After a seven-year absence, New Japan has brought back the Super J Cup – and decided to hold the first round just days after the start of this year’s G1 Climax. Fortunately, the Super J Cup is going to be a bit more spaced apart than the G1…
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We’re back to the sparsely-attended warehouse in Newcastle for the fourth episode of the WhatCulture wrestling show, as we entered the “go-home” show for next week’s first special event.
Live from Hokkaido, the 26th G1 Climax is underway! With 91 tournament matches spread over 19 shows, the G1 is a notoriously tough tournament to compete in, and this year’s edition is expected to be no different, particularly for guys coming whose injury status is already questionable (cough Hiroshi Tanahashi cough).
Can you believe it? They finally did it… the WWE’s long-rumoured wrestling show dedicated to cruiserweight wrestling (a term that, granted, is dated now, but let’s go with it) debuted this week. It’s no longer vaporware! So… what did we think of it?
This past Sunday, Revolution Pro Wrestling held its annual “Summer Sizzler” spectacular, with a seven match card highlighted by the appearance of two of New Japan’s finest: Tomohiro Ishii and Katsuyori Shibata. We were there live, here’s our full review…
Held on May 1st, Rev Pro Wrestling’s “Live at the Cockpit 8” played host to their WWE Cruiserweight Classic qualifier, between Noam Dar and Josh Bodom. With the Classic starting tomorrow, it’s time to see how their man got into the tournament, along with the rest of a card that featured Zack Sabre Jr. defend his British Heavyweight Title against Big Damo.
After three weeks, it’s probably still too early to make a final judgment on the new WhatCulture Pro Wrestling promotion from the North East of England, but it’s fair to say that the early signs have been mixed to say the least. Let’s see what they’ve learned this week.