Less than 24 hours after Wrestle Kingdom 19 took place in the Tokyo Dome, New Japan Pro Wrestling was back with multiple promotions for day two, which they dubbed Wrestle Dynasty 2025. This is their version of AEW's Forbidden Door PPV they do with NJPW every year, only this one included representatives from CMLL, AEW, […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling kicked off the first of two nights of wrestling in the Tokyo Dome overnight, as Wrestle Kingdom 19 held center stage as their annual January 4 show in the dome. Nine main card matches and one pre-show match were set for this event, but it also felt like one of the […]
Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, reporting to you live from a secret bunker deep beneath Tony Khan's palatial estate in Jacksonville, where Tony and I are plotting our next move against the capitalist pigs at WWE. But I am not here to talk about the glorious socialist revolution today, my friends. No, […]
Auughh man! So unfair! 😠 The Chadster just can't believe what he saw last night at NJPW Windy City Riot. In a shocking betrayal, New Japan Pro-Wrestling allowed Jon Moxley, a top AEW star, to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship from Tetsuya Naito. 😱 It's just so disrespectful to the wrestling business and […]
¡Saludos, comrades! It is I, your fearless leader and champion of the people, El Presidente, reporting to you live from a golden throne inside the hidden vault of my palatial estate, where I keep my collection of priceless wrestling memorabilia seized from the decadent American capitalists! Today, I bring you the tale of gladiatorial triumph […]
WHAT IS JACK PERRY DOING AT #NJPW #njBITV? LIVE NOW on #TrillerTV PPV 👉 https://t.co/OBo4y11BUJ pic.twitter.com/gLKEGVyuX9 — TrillerTV powered by FITE (@FiteTV) January 14, 2024 Oh, you bet The Chadster has some thoughts about the antics of NJPW Battle in the Valley last night. The Chadster was JUST trying to enjoy a peaceful evening, maybe […]
Salutations, comrades! Live from my golden palace, overlooking the beautiful, uranium-enriched fields, it is I, your beloved El Presidente, typing away in-between arm-wrestling matches with my brother from another mother, Kim Jong-un. Now, before CIA misinterprets our gleeful camaraderie as a threat to world peace, let's divert your attention to a more exhilarating battle brewing […]
NJPW has been holding its annual G1 Climax event over the past month, with the 33rd tournament closing at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo last night. The event essentially serves as the beginning of their road to Wrestle Kingdom in January, as the winner of the G1 gets a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship […]
Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, reporting to you live from the underside of a Wagner tank on its way to Belarus. Oh, do not worry, comrades, I'm not involved in the coup attempt. I'm just observing the situation for tips on what not to do when putting down an armed rebellion. Haw […]
Hey there, wrestling fans! The Chadster here with more thrilling and totally unbiased live coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. This time, we're discussing the main event of the night, where Bryan Danielson pulled off an incredibly disrespectful defeat of Kazuchika Okada by submission. Auughh man! So unfair! It's been a long night, but […]
Hey there, The Chadster's loyal readers! 🙋♂️ Welcome back to more live coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, where one of the sure to be most talked-about moments was when Will Ospreay faced off against Kenny Omega for the IWGP United States Championship, emerging victorious as the new champion with a little help from […]
It should be no surprise that Mandalorian sisters stick up for each other as Emily Swallow and Kate Sackhoff, who play The Armorer and Bo-Katan Kryze, respectively, came out to support Mercedes Varnado (aka Mercedes Moné & FMA as WWE's Sasha Banks) at a New Japan Pro Wrestling Resurgence event in California on May 22nd. […]
Keiji Muto, also known as professional wrestling's The Great Muta, is the latest name to be announced for the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame, with his long-time opponent Ric Flair announcing the news on The Bump. It's a bit of a shocker because, to American audiences, he's the only remaining World Championship Wrestling superstar to […]
Mercedes Moné started off 2023 by making a major statement at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17, dropping IWGP Women's Champion KAIRI after first introducing herself to NJPW and congratulating KAIRI on her title defense victory over Tam Nakano. And that's when Moné made it clear that she wanted KAIRI's title and planned on taking it during […]
At NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4th, we officially said goodbye to "Sasha Banks" and hello to Mercedes Moné, as Mercedes Varnado made her return to professional wrestling in a very big way – and by making a very big statement. After a successful title defense of her IWGP Women's Championship against Tam Nakano, […]
From one proud warrior to another, The Mandalorian star Katee Sackhoff, who plays Bo-Katan Kryze, congratulated her co-star Mercedes Varnado, who played Koska Reeves, on her latest venture at New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Varnado, formerly known as Sasha Banks, was with WWE when filming season two of the Disney+ series. Sackhoff, who originally voiced Bo-Katan […]
Thank you, Sasha Banks… and long live Mercedes Moné! Confirming what had become one of the worst-kept secrets in professional wrestling, Mercedes Varnado made her departure from the WWE official with her debut at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17. After a successful title defense of her IWGP Women's Championship against Tam Nakano, KAIRI was confronted (and quickly dropped) […]
After months, or by some perspectives, years of trash-talking, Kenny Omega defeated Will Ospreay at Wrestle Kingdom 17 to win the IWGP United States Championship. The AEW star made his big return to the company after leaving to co-found AEW in 2019. Since that time, Omega claimed, Ospreay failed to carry the torch for the […]
The rumblings of rumors had been growing over the past few months about when & where Mercedes Varnado would make her official return to professional wrestling after the prospects of her returning to the WWE as Sasha Banks dimmed. And while Varnado's series of tweets heading into the historic pro-wrestling event appeared to pretty much […]
The Chadster is saddened to have to bring some very bad news to members of the WWE Universe. Sasha Banks is headed back to wrestling, but it's not for WWE. According to a report from PWInsider's Mike Johnson, a man who is definitely on Tony Khan's payroll and helping Tony Khan in his quest to […]
