The Growing Pains Of Kaito Kiyomiya, Aged 26 ½
he singles match with Okada has the potential to reveal a matured, post-Mutoh Kaito or, yet again, could define Kaito by who and what he is not.
WCA AA Evolution Cup: Night 6
Night 6 of the AA Evolution Cup features some big upsets as 3 wrestlers now top the table. Will Harada make another appearance? Can Kushida break his losing streak?
Death match and chill
Could death matches actually be good for us? Ruth answers this question and offers 5 free to watch death matches to fall asleep to!
Boy, Interrupted.
Okada is now adept at overcoming interruption. Each apparent step back in his journey has later provided an opportunity – first the creation of a rival, then the adoption of a mentor, then the resilience to craft a narrative outside of NOAH’s main stage and finally, a story that may surpass them all.
WCA AA Evolution Cup: Night 5
Night 5 of the AA Evolution Cup is here, with all 10 wrestlers desperately competing to make their mark in the junior tournament.
WCA AA Evolution Cup: Night 4
Night 4 of the Atsushi Aoki Evolution Cup sees the debut of a new rookie and some big wins with top spot still tied.
WCA AA Evolution Cup: Night 3
I’m going to ruin everyone from Ground Zero’s chances to win this thing. That’s a promise. I won’t reveal when I show up, but Kondo was just victim number one. Sasaki and Shimatani are next.
WCA AA Evolution Cup: Night 2
It’s Zeus on the opening call of night 2, doing the honors for Ground Zero. As the lights of the arena focus on Zeus’ shining head, he praises the efforts of the Ground Zero team, whose competitors are all leading the pack after night 1 and offers a challenge to the other brands to match their fighting spirit. Zeus leads the crowd in an opening chant of “wasshoi!” to encourage tonight’s competitors.
Haoh and the meaning of loss
Loss and losing is an essential part of wrestling. It’s part of compelling struggles retold a thousand different ways. Even our favourites need to lose. After all, who doesn’t love a redemption arc?
Full Throttle #4: Keep your friends close
It’s an unseasonably warm day and a heated atmosphere for the fans packed into Chiba Blue Field this afternoon for the second block of the Triple Torque trios championship. The show starts off with Toi Kojima leading out the freshly debuted rookies, Full Throttle’s ‘sparks’, Ryota Hashimoto and Yuki Tanizaki. Both dressed in Full Throttle t-shirts and bright red trunks, Yuki looks the more nervous of the two, as they flank the smiling Kojima.