Author: Pete Moon (Assistant Editor)

When we think about professional wrestlers, we picture a myriad of colorful characters that spring to mind. Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, The Undertaker, Andre the Giant, and a slew of others all captured our imaginations with the vibrant, larger-than-life characters they portrayed. However, professional wrestlers weren’t always like this. Had you asked somebody a century ago to describe a professional wrestler, it is unlikely they’d be describing a character to you at all. That’s not because Kayfabe didn’t exist. It was in its infancy in the 1920s, but because the pro wrestling gimmick as we understand it hadn’t been invented…

Adrian Street came from a coal mining family in Brynmawr, Wales. Before he was one year old, his father, Emrys Street, was conscripted into WWII. The young Adrian only knew of his father through what his mother told him. The British Army stationed Emrys in the Pacific, where Japanese forces captured him. The time spent in the P.O.W. camp made Emrys bitter. Adrian describes his father as “a hateful bigot who never had a kind word to say about me in his life.” Emrys went back to coal mining upon his return from the war. He would often threaten to…

On June 9th, 1991, The Universal Wrestling Federation held their first pay-per-view event. The Supercard, known as The UWF Beach Brawl, would also be their last pay-per-view event. The Universal Wrestling Federation began in late 1990 when California businessman Herb Abrams saw the then-WWF was going national. Allegedly, Herb approached Vince McMahon with an offer to promote wrestling events under the WWF banner on the West Coast. However, McMahon declined the offer, leading Herb Abrams to build a competitor on his own. Abrams announced the launch of his Universal Wrestling Federation at the Wrestling Fans Fantasy Weekend convention in August…

Ricky Steamboat. In the early 1990s, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat was in a tough spot. Having returned to the WWF after a storied run with the NWA, Steamboat seemed to be just another face. The Dragon was racking up wins over jobbers every week, but nothing ever seemed to come his way. Making matters worse, WWE top brass lumbered Steamboat with a more cartoonish version of his “Dragon” persona, sporting a draconic-inspired headdress and breathing fire on his way to the ring. And on top of all that, commentators barely referenced his iconic Intercontinental Championship win over Randy Savage at…

This week, AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 5/10/23 comes to us live from Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan. All Elite Wrestling has a jam-packed show tonight in Motor City as we continue on the road to Double or Nothing on May 28th! Tonight’s action features a Ring of Honor Champion vs Champion match, the AEW World Trios Championships, and the AEW International Championship all on the line. And in the main event we will see the renewal of one of the young promotion’s oldest rivalries, inside a steel cage! So without further ado, let’s get jump right in with AEW Ignite!…

This week, AEW Dynamite comes to us live from the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York. All Elite Wrestling will kick off the month of April with not one, not two, but four championship matches as we preview AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 04/05/23. House of Black, Jamie Hayter, The Gunns, and Hook all defend their titles on Wednesday night. In addition, we will hear from Blackpool Combat Club, The Acclaimed, Tony Khan, and Long Island’s own  AEW World Champion  Maxwell Jacob Friedman. It’s an action-packed show on Wednesday night, and we have all the details here on AEW Ignite!…

As we preview AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 03/29/23, we look back to last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite which was a barn burner of a show. At the top of the show, we learned that Matt and Nick Jackson of The Elite were being loaded into ambulances after a brutal attack. We saw the return of Adam Cole, the in-ring return of Stu Grayson, and AEW World Tag Team Champions Gunn Club retaining their titles against Top Flight. Last Wednesday’s main event featured in international dream match, as Kenny Omega took on El Hijo de Vikingo. After the match, Blackpool…

NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion – KENTA! At Saturday’s Battle In The Valley, KENTA defeated Fred Rosser for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship. The former WWE and ROH talent captured the championship with the help of some BULLET CLUB interference following a ref bump. This victory comes on the heels of KENTA’s victory in the NJPW STRONG Survivor match and marks KENTA’s third singles championship in New Japan Pro Wrestling. As the third competitor to hold the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship, KENTA’s upcoming run of Stateside competition may be longer than initially expected. The NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship match, second on…

This Saturday night, the stars of NJPW and the young lions of NJPW STRONG come to the San Jose Civic Center for the first NJoA PPV of 2023 with NJPW Battle in the Valley 2023. This special event features a stacked card, topped with a double main event. NJPW Battle in the Valley 2023 Alex Coughlin vs. JR Kratos Battle in the Valley 2023 begins with a rematch a year in the making. Before Coughlin graduated from Young Lion status, he set himself an open challenge series in a bid to prove himself. That series ended with an upset victory…

Welcome to another edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE, Pro Wrestling Posts’ weekly preview of All Elite Wrestling’s flagship show. This week’s AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 2/01/23 has an absolutely stacked card, featuring an AEW debut, a star on the rise, another chapter in a storied AEW rivalry. But that’s not all, as there will be not one, but TWO championship defenses! So, without further ado, let’s get right into what’s happening tomorrow night when AEW Dynamite comes to you live from Dayton, Ohio! AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 2/01/23 The Acclaimed In Action On Wednesday night we will see the AEW…