After fifteen long years, the Super J-Cup tournament was back home, with New Japan Pro Wrestling. In an effort to reclaim the prestigiousness that once was held by this junior heavyweight talent showcase, NJPW sought to correct some of the wrongs of previous iterations that were held by other companies over the years. While NJPW struggled with its own identity in the mid-to-late 2000s, would it be able to gain a foothold in forward momentum by reviving this legendary tournament, or had time finally passed this tarnished event by? Let’s find out together in this breakdown and review of NJPW’s Super J-Cup: 5th Stage – Land of Confusion!
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Introducing: World Class Retrospective
Austin Skinner, of ICOPOD podcast fame, has launched a new YouTube videocast! Pairing with the coverage and reviews of World Class Championship Wrestling, this new series aims to shine a…
2004 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review
I purchased a copy of this tape from one of my tried and true sources on the world wide web a year or so ago, I figured it was about time I get around to reviewing it! I haven’t watched much Osaka Pro Wrestling (especially 2004-), but being honored as the host promotion of this 4th Stage of the interpromotional Super J-Cup had me interested in their version of this famous tournament. What did I think? How did this year’s matches stack up? Only time will tell!
2000 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review
In a stroke of luck, someone has uploaded the 2000 edition of the Super J-Cup tournament onto YouTube. So, being something I had never seen before, I had to jump to watch it, adding to my previous J-Cup review lineup! What did I think of the 3rd Stage, hosted by Michinoku Pro this time around? Read on to find out!
World Class Championship Wrestling TV 01/09/1982
On this edition of World Class Championship Wrestling, Kerry Von Erich takes on The Great Kabuki in singles action. Plus, Arman Hussein and Tim Brooks battle Tom Shaft and José Lothario in the main event, Kevin Von Erich faces Carlos Zapata, and more!
World Class Championship Wrestling TV 01/02/1982
On this edition of World Class Championship Wrestling, Kerry and Kevin Von Erich take on the duo of Arman Hussein and Tim Brooks in a tag team match main event. Plus, The Great Kabuki in action, Big Daddy Bundy goes one-on-one with The Monk, and much more!
Rebooking ECW: Resurgence (08/01/97)
With the Born To Be Wired supershow a little over a week away, things couldn’t be more turbulent in Extreme Championship Wrestling! Tonight in White Plains, New York, ECW’s latest…
Rebooking ECW: Resurgence (07/24/97)
What a night it was in the Lost Battalion Hall for Extreme Championship Wrestling’s Heatwave 1997 supershow Queens, New York a few short nights ago! Did Rick Rude’s master plan…
Rebooking ECW: ECW Heatwave 1997 (07/19/97)
The wait is finally over, as tonight, Extreme Championship Wrestling presents: ECW Heatwave 1997! The summer of violence continues to heat up as bitter battles come to ahead, when the highly…
Rebooking ECW: Resurgence (07/17/97)
With Extreme Championship Wrestling Heatwave 1997 only two days away, what effect will “Ravishing” Rick Rude’s client, the returning Sandman, have on our ECW Heavyweight Champion? And as tensions between Saturn…