Shayna Baszler reveals details behind sharing the ring with Ronda Rousey in what was ultimately her final match with WWE and preparing for another historic moment wrestling alongside her mentor Josh Barnett on Thursday
Kazushi Sakuraba grew up with aspirations to be a pro wrestler. Every week, he would religiously watch New Japan Pro Wrestling to see his favorite wrestler
Now That s a Fight: Or, a Guide to Paradigm Pro UWFI Contenders Series Season 1
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Paradigm Pro Wrestling recently wrapped up season one of their brand new show
UWFI Rules Contenders Series. I will admit, the show title may not be catchy, but I am obsessed with this series. The first season was a nice and breezy five episodes, making it easy to recommend the entire show. But if you’re not one to just jump in for a show you’ve never heard of, I’ve got you covered. We’re going to go over the premise of the show, some must see matches, and some things to keep an eye on as we head towards season two in March.
The Rivalry That Launched Inoki-ism (Part One) By Jim Rohan on Jan 15, 2021, 7:32pm EST 3
There is one feud in particular that leads us into the Inoki-ism era and that is the rivalry between Shinya Hashimoto and Naoya Ogawa. Hashimoto, alongside Masahiro Chono and Keiji Muto, formed The Three Musketeers whilst on excursion in 1988. The trio returned to New Japan shortly thereafter and quickly began to climb up the rankings in their home promotion. With an amateur background in judo and karate, Hashimoto introduced a martial artist gimmick wherein he utilised shoot striking techniques in his pro-wrestling matches. This lead to Hashimoto taking part in worked mixed martial arts-like bouts in New Japan called ‘Different Style Fights’ – shoot-style pro-wrestling being popular in Japan at the time with rival promotion Union of Wrestling Forces International (more on UWFI here). His style led to success – he first won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in 1993 and by