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The intersecting paths of Adam Cole and Jungle Boy started off as a pitch-perfect red herring.
Yesterday was the “Throwback Edition” of WWE SmackDown. Normally, this wouldn’t be something worth writing about, except that the show that normally gets the throwback treatment is Raw, which that has...
Previously on NJPW’s G1 Climax 31: 85 tournament matches happened and Ibushi won A Block to make his fourth G1 final in four years.
Not to bury the lede before I even write it, but I know AEW’s women’s division is far from perfect. I’m quite aware that in spite of all the lip service and anticipation for it that AEW came in on—the...
After a year and a half without running a show in front of a live audience in America, New Japan Pro Wrestling finally earned a gate in the U.S. with NJPW Resurgence. The event featured matches that h...
Last week, FanFyte’s Emily Pratt reported on a largely unnoticed bit of one of the most watched, most analyzed pieces of professional wrestling in recent memory: The fact that Punk had written two set...
When the 2021 Kizuna Road tour came to a close, New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s old man summer ended just like it began: with the Third Generation beltless. Along the way, we got a range of five singles mat...
To read the previous installment of Martin’s exploration of the major arcana of AEW, click here.
At Summerslam 2005, at the culmination of the infamous “I’m Your Papi” storyline, Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match to win custody of his (kayfabe adopted but actually legitimate)...
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows is one of the best documentaries about anything ever. It follows Bret “The Hitman” Hart’s last year in the WWF in 1997, as the promotion battles Ted Turner...
Prior to watching the Minneapolis Street Fight, my longtime friend (and fellow lifelong wrestling fan) and I had not spoken in about a week. I wasn’t even sure if he was watching AEW’s Full Gear live....
Previously on NJPW’s G1 Climax 31: Ishii brought out the best of Kenta and ZSJ continued his tentacle monster hot streak.
These days, with Supreme Court precedent hopefully decided for good, it’s easy to take gay marriage equality for granted. But in the same way that trans people’s rights to access bathrooms, youth spor...
On Sunday, July 25, New Japan Pro Wrestling will return to the Tokyo Dome for Wrestle Grand Slam. The event, which was originally scheduled for May 15 and postponed for pandemic-related reasons, will...
After two nights of Summer Struggle in Sapporo and in between NJPW-affiliated action in three U.S. promotions, New Japan Pro Wrestling returned to Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall for two hours of tag and single...
After three days of seasonal struggles in Osaka and Nagoya, New Japan Pro Wrestling makes its return to the Tokyo Dome with Wrestle Grand Slam. It’s NJPW’s first show in the stadium outside of January...
After a late-May comeback weakened by a depleted roster and a lack of storylines, New Japan Pro Wrestling kicked off June 2021 with the much stronger, more energized Road to Dominion.
After a break from televised shows, New Japan Pro Wrestling returns with the first leg of Super Junior Tag League, a tournament that two different wrestlers said they found out was happening the week...
Remember New Japan Pro Wrestling? That company Yuji Nagata that sent to fight Jon Moxley? After coronavirus-induced show cancelations and a few weeks of inactivity, NJPW returned for three consecutive...
CM Punk‘s return to wrestling in the opening segment of this Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage was emotional and perfectly executed. The promotional strategy of heavily teasing his arrival but not outri...