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.