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Osaka Pro Excalibur 2025 Preview
Since its introduction in 2023, ‘Excalibur’ has been Osaka Pro’s biggest show of the year, with all four titles defended and space for a few special guests on the card. This show is perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, so find out more below.
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Do you know Keita Yano?
A talk exploring the “Hidden Gem”. The question of “Do you know Keita Yano?” is not coincidental. I recognize some people reading this have just known him for his upcoming match with Zack Sabre Jr. in Tenryu Project, on November 4th.
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Courage, and Nothing to Lose
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The Brave Gate Championship match at Kobe World 2025 was a match featuring two wrestlers who both had valid reasons to win. Each brought a unique and very different personal story to the overall match tale. This is a story of growing through learning, struggling and ultimately finding yourself and your self worth.
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Osaka Pro: Tennozan 2025 Preview
Osaka Pro’s annual major singles tournament, Tennozan, started September 13th. This guide tells you everything you need to know about the tournament, competitors and what to looks for in the first round.
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Kzy: Ode to Joy
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For almost twenty years, Kzy has been a singular presence in the colorful and ever-shifting landscape of Dragongate.
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Home is where the heart is: the battle of Mu-chan and Se-chan
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I was so confident that the match would be everything I hoped that I started writing this article weeks before they actually met in the ring. And then it happened. And my hopes seemed small by comparison with what the match became.
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Being Dragongate’s Brave Heart
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Some wrestlers get narratives they can’t shake. For better or worse, a version of their story, their character, some shorthand for their whole career, becomes widespread and sticks. There is a version of U-T’s story that goes something like ‘really talented guy, shame about the injuries’.
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TORU: ON THE ROGUE’S ROAD
I’d like to introduce you to just a few of my favourite examples of TORU the rogue, his relationships, and the matches that go with them.
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Kakuto Tanteidan is special. Kakuto Tanteidan is love.
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Beyond the annoying nature of NXT debate, or AEW ratings talk, the most universally loved wrestling has come from projects that do not treat themselves as promotions or companies.
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We Are Unfashioned Creatures: Wrestling, the Constructed Self, and Shun Skywalker
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Shun Skywalker is the best character in professional wrestling in my opinion, and I do not believe it to be a particularly close race. This is not to dismiss, minimise or disparage the work of other wrestlers telling great stories and performing great characters, but Skywalker provides something that I have yet to see in…