This is my first UK Wrestling Tape Review of what I hope to be many, so I thought I would start out with where British wrestling all started for me, KSW. This show is from July 2003 and was to crown the first ever KSW Great British Champion. It had a good line-up of competitors, featuring some KSW veterans and at the time some new faces. It is a single elimination, 8-competitor tournament…
Author: Christopher Locke
Toryumon is a relatively young Puroresu promotion which has just recently undergone some massive changes in its structure. Formerly owned by Ultimo Dragon, the promotion featured students of his Ultimo Dragon Gym. However, recently Toryumon Japan has ceased to exist following one its largest shows ever. The name of the company has been changed to DRAGON GATE Pro Wrestling, but also Ultimo Dragon has no involvement in the new company, his influence and name removed completely…
In a similar way to Super J ’94 and Puroresu, this is the tape that gets many wrestling fans into watching Lucha Libre, myself included. It features many American superstars aswell as the Mexican wrestlers you would expect…
This show features one of the most talked about matches from 2003, a battle between two of the greatest Heavyweight wrestlers of all-time: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi…
This show rounds out the big tournament trilogy of the mid 90’s over in New Japan. This show may not be as highly regarded as the other two (Super J ’94 and WAR Super J ’95), but for historical significance this show is a must. All eight competitors were Champions going into the tournamnet, but they each put there title on the line. This meant that the winner of the tournament walked away with EIGHT championships…
This show is the follow up to the highly excellent New Japan Super J ’94. With that show widely being considered one of the best tournaments ever, there are many people who do consider this one to be either on par, if not better. Again, like last year its a single elimination tournament with 4 rounds.
This show is the show that gets most people including myself watching Puroresu, so I thought it would be the best place to start my reviews. This is widely considered one of the best tournaments ever and also one of the best overall shows ever. Its a single elimination tournament with 4 rounds…