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.
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.
