New champions crowned at Dontaku; Umino and Moxley step up Third of five championship matches at Wrestling Dontaku 2023 would see the NEVER Openweight 6 man Tag Team Championships at stake, the Strong Style champions, Ren Narita, El Desperado and Minoru Suzuki facing Kazuchika Okada, and an uncomfortable pairing of Tomohiro Ishii and Hiroshi … Read more
Phillip Thomas II has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for the 2020 attempted kidnapping of WWE’s Sonya Deville. Thomas plead guilty to charges of Armed Burglary of a Dwelling, Attempted Armed Kidnapping, Aggravated Stalking with a Weapon, and Criminal Mischief this week. As part of a plea agreement, Judge Barbara Twine-Thomas … Read more
New Japan Pro-Wrestling held its annual Wrestling Dontaku event today (May 3) in Fukuoka. The show was headlined by SANADA’s first defense of the IWGP World Heavyweight championship. He was successful, fighting off a game challenge from IWGP Junior Heavyweight champ Hiromu Takahashi. After the match, a future challenger emerged. After the latest showing of … Read more
Sabre reluctantly retains as rematch seems inevitable Zack Sabre Jr. left Dontaku still the NJPW World TV Champion, but could not say that he beat Jeff Cobb, their Dontaku title bout ending in a draw. Watch the replay now! A tactical approach from both champion and challenger marked the start of this match, neither … Read more
Fourth STRONG Champion crowned in Fukuoka The first of five championship matches at Wrestling Dontaku saw the STRONG Openweight Championship on the line for the first time in Japan, Hikuleo challnging KENTA in the sold out Fukuoka International Center. Watch the replay now! A reckless charge before the start of the match saw KENTA … Read more
Phantasmo returns to run off David Finlay David Finlay captured NEVER Openweight gold at Dontaku May 3, after a lesson in brutality against Tama Tonga, but his celebration was cut short by the return of El Phantasmo.Watch the replay now The match between David Finlay and Tama tOnga was ended in the same savage … Read more
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Mystery behind vignettes revealed SANADA retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Dontaku May 3, but his next challenger would make himself known before the night was out as Yota Tsuji. Watch the replay now! After SANADA celebrated his win over Hiromu Takahashi, music was abruptly cut short by the … Read more
Challenge to Okada issued Dontaku saw the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championship reign of Strong Style come to an end at the hands of Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii. Ten Narita’s quest to get revenge for being dominated by Kazuchika Okada in tag competition back in March saw the impetuous younger … Read more
The Road to Double Or Nothing continues as tonight’s AEW Dynamite airs live from the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Tonight’s Dynamite will feature the in-ring debut of Roderick Strong, who will team with Adam Cole, Bandido and AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy to take on The Jericho Appreciation Society. The Four Pillars … Read more