.

KONOSUKE TAKESHITA couldn’t get the job done at DDT Big Bang, and his former 37Kamiina partner MAO challenged him to a singles match.

After beating Naruki Doi, the DDT Extreme Champion Kazuki Hirata dedicated a letter to Hiromu Takahashi, challenging him for DDT Ultimate Party 2023.

With her retirement coming up in November, Saki Akai will finally challenge for the KO-D Openweight Championship

It’s been three months since Giulia, Mai Sakurai and Thekla last defended the Artist of Stardom championships, but now they have some new challengers.

Rina’s next defence of her Future of Stardom championship looks set for NEW BLOOD.

Suzu Suzuki has beaten Tam Nakano, keeping her in the running for the Red Block.

Going into this year’s tournament, Natsuko Tora had been overlooked by many in favour of Utami, Maika, Saya Kamitani etc. Tora set out to become a dark horse from opening day where she disposed of Ami Sourei in just under five minutes.

New Japan have released the schedule for the upcoming World Tag League tournament, due to start on November 20.

Zack Sabre Jr.’s first singles title run has been nothing short of amazing, but now it has become history-making.

In 20 years of career, Takashi Sugiura never wrestled for Dragon Gate. Never say never, because Masaaki Mochizuki is going to bring him for the first time.

When Unagi Sayaka left STARDOM, many were asking what was going to be her future. Needless to say, this match for AJPW proves she’s on a roll.

As NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, Kazuchika Okada stands as a leader for New Japan Pro Wrestling, and he wants the old guard to step up.

After leaving the United States, Sareee has been on a roll, and as Beyond The Sea Champion, she wants to challenge the NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Giulia.

With KAIRI’s indefinite hiatus coming up at the end of the month, Sareee talked about her regret of not being able to wrestle KAIRI one-on-one when she returned to Japan.

A very out-of-nowhere announcement was made as Stardom and Natsu Sumire have come together to produce her 10th Anniversary show, “Decade of Queens”.

It was a new look, new league for Ryohei Oiwa at the 2023 N1-Victory Final. Forgoing a trip overseas to room with Yuya Uemura in Florida and deciding against the tried and true sojourn through Britain as a part-timer in RevPro, Oiwa opted to instead wrestle for rival, domestic promotion.

The current GHC Heavyweight Champ Jake Lee came out to congratulate Shiozaki as he stood in the ring with the trophy, setting up the next big title fight on 9.24.23 at Nagoya Congress Center.

Hiromu Takahashi's adventure around the wrestling world is putting the Junior Heavyweight division in the map once again. In today's All Japan Pro Wrestling show, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi wrestled known All Japan Junior wrestler Rising HAYATO. Such an exciting bout was something expected from both wrestlers, but what came after was really surprising. We have seen Takahashi travelling around the world this year, and it's not a surprise he asked HAYATO to come to wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling. https://twitter.com/ajpwint/status/1698167789260062882?s=20 Ever since winning his IWGP Junior Championship at Wrestle Kingdom from Taiji Ishimori, Takahashi has been an advocate for the union of the Junior Heavyweight rosters around the world. He has managed the All Star Junior Festival alongside Rocky Romero, and both are looking to unite the wrestling world in an attempt to showcase the best Juniors the world has to offer. https://twitter.com/tospo_battle/status/1698293146336305628?s=20 HAYATO has…

Today’s N-1 Final show in Osaka was an eventful one for Pro-Wrestling NOAH, as the winner of the tournament was decided, but there was another huge talking point of the show too as the author of the mysterious letters was revealed.

Saki Kashima may have tried, tried and tried to get out of defending her new High-Speed Championship, but she finally gave in and granted the opportunity to Mei Seira.

Asahi has signed a full-time contract with Actwres girl’Z after being on loan to them from Ice Ribbon for the last six months.

Syuri is no stranger to UWF stipulations – she’s undefeated in the match type, but now she’s looking to have another.

The technical genius Zack Sabre Jr. recently opened up with Tokyo Sports about his relationship with his former master, Yoshinari Ogawa. By: R. Faliani The NJPW WORLD Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr. is returning to Pro-Wrestling NOAH after five years of conquering New Japan Pro Wrestling. For those that don't know, Zack initially made his career in Japan thanks to NOAH and the way they treated him. TMDK, Zack's charismatic faction, was born in NOAH too. The G1 Climax 33 saw NOAH's own Kaito Kiyomiya wrestling in the tournament, and that inspired Zack to come back to his old home and wrestle Kiyomiya on his own rules, in his own territory. Alongside the legendary Yoshinari Ogawa, Zack is going to face the team of both Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa. https://twitter.com/tospo_battle/status/1697796179051049056?s=20 Zack declared he wants to show the potential of the British style of wrestling, and how it is still the…

Five people now lead the Blue Stars, and Natsuko Tora firmly leads the Red Stars block at twelve points. It’s still all to play for as the last month of Stardom’s annual round robin tournament nears its conclusion.

Konami has said that she will return to wrestling, but only if she can become Wonder of Stardom champion.

By: Shane Doorbeejan After posting the vacant and all-too-precious FMW World Jr. Heavyweight Championship belt to social media this week, TAKA Michinoku – founding member of New Japan's Just 5 Guys has announced anyone can challenge for the now-defunct promotion's championship. For reference, the belt has been used since the creation of the title in October 1993. With the strap gleaming in all its glory, TAKA Michinoku officially beckoned forth a challenge to anyone willing to seize the opportunity to take part in the tournament. The once-lost legacy of the now-defunct promotion has been revitalized, a phoenix rising from the ashes of time. TAKA's decision to lay down the gauntlet via social media instantly created a golden opportunity among wrestling enthusiasts and fans alike. The championship belt, once emblematic of fierce rivalries and spectacular matches, is now once again a coveted prize. As news of the open challenge spread like…

The IWGP Intercontinental Championship has been inactive for over two years, but a certain Mastermind has been searching for it.

NOAH N-1 Victory 2023 Day 8 Show Preview By: R. Faliani General Information August 26th would see the N-1 Victory block winners be defined. Pro-Wrestling NOAH's paradigm can be shifted considering some of the results that could be presented. In a night full of promising matchups and main evented by the GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee, the N-1 would look to pass to the next stage. Even if NOAH is struggling to find its identity, we can count on the big matches to deliver and the wrestlers to put up a great show. With the N-1 Victory, NOAH's momentum seems to be growing and despite well-known issues such as Kaito Kiyomiya's performance these last months and the unstable state of the GHC scene, they are finding their way. This show can be streamed via Wrestle Universe, CyberFight's own streaming service, that has content from NOAH, DDT, TJPW and Ganbare Pro.…

There’s no doubt that Sareee has been on an incredible stretch of matches since returning from Japan, and now she has her first championship following her return.

By: Jeff Brown The previous Korakuen Hall show saw Miku Aono win the Title Tournament and get a title belt to go along with her role as Ace of AWG. This show had a lot of built-up feuds, including ACT returning to Korakuen and challenging for a title for the first time in years. The Unit Tournament was being decided, and the heel unit Jadoshu was having a power struggle between Kyoka Iwai and leader MARU. There were also debuts and talent returning from injury in front of what is likely AWG's largest crowd since the reboot of 2022. Dark Match: Haruka Ishikawa & Mana Yamashita vs. Chii Aoba & Togi Nanami This was listed as "Match Zero" and was before the opening dance routine. Ishikawa doesn’t appear that regularly for AWG but always puts in a strong effort, and Chii, with only a few matches, has become a very…

Cosmic Angels may have won their match at Mid Summer Fes, but the World of Stardom champion still wants more from the joshi legend.

Giulia has been in the United States for less than a week and she already has her past once again vying for her and her titles.

For the third time in his career, Tetsuya Naito has won the biggest tournament in pro-wrestling.

After six fantastic shows over four gruelling weeks, it all came down to this. Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuki Kamifuku in the finals of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s tenth annual Tokyo Princess Cup tournament.

AJPW announces the participants and first round matches of the 10th Ōdō Tournament By: Steven R. Jackson On August 19th, AJPW will kick-off their tenth Ōdō Tournament from Korakuen Hall. An openweight single-elimination tournament, the Ōdō (also known as the Royal Road) tournament sees All Japan stars, wrestlers from rival promotions, and freelancers, fight for the right to be named number one contender for the Triple Crown championship. As with the 2022 tournament, 16 participants will be taking part and every match will be streamed live on AJPWTV. The featured image of the tournament bracket with romanized names are courtesy of @RoyalRoad72. Brackets and schedule August 19th, First round matches [Korakuen Hall] (left side) Dan Tamura vs. Kotaro Suzuki (freelancer) Shuji Ishikawa vs. Ren Ayabe (representing JTO) Hokuto Omori vs. Takuya Nomura (representing BJW) Satoshi Kojima (representing NJPW) vs. Rei Saito August 21st, First round matches [Shinkiba 1stRING] (right side)…

Saki Kashima hasn’t been in God’s Eye for very long, but she’s already rubbing some members the wrong way.

SEAdLINNNG will host its 8th Anniversary show on August 25th. Read a rundown of the matches on the show and who is featured.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is bringing its All-Star Junior Festival USA to the prestigious 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. See the full line up here.

Sareee-ISM Chapter 2 is almost here. Get a guide of how to watch and stream along with a rundown of the matches featured on the show.

TJPW returns with another specialty show; last year it was Midwinter Pool Wrestling, and this year it’s the Midsummer Athletic Amusement Park Pro Wrestling.

Stardom’s annual two month long round-robin tournament is back, and the choices this year are less predictable than ever this time around.

The world of Puroresu woke up today with some exciting news: Kento Miyahara and Katsuhiko Nakajima broke the 5 Star scale. By: R. Faliani Despite the controversies surrounding Dave Meltzer's star rating system, there's no doubt in anyone's mind that his platform helps other promotions not related to American wrestling to promote their work. We have seen that with New Japan Pro Wrestling over the years, and it seems that we will see it with Pro-Wrestling NOAH out of all companies. "One Night Dream" was not just a tagline to sell tickets. Kento Miyahara and Katsuhiko Nakajima gave a pro-wrestling clinic, where every move and moment mattered. The slow and methodical pace of the match opened the door for some of the most compelling in-ring action we have seen all year, and a breath of fresh air from the current landscape of NOAH and its hard-to-grasp style. Meltzer's rating of…

Millie McKenzie shockingly captured the Sendai Girls World Championship from VENY at Sendai Girls’ most recent event.

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling brings back the Tokyo Princess Cup tournament for the tenth time, with the brackets and schedule revealed.

It’s been almost nine years, but the iconic tag team of Nanamomo will once again come together in the ring for trios action in August 2023.

When speaking to Pro-Wrestling NOAH, Nakajima did not mince his words when talking about his junior, AJPW’s Kento Miyahara.

By: Damian Gibson With last weekend seeing the entrants for this year's G1 Climax announced, New Japan have now provided an update on which wrestlers are in each block, plus the full schedule for this year's G1. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1676568860844261376 Complete with an announcement that block matches will this year have a 20-minute time limit on them, the four blocks for G1 Climax 33 are as follows: Block A: SANADA, Chase Owens, Hikuleo, Ren Narita, Shota Umino, Yota Tsuji, Gabe Kidd, Kaito Kiyomiya Block B: Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI, Taichi, KENTA, Great-O-Khan, Will Ospreay, Tanga Loa, El Phantasmo Block C: David Finlay, Tomohiro Ishii, EVIL, Tama Tonga, Shingo Takagi, Aaron Henare, Eddie Kingston, Mikey Nicholls Block D: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Hirooki Goto, Zack Sabre Jr., Toru Yano, Jeff Cobb, Shane Haste, Alex Coughlin [gallery type="thumbnails" columns="2" link="none" size="full" ids="10188,10187,10186,10185"]

This year’s Summer Sun Princess event promised a night of fun, action packed Joshi Puroresu. While it may not have fully lived up to that, there was still a few moments that made the event a must watch for fans.

AEW and New Japan once again re-unite to bring the hottest event of the summer with Forbidden Door, featuring a dream match and a IWGP World title defence.

“All Together Again” was an incredible success, but now one of STARDOM’s top names ponders about a similar event for the women.

Get all the results from the huge All Together Again event that saw stars from NJPW, All Japan and Pro Wrestling Noah collide in a dream match paradise.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling returns to Osaka-jo Hall once again for Dominion, in an event which saw title changes, new unit affiliations and shocking surprises.

