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For many fans of Joshi wrestling, the top company that everyone speaks about is Stardom and Miyu Yamashita. They are known for their intense, Strong Style of wrestling. Yet, one Joshi company that is sometimes overlooked is none other than Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). While Stardom might be compared to the likes of New Japan and NOAH, TJPW is more similar to its brother company DDT (Dramatic Dream Team) Pro Wrestling. They are companies of comedy and light-hearted wrestling with amazingly technical and spectacular bouts. One wrestler that has always been at the heart of the company and, for…
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It’s 5:45 AM, the coffee machine is broken, it’s my 10th straight day at work, and I’ve seen far more buttholes than I originally planned this week with Matt Taven and I (my normal expectancy for strange buttholes at work is zero, btw). As I sit, drinking my grounds-filled coffee, I tried to self-percolate through a Keurig pod with a pinhole that I MacGuyver’d. I think to myself…. SELF…. What will we write about this week!? (Cue the badass “Blood from a Stone” montage piece and theme music provided by the amazing people here!) When last we saw our hero,…
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They faced one another an astounding 130 times. From their first recorded match in 1985 as part of a 20 $50,000 Battle Royal in Greensboro, North Carolina, to their last one at the Met Centre in Bloomington, Minnesota, for Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986, Magnum TA and Tully Blanchard had one of the bloodiest and scathing rivalries of the era. The Magnum TA and Tully Blanchard rivalry came after Tully’s feud with Dusty Rhodes came to an end. This feud, however, was over the prestigious NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. While the title was held by Magnum TA, it was…
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Cyndi Lauper’s involvement with pro wrestling wasn’t a cute one-off cameo—it was one of the catalysts that dragged the WWF out of smoky arenas and into mainstream pop culture. Lauper’s run as part of the “Rock ’n’ Wrestling” movement alongside Wendi Richter, Captain Lou Albano, Hulk Hogan, and MTV had helped to set the stage for WrestleMania and, at the time, changed how non-fans looked at professional wrestling. Below is a sourced, quote-heavy look at what she did, who she did it with, and how those people talk about her impact. How Cyndi Lauper Got Pulled Into Wrestling The whole…
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Over the past ten years, a number of men and women have worked to create matches and moments that stand out above all others, including the top ten wrestlers that stood out at the time. Among those men and women, some have maintained a sense of dominance regardless of promotion. For some, they have maintained the same success early in the decade that they did towards the end of it. When assembling this list, we identify the individual efforts that stood out above all others consistently. This list isn’t to disregard tag teams and their value but rather to celebrate…
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In 2015, Ring of Honors Frankie Kazarian has continued to showcase his skills both in and out of the ring. A former Ring of Honor tag team champion, Kazarian has seen his share of success. However, he has increased his involvement in the music industry and has garnered a great deal of success. He recently took some time out of his busy schedule to participate in an interview with me. Kazarian’s career began nearly twenty years ago. But he is just as dedicated to his craft as he was when he began. A former trainee of Killer Kowalski, Kazarian has been…
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