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• All Japan Pro Wrestling: Champion Carnival April 27th 2025

Hey we got MORE All Japan Champion Carnival action and I’m helplessly behind but I’m gonna make this word aside. We got 950 in Osaka’s Edion Arena #2 and we’re ready to rock. Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue vs. Atsuki Aoyagi & MUSASHI Background: Dan and Ryo are two young juniors who haven’t yet tasted […]...2025
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• Is Myles Garrett’s absence from Browns OTAs meaningless or a problem?

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Browns voluntary activities continue without the team’s star defender We have hit the portion of the NFL offseason that can often lead to frustration for fans and media: Voluntary OTAs. The Cleveland Browns started their first OTA session on Tuesday following Memorial Day. In between voluntary activities is a mandatory minicamp where players are subject to fines...2025
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• Eduardo Nunez wins bruiser in Japan to claim IBF belt—Cacace next? Boxing Results
Earlier today in Yokohama, Japan, Mexico’s Eduardo Nunez won an exciting, bruising battle with home favourite Masanori ... continue Eduardo Nunez wins bruiser in Japan to claim IBF belt—Cacace next? Boxing Results @ Boxing News 24/7...2025
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• Yoshiki Takei Has The Look Of A Future Star As He Blasts Out Yuttapong Tongdee – Boxing Results
Earlier today, in the headline fight in Yokohama, Japan, fans witnessed an explosive punching display from defending ... continue Yoshiki Takei Has The Look Of A Future Star As He Blasts Out Yuttapong Tongdee – Boxing Results @ Boxing News 24/7...2025
• Boxing Results: Rikiishi vs Nunez LIVE coverage
LIVE COVERAGEWorld Boxing News provides live boxing results as Masanori Rikiishi and Eduardo Nunez collide at Yokohama Buntai in Kanagawa, Japan. Promoter Hideyuki Ohashi of Ohashi Promotions presents the main event for the vacant IBF super featherweight title. Rikiishi gains home advantage against Nunez as both aim to secure the red belt. Rikiishi vs Nunez… The post Boxing Results: Ri...2025
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• Trevor Bauer’s Agent Rachel Luba Tips Her Hat to Ex-Dodgers Pitcher’s 8 Shutout Innings & 12 K Gem in Japan
Former Dodgers ace Trevor Bauer's agent, Rachel Luba, celebrates the 2020 Cy Young winner's dominant outing against the Hanshin Tigers....2025
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• Leilani Kai shines in legends appearance at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

WWE, NBC/Peacock WWE legend Leilani Kai stole the spotlight at Saturday Night’s Main Event with a heartwarming ringside appearance. WWE’s most recent Saturday Night’s Main Event delivered plenty of standout moments. Yet, none were more heartwarming than the appearance of a beloved wrestling legend whose presence lit up the arena. As has become a tradition in the show’s modern revival, seve...2025
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• All Japan Pro Wrestling: Champion Carnival April 26th 2025
As I desperately try to catch up with my All Japan reviews despite losing a weekend to karaoke and headbanging-related neck injuries, here we are in beautiful Nagoya in the gorgeous Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall #2 with almost 900 folks in the building. Aigle Blanc, Dan Tamura, Hideki Suzuki, Jack Kennedy & MUSASHI vs. […]...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• What the World Was Watching: WWF Royal Rumble 1994

Vince McMahon and Ted DiBiase are commentating, live from Providence, Rhode Island. This was DiBiase’s return to the WWF after leaving following SummerSlam ’93 and suffering a career-ending neck injury in All Japan Pro Wrestling. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, a sellout crowd of 14,500 fans attended the event. It drew a buyrate of 0.90 (200,000 buys), […]...2025
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• Former WWE star Hakushi still going strong, proving age is just a number