Hyper Misao’s first produce show was an imaginative evening of experimental wrestling theater and heartfelt drama.

Outlasting twenty other competitors, Master Wato reigned supreme as he won the thirtieth Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

Kenta Kobashi is making his return to America as part of West Coast’s 5th Anniversary show in October. The fans are hyped to see the pro-wrestling legend.

This year’s 5★STAR GP now has their participants, which has a smaller field than the usual size of the tournament.

History is made as Tam Nakano wins the Wonder of Stardom championship at STARDOM’s latest pay-per-view event.

After two years of almost no retirements from 2020-2022; many joshi have announced their retirement already this year, with Saki Akai being the latest.

The history of double title matches in Stardom has an interesting one, and Mina Shirakawa looks to add another victory to the “decisive wins” column.

Sometimes you just can’t get it going, and for BUSHI his chances of winning the BOSJ are done, but he won’t leave without at least one score.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee has nominated Takashi Sugiura as his next challenger, believing it’s a must for his reign to face the tenured veteran.

Former GHC Heavyweight Champíon and Kongo's leader KENOH called out "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada after his match. By: R. Faliani The brutal kicker will participate in the ALL TOGETHER show involving Pro-Wrestling NOAH, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling, and he will face the team of Kaito Kiyomiya, Kento Miyahara and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Okada will be his partner alongside Yuma Aoyagi, and despite this interesting alliance, KENOH doesn't seem to forget about Okada's comments about NOAH. That's why, after defeating the team of the returning Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima he called out his partner. https://twitter.com/noahglobal/status/1657737777423974400 It's interesting to see that KENOH will wrestle against Kiyomiya, as both are from NOAH, and both lost against the top stars of NJPW. No matter what happens in ALL TOGETHER, he has a lot of enemies, few allies and a distinct desire to be at the centre of the pro-wrestling…

Witness the revival of The Sun Goddess as she takes on Chihiro Hashimoto this Tuesday, May 16th live via streaming.

Almost one year since vowing to attribute her first title win to Hana Kimura, Rina became the 10th Future of STARDOM Champion after defeating Ami Sohrei.

After being selected last year, actress Anna Hirai reported to the STARDOM dojo to get in the skin of Mayu Iwatani for her biographical film.

After his Shotaro Ashino’s ill-timed arm fracture, Champion Carnival runner-up T-Hawk feels he’s entitled to an opportunity, and Yuji Nagata agrees.

This group of artists and entrepreneurs, led by Raijin Yaguchi, want to mix the universe of kaiju with Japanese pro-wrestling in one exciting show set to debut next Fall.

After his tempered attitude problems earlier this year, The Rainmaker has promised to behave professionally at the upcoming All Together Again show.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Shotaro Ashino inspiringly overcame the odds to win the tournament before standing face to face with Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata.

Yuka Sakazaki will officially graduate from Tokyo Joshi at the end of the year, after ten years with the company.

After giving Hikari Noa a blood baptism, Sawyer Wreck challenged Princess of Princess Champion Mizuki, who managed to withstand her violent offense.

As Yuki Arai hits the two-year mark as a wrestler, her unsuccessful efforts with Maki Itoh to defeat Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki won’t kill her spirit.

After Tetsuya Naito’s unenthusiastic challenge, the ace Kento Miyahara and super rookie Yuma Anzai will join forces to prove that AJPW is not in the mud.

During a tag team match involving Ryo Mizunami and SAKI, Natsu Sumire surpassed Maya Yukihi, and kept provoking interest in a GHC Women’s title.

Popular Japanese mascot Chiitan☆ has made her professional wrestling debut in a six-living being tag team match involving mortal enemy Chris Brookes.

After a tour full of amazing matches, New Japan Pro Wrestling had their big Dontaku show with titles on the line and some huge shocks.

Jon Moxley is slated to make his return to a New Japan ring this summer at Dominion 6.4, challenging for the NEVER 6-Man titles.

Shinjiro Otani is making his first public appearance after last year’s injury that has kept him inactive since, and gave his thoughts on his recovery.

This week, we are looking at the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena. A popular venue among Joshi promotions and smaller Puroresu promotions, this quant little arena was first opened in 2001 and was considered to be the unofficial home venue for World Wonder Ring Stardom for many years.

The one-of-a-kind wrestling show that takes place in a bar is back for its fifth outing as the matches for the event, taking place on May 23rd, have been revealed.

Josh Barnett returns to the commentary desk once again, this time for Pro Wrestling NOAH at Ryogoku Sumo Hall.

Natsupoi wants to make it clear that she won’t be overlooked by Wonder of Stardom Champion Mina Shirakawa ahead of their encounter on May 4th.

Every month Monthly Puroresu will be bringing you a guide to the previous month’s happenings in STARDOM. Whether you’re someone who can only occasionally watch, are looking to get into the promotion and want to know what’s going on, or just been to busy to keep up, we have you covered! This is what happened in STARDOM during the month of April…

As KONGO were posing with their AJPW Tag Team titles at Korakuen Hall, Suwama appeared to attack them all and piss off the NOAH faithful.

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA is disappointed that Hiromu Takahashi wants to hold both World & Jr. Heavyweight belts, and he won’t remain silent.

World Wonder Ring Stardom have officially announced the dates for this year’s Five Star GP, where the winner traditionally challenges for the World of Stardom championship.

COLOR’S star SAKI will make her US debut for America’s new promotion, SPARK Joshi Puroresu, that will bring the best out of Japanese women’s wrestling.

Tetsuya Naito will wrestle at AJPW next month, but he’s not over the moon about it. Naito made a bitter existential question to the All Japan wrestlers.

“The Sun Goddess” Sareee will be reborn as she faces longtime rival Chihiro Hashimoto of Sendai Girls in the main event of an exciting four-match card.

STARDOM held its biggest show ever, both in size and attendance, as the all-women’s group held an event that will be remembered for years to come.

While celebrating his 20th anniversary as a wrestler, Hirooki Goto was dumbfounded by the unexpected appearance of his old friend Katsuyori Shibata.

After meeting Wakamotoharu Minato with Club Venus, Mina Shirakawa promised to the komusubi that she will meet him again with the white belt in her arms.

KAIRI once again returns to in-ring action at Fortune Dream 8 in June, where she faces off against Kawada endorsed Unagi Sayaka.

By: J. Peeples For the second year in a row, New Japan Pro Wrestling has had a Collision weekend starting in Washington DC and continuing into Philadelphia the next day. Last year's events saw Juice Robinson claim the IWGP US Title in DC, while Fred Rosser defeated "Filthy" Tom Lawlor to retain his Strong Openweight Title the next day in Philly. This year, the DC show saw all of those talents shine in different ways while shining a light on a team that stole the weekend - Aussie Open. Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis were always a great team, but their IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title win on April 8 at Sakura Genesis 2023 was a star-making match. On the first night of this year's Collision shows, they went into the three-way tag team main event against Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada and Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley's Motor City…

Ibuki Hoshi will enter the third decade of her life with a bang. Before she turns 20 next Monday, she’ll produce her own show at the Ice Ribbon Dojo.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Ice Ribbon’s sister promotion will have its first show on May 14th, featuring new talent from all walks of life stepping into the ring for the first time.

The third annual Hana Kimura Memorial is all set, including the return of Konami as she joins Rina and Kaori Yoneyama against VENY, Natsupoi and Syuri.

Everyone has a right to express themselves, but Koguma believes she has a right to end Club Venus shenanigans. “The bear” has her eyes locked on Mariah May.

Kenta Kobashi selected KAIRI to wrestle at the 8th edition of his FORTUNE DREAM show, against an unannounced oponent on June 14th at Korakuen Hall.

After Mina Shirakawa smeared some sort of black goo all over Saya Kamitani’s face, the white belt champion returned the favor at Korakuen Hall.

Katsuhiko Nakajima will challenge Jake Lee for the GHC Heavyweight Championship this Sunday in Sendai at Green Journey on Wrestle Universe & ABEMA.

For the first time since 2012, All Together will be brought back and hosted by New Japan, AJPW and NOAH.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Amongst the likes of Saori Anou and Miyuki Takase, Syuri, Natsupoi and Rina return to the third edition of Hana Kimura’s Memorial Show, Pinx.

After losing in nine consecutive deathmatches at PROMINENCE, Suzu Suzuki looks to close the series against Jun Kasai with a win. He won’t let it happen.

International fans’ pleas have been gracefully answered. STARDOM’s Yokohama Arena show has been confirmed to be called by Chris Charlton.

After an amazing two shows, here is a look at everything that happened during the big matches in the NJPW New Beginning in Osaka show.

SANADA has reinvented himself and is posing a threat to rival Kazuchika Okada like never before. However, the champion is not concerned in the slightest.

Having won last year’s edition, Yuma Aoyagi wants to not only repeat the milestone, but also attempt to do it for a third time in 2024.

After some awkward praise from Suwama, Unagi Sayaka continues her assessment of All Japan Pro Wrestling at one of its most emblematic events next May.

The cutest pro-wrestler in the world is coming to "Sin City", as part of the "GCW: Lifestyle" pay-per-view! By: R. Faliani Maki Itoh is coming to Las Vegas, as part of the "Game Changer Wrestling: Lifestyle" pay-per-view! We have seen Ito wrestle in GCW countless times, but her style is becoming way more hardcore as we write this article. Itoh shocked the world with her unexplored violence at the GCW Collective, teaming up with deathmatch legend Nick Gage. The GCW fans love Maki and the fact she's still getting booked everywhere proves once again the popularity that she has. https://twitter.com/GCWrestling_/status/1644082241071448067?s=20 Itoh has unfinished business related to GCW, because her match at Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 was interrupted by Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander, in fact, they challenged Maki and Gage to a match as of late, and it seems obvious that Las Vegas will be the perfect scenario…

Keiji Muto gave his thoughts on WrestleMania and the Hall of Fame, opening up about happy memories and a very frustrating blunder on his part.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

STARDOM in March 2023: Your Monthly Recap By: Jeff Brown Every month Monthly Puroresu will be bringing you a guide to the previous month’s happenings in STARDOM. Whether you’re someone who can only occasionally watch, are looking to get into the promotion and want to know what’s going on, or just been too busy to keep up, we have you covered! This is what happened in STARDOM during the month of March… Championship Matches Wonder of Stardom Championship: Saya Kamitani (c) vs Hazuki Saya Kamitani was looking to continue her historic white belt run with defense 15 against the veteran Wildheart Hazuki. This was an all-time classic, a surefire match of the year, and an absolute statement by Hazuki that she belongs in the main event scene of Stardom on a regular basis. Kamitani definitely knows how to wrestle a big match style, and from her entrance, she shows the…

Shingo Takagi defeated Aaron Henare to retain the King of Pro Wrestling Provisional Title. Takagi commented on the match and addressed future opponents in AEW.

The Pink Striker arrived in America to stay until the end of June (And possibly more!). Her first week in the U.S. was as busy as undoubtedly memorable.

After years of rumors, AJPW’s Evolution Joshi Pro-Wrestling was launched. Rookies ChiChi, Sunny and ZONES faced Yuu, Miyuki Takase and Rina Yamashita.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 3,000-seat Yokohama Budokan Arena in Yokohama Japan. This brand new venue construction was finished during the pandemic and has already become popular with Puroresu and Joshi’s big-name players.

Weeks before Mizuki defends her Princess of Princess title, the Popping Sugar Rabbit got bragging rights by defeating Nao Kakuta’s team in a trios match.

Before the end comes for Himeka, she will go back to the beginning as she reunites with Miyuki Takase to face Natsupoi and Kakeru Sekiguchi on April 2nd.

Nobody’s brackets were safe after the first night of the Cinderella Tournament. In a chaotic first round, six of the eighteen matches ended in draws, eliminating a host of top stars and heavy favorites.

It was an impossible scenario that awaited Waka Tsukiyama at New Blood Premium – defeat two of the most important names in STARDOM’s history, or leave both Cosmic Angels and the promotion entirely.

You’re reading correctly. After two and a half years, Waka Tsukiyama pinned someone for the first time in her career, and a former world champion at that.

Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata is carefully putting on the best performances he can while taking care of a knee injury he sustained months ago.

