by Andrew Bryan This is the fourth in a series of articles in which I talk about the history of martial arts and professional wrestling. Prior installments can be found here, here and of course here. via New Japan Pro Wrestling On October 1st 2022, just over a year from writing, the legendary Antonio Inoki died. He was known by many names, born Kanji Inoki, then converted to Islam and went by Muhammed Hussein Inoki, but most knew him as Antonio, one of the greatest and most influential wrestlers
Shingo Takagi is competing for the NEVER Openweight Champion this weekend and if he wins the title, he has Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega among his wishlist of opponents.
Katsuhiko Nakajima, a free-agent wrestler, has caught the attention of both WWE and AEW. Nakajima recently ended his tenure with Pro Wrestling NOAH and is now considering his future.