Jinsei Shinzaki - Facebook Jinsei Shinzaki, best known as Hakushi in WWE, is a certified fitness instructor in Japan, helping seniors stay active and healthy. Jinsei Shinzaki, the Japanese superstar who briefly wowed WWE fans as Hakushi in the 1990s, is still going strong. Earlier this month, 58-year-old Shinzaki teamed with the new Hayabusa to defeat Mammoth Sasaki and Masato Tanaka at a ...2025
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• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Can the former Cardinals pitcher provide some much-needed depth? After the Royals came away with a much-needed day game win in Kansas City against the Cardinals to end the I-70 series, they made a surprising move to add some pitching depth. Kansas City purchased the contract of former Twins starting pitcher John Gant from the independent Atlantic League w...2025
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• Mike D Vecchio Vacates wXw European Championship Citing Persistent Knee Injury
The wXw European Championship is now vacant. Mike D Vecchio has been the wXw European Champion for some time now, and was a participant in WWE's UK Tryout earlier this year, and has recently been in AJPW. On May 19th, wXw took to social media to announce that the wXw European Championship would be vacated due to a persistent knee injury that Mike D has been suffering with since late last year. wX...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 20, 2025

Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Can the Royals patch the rotation together? Kris Bubic enjoys pitching near his hometown in northern California, writes Jaylon Thompson Bubic grew up in Cupertino, California, which is just an hour south of Oracle Park. For years, Bubic watched as the Giants made lifelong memories. Now, he gets a chance to create his own once in a place he has always loved....2025
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• Padres release Oscar Gonzalez

Oscar Gonzalez | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Will sign with Nippon Baseball The San Diego Padres have given outfielder Oscar Gonzalez his unconditional release to allow him to pursue a job in Japan with the Nippon Professional Baseball organization, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. After trading Connor Joe last week, the Padres are parting with another left-field option. They placed Oscar ...2025
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• Marc Mero Would Practice Shooting Star Press At His Kids' Gymnastics Class
In the pantheon of pro wrestling's highest flyers, one wrestler who doesn't often get the credit he deserves is Marc Mero. Mero isn't typically inserted into the same category of men like Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, Pentagon or Rey Fenix. But Mero was a lot more innovative than many people think. Take, for instance, his very first finishing move in the WWF. When Mero debuted as 'The Wildman' back...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Incomings and Outgoings

Got some incoming cards to round up into a post.I did a quick swap of unofficial cards with reader David B. who fancied a copy of the Willie Stargell - Braves custom I made recently. In return, I got this pair of old school customs somebody made circa 1970. David didn't have a ton of background into on them, but he had bought a larger lot with several of them on eBay in 2021. The person who origin...2025
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• Tokyo travelogue: Street scenes in Shinjuku

Shinjuku train station | Al Yellon I spent the last partial day of my trip just hanging around the city. TOKYO — When you read this, or at least at the time it’s going to post, I’ll be only a few hours from landing at O’Hare Airport. This will be the longest Monday ever, as I had a full morning and early afternoon in Tokyo, and the flight left at 6:20 p.m. Japan time. It’s scheduled to lan...2025
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• Japan travelogue: A day trip to Kyoto

Al Yellon I ventured forth from Tokyo to see a bit more of Japan. KYOTO, Japan — For something different on a Saturday, I decided to take the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, to see a part of Japan I’d never seen before. According to Google Maps, the distance between Tokyo Station (where the Shinkansen train departs) and Kyoto Station is 282 miles. The trip took a bit over two hours, with...2025
• A Tokyo travelogue, and Tuesday at the Tokyo Dome

Al Yellon Here’s how I spent my Monday and Tuesday in Japan. TOKYO — This is a big city, much bigger than Chicago. In fact, by most estimates the Tokyo megalopolis is the largest in the world, around 37 million people. The city of Tokyo itself is about 14 million, the rest is six neighboring “prefectures,” as they call them here. One way to get an idea of how large this city is, is to go t...2025
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• Hanshin Tigers 3, Cubs 0: Welcome to Japan, Cubs fans!