By: Sonal Lad NJPW New Japan Cup Final Review Like every year, New Japan recently started its annual New Japan Cup tournament. With 24 of the best wrestlers in the company, they were all fighting for a chance to challenge IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis. After a grueling tournament, here is everything that happened at this year’s New Japan Cup final. DOUKI & TAICHI v Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuto Nakashima Unsurprisingly, the show started with multi-man matches and began with Just 5 Guys’ TAICHI and DOUKI facing Hiroshi Tanahashi and young Lion Yuto Nakashima. While Yuto showed great promise, even Jr heavyweight DOUKI had an advantage throughout the match. It was only when Tanahashi was tagged in that the cheers got louder and the pace got faster. There was even a moment where Tanahashi was teasing the Young Lion, not tagging him in when asked. Of course, Tanahashi…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 3,000-seat Yokohama Budokan Arena in Yokohama Japan. This brand new venue construction was finished during the pandemic and has already become popular with Puroresu and Joshi’s big-name players.

By: Abid Chowdhury There was much uncertainty going into Ice Ribbon’s first Korakuen Hall pay per view show of 2023. As there has been drama surrounding the promotion for the past two years with multiple talents leaving the promotion for opportunities elsewhere. With the recent departure of two more talents, this had to be a wakeup call for the promotion. Many fans proclaimed the belief that the promotion could close in the near future if the trend wasn't bucked soon. Despite all of the harrowing news that surrounded the promotion, 409 fans came to watch Ice Ribbon's first show of the year at the legendary venue. By the end of the night, the doubts the fans had surrounding the promotion were filled with hope, as they witnessed two spectacular championship matches. Two of the recent departures competed on this show - Nao Ishikawa took part in the opening match while…

Chie Koishikawa is almost ready to bring too much energy to your phone. Toro Kikaku (Dead or Alive, Pokémon, Ninja Gaiden) are working on a GTMV game to be released this year.

Lee reassured everyone that he would to take the GHC Heavyweight Championship and “let Kiyomiya rest”. Regardless of your opinion on him, he delivered.

From the moment Grand Princess II was announced, fans were left wondering which venue would host one of Tokyo Joshi-Pro Wrestling (TJPW)’s biggest shows of the year – a statement production at Ariake Coliseum. 1,513 fans would witness three championship title matches, and four special singles matches with an ongoing the theme of tag-team partners competing against one another.

TJPW Grand Princess is this weekend, but tag title contender Maki Itoh is not nervous in the slightest as she has Miyu Yamashita by her side.

David Finlay had remained vague about his rank in Bullet Club, but he finally announced it after advancing to the quarterfinals of the NJ Cup.

By: Abid Chowdhury 4 Championship matches headlined back to back nights of action inside Osaka's Edion Arena 2nd Stadium with a total of 13 matches. The Open The Brave Gate Championship along with the Open The Triangle Gate Championships were defended on night 1, while the Open The Twin Gate Championships and Open The Dream Gate Championships were defended on night 2. This year, we'll take a look at the four championship matches that were held during Champion Gate weekend on March 4th and March 5th. Jason Lee of Natural Vibes challenged Minorita of Gold Class for his Open The Brave Gate Championship. Jason failed to win the Brave Gate Championship on 3 separate attempts in the past. This would be his fourth challenge for the title. Jason was headed to visit his native homeland in Hong Kong the following weekend, and he promised to bring home the Brave Gate…

The Sun shines again for Kiyomiya as he approaches his finest hour next Sunday. What does fate have in store for the Supernova and his championship?

Unagi Sayaka assembled an eccentric team with Yoshitatsu and SAKI, but fell short to Mayumi Ozaki, Maya Yukihi and a somewhat reluctant Suwama in AJPW.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

This is the most important show of the relaunched ACTwrestling, where the face of AWG is decided, and their legacy is solidified as the inaugural champion.

Japan’s #1 gaming TV show AriYoshiEEEEE! invited an incredibly stellar cast of joshi wrestlers to battle it out against the panel in Gang Beasts.

ChocoPro’s first day of the 300th episode was an extremely fun show that was the usual mixture of fun experimental wrestling and absolutely brutal wars.

Twelve years after the disastrous Tohoku earthquake, Iwate’s own MIRAI remembers the grim sight of that day, but also a fateful encounter with wrestling.

If it wasn’t enough that Jake Lee got the victory against Kiyomiya’s tag team partner Atsushi Kotoge, Kenoh joined in on the fun by telling the champion to retire if he loses the belt in Yokohama.

Nature is healing in the world’s ring of wonder. After years of being banned due to the pandemic, streamers will be allowed in limited capacity for the March 18th show.

WWE’s “Warrior of the Sun” Sarray, also known as the “Sun God”, Sareee, has finished her contract with WWE and will return to Japan on May 16th.

The GHC Heavyweight Champion paid no mind to challenger Jake Lee’s near-bullying, and used it to get himself fired up and ready for March 19th.

On March 9th, the Ace of Juniors will retire at Korakuen Hall against Atsushi Kotoge. By courtesy of NOAH, you can watch three of his favorite matches for free, with personal recollections from Harada himself.

STARDOM arrives in the Pucchigami magazine with another manga serialization by Yasue Imai and Yuki Harami, aimed at young girls with a shoujo style.

“This is my world.” David Finlay embraced his Bullet Club self and defeated Tomohiro Ishii to advance to the second round of the New Japan Cup.

Starlight Kid claims that her “High Speed story” with AZM has come to an end. The next time these prodigies face again, it’ll be for bigger prizes.

A champ’s late night stack, we all have our own. For Maki Itoh, a successful night fighting legends and promising upstarts warrants a true American dish.

STARDOM’s Himeka mentioned having plenty of personal reasons to step out of the squared circle for good, but a prominent one is online bullying.

By: Abid Chowdhury At “New Year Gate” on January 12, 2023 at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall, general manager Ryo Saito entered the ring for a special announcement. He mentioned that at Korakuen Hall the following month on February 3, Tag League would make a return. He introduced this tournament as “Rey De Parejas," and this would be the first time since 2003 that it had been held under that name. Not only that, the last time Dragon Gate held a tag league tournament was nearly 7 years before in 2016. Fans were on the edge of their seats hearing who would compete in tag league, along with the matches that were announced for opening night at Korakuen Hall in February. Throughout February, matches were held all around Japan. A few teams had a great start, but struggled to keep that momentum going towards the end. While one team had a late…

It was a wild night in Yoyogi that ended with the crowd chanting for a promotion that wasn’t STARDOM, bringing to a close an incredible night of wrestling. After two months of wrestling, Prominence stood tall as the inaugural winners of the Triangle Derby.

The future of NOAH is at stake in the eyes of Jake Lee, who wants to end Kaito Kiyomiya’s GHC Title reign “out of the goodness of his own heart”.

Every month Monthly Puroresu will be bringing you a guide to the previous month’s happenings in STARDOM. Whether you’re someone who can only occasionally watch, are looking to get into the promotion and want to know what’s going on, or just been to busy to keep up, we have you covered! This is what happened in STARDOM during the month of February…

Giulia’s biggest nightmare has come back to haunt her and make her pay for her sins. Kamitani’s reign is threatened by a fresher, rejuvenated challenger. Maya Yukihi and Hazuki are looking to dethrone two of the most powerful title holders today.

The All Star Junior Festival proved to be a successful milestone for junior heavyweights across the world. Jushin Thunder Liger hopes it becomes a thing.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

In this week’s edition of Puroresu Gate, we examine the ticket sales for events held in the 55,000-seat capacity Tokyo Dome.

El Desperado wasn’t too keen on Ren Narita, but after fighting alongside him and Minoru Suzuki, he is now a believer.

The AJW legend expressed that she doesn’t mind whether Giulia, or anyone else, uses her finisher. “You don’t need permission”, she claimed. Hokuto has even suggested her relatives to fight her and each other over who has more right to use it.

Don’t call it a comeback. Blue Justice is the oldest Grand Slam winner, fully motivated to give his best to revitalize All Japan Pro Wrestling. “My match proves that fans can still be interested and come to the show”, claims Nagata.

The All Star Junior Festival is right around the corner, and producer Hiromu Takahashi took the time to support Otani and his fans in a surprising way.

Exposing her, she means exposing her, metaphorically. Unagi Sayaka continues her Gyan Period by challenging Real Japan Pro Wrestling’s top heroine.

Jake Lee keeps taunting GHC Heavyweight Champion Kato Kiyomiya after his embarrassing loss to Okada, but he’d rather focus in training hard.

While Mercedes Mone’s hand was raised for the IWGP Women’s Title in San Jose, university student Kasumi Nashimura fought contenders on a moving train in Tokyo

Tam Nakano pleaded for STARDOM fans to show their love and bury the negativity after being targeted by multiple Twitter users.

The GHC Heavyweight Champion suffered a bitter loss to The Rainmaker at the Tokyo Dome, and became a laughingstock to his new challenger, Jake Lee.

After the Tokyo Tornado Showdown at Keiji Muto’s LAST LOVE, Hiromu Takahashi continued to press on his quest to reunite with his old partner.

After an eventful year back in the Ark and the emotional retirement of Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima announced that he’s leaving NOAH for the time being.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

By: Abid Chowdhury After Arisa Nakajima pinned Hiroyo Matsumoto to become a three-time Beyond The Sea Champion (BTS), she was challenged by many up-and-comers within the joshi wrestling scene. Just Tap Out (JTO)’s Misa Kagura, Active Advance Pro Wrestling’s (2AW) Ayame Sasamura, freelancer Itsuki Aoki, SEAdLINNNG’s Rico Kaiju, and freelancer Riko Kawahata. The next challenger to Nakajima's title would not be announced until SEAdLINNNG’s first show of the new year on January 13th. During the main event a battle royal was held, in which the final two participants within that match were Arisa Nakajima and Riko Kawahata. Kawahata eliminated the champion, which led to Kawahata challenging for Nakajima's championship. The match would be made official later on, with the date being made as February 16th at Shinjuku FACE - Arisa Nakajima defending her Beyond the Sea title against Riko Kawahata. SEAdLINNNG opened their pay per view show with a special…
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2023 Review By: R. Faliani In New Beginning in Osaka, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada was left without a true challenger after his victory over Shingo Takagi. The Rainmaker decided to name his rival for Battle in the Valley, and it was Hiroshi Tanahashi. Here's a look at the results of New Japan Pro Wrestling's latest show at America live from San Jose, CA. But first, let's address the elephant in the room. There's no reason why New Japan Pro Wrestling's production should be on this level. There's no reason for people that actually paid for this show, to wait 40 minutes to see what they preordered. It's disrespectful to them, and it's disrespectful also to the people in the venue that have bought tickets. Considering NJPW is the biggest Puroresu promotion in the world, and not an indie company as many ignorant…

“It’s finally over.” Airi, daughter of Keiji Muto, expressed admiration for her dad’s commitment, but is relieved that he can finally slow down.

Ahead of the Jr. Heavyweight Champions showdown between NJPW’s Hiromu Takahashi and Pro Wrestling NOAH’s AMAKUSA at Keiji Muto’s retirement final, el Ingobernable is seeking the truth about the whereabouts of his old “Tokyo Tornado” tag team partner Kenbai. He seems purposefully unaware that AMAKUSA is Kenbai.

As the legendary Keiji Muto prepares for his final match at Tokyo Dome on March 21st before his retirement, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Hiroshi Tanahashi had a lot to say about his former mentor. Despite his superstar status now, in his younger years, Tanahashi served as Muto’s assistant; and as he’s slated to go up against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada on March 18th in San Jose, he can’t help but recall how Muto had fought for the same title back in 2009 at Tokyo Dome.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 8,000-seat Osaka Prefectural Arena, This popular venue for Puroresu’s big-name players has been host to some amazing matches and moments over the years.

After an amazing two shows, here is a look at everything that happened during the big matches in the NJPW New Beginning in Osaka show.

In an interview with Yahoo! Japan, Miyu Yamashita talked about why her team with Maki Itoh works so well ahead of the Max Heart Tournament finals.

Natsu Sumire’s career revival sees her make her return to Europe, this time stepping into the ring of EVE for the first time on Internatonal Women’s Day.

It was in October last year that NOSAWA Rongai announced the closure of his tenured wrestling career, ideally taking place in February 2023. As they say, the time has come. Before NOSAWA hangs them up for good in two weeks alongside Keiji Muto, he will step into the DRAGONGATE ring one final time.

