RESULTS: Dragon Gate 12/23/12 – The Final Gate 2012 – Fukuoka International Center (att. 7,500): 0. Kotoka b. Chihiro Tominaga (4:01) with the Camel Clutch. 1. Gamma, HUB & “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa b. Kzy, Scott Reed & Mondai Ryu (11:03) with the Ina Bauer German Suplex Hold by Stalker on Ryu. 2. Jimmy Susumu & [...]

RESULTS: AJPW 10/8/12 – Joetsu Welfare Hall (att. 850) – 40th Anniversary Tour 2012: 1. Kazushi Miyamoto b. Andy Wu (5:21) with the Turmeric Bomber. 2. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka b. Kaz Hayashi & MAZADA (10:51) with an Ankle Hold by Kanemoto on MAZADA. 3. Ryota Hama & Hiroshi Yamato b. KENSO & Aegyptus [...]

NJPW 8/8/12 – Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium (att. 5,300): 1. G1 Climax – Block A: Naomichi Marufuji [6] b. Karl Anderson [6] (9:14) with the Inside Cradle. 2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [4] b. Yujiro Takahashi [6] (7:34) with the Oni Koroshi. 3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] b. Rush [...]

NEWS: Umanosuke Ueda passed away on 12/21 at the age of 71. He was best known to most fans as the bleach-blond Japanese heel wrestler who frequently teamed with Tiger Jeet Singh in a long-running feud with Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi. Older fans in the US probably remember him from working the territories in [...]

RESULTS: AJPW 12/4/11 – Yokohama (att: 3,500): 1. AKIRA b. Yasufumi Nakanoue (6:59) 2. Real World Tag League: Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka [8] b. Taiyo Kea & Masanobu Fuchi [7] (8:17) 3. Real World Tag League: KENSO & Kaz Hayashi [6] b. Big Daddy & Joe Doering [8] (9:20) 4. Real World Tag League: [...]

Two of my favorites faced off on Day 5 of the New Japan G1 Climax Tournament held on 8/7/11! Pretty fun match with Suzuki using his submission spots working off La Sombra’s agility and highspots. La Sombra gets pinned via a stuffed piledriver, which of course means in Mexico, they could sell it as he [...]