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The Cubs offense was mostly silent in this exhibition game. But there were lots of other things to see and do in Tokyo. TOKYO — The Cubs took the field at the Tokyo Dome Saturday afternoon (Japan time) against the Hanshin Tigers and fell flat. The Tigers’ top prospect, 20-year-old lefthander Keito Mombetsu threw five perfect innings against Cubs hitters, l...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet a...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ don’t make a habit of this

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs lose to Diamondbacks in a game that doesn’t count but feels bad nonetheless. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, s...2025
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• It was smart for WWE not to change this

WWE.com Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. August 9, 2024 On a recent episode of Keepin’ It 100, Konnan said “one of the reasons” why Cody Rhodes left AEW in 2022 was because there were problems between Brandi Rhodes and Britt Baker, and Tony Khan “always” takes Britt...2025
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• NXT Vengeance Day preview & predictions!

WWE.com NXT’s next premium live event, Vengeance Day, happens Sat., Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. Eastern. Tonight’s card from the Washington, D.C.’s CareFirst Arena will be NXT’s fifth with the Vengeance Day branding (the first was a TakeOver; all but 2022’s have been PLEs). This one will feature multi-person matches for NXT’s top men’s and women’s titles... and more! It all streams live on Peacock h...2025
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• Is Myles Garrett’s absence from Browns OTAs meaningless or a problem?
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• Josh Barnett Addresses Pushback To Multiple WWE Talents Being Booked For GCW Bloodsport XIII
Barnett added that he's aiming to do a one-night Bloodsport tournament. The most recent installment of GCW/Josh Barnett's Bloodsport took place on April 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were 10 matches on the bill and the show was headlined by Barnett versus Gabe Kidd. Going into the show, Barnett sat down with Good Karma Wrestling for an interview. It was brought up that there was pushback online...2025
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• Kairi Sane Scores Win On Raw Amid Judgment Day Chaos, Liv Morgan Returns

Kairi Sane won big on the May 26 episode of Raw as she defeated one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions – Liv Morgan. Morgan had just returned from filming a major movie role in Japan, and she came back to Roxanne Perez offering dino nuggets to her boyfriend, Dominik Mysterio. Morgan and Raquel […] The post Kairi Sane Scores Win On Raw Amid Judgment Day Chaos, Liv Morgan Returns...2025
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• Garcia scrapes past Calixto for IBF super flyweight title

Willibaldo Garcia Perez is a world champion at 35 after narrowly beating Rene Calixto Bibiao 35-year-old super flyweight veteran Willibaldo Garcia Perez claimed his first world title last night by edging out Rene Calixto Bibiano for the vacant IBF belt in Zacatecas, Mexico. Garcia (23-5-2, 13 KO), who was Fernando Martinez’s mandatory challenger before the latter elected to pursue a rematch with K...2025
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• Gabe Kidd: Kevin Knight Is A F-cking Idiot
Kevin Knight officially became All Elite on March 29 after facing Jay White on AEW Collision. Shortly after, Knight revealed that he also had a contract with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Gabe Kidd thinks this is stupid. "He’s a fucking idiot. I used to live with him. He’s a fucking idiot. Saying all this about you want to go to the G1 and you want to step up to heavyweight while you’re there doing a...2025
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• JC Mateo (Jeff Cobb) Says He Stayed With NJPW For Two Months On Handshake Deal While WWE Contract Was Being Finalized
Details about Mateo's arrival to WWE. It was at the 2025 Backlash Premium Live Event that Jeff Cobb made his WWE debut. Solo Sikoa brought him in to help Jacob Fatu retain the United States Championship over L.A. Knight, Drew McIntyre, and Damian Priest. Before joining the company, Cobb, now going by J.C. Mateo, had been with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. His last match there was against Hiroshi Tanaha...2025
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• Gabe Kidd: F*ck No I'm Not Signed To AEW. I'm Not A F*cking Idiot
Gabe Kidd can't stress enough that he's not signed to AEW. Gabe Kidd works in AEW alongside Jon Moxley but is not employed by any company outside of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In the past, he's very openly spoken about his disdain for AEW, Tony Khan, and the promotion's fans. Still, after appearing in a significant capacity at AEW Dynamite: Beach Break and getting involved in the promotion's central...2025
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• Kenny Omega Reveals Why Hikaru Shida Has Been Off AEW TV in 2025
Kenny Omega has shed light on Hikaru Shida’s absence from AEW television in 2025, offering a personal and practical explanation for her time away from the spotlight. Speaking during a recent Twitch stream, Omega explained that Shida has been back in Japan for an extended period as she waits for...2025
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• Marc Mero: I Was Excited To Wrestle Jushin Liger, But We Didn't Connect In The Ring
In 1992, Marc Mero (Johnny B Badd in WCW) wrestled Jushin Thunder Liger as part of the WCW The Great American Bash Tour in Atlanta, GA. The match never made air. Speaking to Jeremy Lambert and SP3 on Fightful's In The Weeds, Mero was asked about the match. "When I was going to wrestle Jushin Thunder Liger, I was so excited about it because he’s kind of a high flyer, and I like his style. For som...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Is Myles Garrett’s absence from Browns OTAs meaningless or a problem?
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• Boxing Results: Rikiishi vs Nunez LIVE coverage
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• Reds series preview: Old friend alert