In what cephalopod aficionado wrestler Chris Brookes described as a “10 second sell out”, his self-produced wrestling show BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS Vol. 3 will have a full house attendance this March 7th. With such a joyous occasion, the matchcard was revealed as well.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

The AJPW Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara will defend his belt against "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata, on his 5th defense on Korakuen Hall. By: R. Faliani After All Japan Pro Wrestling's 50th Anniversary show on Nippon Budokan, no one doubted Kento Miyahara's role as AJPW's true Ace. The Triple Crown Champion made the people believe in AJPW's potential, and has even took the time to wrestle younger wrestlers that will carry the flag in the future. Now, what could be considered as the last test for Miyahara is upon us. Miyahara will face "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata in a Triple Crown Championship match on February 19th. READ: Q&A with "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata Nagata has won the GHC Heavyweight Championship, and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on his career, but he never had the Triple Crown Championship before. It seems Nagata wants to keep writing his name on Puroresu's history, and…

After an amazing two shows, here is a look at everything that happened during the big matches in the NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo shows.

For the first time in three years STARDOM were performing in front of a crowd allowed to cheer and vocally support their favorites. It should come as no surprise that everyone decided to go extra hard on this night.

Every month Monthly Puroresu will be bringing you a guide to the previous month’s happenings in STARDOM. Whether you’re someone who can only occasionally watch, are looking to get into the promotion and want to know what’s going on, or just been to busy to keep up, we have you covered! This is what happened in STARDOM during the month of January…

After winning the fan-voted ShuPro Women’s MVP of 2022 Award, Syuri promises that many exciting challenges are still ahead of her, despite no longer being champ.

Kota Ibushi's First Match in the U.S. Confirmed Against Mike Bailey by: J. Curbelo After an announcement by both NJPW and Kota Ibushi confirming the latter's status as a freelancer, Gamechanger Wrestling posted a video featuring "Speedball" Mike Bailey challenging the Golden Star in a rather ominous way, by crushing a watermelon with his name on it. https://twitter.com/GCWrestling_/status/1620612152813064192 What's been labeled as "The Dream Match" will take place during GCW's The Collective series of events, more specifically, the 9th installment of Josh Barnett's BLOODSPORT on March 30th, in Los Angeles. Ibushi has expressed gratitude towards New Japan, and a positive outlook for the future, with many more surprises to come. https://twitter.com/ibushi_kota/status/1620614148643262465 With an array of possibilities in a post-restriction wrestling world, where will Kota Ibushi's international tour see him show up?
Saki Kashima Prepares to Become a Shooter and Face Syuri by: J. Curbelo The STARDOM in SHOWCASE series keeps bringing surreal situations from a slightly alternate thread in the company's narrative. After spending 2022 running away from the leader of God's Eye, Saki Kashima has mustered enough courage to challenge her to a singles match under the infamous UWF Rules stipulation at the series' fourth "volume". https://twitter.com/wwr_stardom/status/1619628920218812417 After their first singles match in 2021, which saw Syuri successfully defend her SWA Championship, Kashima had gotten an upset win from Syuri during the 5 STAR Grand Prix back in August, with her flash-pin finisher "Kishikaisei". Unfortunately for Oedo Tai's lieutenant, Syuri got her win back a couple of months later in humiliating fashion, with a TKO victory after Starlight Kid threw in the towel. STARDOM's Beansprout has been perpetually frightened about Syuri's nearly lethal offense, but she hopes that things will…

Our weekly Puroresu Gate feature analyzing ticket sales takes us to the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena, where Pro Wrestling Zero1 held a fantastic event recently.

On the last show of DDT Pro Wrestling "Sweet Dreams", the monster known as Yuji Hino defeated the KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi on glorious fashion. By: R. Faliani After a card of great matches, and great moments, as usual on the, no pun intended, wrestling universe of DDT, the main event of the show was what already many consider the MOTY. Kazusada Higuchi and Yuji Hino went to war, with the most deadly chopfest we could ever asked for. "DDT's Flagbearer" did everything on his power to hang on, and defend the honor that was given to him by Konosuke Takeshita. Despite his efforts to protect DDT's values, the man that initially handed him the victory on the D-Oh Grand Prix was destined to start his reign of dominance. Higuchi's chest was purple, but his spirit was as fiery as ever. His heart wanted to keep going, but the…
By: Sonal Lad After the whirlwind Wrestle Kingdom 17 event, New Japan Pro Wrestling returned for its annual New Beginning tour. With special singles matches and titles on the line, the tour is full of the biggest stars wrestling to get 2023 off to the best start possible. Here is a look at all the key matches coming up during the New Beginning tour. February 4th Francesco Akira & TJP (c) v DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru – IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Championships Francesco Akira and TJP have really brought the IWGP Jr tag division into a new era. Yet, after beating them in Super Jr Tag League and New Year’s Dash, DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru are out to cut their reign short. While both teams are fairly new, they have showcased impeccable tag team offense and chemistry. The Empire duo has created an innovative offense that is influenced by each…
Ice Ribbon's Parent Company to Launch New Promotion By: J. Curbelo A new spinoff of Ice Ribbon was announced at the latest Princess' Party show. Former ring announcer and wrestler Chiharu held a press conferences detailing the launch of Hot Shushu (Meaning "Hot Scrunchie" a play on the "Ice Ribbon" name). Chiharu isn't on her own for this new project, as the now-defunct NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling alumnae Tanny Mouse and Yoshiko Tamura will oversee the promotion's development. The official hashtag for the company is #hotシュシュ. https://twitter.com/IceRibbon_eng/status/1618193508954931204 A pre-launch event is set for April 12th this year, with the promotion properly making its debut within May. Updates on the development of new talent will be provided by Tanny and Yoshiko on their cooperative YouTube channel. But where will the new talent come from? Chiharu explained that anyone is welcome to train regardless of age, gender, nationality, height, weight or…
Emi Sakura, Mayumi Ozaki, La Estrella and More in AAA World Cup By: J. Curbelo Earlier today, the prestigious Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide confirmed the participants for their highly anticipated Lucha Libre World Cup of 2023, a trios tournament with multiple companies and countries from all over the world represented. This massive competition will take place next March 19th in Guadalajara, Jalisco. During a press conference, the Japanese representatives were announced. https://twitter.com/luchalibreaaa/status/1618326594191515649 On the male side of the tournament, DRAGONGATE's La Estrella and Takuma Nishikawa join freelancer KUUKAI, an assortment that prompted AAA's Mr. Iguana to burst in anger emojis. Nishikawa, who already wrestled against Iguana in Mexico last year, wasted no time in heating things up by replying "Who are you? I don't know who you are" in Spanish. KUUKAI -formerly known as Koji Kawamoto- also went on excursion to Mexico, where he gained massive appreciation for lucha libre.…

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

After the events of NJPWxNOAH Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Yokohama Arena, the full lineup has been confirmed for Pro-Wrestling “Last” Love, on February 21st in the Tokyo Dome.

The event is headlined by Keiji Muto’s last pro wrestling match, facing NJPW’s Tetsuya Naito. The card is packed full of inter-promotional matches, featuring exciting wrestlers from across Japanese wrestling.

NJPW vs. NOAH – Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Yokohama Review - 1.4.23 By: Thom Fain Reporting to you live from Yokohama Arena and joined by our amazing photographer, Masahira Kubota-san!  It's been a whirlwind month for puroresu fans and things are showing no signs of slowing down any time soon, and we are happy to bring you news from the ground in Tokyo. https://twitter.com/MonthlyPuroresu/status/1616710307510091777 Following KONGO's invasion of Wrestle Kingdom (and last year's joint event between New Japan and Pro-Wrestling NOAH), a score was settled tonight between their leader Kenoh and Los Ingobernales de Japon leader Tetsuya Naito. The factional warfare didn't stop there, however, with a best of five series Pre-show: Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita vs. Yasutaka Yano & Taishi Ozawa The opening bout predictably put the youngsters in a position to prove their mettle. It was a quick entry into the action, with Young Lions going at…

Minutes after the main event of New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Yokohama, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Keiji Muto stepped away from ABEMA’s ringside commentary table and challenged Tetsuya Naito to a main event match next month in the Tokyo Dome on Feb. 21st.

Kazuchika Okada wrestled against Kaito Kiyomiya in a tag match, but things quickly got out of control between the top wrestlers of each company. By: R. Faliani Wrestle Kingdom 17 was an amazing show, filled with the best talent Puroresu can offer today, but between the mesmerizing single bouts and the surprising appearances, the thing that stood out the most was the brutal brawl between the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and the GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya. Everything started with an stiff kick from a challenging Kiyomiya, but that was enough for the Rainmaker to blast through the referee and the poor Young Lions at ringside, motivated by his drive to beat the absolute hell out of the GHC Champion. Okada was bleeding, but that didn’t stop him from giving Kiyomiya the receipts he asked for. This attitude from Okada was really interesting, and many were asking if…
New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro-Wrestling NOAH will have their interpromotional showdown at Yokohama Arena, and there's a lot you need to know before this historic night for Puroresu. By: R. Faliani When Kazuchika Okada defeated Jay White at the Tokyo Dome, we thought Wrestle Kingdom 17 was over, but the leader of Kongo had other plans. KENOH stormed through Tetsuya Naito’s press conference with a declaration of war in the middle of the show, and his challenge was loud and clear. Motivated by his loss against Kaito Kiyomiya, and the responsability of representing Pro-Wrestling NOAH in this conflict, Kongo’s leader challenged Los Ingobernables de Japon to a series of matches to truly define which was the biggest group in Japan today. LIJ’s leader accepted the challenge, and everything was set for another historic night at Yokohama Arena. https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1610597534090596353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1610597534090596353%7Ctwgr%5E985f0331e98491b2e7f34e8cef452a2a60038a0e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonthlypuroresu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fpro-wrestling-noah-stable-invades-tokyo-dome%2F   The days passed, and New Japan Pro Wrestling announced not…

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

The pandemic years have seen an exponential growth in online popularity of joshi puroresu, and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling is one of the biggest benefactors, with a passionate fanbase worldwide. Enthusiasts in America will finally be able to see the stars of TJPW live at Los Angeles’ Globe Theatre this March, as announced earlier this month by both TJPW and its affiliate WrestleCon.

The 42 years old Naruki Doi has conquered DDT's Universal Championship after beating Yuki Ueno and Daisuke Sasaki on an amazing 3-Way Match. By: R. Faliani In 2022, we thought the future was uncertain for the 42 years old star Naruki Doi. Just like many Japanese wrestlers today, Doi became a freelancer, and started to wrestle around AJPW and DG. He came to DDT as a big name, and his skills were appreciated by the DDT faithful. He slowly rose up to the ranks and got note-worthy matches against some of the best wrestlers DDT can offer today. After an amazing time limit draw against Daisuke Sasaki, both men were considered contenders for Yuki Ueno's Universal Championship, and a 3-Way Match decided the future of Ueno as the Universal Champion. https://twitter.com/ddtproENG/status/1613832999837270017 In this match, Doi showed his fighting spirit, and had an amazing match against Ueno and Sasaki. As always,…
The president of New Japan Pro Wrestling Takami Ohbari announced today that the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 17 at Yokohama Arena will also include cheering! By: R. Faliani The hyped showdown between Pro-Wrestling NOAH and New Japan Pro Wrestling will have a whole new atmosphere, due to Japanese crowds being able to cheer for their favorite wrestlers. We will see interesting matches and surely interesting dynamics with the crowd. The two most popular factions in Puroresu today will clash, and the Japanese fans will judge who were the best ones at the end of the night. https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1613452141036998656 Los Ingobernables de Japon will defend NJPW and the honor of Antonio Inoki, while Kongo will defend NOAH and the legacy of Mitsuharu Misawa. This will truly be a battle for the ages, and will surely be an historic night for professional wrestling. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1611273454950678530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1611273454950678530%7Ctwgr%5Ea8657462cb093cb0fe8ee579a99ebca75f706986%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonthlypuroresu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fwrestle-kingdom-17-will-have-an-interpromotional-showdown%2F
Ice Ribbon RibbonMania Review – 12.31.22 by: Abid Chowdhury A sold out crowd of 856 fans came to witness the final pay per view show for Ice Ribbon of 2022 at Tokyo’s legendary venue, Korakuen Hall. It was their end of the year show on New Years Eve, this was RibbonMania. A pay per view where the present and future are showcased. An event where storylines continue to unfold, rivalries begin to form, and where storylines come to an end. This year was a special event. Featured a retirement of a short tenured but future star, along with two championship titles being defended.  Tsukasa Fujimoto opened the show, and thanked the fans for coming today to watch Ice Ribbon’s final pay per view show of the year, RibbonMania. She then mentioned that Ice Ribbon’s newest trainee Aiki Yamaoka of the idol group “Cersier” had begun training to become a pro-wrestler.…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

In this special edition of Puroresu Gate, we not only examine the ticket sales for the biggest event of the year in New Japan Pro Wrestling’s WrestleKingdom in the 55,000-seat capacity Tokyo Dome but also events held in other venues by other promotions since WrestleKingdom week has become as big of a deal in Japan as Wrestlemania week is in North America.

