Category: Wrestling

  • 2026 – A Tag-Team Wrestling Year?

    Barely a month into 2026 and already professional wrestling has delivered some standout highlights. One of the most memorable Wrestle Kingdoms in history headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement, AJ Styles teasing retirement, Bandido and MJF tearing the house down in what will be in discussion for TV match of the year, and so much more.…

  • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 – Goodbye to the Ace

    The first days of January brings with it the first major wrestling show of the year, courtesy of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, with Wrestle Kingdom emanating out of the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. 2025 marked the twentieth entry in the show’s history, but more importantly it was the final show for New Japan icon and…

  • AEW Worlds End 2025 – Somehow a Safe and Surprising End to AEW’s Year

    Saturday, December 28 closed the book on AEW’s final pay-per-view entry for 2025 with Worlds End. Emanating from AEW’s pseudo-forming grounds of the NOW Arena in Hoffman States, Illinois, the show would see the AEW Men’s World Title up for grabs in a four-way match and crown another Continental Classic winner. There is plenty more…

  • Wrestlers to Watch in 2026

    2025 was another interesting year for the world of professional wrestling, with no shortage of high quality shows produced amidst tougher economic times for consumers. WWE may encapsulate this best as business hit record highs on the back of John Cena’s retirement tour, despite growing criticism for WWE’s creative direction and warning signs of inflated…

  • Ring of Honor Final Battle 2025 – Another Reminder of What is and What Could Be

    So let’s get this out of the way off the top – Final Battle was another strong outing for Ring of Honor’s pay-per-view-level shows under Tony Khan’s ownership. The brand has especially delivered in 2025 with three excellent shows, two of which included potential Match of the Year contenders. Final Battle didn’t have anything on…

  • AEW Full Gear 2025 – A Stop-Gap on the Road to the C2

    AEW Full Gear 2025 has come and past and, in spite of what some on social media may claim, people are actually talking about the show. Heading into the 2025 edition of Full Gear, there was talk that the show felt thrown together out of circumstance. Multiple rematches up and down the card and a…

  • John Cena and Hiroshi Tanahashi – Mirrors Across the Ocean

    2025 is a monumental year for professional wrestling as it will see two of the biggest icons from the 2000s and 2010s finally hang up the boots. In the U.S., John Cena is on his farewell tour with WWE and set to have his final match on Dec. 13 in Washington D.C. for Saturday Night’s…

  • Wrestler Spotlight: Hyan – The Renaissance of Wrestling

    To say the modern professional wrestling scene is loaded with talent would be a massive understatement. AEW and WWE both already have massive rosters, and with the amount of talent to choose from globally, someone could easily build a third nationally televised company and there still be a surplus of talent to pick from. It…

  • The Lunacy of Lucha Underground and the Simple Reason it Worked

    Shape-shifting dragons, skeleton ninjas, masked bikers, and perhaps a living incarnation of Death. These are just a few of the ideas and characters that permeated the world of Lucha Underground for four seasons on the El Rey Network. Lucha Underground was the answer to a fairly simple question – what if a Robert Rodriguez directed…

  • DEADLOCK Pro-Wrestling – The New Kings of the Indies

    It seems as though every few years, one promotion in particular emerges to become the hotbed of indie wrestling during that period of time. This list includes early Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Game-Changer Wrestling, among others. In the year of 2025, though, one indie promotion has arguably stood heads and shoulders over…