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Some former Royals come into town this week. Last off-season the Royals made a bold trade, sending pitcher Brady Singer to the Cincinnati Reds for Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer in an attempt to find a table-setter for the lineup. India hasn’t hit like the Royals hoped and Singer has had mixed results as a much-needed starter for the Reds, although ther...2025
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• Pro Wrestling NOAH 'Monday Magic' Results (5/26/25): Mayu Iwatani In Action, Minoru Suzuki Competes In Main Event
Monday Magic is back. Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan played host to the return of Pro Wrestling NOAH's 'Monday Magic' show. There were 412 people in attendance and the main event was a tag team match featuring Minoru Suzuki. The newly crowned Marigold Super Flyweight Champion Champion Mayu Iwatani was in action as well. Below are the results: * Dragon Bane vs. Alpha Wolf (10-Minute Time Limit Draw...2025
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• Tony Khan did the right thing by choosing Ospreay over Moxley and the Young Bucks

AEW Enough is enough, and it’s time for a change. All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight (May 25) with Double or Nothing 2025. The show comes our way from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The free Buy In pre-show kicks things off starting at 6:30 pm ET on All Elite’s YouTube channel, and right here at Cageside Seats. That leads right into the PPV at 8 pm ET, which yo...2025
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• Nick Wayne Calls Kevin Knight His 'Wrestling Soulmate': "With His AEW & New Japan Deal, He's Only Going Higher"
Nick Wayne with high praise for Kevin Knight. New Japan Pro-Wrestling is in the midst of its 2025 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Two of the names in the tourney field are Kevin Knight and ROH World Television Champion Nick Wayne. Before the tournament began, NJPW1972.com rolled out an interview with Wayne. He spoke about his history with Knight and referred to him as his wrestling 'soulmat...2025
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• Garcia scrapes past Calixto for IBF super flyweight title
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• NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Nine Results (5/24): Francesco Akira Takes On Robbie X
New Japan Pro Wrestling held night nine of the Best Of The Super Juniors 32 tournament on May 24th from Arcrea Himeji in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. The event aired on NJPW World. You can check out the full results and highlights from the show below. NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Nine Results (5/24) - Best Of The Super Junior 32 Block A Match: Clark Connors [8] def. Ninja Mack [4] - Best Of The Super Junior 32 B...2025
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• Angelo Leo beats Tomoki Kameda to retain IBF title

