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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Anoaro Atisano’e, the older brother of Sumo star KONISHIKI, reportedly died Sunday at 9 AM in a Hawaiian hospital due to a heart attack. He was 51 years old.
WWE attacks UFC in company statement over Brock Lesnar title win
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Why is WWE going after UFC in a company statement after Brock Lesnar, a former WWE champion, won the UFC Heavyweight Title at UFC 91?
A note about Japanese NYE programming on TV
Friday, November 14th, 2008Hustle Mania will take place on 12/30 in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum.
Reports: Kenta Kobashi has nerve damage in his right arm
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008There are multiple media reports today in Japan (confirmed by NOAH owner Mitsuharu Misawa at a press conference) that legendary pro-wrestler Kenta Kobashi has suffered nerve damage in his right arm due to too many chops and lariats. Technically, the diagnosis is ulnar nerve paralysis. Kobashi is done for the year, if not longer.
Antonio Inoki is thinking about creating a new star in Japan…
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008… and I’ll give you one guess as far as who he is thinking about. The only surprise is that Inoki thought of this first instead of (Kazuyoshi) Ishii.
IGF today at Ryogoku
Friday, August 15th, 2008Announced crowd ws 7,288 paid. Josh Barnett won his main event match against Tank Abbott in 4’55 with an ankle hold. Naoya Ogawa defeated Montanha Silva in 9’16 by submission, and Bobby Lashley defeated The Predator in 10’54 with a spear.
IGF 8/15 Ryogoku Kokugikan (Tokyo)
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Announced for the show: Josh Barnett vs. Tank Abbott and The Predator vs. Bobby Lashley.
Wacky ad spot of the day
Friday, July 4th, 2008So I was reading this article by Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports on the Quinton Jackson/Juanito Ibarra relationship, and in the middle of the article there is this ad: Notice what the ad is about. It’s an ad for Medical Hair Restoration featuring WWE wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr. wearing an Affliction T-shirt. Do people actually […]
Tank Abbott heading to pro-wrestling
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Simon Inoki announced today that Tank would appear at the Inoki Genome Federation’s 8/15 Tokyo, Ryogoku Kokugikan event.
Larry Zbyszko tells it like it is
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The Living Legend on MMA’s appeal to pro-wrestling fans: Wrestling is really in a situation where they’re losing a big part of their audience to the Ultimate Fighting. What wrestling is doing – and I’m speaking for the fans – is stupid. Instead of watching wrestling and athletes, all you’re doing for an hour or […]
Quote of the Day – Professional Wrestling
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Wrestling writer Karl Stern criticizes author Matthew Randazzo V and his new book, Ring of Hell: My criticism of your book can best be summed up as follows: You had an excellent opportunity to expose the problems within the business, many life threatening. You had a book with wide distribution where you could have championed […]
Book review – Ring of Hell
Friday, June 6th, 2008Name of book: Ring of Hell – The story of Chris Benoit & the fall of the pro-wrestling industry Where you can buy the book: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local bookstore
Matt Serra starting to gain some more media traction
Monday, April 14th, 2008We have a lot to get to today, so let’s waste no time. Marketwire: Aussie Soles signs a deal with Matt Serra The Canadian Press: Mark Bocek used to school UFC owners The Rochester Post-Bulletin (MN): It was a big night for Travis Wiuff in Atlantic City Jake Rossen: YAMMA Pit Fighting — the latest […]
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