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January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 17 [Review] – The Legacy, Refreshed.

-Preshow- -3-Minute Exhibition: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Oleg Boltin - Draw - NR/5 - This was silly. -NJ Ranbo: SHO, Great O-Khan, Toru Yano & Shingo Takagi were the final four - 2.75/5 - Most talent I've seen in the annual "Ranbo" in a long time, but no surprises-- despite being a KOPW qualifier, it focused …

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April 3, 2022April 5, 2022

WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND [Day 2 & 3 Review]: Speedballin’.

Here are the Top 4 WrestleMania Weekend Shows from Thursday, ranked in order! 1.) ROH Supercard of Honor XV THE GOOD: -I mean.. almost everything. From the last minute buzz created for the show, to the tremendous crowd, to the front-to-back match quality, to the big surprises -- Brian Cage! Young Bucks! Samoa Joe! ("Joe! …

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January 6, 2022January 8, 2022

NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 [Night 2 Review]: Reign Maker.

Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata vs. Gedo, Jado & Bad Luck Fale - 1.75/5 - As bad as you would imagine. Master Wato, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - 2.5/5 - This was a neat way to get Master Wato over and make him the …

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January 4, 2022

NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 [Night 1 Review]: Return of The Wrestler.

Pre-Show Rambo – 2/5 – The usual/usual far worse version of the Royal Rumble silliness, but some cool surprises, including Stronghearts’ CIMA and the legend Tatsumi Fujinami. Sho vs. Yoh – 2.5-2.75/5 – This feud only gets 12-minutes? What is this, WWE? 😃 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Rocky Romero vs. Bullet Club (Kenta, El …

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March 10, 2021

RINGSIDE APOSTLES [Episode 3]: AEW Revolution x NJ Cup 2021 Review.

"Haha! It's the end of #AEW! That damn Outlaw Mud Wrasslin' is dead! DEAD, I tell ya! All Elite, my a$$!" Um. OK, Twitter troll. So, the sparks didn't always fly at AEW Revolution, but beyond a terrible end to an otherwise great main event and an underwhelming ex-WWE signee, there was a lot of …

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January 11, 2021January 14, 2021

RINGSIDE APOSTLES [Episode 2]: Happy New Japan Year!

Happy New Japan Year! That's right, it's a brand-new year and our brand-new Ringside Apostles show is Okada dropkickin' with the Best of Wrestle Kingdom 15, our thoughts on New Year's Dash and that incredibly riveting Jay White post-match interview. https://youtu.be/qlfPTHxWzyw Puroresu expert Destiny Edwards and your host Travis Moody also throw up the "too …

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