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Osamu Nishimura dead at 53

Japanese wrestler Osamu Nishimura has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 53. Initially diagnosed with a diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his stomach in 1998, he fought hard, changed his lifestyle and diet. In early 2024, Nishimura was diagnosed with...

Portland announcer Don Coss passes

This past weekend, on Saturday, February 22nd, there was a Portland Wrestling Expo. It featured some of the top names of the past including: The Grappler, Nord The Barbarian, Moondog Moretti, Bushwhacker Luke, CW Bergstrom, Ricky Santana, David Sierra, Mike Miller and...

Midwestern veteran Eric Priest dies in motorcycle accident

Mike Boehne, who was known as "The Underwear Model" Eric Priest and "The Gold Standard," has died in a motorcycle accident. He was 50. The 6-foot-3, 238-pounder was born on February 15, 1975, in Detroit. He fell in love with pro wrestling through WWF WrestleMania I,...

Influential Gran Hamada dead at 74

Hiroaki Hamada, known as Gran Hamada from his exploits in Japan and around the world, has passed away. He was 74. News broke on his death on February 15. Hamada was one of the first people to be trained in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo but struggled...

Slam Speaks: Memories of Jamie Hemmings

The death of our SlamWrestling.net colleague Jamie Melissa Hemmings is more than a fitting reason to dust off the ol' Slam Speaks format. What quickly became evident is that, in her 43 years, she impacted a lot of lives, beyond just her writing about pro wrestling....

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July 2025

  • July 19: NJPW G1 Climax 35 Opening Weekend (Hokkai Kita-Yell)
  • July 19: GCW Bash At The Ballpark (New York City, New York)
  • July 20: NJPW G1 Climax 35 Opening Weekend (Hokkai Kita-Yell)
  • July 20: TNA Slammiversary (Elmont, New York)
  • July 28: GCW (Tokyo, Japan)
  • July 29: GCW (Tokyo, Japan)
  • July 30: GCW (Tokyo, Japan)
  • July 31: GCW Hit ‘Em Up 2025 (Rutherford, New Jersey)

August 2025

  • August 1: GCW Hit ‘Em Up 2025 (Rutherford, New Jersey)
  • August 2: WWE SummerSlam (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
  • August 2: GCW Emo Fight 2025 (Rutherford, New Jersey)
  • August 2: GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV (Rutherford, New Jersey)
  • August 3: WWE SummerSlam (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
  • August 15: GCW/JCW The 2 Day War – Tag 1 (Thornville, Ohio)
  • August 16: NJPW G1 Climax 35 Finals (Ariake Arena)
  • August 16: GCW/JCW The 2 Day War – Tag 2 (Thornville, Ohio)
  • August 17: NJPW G1 Climax 35 Finals (Ariake Arena)
  • August 24: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door (London, England)
  • August 31: WWE Clash in Paris (Paris, France)

September 2025

  • September 5: ROH Death Before Dishonor (Philadelphia, PA)
  • September 13: MLW Fightland (North Richland Hills, Texas)
  • September 12: GCW (Detroit, Michigan)
  • September 13: GCW (Indianapolis, Indiana)
  • September 20: AEW All Out (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • September 28: GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport London (London, England)

October 2025

  • October 4: MLW Slaughterhouse (Long Beach, California)
  • October 4: GCW (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • October 11: WWE Crown Jewel (Perth, Australia)

November 2025

  • November 15: MLW Lucha Apocalypto (Cicero, Illinois)
  • November 29: WWE Survivor Series (San Diego, California)