Lifting As We Rise: Black Wrestlers Leaving Their Mark in Japan
By: Lyric Swinton “It was 1976 when I fought Antonio Inoki at the Budokan. [We] put our best efforts into making world
By: Lyric Swinton “It was 1976 when I fought Antonio Inoki at the Budokan. [We] put our best efforts into making world
By: Dr. Jonathan Foye The Tokyo Dome. Ryogoku. Korakuen Hall. In Japanese pro wrestling, there are a number of iconic buildings with
By: Jeremy Peeples On August 6, 2022, one year to the day after being released from WWE, JONAH defeated the most iconic
By: Mavs Gillis As the autumn comes and passes, so does the direct leaf on the tree that connected Rikidozanʼs teaching to
By: Sam Gladen It seemed to have come out of nowhere, except to all but the diehard fans. AJPW has seen a
By: Mitchell Adams Unlike men’s wrestling in Japan, the unique world of joshi never had figures like Rikidōzan, The Giant Baba, or