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March 11, 2019March 24, 2019

NJPW NEW JAPAN CUP 2019 [First Round Review]: Yakuza Se7en!

The New Japan Cup is back, and the winner this year faces IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White on April 6th in Madison Square Garden. WrestleMania weekend. New York City. Yup, stakes is high. For the next three weeks I'll be doing my best between Devil May Cry 5 play sessions (and work, the gym, and …

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January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

NJPW THE NEW BEGINNING USA – LOS ANGELES [Review]: The Juice Is Loose.

-Alex Coughlin vs Clark Connors - Tonight had about an 85% fill of The Globe (no official numbers, of course); but the TNB show definitely felt less than a PWG, with the rear side of the ring having no seating and wide a barricade surrounding the ring. That said, this crowd would have been hot for …

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January 4, 2019

NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 13 [Review]: High Fly Whoa.

I made a joke on social media that every match at Wrestle Kingdom 13 last night/this morning felt like a "Loser Leave Town [to AAE or WWE]" match. For many taking the fall last night, that joke will become reality. While we don't yet know the details of what went on backstage at the Tokyo …

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October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

NJPW FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED [Review]: Golden Love Triangle.

Considering the full card for Fighting Spirit Unleashed was severely delayed due to New Japan's Destruction tour, announced only 6 days before Sunday, expectations were pretty mild going in. Well, this seemingly rushed return to Long Beach's Walter Pyramid was a pleasant surprise! The first half of tags and multiple person matches were fine warm-ups …

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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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