History is now within reach for STARDOM’s Phoenix. Entering Nagoya, Saya Kamitani was one win away from tying the single reign defense record for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. Now she’s one step away from eclipsing it.

While New Japan Pro Wrestling awaits his showdown with Pro-Wrestling NOAH at Yokohama Arena, the New Japan Cup 2023 kicks off March 5 in Korakuen Hall! By: R. Faliani The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship scene is seeing some changes after the Wrestle Kingdom 17 clash between the former champion and the "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, and one of those changes has been the new rivalry between Shingo Takagi and the brand new IWGP Champion. With the New Japan Cup, the title scene will be way more competitive and Okada must be ready for all of these new contenders. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1611618766676271105?s=20&t=h1eY3ytOj0TAFwpizz2I1w Between the wrestlers that could win the New Japan Cup, there's people that have a long history with the current champion that could participate, such as Will Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, or even the lonely warrior, Minoru Suzuki. There's also young wrestlers filled with Fighting Spirit, that have been carrying the…
We thought Wrestle Kingdom 17 was over, but just like last year, Yokohama Arena will be the stage for an interpromotional showdown between Pro-Wrestling NOAH and New Japan Pro Wrestling. By: R. Faliani This announcement really surprised the wrestling world. After a night of pure wrestling excellence no one thought New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro-Wrestling NOAH would continue their conflict, but Kongo's leader KENOH had other plans. As we already know, he challenged Tetsuya Naito to a singles match back at the Tokyo Dome, but no one knew this was the beginning of something bigger. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1611256249328324608?s=20&t=93jfKkcZqMObX1z96qb-Lg Wrestle Kingdom 17 will have another night of pro-wrestling, but this time it will focus on the interpromotional bouts between said companies. NOAH will be largely represented by KONGO, while NJPW will be largely represented by Los Ingobernables de Japon, in a series of matches that will have people at the edge of…
We saw the return of the original TMDK on Wrestle Kingdom, with the brand new NJPW World Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr, but New Year Dash brought us a new member for the group. By: R.Faliani Zack Sabre Jr. stepped up to the plate as the new frontman for TMDK, and he's already bringing young boys to the team. Zack was a member of Suzuki-gun, so he knows a thing or two about trusting young talents and teaching them the ways of violence, that's why he called Kosei Fujita as his protege, and the new member of TMDK. The Young Lion will be a great member, and he will be able to grow as a professional wrestler even more. https://twitter.com/njpwworld/status/1610949763901575168 After giving Fujita a TMDK shirt, Zack spoke to the camera and said "Up yours, Jon Moxley!". We know he has a lot of history not only with Mox, but…
The IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada was in the same ring as the IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega, but this time they wrestled as a team against the United Empire. By: R. Faliani The "One-Winged Angel" and the "Rainmaker" were bitter rivals back on the 2010s, but 2023 brought a new era for New Japan Pro Wrestling, and an unexpected alliance after all these years. Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada formed a team to face the United Empire, and they had surprisingly good chemistry as partners. If they truly decide to form a real tag team, we could be seeing two of the greatest wrestlers of all time dominate the tag team scene, but we know Kenny has only one tag team partner he wants to wrestle with, besides The Young Bucks. READ: Q&A with Kenny Omega, his career journey and Japanese culture https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1610967578180227073 We also had a…
Last night, we saw one of the best matches of all time between the "One Winged Angel" Kenny Omega, and the "Commonwealth Kingpin" Will Ospreay. Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay put on a masterclass of professional wrestling at the Tokyo Dome, that was reminiscent of the epic bouts that Kenny used to had on the same scenario years ago. Many people were hyped for this match, but they surpassed our expectations over and over with what many already consider the MOTY. The entrances already speak wonders about this match. Omega summoned Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7, while Ospreay brought back the Aerial Assassin for one more match. READ: Q&A with Kenny Omega, his career journey and Japanese culture https://twitter.com/njpwworld/status/1610591471744487425 Kenny awakened his Strong Style once again and recovered the championship that was made for him. As IWGP United States Champion, Omega has opened (no pun intended) a lot of doors…
After a night of amazing matches and amazing moments, the Wrestle Kingdom press conference was invaded by Pro-Wrestling NOAH, represented by KENOH and Kongo. By: R. Faliani New Japan Pro Wrestling gave one of the best Wrestle Kingdom shows in recent memory, but the consequences of last year's showdown against Pro-Wrestling NOAH on Yokohama Arena were seen today. The Kongo unit stormed through the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito post-match press conference and made their intentions known. https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1610597534090596353 Kongo's leader KENOH challenged Naito to a singles match to determine which stable really is the best in Puroresu today. KENOH recently was defeated by Kaito Kiyomiya, and this victory could be what he needs to get back on track. We also know Kongo's leader is the kind of guy that does a full rant on his car, thanks to this livestream he did hours after the invasion. This match has…

On January 4th, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) had its annual Wrestle Kingdom event, which signaled the start of 2023 and was truly worthy of the biggest show of the year. Like every year, the card was full of some of the biggest wrestlers fighting for all the company’s titles and special matches to suit every wrestling fan. In particular, there were some MOTY candidates that took the internet by storm.

AEW's most beautiful couple is coming to Japan and DDT! Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford will make their debut at Nagoya! By: R. Faliani All Elite Wrestling and DDT Pro Wrestling announced their partnership back on 2022, and the wrestling content they have delivered since then has been top notch. With the likes of Konosuke Takeshita and Jun Akiyama appearing on Dynamite and Rampage, we figured it was only a matter of time before AEW wrestlers made the jump to Japan! https://twitter.com/ddtproENG/status/1610239317699596289 Kip Sabian has been an original on AEW since 2019, and the same can be said for Penelope Ford. The talented couple has a big chance to make their names known on Sanshiro Takagi's company, and show their true potential! We know Penelope Ford was interested on Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita, and her debut at Nagoya could be the first step towards something even bigger in her…
Miyu Yamashita Seeks to Win Triple Crown Across the World By: J. Curbelo TJPW's Ace Miyu Yamashita is very close to earn a "Japan - U.S. - U.K. Triple Crown" this month. Yamashita's set to face known rival Yuka Sakazaki for her TJPW Princess of Princess Championship at tonight's "TJPW '23" show, prior to Wrestle Kingdom. The contender isn't just that, however, as she holds British all-female promotion Pro Wrestling EVE's top title belt after defeating Alex Windsor last November. Should Miyu win tonight, she'd go as a double-champion into a Ring of Honor Women's Championship match against Athena at PRESTIGE Wrestling later this month. The Pink Striker made it very clear that she's aiming to achieve this feat, but she will have to go through a Sakazaki at her toughest. https://twitter.com/tjpw2013/status/1610290732862177280 The two rivals exchanged elbows last Christmas at Ryogoku KFC Hall during an 8-woman tag team match, with…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 14,471-seat Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo Japan. One of the largest and most prestigious arenas in Japan, this venue has hosted some of the most epic moments in the entire history of Puroresu!

By: Syn Fritz The Ark has returned to Tokyo and has docked at the Nippon Budokan for NOAH, The New Year. Great matches and surprises abound, let's take a look at what went down in Tokyo! Yasutaka Yano vs Taishi Ozawa It was honestly surprising how short this opener was between two young wrestlers. Both were racing to the ring for this one. Yatsutaka Yano stayed in control for most of the match. Oddly, it feels like Ozawa has grown more as a wrestler, but at the same time it feels like his growth as a in-ring performer has stalled a little. Ozawa may need that extra push or inspiration to get him to that next level in his journey. Short match, just over 6 minutes to get the crowed warmed up. [embed]https://twitter.com/noahglobal/status/1609448105665236993?s=20[/embed] Winner: Yasutaka Yano Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura vs Muhammad Yone & Akitoshi Saito…
Pro-Wrestling NOAH star Keiji Muto declared that his match with Shinsuke Nakamura is better than the GHC Championship bout between Kaito Kiyomiya and KENOH. By R.Faliani https://twitter.com/noahglobal/status/1608708056279572481?s=20&t=Wrh7g3BqrqZ6sNWb2Im6gw On January 1st, Keiji Muto will have his last match on NOAH "THE NEW YEAR" 2023, and while the match itself already is an attraction, many people were unhappy with this match main eventing the show. Mutoh's controversial statement is truly a reflection of the current state of Pro-Wrestling NOAH. READ: NOAH's Greatest Curse: Does the GHC Heavyweight Title Still Hold its Value? Although this statement could be seen as disrespectful to the craft of Kaito Kiyomiya as champion, and the prestige of the GHC Heavyweight Championship as one of the most coveted prizes on Puroresu, we know Kiyomiya will give his absolute best to steal the show. NOAH's "THE NEW YEAR" 2023 will be a big show for the company, and it…

DDT Pro Wrestling closed out the year with a momentous show at Tokyo Dome City Hall. Three championships were on the line, including the KO-D Openweight Championship, in a much-anticipated match between Kazusada Higuchi and Yuki Ueno.

As 2022 comes to a close, STARDOM’s main protagonist finally stood atop the mountain, ending a journey that forged her into the diamond she now is.

“It was a surprise to me. It was unbelievable,” said Shinsuke Nakamura in a recent
interview with Pro Wrestling NOAH. “That was my honest reaction, that it actually came to be real.”

Giulia Reveals All About Beef with Maya Yukihi By: J. Curbelo During a series of interviews with Tokyo Sports, World of Stardom Championship #1 contender Giulia opened up about her history with former Ice Ribbon rival, Maya Yukihi, who surprised the wrestling community by arriving in STARDOM to participate in the Triangle Derby tournament alongside her Rebel x Enemy stablemates. Giulia and Yukihi have previously fought in Ice Ribbon for a total of three times, with Giulia always on the losing end. Despite Yukihi being a senior to Giulia, she explicitly stated she has no respect towards the former ICExInfinity Champion, let alone looking up to her. "The new Dangerous Queen" alleges that Yukihi constantly talked about her behind her back, adding that she spent her entire time in Ice Ribbon knowing about it and resenting her for it. https://twitter.com/Himanshu_Doi/status/1605147112261685249 Giulia also pointed out the incongruence of Yukihi coming to…

It has been a tradition that STARDOM look to end their year on a high. For years Korakuen Hall would host their big final show, but as they have grown so has the the way they close out a year. December 29th at Ryogoku Hall now marks a new tradition with the Dream Queendom event.

By: Sonal Lad On January 4th, New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold its annual Wrestle Kingdom event, signaling the start of 2022 and cementing itself as the biggest show of the year. Like every year, the card is full of some of the biggest wrestlers fighting for all the company's titles and special matches to suit every wrestling fan. Here's a look at the card for New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 17. Pre-Show Exhibition Match – Ryohei Oiwa v Boltin Oleg Young Lion Ryohei Oiwa will be making his Wrestle Kingdom singles debut against amateur wrestler Boltin Oleg, who is making his New Japan debut after being introduced to crowds by Yuji Nagata. While Oiwa has impressed fans in his matches, it will be a chance to see the hype surrounding Oleg. With a three-minute time limit, it wouldn't be surprising to see a time-limit draw. The importance of…
Pro Wrestling NOAH's New Year is shaping up, and these videos are hyping up the show! By: R.Faliani The January 1st Nippon Budokan spectacle has been the talk of the town on Pro Wrestling NOAH, and the company has decided to release interview videos with some of the protagonists of the night. The GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya will face Kongo's leader Kenoh for the belt, and the things he said about this match are noteworthy. —Kaito Kiyomiya's message to KENOH "I've fought you many times before, but this time, at Nippon Budokan on New Year's Day, I won't give up. Go ahead and take this belt away from me, if you can. I'm the one who will take NOAH to Budokan. I will never lose to you. I'm the one who will take NOAH all the way." The former GHC Heavyweight Champion, and Kiyomiya's biggest rival, was as harsh…

Our weekly Puroresu Gate feature analyzing ticket sales takes us to the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena, where Pro Wrestling Noah held a fantastic event recently.

