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.

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.

Eight years after Nanae Takahashi won the Goddess of Stardom Tag League, she did so once more. This time there was no Pirate Princess by her side, just the immovable force that is Yuu.

Yuki Ueno managed to defeat the Goliath, Yukio Naya, in DDT’s D-Oh Grand Prix Final on December 4th. It was a hard-fought victory, as Ueno fought back resiliently in the face of vicious knees and strikes from Naya.

By: Abid Chowdhury When fans bought their tickets to watch SEAdLINNNG's October Korakuen Hall show, they were expecting to see Arisa Nakajima defend her Beyond The Sea Championship. However, they weren't expecting to see SEAdLINNNG have a 1 day tournament to crown a new BTS champion. That's exactly what happened on October 19th from Korakuen Hall. Before we get to this event, a bit of a backstory on how we got this event. At SEAdLINNNG's 7th anniversary show in August from Korakuen Hall, Arisa Nakajima was set to defend her BTS championship against Hiroyo Matsumoto. The match was great, both talents took each other to the limit. They were having a match of the year contender. Within the last 2 minutes of the match, an accident happened. Arisa Nakajima went for a move off the top rope, Matsumoto went after her, and Nakajima slipped from Matsumoto's hands. She fell hard…

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 7,500-seat Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya Japan. Also known as the Dolphins Arena after the local basketball team, this venue first opened in 1964 has become a valuable arena for Puroresu in more recent years!

Yuuki Mashiro to Retire Against Suzu Suzuki in Ice Ribbon By: J. Curbelo Almost a year after leaving Ice Ribbon to form deathmatch independent unit PROMINENCE, Suzu Suzuki has been asked to return to the place she once called home per Yuuki Mashiro's request to retire from professional wrestling with a match against her on December 31st's Ribbonmania. It's a match that the Triangle Ribbon Champion has wanted for a while, but Ice Ribbon is yet to officially authorize the encounter despite its president giving a personal thumbs up. https://twitter.com/MonthlyPuroresu/status/1575563764891414528 In September, Yuuki Mashiro announced her retirement from professional wrestling to focus on the next chapter of her young life. It seems like yesterday when we highlighted her as a promising Ones to Watch talent, but joshi puroresu is truly a "Blink and you'll miss it" kind of sport. Little more than a month remains in Mashiro's road to retirement,…

Pro Wrestling NOAH have announced that Darby Allin will appear on Muta’s Final show, on January 22nd 2023.

The AEW star will team alongside his current tag-partner, Sting, and the Great Muta. The event, at Yokohama Arena, will be play host for the Great Muta’s final match.

TJPW Announce Grand Princess '23 Taking Place At Ariake Coliseum By: J. Curbelo TJPW continues to strive going into 2023, as Grand Princess returns for the company's biggest stage yet. Ariake Coliseum will host the biggest event of Tokyo Joshi's calendar and tickets information is already available. The 10,000 seat venue will be available at 50% capacity, allowing fans to cheer and be as vocal as they wish. https://twitter.com/tjpw2013/status/1595386691748974592 Seating is arranged in varying degrees of pricing, including "VIP", "S" and "A" tiers which will reward customers with an exclusive photobook, and even an all-female section. WRESTLE UNIVERSE members will also have access to two pre-order time windows for the show. Grand Princess is set to start at 3pm JST on March 18th, 2023, with doors opening an hour earlier. For further ticket pricing information, please visit the official website here.  

Queen's Quest Visit College Wrestling Club and Beat Up Student By: J. Curbelo Keio University, one of Tokyo's most prestigious research universities, held its annual festival which had a dedicated booth (And ring!) for Keio's Wrestling Association. The KWA is a research organization focused solely on pro-wrestling, established over 50 years ago. Today some of their students are active rookie wrestlers, they have their own championships and participate in multiple events while studying. [caption id="attachment_8201" align="alignnone" width="596"] Photo c/o Kasumi Nashimura (@uglypincmachine)[/caption] Such is the case of the KWA Champion, Kasumi Nashimura, who didn't look out of place next to STARDOM's elite faction, Queen's Quest. AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C were invited to the festival to give speeches, answer questions and even get in the ring for some action. When asked about their hobbies, the trio gave somewhat unexpected answers. AZM mentioned being into videogames, but fellow 20 year…