Japanese wrestler Yutaka Yoshie passes away
Yutaka Yoshie, a former IWGP Tag Team Champion, passed away suddenly while wrestling as a...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 10, 2024 | News, Obituaries
Yutaka Yoshie, a former IWGP Tag Team Champion, passed away suddenly while wrestling as a...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jan 23, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Fans of Japanese puroresu, pro-wrestling in general, and non-wrestling fans interested in complex...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 22, 2021 | News
Genichiro Tenryu, one of Japan’s biggest wrestling stars of the past 50 years, is suffering from...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jan 22, 2021 | Interviews
Joel Deaton, one of the longest-lasting pro wrestlers of the territories era, will be honored at a...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jun 5, 2019 | Obituaries
Atsushi Aoki, one of the biggest stars in both All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH,...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 8, 2019 | Opinion
On February 22nd, Hideo Itami was released from WWE, one month after wrestling his final match for...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Jan 18, 2018 | Opinion, Other House Shows
From the epic Wrestle Kingdom 12 to violent death matches to raunchy comedy wrestling this...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jul 26, 2017 | Interviews
When The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer gave the Wrestle Kingdom 11 match between Kenny...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 17, 2016 | Interviews, Obituaries
Gypsy Joe, who died on Wednesday night, carved out a reputation as one of the toughest wrestlers...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 21, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
In June 2013, Keiji Mutoh — the Great Muta — resigned from All Japan Pro Wrestling and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 23, 2011 | Interviews, Obituaries
Tiger Jeet Singh’s tag team partnership and friendship with Umanosuke Ueda, who died...
Read MorePosted by Dan Wilson | Jul 6, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
As if in an role-playing video game, indy wrestler Phil Atlas values what he calls experience...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Jun 13, 2009 | Obituaries
Mitsuharu Misawa, whom many considered the best wrestler in the world during the 1990s, shockingly...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Dec 19, 2008 | Interviews
There have been many North American wrestlers, like Big Van Vader and Stan Hansen who,...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Jul 28, 2001 | Interviews
It was the biggest news story in all of professional wrestling last year. When All Japan Pro...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Jun 19, 2000 | News
Mitsuharu Misawa scored his first major victory in the promotional war brewing with All Japan Pro...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Jun 16, 2000 | News
Former All Japan Pro Wrestling President Mitsuharu Misawa held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan,...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Jun 15, 2000 | Opinion
Wrestling is comprised of a series of defining moments that have become ingrained in the very...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Jun 13, 2000 | News
Month long speculation of a major shake up in Japan came to full fruition today as word officially...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | May 27, 2000 | Obituaries
After the wrestling world was sent into shock over the passing of Japanese wrestling legend Tomomi...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 17, 2000 | Obituaries
The Big Three when the All-Japan Pro Wrestling Promotion was formed in the early 1970s were Giant...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | May 16, 2000 | Interviews, Obituaries
Tomomi “Jumbo” Tsuruta was perhaps the best wrestler ever in the 28-year history of...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Feb 3, 1999 | Obituaries
No one had any idea on September 30, 1959 what was going to happen. It was just a normal Japanese...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 1, 1999 | Obituaries
The wrestling world has lost another giant. Shohei “Giant” Baba is dead at 61 of liver...
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