Angelo Leo retained his IBF title with a win over Tomoki Kameda Angelo Leo retained his IBF title with a win over Tomoki Kameda in Japan. Angelo Leo made a successful defense of his IBF featherweight title, going on the road to Japan and defeating Tomoki Kameda by majority decision. One card came back even, 114-114, with Leo taking the other two on scores of 115-113 and 116-112. It was a h...2025
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• Hana Kimura Memorial Show Results (5/23/25): Seven Matches, Giulia Sends Video Message, Kyoko Kimura Appearances
Results and notes from the show. On May 23rd, Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan played host to the fifth memorial show for the late Hana Kimura. The show was presented by Hana's mother, Kyoko Kimura. The event title was 'Hanabi' and it streamed on TrillerTV. There were video packages and slideshows in memory of Hana. The talents on the show came to ringside to pay tribute and there was also a brief vi...2025
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• Kevin Kelly Announces Debut Event Of T.H.E Wrestling For 8/9 In Carlisle, PA
Kevin Kelly has announced the debut of his own pro wrestling promotion. Kelly, who is a former announcer for AEW and is currently in the midst of a lawsuit against the promotion, has previously mentioned the idea of beginning his own promotion, but has now officially announced the companies debut for later this year. In a new Facebook post, Kelly would lay out his plans for the promotion, announci...2025
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• Will Ospreay Donated Money Made From Hayabusa Mask To Hayabusa's Family
Will Ospreay has paid tribute to Hayabusa a number of times in his career, first in Japan and then again at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024. Speaking on JJRBTS, Ospreay discussed his connection to Hayabusa, getting the daughter's blessing to don the mask, and helping out Hayabusa's family. "It was 2022, I really wanted to don the mask. I wanted to wear the mask because it hadn't been donned on a ...2025
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• Kairi Sane Scores Win On Raw Amid Judgment Day Chaos, Liv Morgan Returns
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• Leilani Kai shines in legends appearance at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
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• Hangman Adam Page Discusses Importance Of Being The Elite: "AEW Wouldn’t Have Existed Without It... Probably The Most Fun I Have Ever Had In Wrestling"
Hangman Adam Page speaks candidly about Being The Elite. Closing out AEW's 2025 Double or Nothing pay-per-view will be the finals of the men's Owen Hart Foundation tournament featuring Will Ospreay and Hangman Adam Page. The winner of the bout will be heading to All In Texas to challenge for the AEW World Championship. Before Double or Nothing, Lauren Coates of Variety pushed out her interview wit...2025
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• El Phantasmo Opens Up About Overcoming Cancer, Winning NJPW World TV Title At Wrestle Kingdom 19
ELP shared a note about him and the World TV Title plans. Before NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19, El Phantasmo made his return to the company following taking an indefinite leave of absence after doctors discovered he had a tumor. He was out of action for two months before being cleared to return. While speaking to The Wrestling Classic, ELP opened up about overcoming cancer and then going on to win the N...2025
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• Nick Wayne Calls Kevin Knight His 'Wrestling Soulmate': "With His AEW & New Japan Deal, He's Only Going Higher"
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• Will Ospreay Would Love To Wrestle New Hayabusa
Sharing the ring with the new Hayabusa would mean a lot to Ospreay. There have been several occasions when Will Ospreay has paid tribute to the late Eiji Ezaki a.k.a. Hayabusa by having gear created that is akin to the gear Hayabusa sported. In Japan, a new Hayabusa emerged onto the scene with the blessing of Ezaki's family. While speaking to 3NT Wrestling, Ospreay said he'd like to wrestle the ne...2025
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• Hana Kimura Memorial Show Results (5/23/25): Seven Matches, Giulia Sends Video Message, Kyoko Kimura Appearances
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• ‘Hangman’ Adam Page talks about vengeance, his relationship with The Elite, and wrangling horse-sized ducks

