Category: Author: Ruth
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The Budokan Rebellion: a play of light and shadow
The Budokan Rebellion is more than the destruction of one man and the elevation of another. It is the culmination of and synthesis of two parallel visions and the creation of a rivalry that has the potential to shape NOAH’s future.
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The kids are alright (and the old guys too): what LIMIT BREAK taught me about wrestling in 2024.
I can’t tell you that LIMIT BREAK was the best wrestling to happen in 2024 (it might be, I just can’t exactly remember what I’m comparing it to) but I can tell you that it meant something to me.
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Flight of the Eagle: Yuuto Kikuchi
The story of those six months between Kikuchi’s first foray into the NOAH ring and the confirmation of his place within it is one of friendship, betrayal, jealousy, and ambition. This is the story of how Yuuto Kikuchi became the Black Eagle.
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Joining the dots: Ulka Sasaki, Pro Wrestler
For me, nothing sums up Ulka being a wrestler more than a seemingly throwaway statement he made in an interview as he reflected on his GHC National Championship victory and how far he had come.
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Osaka Pro: Osaka Castle Festival 2024 Preview
On 23rd June, Osaka Pro Wrestling will hold the Osaka Castle Festival, a major show featuring matches for all four of the company’s titles.
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Osaka Pro Wrestling: Light Heavyweight Tournament 2024
Osaka Pro’s light heavyweight talent, both upcoming talents and veterans, have been a highlight of the refreshed company, making this tournament a great way to get to know its current and future stars.
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Year of the Dragon: Ryuya Matsufusa Rising.
In January 2024, Billy Ken Kid and Ryuya Matsufusa had a match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship. Catching viewers attention with Matsufusa’s babyface performance and Billy’s relentless attacks that showed both all and none of his 50 years, the match was a breakout hit, escaping the usually small western fanbase to make…
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Little Legacy
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The most important tag match of 2023 happened on January 29th. Well, for me anyway. On January 29th 2023 DDT Tag champions ShunMAO, in between a hectic schedule appearances in the US, faced the recently reformed Ω/Omega team of Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi. At a basic level, the match is one pair of idiots…
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Jake Lee; GHC
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Jake Lee entered NOAH on 1st January 2023 an outsider, entering in the same costume and to the same entrance theme he used just weeks before in AJPW. Those elements haven’t changed but Jake’s hands (or at least his gloves) are now, quite literally, dyed the same green as the company whose highest belt he…
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AMAKUSA: Thnks fr th mmrs
AMAKUSA is a genius. In a matter of months he has overcome being cast as NOAH’s perennial loser, won (and lost) the GHC Junior Heavyweight championship and managed to turn denial of his past identities into a t-shirt slogan. Just in case you’re at all uncertain of my position I’ll say it again – AMAKUSA…