Round two of my New Japan World Gems series takes us back to another Tokyo Dome Show, this time in 1993. In a series that is intended to get you…
Tag: Wrestling
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…
The Velveteen Dream: A Unique Experience
There is no question that WWE’s breakout network-exclusive NXT brand is largely responsible for introducing some of today’s brightest wrestling stars to the masses. From former world champions, indy darlings,…
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…
Rebooking ECW: Resurgence (07/10/97)
After a surprising assault on the ECW Heavyweight Champion, Sabu, how will “Ravishing” Rick Rude protect himself from the fuming champion? Will we meet his mysterious client tonight in Toms River,…
Rebooking ECW: Resurgence (07/03/97)
With an Orgy of Violence behind Extreme Championship Wrestling, what is next for the ECW Heavyweight Champion, Sabu? Will Rick Rude’s client appear tonight to formally challenge him for the…
Detonation: The Explosion Of “Time Bomb” Hiromu Takahashi
Since reemerging on the Japanese scene late last year, Hiromu Takahashi has set New Japan Pro Wrestling’s recently hollowed-out Junior Heavyweight division ablaze. Between his unorthodox offense, alignment with one…
The Top Fifty Japanese Wrestlers Of All Time (PART II)
The land of the rising sun has always been synonymous with great professional wrestling action. The country of Japan has undoubtedly produced some of the best athletes and entertainers the…