Author: Alex Podgorski

Eddie Kingston and Naomichi Marufuji, their journey to High Intensity on August 28th, 2022. Anyone who follows Eddie Kingston knows of his passion for puroresu. He loves Japanese wrestling, especially 1990s All Japan (the man has good taste). He has adopted the moves and mannerisms of several top King’s Road tars and has long wanted to face any of them still active. Well, he’ll finally be getting his hands on one. But it won’t be any of the Four Pillars or even Jun Akiyama. It’ll be Naomichi Marufuji, the protégé of Mitsuharu Misawa. This Sunday at House of Glory, Kingston…

Samoa Joe vs Mitsuharu Misawa – The Match That Really Happened Many fans remember Samoa Joe’s famous ROH match with Kenta Kobashi. That match has long been considered arguably the best ‘indy’ wrestling match ever. But that match was the start of something bigger. It started a long working relationship between ROH and Pro Wrestling NOAH that would lead to many more famous inter-company matches. Most of them achieved fame because they took place stateside. Matches like Joe vs. Kobashi, Danielson vs. KENTA, and Danielson vs. Morishima, are all still talked about among hardcore wrestling enthusiasts. But what many people…

Roman Reigns is in the midst of the best title run of his career as we look at Roman’s Reign. As of April 11th, 2022, he has held the WWE Universal Championship for 585 days. And considering how much time and effort WWE has put into making him a big star, Roman’s reign isn’t likely to end soon. But all reigns to come to an end eventually. And one of the biggest challenges any company faces is booking the next champion. WWE still has time right now before their next title change. This is especially true considering many rumors are…

Misawa vs. Kawada “6-3-94” was recently described by Eddie Kingston as the greatest match there ever was. “I’ve probably seen June ’94 more than 1,000 times — hand to God,” he wrote. “I’ve almost missed so many flights over that match. I’ll be sitting in an airport, waiting for my flight to board, and I’ll pull it up on YouTube and I’ll just be gone. I’ll be in it. I’ll be living it.” Here is the story behind this flawless match. (And yes, it truly was the greatest wrestling match of all time.) ‘On This Day’ is a commemorative article series.…

Fans of pro wrestling in West Virginia are likely to be in for a treat later this year. It’s likely there will be a new restaurant to cater to fans of that sport. He lost His Job Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, one West Virginia man plans to open a Wrestling Themed Burger Restaurant. JL Kyle, a former coal miner, and promoter of the International Combat Sports wrestling promotion is planning on living his dream. Amidst all the sad and depressing news in these trying times, Kyle plans on opening a wrestling-themed burger join in West Virginia. The restaurant, called Squared…

New Japan Pro-Wrestling ace Kazuchika Okada answered fans’ questions in an online interview. Kazuchika Okada discusses his finisher among other things. These questions and answers provided fans of his an interesting opportunity. They peer into the mind of one of the best wrestlers active today. Kazuchika Okada has been a mainstay of NJPW’s for over a decade now. But only began portraying the ‘rainmaker’ since 2012. Prior to that, he was a generic young boy that lacked any uniqueness and had limited success at best as a wrestler. It wasn’t until he left TNA under acrimonious circumstances that he really…

Current IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito discusses in an interview recently to discuss what has happened in his career of late. Naito made history on January 5th, 2020 by becoming the first-ever dual singles champion in NJPW history. Unfortunately, despite that major accomplishment, he hasn’t had many opportunities to show that he deserves being called the company’s ace. Like most wrestling companies, NJPW’s activities are completely on hold at this time due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Naito hasn’t defended his two belts since mid-February when he successfully defended both them against KENTA. But since that match, Naito…

DDT Pro Wrestling, one of Japan’s top independent wrestling federations, announced that it has canceled on if its largest annual events. Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 due to pandemic outbreak. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 7th, 2020, at the Saitama Super Arena. This would have been the 12th edition of the annual event and the second under the ‘Wrestle Peter Pan’ name. DDT, like most wrestling promotions, is no longer hosting live events due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic. Like most promotions in the Japanese wrestling market, a large portion of their revenue comes from…

(New Japan Pro-Wrestling) NJPWs Shingo Takagi conducted an interview with his company recently. In that interview, Takagi answered questions submitted by fans about a wide variety of subjects. Takagi spent the bulk of his career wrestling for the Dragon Gate promotion, before moving to NJPW in 2018. Once there, he became the newest member of the Los Ignobernables de Japon (LIJ) stable, led by current IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito. As part of LIJ, Takagi has enjoyed incredible success. He went on an undefeated streak for eight months, before losing his first match in the finals of the…

Earlier today NJPW issued a statement about COVID-19 cancellations. Like most other wrestling promotions, it has been forced to cancel its upcoming events due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Two of its biggest shows and tours were canceled. The most recent was the New Japan Cup shows and the Sakura Genesis PPV. Furthermore, all NJPW events until May 4th, including live and non-televised events, were also canceled. NJPW President Harold Meij released the following open letter to the company’s fans: “As I’m sure you’re aware, last week we announced the cancellation of the remainder of the events on the Road…