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…