Inside a stunned York Hall, the Great O-Khan captured the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, at RevPro’s Uprising event.

"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada has been selected as the most valuable wrestler of the year! By: R.Faliani https://twitter.com/tospo_battle/status/1603480094668107777 The Japanese sports-orientated magazine has released their yearly Puroresu awards, and Okada is the man once again. Tokyo Sports also choose Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay as Match of The Year, calling it a masterpiece! Here's all the awards listed on the website: MVP: Kazuchika Okada Best Match: Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay (NJPW G1 Climax 32, Nippon Budokan) Best Tag Team: United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great O'Khan) (NJPW) Outstanding Performance: Kento Miyahara (AJPW) Fighting Spirit Award: Great O'Khan (NJPW) Best Technique Award: El Lindaman (GLEAT) Rookie of The Year: Yuma Anzai Female MVP Award: Syuri (STARDOM) You can read more about the Tokyo Sports Awards on the link below, including an analysis of the BUSHIROAD dominance over CyberFight this year! https://kakutolog.info/media/award/25433/
"I want them to feel something new." Naomichi Marufuji shares thoughts on MaruKEN reunion and more in this exclusive interview. By: R.Faliani At Yoyogi National Gymnasium event on 11.23, Naomichi Marufuji announced that he would challenge for the GHC Tag Championship with former partner KENTA, who currently wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling.  What did “The Genius of the Ark” have on his mind? On KENTA ——Please tell us why you chose KENTA as your partner. Naomichi Marufuji “Well, the Yoyogi crowd were the ones who brought KENTA’s name up, but my partners were [Masato] Tanaka and [Masaaki] Mochizuki. It's hard. If you go to win the belt, do you think Tanaka and Mochizuki have the better chance at winning? Maybe. However, 2023 is also a milestone year for me, so . . . Sugiura, Kojima, no . . . “TAKA & SATOSHI.” Those two have the tag belts. Well,…

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Eight years after Nanae Takahashi won the Goddess of Stardom Tag League, she did so once more. This time there was no Pirate Princess by her side, just the immovable force that is Yuu.

Yuki Ueno managed to defeat the Goliath, Yukio Naya, in DDT’s D-Oh Grand Prix Final on December 4th. It was a hard-fought victory, as Ueno fought back resiliently in the face of vicious knees and strikes from Naya.

By: Abid Chowdhury When fans bought their tickets to watch SEAdLINNNG's October Korakuen Hall show, they were expecting to see Arisa Nakajima defend her Beyond The Sea Championship. However, they weren't expecting to see SEAdLINNNG have a 1 day tournament to crown a new BTS champion. That's exactly what happened on October 19th from Korakuen Hall. Before we get to this event, a bit of a backstory on how we got this event. At SEAdLINNNG's 7th anniversary show in August from Korakuen Hall, Arisa Nakajima was set to defend her BTS championship against Hiroyo Matsumoto. The match was great, both talents took each other to the limit. They were having a match of the year contender. Within the last 2 minutes of the match, an accident happened. Arisa Nakajima went for a move off the top rope, Matsumoto went after her, and Nakajima slipped from Matsumoto's hands. She fell hard…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 7,500-seat Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya Japan. Also known as the Dolphins Arena after the local basketball team, this venue first opened in 1964 has become a valuable arena for Puroresu in more recent years!

Yuuki Mashiro to Retire Against Suzu Suzuki in Ice Ribbon By: J. Curbelo Almost a year after leaving Ice Ribbon to form deathmatch independent unit PROMINENCE, Suzu Suzuki has been asked to return to the place she once called home per Yuuki Mashiro's request to retire from professional wrestling with a match against her on December 31st's Ribbonmania. It's a match that the Triangle Ribbon Champion has wanted for a while, but Ice Ribbon is yet to officially authorize the encounter despite its president giving a personal thumbs up. https://twitter.com/MonthlyPuroresu/status/1575563764891414528 In September, Yuuki Mashiro announced her retirement from professional wrestling to focus on the next chapter of her young life. It seems like yesterday when we highlighted her as a promising Ones to Watch talent, but joshi puroresu is truly a "Blink and you'll miss it" kind of sport. Little more than a month remains in Mashiro's road to retirement,…

Pro Wrestling NOAH have announced that Darby Allin will appear on Muta’s Final show, on January 22nd 2023.

The AEW star will team alongside his current tag-partner, Sting, and the Great Muta. The event, at Yokohama Arena, will be play host for the Great Muta’s final match.

TJPW Announce Grand Princess '23 Taking Place At Ariake Coliseum By: J. Curbelo TJPW continues to strive going into 2023, as Grand Princess returns for the company's biggest stage yet. Ariake Coliseum will host the biggest event of Tokyo Joshi's calendar and tickets information is already available. The 10,000 seat venue will be available at 50% capacity, allowing fans to cheer and be as vocal as they wish. https://twitter.com/tjpw2013/status/1595386691748974592 Seating is arranged in varying degrees of pricing, including "VIP", "S" and "A" tiers which will reward customers with an exclusive photobook, and even an all-female section. WRESTLE UNIVERSE members will also have access to two pre-order time windows for the show. Grand Princess is set to start at 3pm JST on March 18th, 2023, with doors opening an hour earlier. For further ticket pricing information, please visit the official website here.  
Queen's Quest Visit College Wrestling Club and Beat Up Student By: J. Curbelo Keio University, one of Tokyo's most prestigious research universities, held its annual festival which had a dedicated booth (And ring!) for Keio's Wrestling Association. The KWA is a research organization focused solely on pro-wrestling, established over 50 years ago. Today some of their students are active rookie wrestlers, they have their own championships and participate in multiple events while studying. [caption id="attachment_8201" align="alignnone" width="596"] Photo c/o Kasumi Nashimura (@uglypincmachine)[/caption] Such is the case of the KWA Champion, Kasumi Nashimura, who didn't look out of place next to STARDOM's elite faction, Queen's Quest. AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C were invited to the festival to give speeches, answer questions and even get in the ring for some action. When asked about their hobbies, the trio gave somewhat unexpected answers. AZM mentioned being into videogames, but fellow 20 year…
The independent wrestling promotion Wrestling REVOLVER surprised us all with the announcement of a dream match between KENTA and "Speedball" Mike Bailey. This festival of kicks starts on December 3rd, and Wrestling REVOLVER has made the impossible possible. For the first time ever, we would see this match, and expectations are really high. Professional wrestling fans around the world will see a battle between two of the best strikers in the professional wrestling scene. https://twitter.com/PWRevolver/status/1595218186110222337?s=20&t=yVZ-wDR0uw1MLbJNn3y0Ig This match could be really good, and could showcase the talent that Mike Bailey has to the Japanese audience. Bailey wrestled already in Japan under the DDT banner, but he never took the next step. We will see what happens on December, but we already know this match will steal the show.
After months of appearing on WWE programming, we finally receive news of the NEVER Openweight Champion, Karl Anderson. By: R.Faliani "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows left NJPW months ago and appeared at Monday Night RAW to reform the Original Club (OC) alongside A.J. Styles. Hikuleo was scheduled to wrestle Anderson, but the NEVER Openweight Champion was already on the United States, and kidnapped the belt. With no news of any match coming, people started to panic, and there were many that speculated about the future of the champion. https://twitter.com/MachineGunKA/status/1595154310517915648 It seems the many questions we have done over these months have been answered. With a message not only from Bullet Club, but the OC, Anderson confirmed his next title defense on December 14th, on the road to Wrestle Kingdom. The former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion was also featured on this message, and we think there's many fans…

Our weekly Puroresu Gate feature analyzing ticket sales takes us to the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena, where SEAdLINNNG and Big Japan Pro Wrestling each ran shows recently.

KAIRI Wrestled Two High-Profile Matches While Injured By: J. Curbelo It was a monumental weekend for women's professional wrestling in Japan as STARDOM had two back-to-back shows, including the much anticipated Historic X-Over featuring talent from New Japan Pro Wrestling. One of the main characters of these two action packed days was the Pirate Princess, KAIRI, who walked into the shows as a double contender. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1594290444120489984 On Saturday's Gold Rush, KAIRI fought Wonder of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani for the prestigious white belt to a 30 minute draw. Despite the frustrating result, KAIRI had one more opportunity at greatness on Sunday's joint event as she was set to face co-finalist of the inaugural IWGP Women's Championship tournament, Mayu Iwatani. Two of the three Daughters of STARDOM wrestled an emotional 25 minute match that saw KAIRI picking up the win and making history as the beginning of a new legacy unfolded…

History was always going to be made in many ways at Ariake Arena.

As the men of New Japan Pro Wrestling and the women of STARDOM came together for their first ever joint show, all eyes were on the two biggest promotions in Japan.

Things don’t always go to plan in pro wrestling. In those situations, all you can hope for is that nobody gets hurt.

Gold Rush lived up to its name. Beyond just a couple of big championship battles, four teams fought in a two round tournament in order to win the ‘MoneyBall’.

Great O'Khan Vows Undisputed Victory at NJPW World Tag League By: J. Curbelo United Empire's Great O'Khan has enjoyed unprecedented success in the last year, including the publication of a book centered around him. "Works of an Imperial Secretary" (loose translation) is a series of articles about O'Khan's career written by Tokyo Sports editor Yusuke Okamoto, all compiled in a 320-page book. https://twitter.com/Great_O_Khan/status/1593452887702925312 The book's November release was accompanied by a library tour with O'Khan himself giving speeches and signing copies. During today's appearance, the Dominator talked about his participation in the 2022 World Tag League set to start on November 21st. The former IWGP Tag Team Champion will not be able to join his usual partner Jeff Cobb during the tournament, which led to a new United Empire tandem of O'Khan and Aaron Henare.  G-O-K mentioned that it is a great opportunity to prove his versatility with multiple tag…
Dump Matsumoto Biopic Series Delayed After Lead Actress Injury By: J. Curbelo In June of this year it was announced that a Dump Matsumoto biographical TV series would be produced by screenwriter Osamu Suzuki and directed by Kazuya Shiraishi for Netflix. Japanese actress and comedian Yuriyan Retriever was selected for the role of All Japan Women's feared top heel of the 1980s. https://twitter.com/eiga_natalie/status/1542251596805214208 To prepare for the show, Yuriyan -real name Yuri Yoshida- was set to train with Matsumoto's legendary arch-nemesis, Chigusa Nagayo. Yuriyan expressed excitement about preparing for the role and series production. Unfortunately, towards the end of October it was announced that the actress suffered an injury to the head and back after several retakes of a scene involving bumps. Doctors examined Yoshida, and ordered her to rest for at least two weeks. However, it was recommended that she shouldn't go back to filming until she's fully recovered…
The original "Tiger Mask" Satoru Sayama was at a press conference today, and showed signs of poor health condition. By: R. Faliani The professional wrestling organization managed by Sayama announced their upcoming shows on a press conference today. During the press conference, Sayama left early, saying he wasn't feeling well. People are speculating Sayama is dealing with Parkinson's. https://twitter.com/masa_funaki/status/1592492789035855875?s=20&t=4OIaAiL6wNT1BXHQQv0rnw   Sayama's promotion will host shows in Tokyo and Osaka very soon to honor Antonio Inoki's legacy. These shows will include great talents, and the spirit of Inokism.  
Fans from around the world can purchase tickets for NOAH’s Yokohama Arena event featuring The Great Muta & AEW’s Sting! By: J. Curbelo Tickets are NOW available for The Great Muta's farewell and Sting's Pro Wrestling NOAH debut in Yokohama. Please visit the links for early ticket sales! via Ticket Pia: https://w.pia.jp/a/greatmuta22eng/ via e-plus: https://ib.eplus.jp/muta/
Miyu Yamashita and Millie McKenzie to Complete Trilogy at TJPW By: J. Curbelo Two of the most proficient international standouts in women's wrestling today, Millie McKenzie and Miyu Yamashita, are set to fight for the Pro Wrestling EVE Championship on November 27th at Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling's Korakuen Hall show. This will be the third encounter between them this year. The first time the two rivals squared off took place last October in Barcelona, Spain, as the main event of Revolution Championship Wrestling's World Cup 3 show in a non-tournament singles match. McKenzie took the win in an upset that made the crowd roar with excitement. TJPW's Pink Striker got her win back during night one of EVE's Wrestle Queendom V show last Sunday, which granted her an opportunity to take the British promotion's top prize by ending Alex Windor's hours long reign later that night. https://twitter.com/miyu_tjp/status/1591928623585701888 Almost immediately after…
By: Sonal Lad Along with New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Super Jr Tag League, ten of the top heavyweight tag teams will be taking part in World Tag League. The teams will all be battling for a chance to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Championships at Wrestle Kingdom. With tag team champions FTR not participating, winning the tournament is even more important to get a shot at the titles and a match at Wrestle Kingdom. Here is a look at the teams participating in World Tag League 2022. 1. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI HASHI (CHAOS) Hirooki Goto and YOSHI HASHI were once at the top of the tag division, dominating the title picture alongside the NEVER division. After losing the titles, they were overshadowed by other wrestlers, even with their excellent in-ring chemistry. Goto and YOSHI HASHI have been together for years, and their styles complement each other perfectly. World…
By: Sonal Lad On the Road to Wrestle Kingdom, Super Jr. Tag League is back with ten junior heavyweight tag teams wrestling in a single block tournament for a shot at the Jr tag titles. With wrestlers from different countries, promotions, and factions, it’s one of the most diverse line-ups in a long time. Here is a look at all the teams participating in New Japan’s Super Jr Tag League 2022.        1. Francesco Akira & TJP (The Empire) IWGP Jr Tag Champions Francesco Akira and TJP are going into the tournament with momentum after two successful defenses. Despite their inexperience as a team, they’ve constantly impressed fans with their offense. By having veteran TJP teaming with a young Akira, the duo has influenced each other’s styles. With TJP’s more mat-based style and Akira’s more unpredictable Jr offense, they are a force to be reckoned with. Yet, by holding…

