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Friday, May 7th, 2010Evidence is mounting that bigger UFC PPVs the day before a WWE PPV on the same weekend are taking away PPV buys from WWE events.
Josh Barnett’s long-term future remains in Japanese professional wrestling
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Josh Barnett’s long-term future in professional wrestling remains solidified. He may have a new rival soon in former Sumo wrestler Wakakirin.
Report: Asashoryu involved in new pro-wrestling promotion
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Daily Sports in Japan is reporting that Asashoryu will work with his business manager, Akihiro Ichinomiya, to create a new pro-wrestling company called MAP (Mongol Asashoryu Pro-wrestling). Ichinomiya’s older brother is Japanese comedy wrestler Shoichi Ichinomiya.
Playing “Where in the world is Josh Barnett?”
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Josh Barnett was in Japan today for the IGF promotion while a scheduled meeting with the CSAC was pushed back for a fourth time.
Asashoryu invited to appear at Inoki event in Tokyo
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Antonio Inoki celebrates 50 years in the fight game with a show on February 22nd in Tokyo. Plus: Will Asashoryu show up for the event as a spectator?
Antonio Inoki selected for WWE Hall of Fame
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Antonio Inoki is going into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 27th in Phoenix.
Famous New Japan referee Katsuhisa Shibata dead at age 66
Monday, January 18th, 2010Former New Japan referee Katsuhisa Shibata, the father of MMA fighter Katsuyori Shibata, died on Saturday at the age of 66.
Former pro-wrestler and MMA fighter Tony Halme dead
Sunday, January 10th, 2010Former pro-wrestler in New Japan and WWE, Tony Halme, has died.
The Fight Opinion Five: The Pro-Wrestling Connection
Friday, December 25th, 2009Antonio Inoki understood what was going on with the MMA boom in the early part of the 2000s. The problem was that he didn’t know how to properly execute his vision and where things would go. He couldn’t predict the future, even though his gut told him where things were heading.
[Pro Wrestling] Japanese veteran Ryuma Go dead at age 53
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Famous Japanese pro-wrestler Ryuma Go died in the hospital on the 18th at the age of 53. Go was one of the wrestlers on the original UWF roster in 1984.
With Kurt Angle’s new legal troubles, is MMA his only career option left?
Saturday, August 15th, 2009With Kurt Angle’s arrest on Saturday and possible avenues of making money in wrestling closing on him, will he finally end up in Mixed Martial Arts?
Josh Barnett: Hey, I always wanted to fight Fedor in Japan anyways
Sunday, August 9th, 2009Josh Barnett addressed the Japanese media for the first time since failing a California State Athletic Commission drug test.
Ken Shamrock getting paid to do pro-wrestling by Juggalos
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Ken Shamrock is now doing pro-wrestling for the Juggalos.
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