Ahead of AJW’s landmark reunion show this weekend, here’s why it was the greatest wrestling promotion of all time. We’ve had some dark times as women’s wrestling fans. Even as…
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I am more aware than anyone that I haven’t been keeping up with this very frequently to say the least, but let’s get back to it. Get some Misawa down…
Masahiko Kimura is probably the most skilled fighter in the world. Masahiko Kimura is also a pro wrestler. The two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Rikidōzan knows all about Kimura. …
After a difficult gestation involving lost audio, a re-recording and one of the presenters’ dogs shitting everywhere mid-episode, George, Daniel and David are back with another look at the famous…
Episode 4 sees the hosts begin their first story arc, as they start to explore one of the most famous and most controversial feuds in the history of puroresu –…
Like most followers of Japanese wrestling, I was pleasantly surprised when Stan Hansen was announced for the WWE Hall of Fame last year. Surprised because, aside from a main event…
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…
After losing two of their top four wrestlers, many were sceptical that New Japan could recover quickly, if at all. But they’ve actually had a pretty damn good year business-…
Kenny Omega vs Hirooki Goto New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Day 19 14th of August 2016 Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo The Match: This match is to decide the winner…
Disc 1 continues apace. Let’s get into it… 22 November 1985 – Tiger Mask II and Dynamite Kid went to a double count-out (10:04) First of all, Dynamite Kid…
Ever wanted to find out more about Japanese pro wrestling (puroresu) in all its variety and glory? Of course you have! Join Daniel, George and David for an irreverent look…
Ever wanted to find out more about Japanese pro wrestling (puroresu) in all its variety and glory? Of course you have! Join Daniel, George and David for an irreverent look…