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Tam Nakano and Natsupoi Perform at Belluna Dome, But Not in a Ring By: J. Curbelo Bushiroad, home to New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Wonder Ring STARDOM, celebrated 15 years in activity this year. Takaaki Kidani's beast of an entertainment corporation has launched and worked with some of the most popular franchises in mobile and trading card gaming as well as anime and, of course, professional wrestling in the last decade and a half. As part of the celebrations, an all star live show was announced in June including performers from said franchises such as BanG Dream!, Revue Starlight, Assault Lily, D4DJ and LoveLive! Some of these brands have already collaborated with STARDOM in their mobile games and, in the case of Assault Lily, had Cosmic Angels member Natsupoi as an actress for a theatrical adaptation. https://twitter.com/wwr_stardom/status/1448227924016988163 STARDOM's idol driven aesthetics meant that it was only a matter of…
Tension Boils Between Narita and Sabre Jr. Ahead of Wrestle Kingdom By: J. Curbelo New Japan Pro Wrestling returned to Anjo City in Aichi Prefecture today with an exciting card including NJPW World TV Championship Tournament finalists Ren Narita and Zack Sabre Jr. teaming up with their respective allies in a six-man tag team match that saw Narita getting the win over DOUKI with ZSJ's own Cobra Twist. The contenders and their mind games on each other were certainly the protagonist of this match. Suzuki-gun's master technician praised Narita's LA Dojo formation, but claimed that it couldn't match to his background in the United Kingdom and Japan. Sabre Jr. stated that he is the true heir to Strong Style wrestling since its roots are set in the Billy Riley Gym in England, as covered by Monthly Puroresu on Issue #10, available now. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1591483461537341440 To add insult to injury, Zack downplayed…
By: Syn Fritz The Ark has rolled back into Tokyo's Korakuen Hall for the 2nd day of Global2days for Global Dream. This time though, they're not alone. Dragon Gate (founded on July 5th, 2004 by Takashi Okumura) has teamed up with NOAH for this joint show. Let's see how the show went down. Madoka Kikuta & Ryu Fuda & Mochizuki Junior vs Yoshiki Inamura & Yasutaka Yano & Kai Fujimura This six man tag kicked off the show today with standing out the most as he was the biggest of the competitors in this match. The only person who seemed to at least try to meet him in power was Dragon Gate's own Madoka Kikuta who is one half of the Open The Twin Gate Champions (with Dragon Dia). The match itself wasn't very long, and once you are hit by Inamura's Oklahoma Slam, that is pretty much it for…
GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kaito Kiyomiya, is Ready for Change! By: J. Curbelo Kaito Kiyomiya, the GHC Champion, successfully defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Kazuyuki Fujita at Ariake Arena on October 30th, and then again on November 10th against an undefeated Timothy Thatcher at Korakuen Hall. This interview was conducted on 10.30 after Kiyomiya’s first successful title defense at the Ariake Arena show. Pro Wrestling NOAH spoke with Mr. Kiyomiya about his thoughts as GHC champion heading into the future. About THE RETURN Ariake Arena 10.30 ―It was the main title match in front of a packed audience at the 10.30 Ariake Arena show. Kaito Kiyomiya: Ariake is a special place for me. Moreover, with the grand opening of professional wrestling at such a large venue, many of the regular fans have returned, and new fans have also come. I could feel the new NOAH. ―Were you able to feel…
Yuji Nagata is Optimistic About Joining Yuma Anzai for AJPW Tag League By J. Curbelo After NJPW's Blue Justice welcomed AJPW's newest hot prospect at All Japan's 50th anniversary show in September, the seasoned veteran will partner up with Anzai for the company's Real World Tag League set to start this Sunday the 13th at Korakuen Hall. https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1590633951366111233 Nagata is in high spirits about the team, praising the newcomer for his talent and even looks, as he claimed that female AJPW fans won't leave Yuma alone. The 6'1", 231-pound former amateur wrestler has been compared to the legendary Jumbo Tsuruta. In light of this, Nagata asked Anzai to start mastering his suplexing capabilities and be able to perform four different variations of this move. Throughout the Tag League, Nagata hopes to absorb the energy of Anzai's relentless youthfulness and develop a mean streak himself. "If he messes up, I'll clean…
By: Abid Chowdhury 710 fans visited Korakuen Hall on October 30th, thrilled by a resurgent ACT Yasukawa, where Actrwez girl’Z has quietly made waves and begun to enjoy more drawing power. The two hour event comes after their last show, ACTwrestling in Osaka and found stories adding new chapters — with the main event putting fans on the edge of their seats with a 15 minute bout of near falls and surprises. On October 3rd, Wild Bunny, a character that ACT Yasukawa performs as, was in a 3 way match against Maru and Kyoka Iwai. After the match, Maru tried ripping off Wild Bunny's mask, but was refrained from other members of the roster. https://twitter.com/actwresgirlz/status/1576925394431016968?s=20&t=XYfoHFc_23AxOXkP1cTuiw Maru tries to rip off Wild Bunny's mask. Later on during the main event, Ayano Irie and Nene Arahata faced off against Natsuki and Nagisa Shiotsuki. Towards the end of the match, Natsuki was getting…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 8,000-seat Osaka Prefectural Arena, This popular venue for Puroresu’s big-name players has been host to some amazing matches and moments over the years.

By: Sonal Lad The final months of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) calendar signal that the Road to Wrestle Kingdom is truly on. Ahead of the annual Tokyo Dome show, NJPW held its Autumn Battle show, not only setting up matches for January 4th but setting a precedent for the joint Stardom show along with World Tag League and Super Jr. Tag League. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1588468379312013312 TJP & Francesco Akira (c) vs BUSHI & Titan - IWGP Jr Tag Championships For many months, the Jr tag title has seemed like an afterthought, but this match between champions The Empire (T.J.P. & Francesco Akira) and Los Ingonberables de Japon (BUSHI & Titan) proved the potential the division has. As expected, from the beginning, the match was fast, furious, and the perfect way to start such a huge event. Despite both teams being fairly new, they had impeccable chemistry. They all worked seamlessly together…
Super Delfin's New Joshi Promotion 2point5 Begins this Sunday By: J. Curbelo In early 2021, legendary Japanese luchador Súper Delfín announced to news outlets the creation of a new women's wrestling promotion called 2point5 Dimension Women's Pro Wrestling, based out of Osaka. This new venture aims to stand out in the way they execute their narrative, with a heavy emphasis on YouTube content. For that reason, the promotion is set to have two brands named "REAL", dedicated to their live wrestling shows, and "VIRTUAL", dedicated to online content with more of a fantasy-inclined presentation that will include CGI special effects to enhance the stories and characters portrayed. Delfín's tag team partner, popular joshi freelancer Momoka Hanazono, was appointed the general manager for 2point5, which estimated a debut show for around April of this year but will ultimately start this November 6th. The core roster of the company will consist of…
Mr. Pogo III Claims Atsushi Onita is Running Away from Him By: J. Curbelo After their last show in early October, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling-Explosion comes back on December 11 with two instense marquee matches. Atsushi Onita will team up with Rayjin Yaguchi against Osamu Nishimura and Yutaka Yoshie in a "Current Blast + Barbed-wire Barricade Mine + Exploding Baseball Bat + Barbed-wire inside Board" Deathmatch. Prior to that insane stipulation, Mr. Pogo III joins Onryo to face Naoshi Sano and Chainsaw Tony in an Exploding Coffin of Hell Deathmatch.  However, not everyone is happy with the news. Mr. Pogo, who had previously assaulted Astushi Onita, is vocally bothered with the announcement. He claimed that his personal issues with Onita are not over and that he's running away from him, as reported by Tokyo Sports. https://twitter.com/tospo_battle/status/1587707051857547267 The third incarnation of Pogo stated that he has a special coffin ready for…

Not every career performance will bring with it glory. Mina Shirakawa came up short in her Wonder of Stardom Championship match, but even in defeat there is now no question as to how good Mina Shirakawa is in 2022.

Our weekly Puroresu Gate feature analyzing ticket sales takes us to the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena, where AJPW and SEAdLINNNG each ran shows recently.

By: Syn Fritz The Ark has drifted back to Tokyo and as docked at Ariake Arena, and is the first wrestling show to be hosted at the venue. This is truly a special occasion as NOAH's home base was once the now defunct Differ Ariake venue from 2000 to 2016, so this was essentially a homecoming for the company and its roster, and what a night it was as the crowd was finally allowed to cheer since January 4th, 2020. 10 match on the card, all titles on the line and we got to see 3 of NJPW's veterans come in and say thank you to Keiji Mutoh in 6 Man Tag Team action. Lets take a look at the Pro Wrestling NOAH - The Return - Pro Wrestling Love Forever. 3 ~Triumph~ [embed]https://twitter.com/noahglobal/status/1586615040580648960?s=20&t=sqSpynyx6YJSyyLB_Ht9Uw[/embed] But before we can even do that, Go Shiozaki takes the stage to welcome everyone to…
Watch out for the "The MAX Man!" YOSHIKI INAMURA partners with Keiji Muto for third Retirement Road bout at Ariake Arena on 10.30.22! By J. Curbelo 10.30.22: Yoshiki Inamura was selected as the partner of the Keiji Muto Retirement Road trios tag team match at Ariake Arena this weekend. Armed with the power cultivated through his blessed physique and hard work, he has steadily built up his ability and achievements in NOAH in recent years. As his stock rises from inside and outside the ring, fans wonder how he'll do in the match, standing shoulder to shoulder with legends. Interview below from Pro Wrestling NOAH Official YouTube Channel. ―Keiji Muto was selected you as a partner for the Retirement Road. Yoshiki Inamura: “It is an honor. I feel very honored.” ―Ariake Arena is the birthplace of NOAH. Do you have any thoughts on that? Yoshiki Inamura: "The place where NOAH…
Naomichi Marufuji teams with Keiji Muto at Ariake Arena on 10.30.22! What does he think about Muto's Retirement Road and New Japan Pro-Wrestling? By J. Curbelo As a part of Keiji Muto’s Retirement Road trios tag match at Ariake Arena, Muto will partner with Naomichi Marufuji, with whom he won the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with as part of the M’s Alliance group. Together with NOAH’s Yoshiki Inamura, they will take on New Japan Pro Wrestling’s team of Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma. Marufuji was asked what he had in mind for this match. Interview below from Pro Wrestling NOAH's Official YouTube Channel. —At the 10.30 Ariake Arena event, you were selected as Muto's Retirement Road match partner. First, please tell us how you feel. Naomichi Marufuji: “The current situation isn’t a title match. ‘I want to wrestling on a meaningful card,’ I thought. Plus Mr. Muto's…
Keiji Muto shares his true feelings ahead of his reunion with Hiroshi Tanahashi after a long absence By J. Curbelo Keiji Muto, who has decided to wrestle against Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma of New Japan—Muto’s old home. After he left professional wrestling, what did Keiji Muto think about these three wrestlers? And how will he feel about his reunion in the ring with his beloved disciple Hiroshi Tanahashi? Interview below from Pro Wrestling NOAH's Official YouTube Channel. ―The opponents in the third round of the Retirement Road are Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, and Honma of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Honma has been selected, but please tell us your impressions of these three players. Keiji Muto: “Tanahashi was my Young Boy when he was young. When I said, ‘Would you like to walk my path? Together?’" He got it. Professional wrestling is a sport where you have to show your…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

As DDT readies itself for the annual, star-studded D-Oh Grand Prix tournament, it stopped off at Korakuen Hall for a significant show. It was headlined by Kazusada Higuchi, fresh off victory over Konosuke Takeshita, defending his KO-D Openweight Championship against former stablemate Yukio Sakaguchi. 

