Wrestling 101So 1951 was the year it truly all began in Japan, properly at least with the rise of a Korean, billed as a Japanese Sumo champion who with a fistful of Yakuza money and the backing of several “businessmen” took the sport from a cult to a national passion…
A look at one of the greatest cruiserweights in the world…Jushin Liger.
At the start of his career in All Japan Misawa wrestled as the second generation of Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask II and fought around the globe and in All Japan as a successful continuation of the original gimmick. All that changed when in a tag team match alongside future rival Toshiaki Kawada he unmasked and showed himself to the world and signalled an intent to move to the top of the heavyweight tree in All Japan.
A look at one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, the one and only Kenta Kobashi…
Hey puro-heads, long time no see… It’s been a weird few months over in the land of the rising sun what with legal action, take-overs, buy outs, new champions and such and I thought I’d give you a brief on each company and where it may go from here…
Keiji Mutohs profile
Yuji Nagata’s profile
Right then Puro-heads… After last week and the talk of NJPW’s future something big has happened… Several things in fact…
Well since I last wrote about NJPW a hell of a lot has happened… a hell of a lot! Lets see… Kojima and Tenzan was being built up for a four crown match and it happened with Kojima becoming perhaps the only man who will ever hold that honour…
Christ it’s been a long time hasn’t it guys? January I believe was the last time I could get to my keyboard and feel inspired to write something about the glorious world of Puroresu. Well I’m back and I want to make this a more regular thing once more. And the place I aim to start this week? Pro-Wrestling NOAH…