It’s that magical time of year in Japanese wrestling when the Tokyo Sports Pro Wrestling Awards are announced. In my wrestling circle it’s never a real topic of conversation because we all know the drill, these awards are more about narratives being told instead of actual wrestling merit. Yes, great matches and wrestlers do get…
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Rest in peace Hana Kimura
This post deals with the subject of suicide, harassment, and abuse. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts please try contacting a suicide crisis center in you country. Apologies if this post isn’t written very cohesively, this is the first time I’ve written a long-form obituary before and dealt with some self doubt on if…
Nobuhiko Takada vs Shinya Hashimoto: Now for something completely different
April 29, 1996/Heisei 8 During this time of at-home isolation and bountiful free time due to the hospitality & food service industry in my country exploding I actually have time to watch some wrestling in 2020, and for April 1st I decided to review one of my favorite men’s matches from a Japanese promotion. Around…
My thoughts on Bushiroad buying Stardom
At the time this post goes up former Ice Ribbon member, Giulia, and Stardom are in an awkward position that pissed off some of their fellow wrestlers and promoters. With the Bushiroad acquisition bringing a new context to this situation it makes the whole thing stink more, someone probably tipped Giulia off that this purchase…
Hey y’all
It’s ya girl, Alex, back at it again with writing reviews and sharing my general thoughts about Japanese women’s pro wrestling (hereafter to just be called joshi to save time and space) in a more suitable format than off the cuff twitter threads. I’m a former co-host of two short-lived women’s wrestling podcasts from Squared…
I say, you say, Heisei 