One tournament began while another confirmed its final. It was a busy night for STARDOM and at the end of it, two of the company’s biggest ever names stood opposite one another, ready to make history.

STARDOM’s best might have just spent two months in the marathon that was the 5 Star Grand Prix, but now a new tournament awaits them. The Goddess of Stardom Tag League is the proving ground for tag teams, and the perfect chance to end the year on a high note.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 600-seat Shinjuku FACE Hall in Tokyo Japan. Located on the seventh floor of the Humax Pavilion Shinjuku complex, this venue has served smaller Puroresu and Joshi promotions well for many years.

By: Sonal Lad When it comes to October in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), it usually starts the road to Wrestle Kingdom. This year's NJPW Declaration of Power show was that vital point that set a precedent ahead of the biggest show of the year. With title matches, special singles matches, and big surprises, it was truly the perfect way to get crowds ready for Wrestle Kingdom next year. https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1578656445909925890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (1) The show started with the usual multi-man tag matches NJPW is known for. The members of Suzuki Gun (El Desperado, DOUKI, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) faced the members of CHAOS and Hontai. It was more significant as Robbie Eagles, and David Finlay teamed with Ren Narita, who made his comeback to New Japan after his excursion. From the high flying of DOUKI and Robbie Eagles, the strength of El Desperado, and the submission skills of Kanemaru and Narita. On balance,…

The third annual Wrestle Princess event this year held in front of a sold-out crowd of over 3,000 fans in Tokyo Dome City Hall will without question go down as the biggest event in the promotion’s history.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

By: Abid Chowdhury Knights of Ribbon is one of Ice Ribbon's big PPV shows, taking place from the legendary Korakuen Hall. This is also the final Korakuen until Ribbon Mania which is Ice Ribbon's biggest show of the year. Every Ice Ribbon championship title was on the line. The Triangle Ribbon Championship which is defended in 3 way matches, International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, and the Ice x∞ (Cross Infinity) Championship.  https://twitter.com/ICERIBBON_jp/status/1573469549227540480 (1) Kicking off Korakuen Hall with a 6 women’s tag match. A mother to two kids, Kiku teamed with the tag team “Big Dekai” Totoro Satsuki and Yuna Manase from Ganbare Pro Wrestling. Against the team of 13 year old rookie Saran, Sumika Yanagawa from JTO, and YuuRI who is also from Ganbare Pro Wrestling. YuuRi made her Ice Ribbon Korakuen Hall debut. This was a fun quick match to open up Korakuen Hall. Totoro Satsuki wins via…

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

There was a moment in the aftermath of the 5 Star Grand Prix Final – a violent war between Giulia and Tam Nakano – where they shared a look through tired, half opened eyes. In that moment they both knew without question: there will be no end to their rivalry.

The ark has come ashore in Osaka at the Osaka Edion Arena for the N-1 Victory Tournament Grand Finals. The N-1 Victory was unexpected this year as upsets were about wherever you looked. In the end though, after 2 weeks , we are here with Kaito Kiyomiya and Hideki Suzuki in the main event of tonight’s show.

On the surface the STARDOM in Showcase events might be designed to be a little bit more on the lighter and fun side, but, it Volume 2 certainly closed on a ominous note.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 600-seat Shinjuku FACE Hall in Tokyo Japan. Located on the seventh floor of the Humax Pavilion Shinjuku complex, this venue has served smaller Puroresu and Joshi promotions well for many years. 

Syuri has rarely been on the back foot since she joined Stardom at the start of 2020, but at Korakuen Hall against Tam Nakano, it seemed as though her 5 Star Grand Prix run was about to end prematurely.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 14,471-seat Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo Japan. One of the largest and most prestigious arenas in Japan, this venue has hosted some of the most epic moments in the entire history of Puroresu!

On the night that the ‘Black Swan’ emigrated to DDT, we celebrated the historic 30 year (and counting) career of Jun Akiyama. With more flowers than a florist on Valentine’s Day, DDT welcomed Akiyama’s 30th anniversary and put on a Korakuen Hall show filled to the brim with exciting tag team.

Tam Nakano has been enjoying success in both the 5 Star Grand Prix and as one half of the Goddess of Stardom Tag Champions alongside Natsupoi. That doesn’t mean everything in Cosmic Angels has been smooth sailing however.

“We, pro wrestlers, may not fear death or pain. We accept that every time we step into this ring.” – Jun Kasai (from the translation of the post-match conversations)

A battle of bloodshed, one-up-man-ship, picturesque violence and pro wrestling drama. El Desperado and Jun Kasai went to war at TakaTaichiDespyMania (September 12th), fighting a brutal Deathmatch main event in front of an exuberant 2,000 fans.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 3,000-seat Yokohama Budokan Arena in Yokohama Japan. This brand new venue construction was finished during the pandemic and has already become popular with Puroresu and Joshi’s big-name players.

Having just turned 18 exactly one month ago, Hanan found herself in the biggest match of her career. The semi-main event of a PPV inside the Yokohama Budokan with a chance to walk away as a double champion.

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 8,000-seat Osaka Prefectural Arena, This popular venue for Puroresu’s big-name players has been host to some amazing matches and moments over the years.

The ark has come ashore in Osaka at the Osaka Edion Arena for the N-1 Victory Tournament Grand Finals. The N-1 Victory was unexpected this year as upsets were about wherever you looked. In the end though, after 2 weeks , we are here with Kaito Kiyomiya and Hideki Suzuki in the main event of tonight’s show.

Starlight Kid has fast become one of STARDOM’s most important wrestlers. However she won’t truly succeed until she can conquer her demons. Her old mentor Mayu Iwatani waits for her on the final night of the tournament. Giulia continues to be one step ahead.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

God’s Eye already has two bright stars being led by Stardom’s strongest wrestler, and now they’ve added someone with even more potential.

The Queen of JTO Champion Tomoka Inaba has been a regular on these NEW BLOOD shows, but she wasn’t content with just appearing on the opening match against Hina.

Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. When the first ever Red Belt champion came to reclaim her title, only Syuri could defend STARDOM’s present.

This week, we are looking at the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena. A popular venue among Joshi promotions and smaller Puroresu promotions, this quant little arena was first opened in 2001 and was considered to be the unofficial home venue for World Wonder Ring Stardom for many years.

It was a battle to discover who truly had the keys to the DDT kingdom that headlined Wrestle Peter Pan. Concluding a show filled with memorable moments, cheering fans and exciting matches, the reigning KO-D Openweight Champion, Kazusada Higuchi, riding a tidal wave of momentum, crashed into the man who was never defeated for DDT’s most coveted prize, Tetsuya Endo.

Will Ospreay and the United Empire had sacrificed sleep in order to study up on all those who had managed to overcome the Rainmaker. After six losses to Okada he needed to win this. You could hear the desperation in his voice.

Suzu Suzuki never tapped out, but the record books will show that MIRAI came away from their hotly anticipated rematch with the victory via her Miramare submission.

Head referee Daichi Murayama made the call the end the match with Suzu’s future in the tournament in mind.

After four grueling weeks, it all came down to this. Miu Watanabe vs. Yuka Sakazaki in the finals of the 9th Tokyo Princess Cup tournament.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

For the 12th year in a row. the N-1 Victory tournament has kicked off, this time from the Yokohama Budokan in Kanagawa, and the best of the best from Pro-Wrestling NOAH’s heavyweight division hare here to prove who is the best. For those new to Pro-Wrestling NOAH, the N-1 Victory (originally created by Akira Taue and called the Global League until 2018) is a round robinstyle tournament with two blocks of wrestlers (an A Block and a B Block) and a point system where you earn 2 points if you win a match, 1 if the match goes to a draw, and no points if you lose.The tournament is taking place over the 2 weeks, and while it may be similar to the G1 Climax and Champion Carnival, I dare say its more grueling then the other two.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Our weekly Puroresu Gate feature analyzing ticket sales takes us to the 290-seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena, where SEAdLINNNG and Big Japan Pro Wrestling each ran shows recently.

STARDOM 5 Star Grand Prix: Night Two Review By Trent Breward It's possible Utami Hayashishita was looking past Himeka last night, because awaiting her 24 hours later was the one person she had yet to beat. If that was the case, it was worth it because The Red Queen has finally slayed her dragon. With seconds to spare in the 6th singles meeting between Utami Hayashishita and Syuri, she finally managed to hit the BT Bomb in the middle of the ring and break the curse. Like their previous encounters it was a brutal affair, but where Utami seemed to succeed this time around was the steady stream of devastating blows. Syuri never got too far ahead on points without Utami landing a high impact move that brought the champion back down to earth. When the finishing stretch was upon them Syuri was a little more vulnerable, allowing Utami to…
NJPW Music City Mayhem Review By Thom Fain It was a continuation of the massively successful AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door — this time, a Music City Mayhem. The action stoked an intimate crowd in Nashville, who witnessed wrestlers from both sides of the Pacific demonstrate that heightened level of competition starting to trademark the events coming from Takami Ohbari and Tony Khan's burgeoning partnership. The production quality was noticeably better than previous FiteTV PPV events. Music City Mayhem also featured enough main card talent from Japan to be a proper throwback of those Cow Palace and Walter Pyramid shows from 2017-18, where The Elite set the tables for ALL IN and igniting change in the wrestling world. Although Nashville is hardly a wrestling epicenter, the fanfare for KUSHIDA, Hiromu Takahashi, El Desperado, and Shota Umino had to have encouraged New Japan’s Tokyo officials who remain hellbent on building out…
STARDOM 5 Star Grand Prix: Night One Review By: Trent Breward Overwhelming power was the name of the game as STARDOM's most prestigious tournament kicked off in Ota Ward Gymnasium. In each match the power game was the key. Whoever hit harder won the match. Hazuki and Giulia made determining that particularly difficult as they went back and forth in controlling the action in the main event. For a moment Giulia threatened to end the match the same way she did when the two faced off in her first ever STARDOM match, but the Stealth Viper submission couldn't quite get the job done. What could get it done was a sickening headbutt. It's a move Giulia has used in big matches to great effect, but this time she was on the other end of the strike. It dazed her long enough for Hazuki to hit a massive Michinoku Driver and…

STARDOM is currently the best women’s pro-wrestling company in the world, and now more than ever people will get the opportunity to see their wrestlers live. A summer press conference revealed that New Japan Pro-Wrestling and World Wonder Ring Stardom are minting the IWGP Women’s Championship, sure to have an impact on joshi puroresu’s continued expansion. Although the title is designed to be defended as part of joint New Japan cards, the IWGP Women’s Title will be defended domestically and abroad.

STARDOM Midsummer Champions in Nagoya Review By: Trent Breward With less than a week until the 5 Star Grand Prix tournament begins and off the back of a show the previous night, the wrestlers could be forgiven if they wanted to take Midsummer Champions a little easy. Instead, Syuri and Tam Nakano chose violence. In a match that exemplified both of their strengths, this slugfest felt more like a war of styles than it did competitors. The impeccable technique of the champion against the raw emotion of the challenger. Tam’s style had led her to great success in 2021 as the Wonder of Stardom Champion, and at moments it felt as though it was going to overwhelm Syuri. The Twilight Dream Suplex that had won her the White Belt almost brought the Red to her as well. However that emotional fuel that carried her to the cusp of championship glory…