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Some wrestlers are made by winning. Tetsuya Naito was made by losing, waiting, and then refusing to play the role he’d been handed. Over a two-decade run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, he went from a fan-rejected “chosen one” to the leader of the most popular faction of his generation, main-eventing Tokyo Dome five times and holding the promotion’s top title on five separate occasions. His story isn’t a straight line. It begins with a demotion, moves through a heel turn nobody scripted quite like this, and builds into a slow-burn redemption that reshaped how New Japan tells stories. Tetsuya Naito…
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As of 2020, there was a longstanding history of California wrestling talent which was exceptional. They include Shotzi Blackheart, Reno Scum (iMPACT), Brian Cage, SCU & Will Hobbs (formerly of AEW), who now competes as Royce Keys in the WWE. They are all now garnering attention. Hobbs, for instance, is receiving a great deal of attention in AEW over the past two months. Hobbs/Keys is originally from Roland Alexander’s Boot Camp and APW promotion, dating back over a decade to Hayward, California. Will had gone through several name changes there as Roland loved naming his talent after his old-school faves.…
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On June 11, 2005, at a show aptly titled Something to Prove, the wrestling world was gifted something that felt more like a public execution than a choreographed performance between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher. Fans of independent wrestling in 2005 didn’t just watch matches; they hunted for them. You traded DVDs, scoured message boards, and waited for the latest “must-see” tape from IWA Mid-South or Ring of Honor to drop. It took place in the “New Alhambra Arena” in Philadelphia—the building the world knows as the ECW Arena. The air was thick with the kind of humidity only a…
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The concept of the American dream is that anyone can come from nothing and make it big. But to escape the nightmare that was his life, Dennis Rodman choose to become one himself. Love him or hate him, you cannot ignore him. Dennis Rodman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1961. He was the oldest of three children that he knows about. His father abandoned them when they were still infants. His father alleges that Dennis has over two dozen half-siblings. Dennis believes it is twice as many. He doesn’t consider them to be family due to his father’s…
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Passing of the torch is a term often used in professional wrestling to suggest that a previous generation ushers in a talent from the current generation as the flagbearer of the future. While arguments are often conveyed on who is or isn’t willing to put talent over, what has happened throughout wrestling history is that, in the time-honored history of professional wrestling, wrestlers will often lose on their way out as a way to bestow that this man or woman is a person that fans energy, time, and money should be all put behind. Here are 15 notable examples of…
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In 2019, we were on the retirement tour, but at the same time, there’s a lot of memories, a lot of matches that probably have meant a lot to you, Lufisto. For instance, in Smash wrestling, I’m sure it holds a near-and-dear place in your heart. What can you say about your time here, your time in the ring, your time in Shine? Speak of that if you could. Lufisto: There are so many things I could say. There’s definitely memorable matches. I’ve had a long feud with Mercedes Martinez. I always believed she was, my wrestling soulmate, so she…
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