‘Hangman’ Adam Page talks to SB Nation ahead of his match with Will Ospreay at ‘Double or Nothing.’ It would be an understatement to call the last two years “rough” for ‘Hangman’ Adam Page. From stapled heads, to houses on fire, his death feud with Swerve Strickland culminated in a Lights Out Steel Cage match at All Out 2024 in one of the most brutal and bloody wrestling matches seen in years. No...2025
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• USA 5, Japan 2 | Women's World Cup Final match recap
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• Women's World Cup: Watch Carli Lloyd give the USWNT a 2-0 lead on Japan in 5 minutes
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• Jeter, Matsui reunite in Japan for home run derby
Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui reunited on the field on Saturday, going to bat in Tokyo to raise funds for children affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami....2015
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• Women's World Cup: USWNT win over Japan sets ratings records as massive US TV audience tunes in
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• Cristiano Ronaldo's son makes Portugal U15 debut
Cristiano Ronaldo's eldest son, Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior, made his debut for Portugal under-15s on Tuesday in a 4-1 win against Japan....2025
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• Marlins go the extra mile to introduce Ichiro
Five team executives flew 18 hours to Japan to properly welcome Ichiro Suzuki -- who signed a one-year, $2 million contract on Tuesday night -- into the family....2015
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• Dr. J: 2016 Dunk Contest ‘As Good as the Wilkins-Jordan Showdown’
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• Julius Erving Amazed by Zach LaVine, Says '16 Dunk Contest Was an All-Timer
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• Gunther Explains Why He Initially Signed With WWE, William Regal Told Him He’d Make Money
Gunther explains how William Regal got him to sign with WWE. Gunther is one of the biggest success stories that has emerged from the now-defunct NXT UK brand. Initially, he was very open about not wanting to wrestle in America on the WWE main roster, believing it would be a rough fit for him. He initially felt the same way about signing with WWE. Speaking to Ariel Helwani, Gunther revealed that he...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 22, 2025
Matt Shaw Shaw made his big league debut with the Cubs a couple days ago, and boy was it on a big stage. The Cubs rookie played third during their series in Japan. Shaw went 1-9 during that series, but that isn't really notable. What is notable is that Shaw is now creeping up draft boards, and with multi-positional eligibility between 2B, 3B, and SS, there is a ton of intrigue. He stole 31 bags a...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 21, 2025
Alexis Diaz, CIN Diaz has struggled mightily this spring, allowing 5 ER's in 2.1 IP with 5 BB's, 1 HBP and just 1 K across his 3 appearances. It was almost a given heading into spring training that Diaz would be the Reds closer in 2025, but that is very much in question right now, and there's even a possibility that he opens the season in the minors. Diaz already showed significant decline last...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 20, 2025
Shohei Ohtani, DH (LAD) Ohtani's path to back-to-back 50/50 seasons began on Wednesday in Japan when the Dodgers' superstar blasted his first home run of the regular season, a towering fly off a 99-mph fastball that was initially ruled fan interference but later overruled via replay review. Ohtani finished the 2-game Tokyo series with three hits, including two extra-base hits, and two walks in 10 ...2025
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• Sometimes It Hurts- Preseason Prep- March 17, 2025
Happy St. Patrick's Day! The Luck o' the Irish hasn't been with several teams and players so far in Spring Training as a rash of injuries has hit them. The first game that counts will be tomorrow when the Dodgers and Cubs face off in Tokyo. SS Mookie Betts may not be playing in the two games of the Tokyo Series. He has been suffering an illness that has forced him to miss the exhibition games tha...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 7, 2025
Roki Sasaki, SP, Dodgers Roki Sasaki signed with the Dodgers out of Japan this offseason, and he's ready to make his mark in the major leagues. He is only 23 years old but has been a superstar in Japan for several years. His most notable achievement was throwing a perfect game in 2022. He did deal with some injuries and regression in 2024, but he posted his career worst ERA of just 2.35, which sho...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 4, 2025
Yankees Back Half of the Rotation is Suddenly Uncertain While the Top of the Yankees rotation looks as solid as ever, injuries have made for some opportunities at the back half. Clark Schmidt has yet to pitch in the spring due to a back injury and has been limited to bullpen sessions although he is expected to get into a game soon. Schmidt had a breakout half-season last year with a 2.85 ERA / 3....2025
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• Masahiro Tanaka's Opening Day Flop Is Instant Reality Check for 2015 Yankees
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• Is Myles Garrett’s absence from Browns OTAs meaningless or a problem?
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• Kevin Kelly Announces Debut Event Of T.H.E Wrestling For 8/9 In Carlisle, PA
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• Josh Barnett Addresses Pushback To Multiple WWE Talents Being Booked For GCW Bloodsport XIII
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• NJPW Introduces Tag Team Championships For TAMASHII Brand
A one-night tournament will determine the first champions. New Japan Pro-Wrestling's TAMASHII brand is going to get a set of Tag Team Titles. On July 4th, they'll hold a one-night tournament at their 'Cold War' show at the Māngere Arts Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Here is the write-up from NJPW1972.com: NJPW TAMASHII's return to Mangere on July 4 at Cold War will see extra stakes added with t...2025
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• Reds series preview: Old friend alert
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• Liv Morgan Backstage At RAW, Expected To Return Tonight
Fightful Select is reporting that Liv Morgan is present at the site of WWE RAW today. As we reported over the weekend, she was scheduled to return this week. Morgan recently wrapped up filming her movie in Japan ahead of last weekend and has since returned to the United States. NOTE: If you have any […] The post Liv Morgan Backstage At RAW, Expected To Return Tonight appeared first on eWrest...2025
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• 'We’ve Got to Have Our Faith': Joey Logano Is Cautiously Optimistic About NASCAR Foray Into Mexico for the Cup Series

