Author: Brandon Lasher
I have been writing about pro wrestling since 2013. When not writing about my beloved hobby, I have been a classroom teacher for over twelve years. I also cheer for my beloved alma mater, the University of Oregon in my remaining limited free time. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @WWEBNRL
Preview: AEW Dynamite IGNITE 3/4/20
Welcome to the second edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE! This week’s show comes on the heels of the amazing AEW Revolution pay-per-view. A lot of the show this week is unknown, rare for AEW Dynamite. But it should make this a very exciting and unpredictable show. Let us see what AEW has in store for us on Wednesday: Jon Moxley & Darby Allin vs Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara The only match announced for this week’s show is an exciting one. We get a rematch of two matches from AEW Revolution. There is nothing like a tag match to possibly…
Preview: AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 2/26/20
Welcome to the inaugural edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE! This will be your new weekly preview of the exciting action you will see each and every week on AEW Dynamite. This week’s show is the go-home show before this Saturday’s pay-per-view, AEW Revolution. AEW has done a fantastic job of building its first pay-per-view card of 2020 and this week is filled with exciting matches yet again. The Road to Revolution goes through Kansas City. Let us see what AEW has in store for us on Wednesday: Here is what we IGNITE with AEW Dynamite this week. Inner Circle vs…
#Preview: NJPW New Beginning In Osaka 2020
It is a true dream card in early February for NJPW. New Japan Pro Wrestling has used the momentum from the excellent Wrestle Kingdom weekend to set up what could be one of their best wrestling cards of the year – New Beginning in Osaka 2020 The final New Beginning show will have eight matches, a hard-hitting grudge match, and five titles on the line. One of those matches has the first-ever defense of the double Championships. The semi-main event has the dream match of Minoru Suzuki versus Jon Moxley. Let us look at the great card in Osaka. Yuji…
It is an interesting time of some massive changes in New Japan Pro Wrestling. At Wrestle Kingdom 14, all the major titles changed hands. But NJPW Wrestle Kingdom weekend also did a very good job of setting up the next challengers for those titles. How will New Japan look as we enter its traditional New Beginning Shows in Sapporo? The first of three New Beginning shows will have eight matches, a hard-hitting grudge match and an exciting main event for the NEVER Openweight Championship. With the changing landscape of New Japan in 2020, we should have some unexpected twists and…
NJPW Announces New Beginning 2020 Full Cards
Over Wrestle Kingdom weekend, eight titles changed hands in New Japan. Never a company to rest on its laurels it immediately used the end of the Wrestle Kingdom show and all of New Year’s Dash to begin setting up new challenges for all the titles. The traditional major show on the New Japan calendar in the month of February since 2011 has been the New Beginning 2020 Full Cards. For the third straight year, we have three nights of hard-hitting action over the course of two weekends in Sapporo and Osaka. We even have the last major tour for retiring…
NJPW New Year’s Dash 2020 Results
On January 6, after two exciting nights of Wrestle Kingdom, it was time for the annual tradition that is NJPW New Year’s Dash. It is the place of many tag matches and the setting up of the feuds for the coming months. The night started with the retirement ceremony for Jushin Liger. It had the traditional giving of flowers. It had many photos with members of New Japan and CHAOS. We had Liger’s family come out. We had a video message from the legend, Antonio Inoki. Liger gives a simple speech thanking New Japan, his fans, and his family. Liger…
Preview: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night Two
Just after you recovered from Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night One, it is time for Night Two. The biggest show of New Japan Pro Wrestling, Wrestle Kingdom 14, is back at its traditional January 4th date. But for the first time in history, something truly unique is happening: Wrestle Kingdom will be two nights this year. The first night was truly amazing. Can the second night possibly top it? Here is the Preview: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night Two. The second night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 is a completely stacked night of wrestling with lots of amazing build to all its…
#Preview: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night One
It is the most wonderful time of the year. The biggest show of the New Japan Pro Wrestling year, Wrestle Kingdom, is back at its traditional January 4th date. But for the first time in history something historic is happening, Wrestle Kingdom will be two nights this year. It will be over eight hours of amazing wrestling in the Tokyo Dome. We will all be getting a serious lack of sleep watching it on NJPW World soon enough. Here is our #Preview: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night One. The first night of Wrestle Kingdom is a completely stacked night of…
Preview: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling
It is King of Pro Wrestling time! The annual October event is one of the biggest of the New Japan wrestling calendar. The big show will have nine matches, five singles matches and three titles on the line. In what is arguably the last major show before Wrestle Kingdom, what will go down in Ryōgoku Kokugikan? Here is our Preview: for NJPW King of Pro Wrestling. Ryusuke Taguchi & Roppongi 3K VS. SUZUKIGUN (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki) This should be a fun opener. El Desperado is finally returning from a broken jaw to rejoin his cheating Suzuki-gun friends.…
Preview: NJPW Destruction in Kagoshima
After the exciting G1 Climax tournament, a lot of major storylines have begun for one of the best wrestling companies in the world. How will New Japan look as we enter its annual Destruction shows with this one in particular, Destruction in Kagoshima. The second of three Destruction shows will have nine matches, a few Young Lion League Cup Matches and two huge main events with some very high stakes. With the Road to the Tokyo Dome truly beginning for New Japan Pro Wrestling, we should have some unexpected twists and turns in Kagoshima. Here is our Preview: for NJPW…



