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.
