Author: Brandon Lasher

It is a good time to be a New Japan of America fan. With a fair amount of talent unable to travel to Japan during the Pandemic, New Japan of America has made some major moves in recent months. First, they started a limited weekly show called “Lion’s Break Collision” that showcased the LA Dojo talent and other United States-based talent. It was a fun and brief weekly show full of very good wrestling. What would they do for an encore? This is New Japan Cup 2020 USA. It seems New Japan is starting a weekly television show on Friday…

Welcome to the latest edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 8/5/20! AEW is getting closer to the “AEW All Out” pay-per-view and the card is starting to take some shape. Last week provided another shocking debut and some truly surprising match results. The show also had an amazing promo from MJF. What will this week’s show have in store for us? We do get a World Title match. Proud-N-Powerful (Santana & Ortiz) vs. The Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) It is time for a tag team grudge match. The Best Friends were on the winning side of a ten…

Welcome to the latest edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 7/29/20! AEW pulled off a surprising Dynamite last week with the debut of Eddie Kingston and the return of Sammy Guevara. This week’s card looks quite stacked. We have two title matches, a continuation of the Orange Cassidy-Chris Jericho feud and a Warhorse. Let us look at the exciting show. MJF State of the Industry Address MJF is in a bad mood. Last week, he destroyed Griff Garrison and spent a significant portion of the match demanding Garrison tell everyone he was undefeated. MJF seems obsessed with his singles match…

It is finally time for Evil versus Hiromu Takahashi. I cannot wait for New Japan Sengoku Lord 2020. The New Japan Pro Wrestling is coming off some very shocking shows with the New Japan Cup Final and Dominion being full of major surprises. The biggest moment was clearly Evil joining the Bullet Club and winning the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships from his former friend Tetsuya Naito. What will be the fallout of these seismic shifts in the world of New Japan? Sengoku Lord is a pretty new event in New Japan History. This will only be the second ever…

AEW has just finished three straight weeks of pay-per-view quality shows. Can they keep the momentum going after Fyter Fest and Fight for the Fallen? It will be tough but AEW seems to be using this show to set-up the next pay-per-view, AEW All Out. Let us see what AEW has in store for us this week in the latest edition of AEW Ignite for 7/22/20! We’ll Hear From Jon Moxley Jon Moxley successfully defended his AEW World Championship at Fight for the Fallen. He has been defeating all comers the last few months since winning the AEW World Title…

It is time for Fight for the Fallen! AEW has decided to have another pay-per-view quality card just a week after Fyter Fest ended. This year Fight for the Fallen is a fundraiser for COVID-19 relief in Northern Florida. This year’s card has titles matches, excellent tag matches, and a main event months in the making. It should be a lot of fun and we all need that in these times. Let us look at tonight’s card for Fight for the Fallen. We present AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020 preview. We’ll Hear From Chris Jericho Chris Jericho has to…

Hiromu Takahashi could become a triple champion. Isn’t that enough of a reason to watch? Off the heels of an amazing New Japan Cup tournament and a shocking NJPW Dominion, it is time for New Japan Pro Wrestling to begin its push into its summer shows. New Japan has decided to make the 2nd annual Sengoku Lord show one of the major shows of the year. The card has four singles matches, two title matches, and one amazing main event. As New Japan tries to build on the momentum of Dominion, this seems like a really strong follow-up. As NJPW…

EVIL has turned evil on Los Ingobernables De Japon. Here is the NJPW Dominion 2020 preview. NJPW Dominion is usually the second biggest show of the New Japan calendar. This year, like everything else, it has been dramatically changed. It is coming on the heels of the month-long and delayed New Japan Cup. It will also be only the second show with fans since the Pandemic began. The stakes are still pretty high for NJPW Dominion. We have four titles defended throughout the course of the three announced matches. The three feuds have been building for months. In the case…

It is time to determine the 16th annual New Japan Cup Champion! This is the New Japan Cup 2020 final. This is undoubtedly a New Japan Cup like no other. The New Japan Cup tournament field was announced in early March. Then the Pandemic shut down New Japan and the entire world. After nearly a four-month break, New Japan came back with thirty-two competitors for this unique New Japan Cup with no fans. That will change this Saturday night in Osaka Jo Hall for the final. For the very first time since February, a New Japan Pro Wrestling show will…

It is time for the second night of Fyter Fest! AEW has done a good job of building two nights of pay-per-view quality events. The first night was impressive but can it possibly be topped on night two? This second night has some feuds that have been building for weeks. Let us look at tonight’s card for Fyter Fest. Fyter Fest Night Two Major Announcement by Taz Thanks to the COVID Pandemic, we will not get to see Jon Moxley versus Brian Cage for the title tonight. The match has been rescheduled for “Fight for the Fallen” on July 15th.…