I’ve been trying to write about Stardom for months. It’s been hard to see any clear direction in the company’s endless, seemingly circular faction wars; I couldn’t see where the…
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Maki Itoh v Asuza Takigawa (Idol Lumberjack Death Match) Tokyo Joshi Pro Brand New Wrestling ~ The Beginning Of A New Era ~ Korakuen Hall, Tokyo 26 August 2017 In a…
I Am the Future: Miyu Yamashita v Meiko Satomura, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Korakuen Hall, 28/08/17
Note: the two matches discussed in this article can be seen by subscribing to DDT Universe Let me begin as usual by talking about Saika Takeuchi. Her journey from hopeful…
Please note: the three matches discussed here are all available to view on Stardom World for the low low price of 750 Yen per month. There may be other ways of…
In The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins, which I got for Christmas, Anna Lowenhaupt-Tsing uses the term “salvage accumulation” to…
The results are in for the third and final set of 2017 Stompie awards, where we rate our bests and worsts of 2016. Well, 1 December 2015 to 31 November…
Wrestling fans… they’re here. Behold, the first round of results from our very own end-of-year awards, the Stompies. We, the members of the Facebook group which gave birth to this…
Momo Watanabe v Jungle Kyona Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix, 11th of September 2016 Shin-Kiba First Ring The match: It’s the penultimate day of Stardom’s 5 Star Grand Prix tournament,…
How many heel turns can you list that have properly haunted you? Whose sense of injustice you couldn’t shake days or weeks later, even when you know it’s probably a…