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.