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August 25, 2018October 8, 2018

FIRE PRO WRESTLING WORLD [Review]: Fighting Spirit Unleashed.

Known far more as a wrestling freak than video gamer, it's quite odd that Fire Pro Wrestling World is my first entry into the longtime and ultra-beloved series. Moody, a novice at anything wrasslin'? What in Odin's name is this world coming to? Even crazier is that FPWW is a PS4 exclusive (joining the Steam …

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August 13, 2018August 13, 2018

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 28 [Best Matches]: Aces & Twenty-Eights.

If you never got out of that Comic-Con coma at the end of July and have been summer swamped this current August, I have good news for you: I have every must-see, great, and classic G1 Climax 28 match ranked here for you. While I haven't yet and likely won't attempt trying to rank up …

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July 10, 2018July 25, 2018

FIRE PRO WRESTLING WORLD [Anime Expo 2018]: Best Bout Machine.

While not much new info about Fire Pro Wrestling World (PS4) was said during the Spike Chunsoft panel at Anime Expo 2018, the game was fully playable on the exhibit floor. And what a treat it was. My pal and I hit the ring with New Japan Pro Wrestling legends Hiroshi Tanahashi and current IWGP Heavyweight …

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January 4, 2018January 5, 2018

NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 12 [Bible Report]: Best in the World.

If you thought the hype was REAL for last year's Wrestle Kingdom 11 spectacular, New Japan Pro Wrestling made even broader strokes this year with Chris Jericho's surprise return to the Lionmark logo in a heated street fight confrontation against, arguably, the best wrestler in the world, Kenny Omega. Japanese heel fan favorite Tetsuya Naito …

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July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 27 [Wrestler Profiles]: Suzuki! Tonga! Yano! Evil! Naito!

Ringside Apostle "The" Christian Orozco will constantly update this story with profiles for each of the twenty G1 Climax combatantants. Keep this bookmark saved until July 17th, when the annual New Japan Pro Wrestling tournament begins! Today's update: 7/17 - Minoru Suzuki, Tama Tonga, Toru-Yano, EVIL, Tetsuya Naito 7/15 - Bad Luck Fale, Togi Makabe, Yoshi-Hashi, Satoshi …

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July 4, 2017July 4, 2017

NJPW G1 Special in the USA [Ringside Apostle Review]: ‘Raining’ over Long Beach.

The weekend in Long Beach was so crazy, we forgot to record a podcast. But that's alright. Your favorite wrestling fanatics--the Ringside Apostles--are back at it with a brief roundtable review of New Japan Pro Wrestling's first-ever G1 Special in the USA. While each of these four horsemen may have differing views, one thing we …

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