The first round of the Cageside Seats Greatest Finisher Tournament continues today with a match-up pitting number six seed the Clothesline from Hell against number 11 seed the Burning Hammer. Come vote now!
The shakeup of the Japanese wrestling industry, started a year ago when Bushiroad purchased New Japan Pro Wrestling and helped transform the flagging promotion, has continued with their historic rival AJPW being taken over by a big corporation.
It's been quite the week for Pro Wrestling NOAH. Reports of Kenta Kobashi being fired for cost cutting reasons, top stars leaving the company in protest, capped off by Kobashi announcing his retirement at Sumo Hall due to a catalogue of injuries.
Samoa Joe and Kenta Kobashi had what was quite possibly the greatest match in the history of Ring of Honor on this date in pro wrestling history, putting on a five-star classic in New York.
The 1992 Royal Rumble is so widely regarded as the greatest Rumble of all time, it's almost become fact. That's why it's no real surprise it beat out Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe, Joe vs. Kobashi...
The Cageside Seats Greatest Matches Tournament continues today with Royal Rumble 1992 taking on Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoe Joe, Joe vs. Kobashi 2005.
10 years ago today, Lou Thesz passed away. His legacy in professional wrestling was one that will never be matched.
From the death of Pride Fighting Championships, it's well known that the Yakuza are heavily involved in the Japanese combat sport's dark underbelly and that taboo subject being made public can be a kiss of death. NOAH were forced to make management figures Ryu Nakata and Haruka Eigen resign after their Yakuza ties were formally revealed.
I'm afraid to report that there was another death of a middle aged wrestler on Friday night. Former WWE star Doug Furnas passed away in his sleep, after battling Parkinson's disease for many years.
