Mitsuharu Misawa’s Pro Wrestling NOAH will be running a Rikidozan memorial show on December 11th. Rikidozan’s son, Mitsuo Momota, will work the show in a tag match with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi against KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji for the Global Honoured Champions tag titles.
Category: International Wrestling Scene News – Puroresu
It looks set that Yuji Nagata versus Genichiro Tenryu will happen at the promotion’s annual March 1st Tokyo Dome show.
Osaka Pro Wrestling will stage a J-Cup tournament on February 21st, 2004. Names expected to be announced for the show include Jushin Lyger, El Samurai, Kendo Kashin, CIMA and lots more from All Japan, New Japan, Zero-One, Toryumon, Michinoku Pro and a few more Indies.
On New Years eve Puroresu legend Antonio Inoki will stage his annual mixed martial arts show. Matches announced thus far include Josh Barnett versus Semmy Schilt and Mirko Cro Cop versus Yoshihiro Takayama. Expect Takayama to be slaughtered. This show may be the biggest MMA show of the year.
The character Zebraman will be introduced into pro-wrestling at ZERO-ONE’s 12/14 Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) show and will also work on 1/4 at either New Japan’s Tokyo Dome show or at DSE/PRIDE’s pro-wrestling show on 1/4. Speaking of which, the announcement of Zebraman into pro-wrestling coincided with the announcement of DSE using Saitama Super Arena for […]
WJ Pro ran their November 5th rally in Kanazawa at Ishikawa Prefectural Building #2, claiming 1,110 paid. Results: 1. Katsumi Usuda defeated Shunme Matsuzaki in 9 minutes, 22 seconds with a triangle-choke for the give-up. 2. Mike Shane defeated Takashi Uwano in 10 minutes, 27 seconds with a stunner. 3. Todd Shane defeated Masahiko Kochi […]
Hiroyoshi Tenzan won the New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP heavyweight title on the promotion’s 3/11 Yokohama Arena show, going over titleholder Yoshihiro Takayama with two Tenzan Tombstones and a moonsault. For full results and run down check the next edition of the TWO newsletter.
New Japan have been in talks with Mitsuharu Misawa’s Pro Wrestling NOAH for Kenta Kobashi (NOAH) versus Hiroyoshi Tenzan (New Japan) for the shows main event. Also New Japan are talking to Misawa himself for the main event against Tenzan. Kobashi has steadfastly refused to work the show thus far, hence the talks with Misawa. […]
Legend Tatsumi Fujinami has resigned from his management role in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Although the news is huge, it’s not unexpected, as company founder Antonio Inoki has been disgruntled for a number of months with the way the promotion has been run and handled. New Japan’s plight is similar to WWE’s, although not yet […]
All Japan Pro Wrestling will send Keiji Mutoh, Satoshi Kojima and Arashi to work Ring of Honour’s 27/12 show in Philadelphia. Mutoh and Arashi will defend the All Japan World Tag Team titles and Kojima versus Homicide. Kaz Hayashi, Tomoaki Honma and Kazyushi Miyamoto will also be on the show. Currently, RoH shows are being […]