As much as NASCAR fans are excited for the first international race in 17 years since the exhibition events in Japan, the drivers who scouted the Mexico City circuit and stadium grounds share a similar level of excitement....2025
• Golf in Japan versus the US

I lived in Japan from 1991 to 2016, starting in the urban Tokyo area, then migrating an hour north to the suburbs for most of my time there One-half of all of the golf courses in Asia are in Japan. They range from high-end private clubs to public courses to the bottom of the barrel […] The post Golf in Japan versus the US appeared first on MyGolfSpy....2025
• Will Ospreay Wants To See Released WWE Talent Improve Houses Elsewhere Before Assuming They Can Join AEW
WWE has made multiple rounds of mass releases in 2025 with Braun Strowman, Dakota Kai, Shayna Baszler, Cedric Alexander, The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), and more being let go by the promotion. Though AEW has made a handful of signings this year, they have focused on overseas talent or non-WWE talent by bringing in Mina Shirakawa, Josh Alexander, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, and other...2025
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• JC Mateo Confirms Timeline For His NJPW Exit And WWE Signing Ahead Of Backlash Debut

The wrestling world felt a seismic shift earlier this month when JC Mateo, formerly known as Jeff Cobb, made his WWE debut at Backlash in St. Louis. While speculation surrounding his status had swirled for months, Mateo has now confirmed the timeline of his departure from New Japan Pro Wrestling and his signing to WWE, […] The post JC Mateo Confirms Timeline For His NJPW Exit And WWE Signing...2025
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• Kenny Omega: Someone Like Rossy Ogawa Does A Good Job Of Revealing Himself On His Own
In a recent interview with Sports Graphic Number, Rossy Ogawa commented on Marigold World Champion Utami Hayashishita, saying he'd like to see her become more toned. “She (Utami Hayashishita) has already bloomed once in STARDOM. I think she has a sense of mission for the organization, but it is difficult for her to bloom a second time. Personally, I want to see her show a toned body as a wrestler...2025
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• KJ Orso (Fuego Del Sol): "I Pitched It To Tony Khan At One Point To Take My Mask Off In AEW"
A rebrand has given K.J. Orso the fresh start he wanted. At GCW/Joey Janela's Spring Break 9, Fuego Del Sol had to unmask, per the stipulation of the match he lost. He did so and left his boots in the ring. Del Sol has since rebranded as K.J. Orso. He was the focus of an extensive interview on Busted Open and spoke about the change in his presentation. He revealed that he once pitched the idea to ...2025
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• Tony Halme's All Alone, Feeling the Tears Falling Down from His Eyes
Different Style Fight: Tony Halme vs. Vader NJPW 10/13/91 - EPICER: What a gift. Discovering Halme's Different Style Fights with Hashimoto and Aoyagi are what made me dive deeper down this Borga rabbit hole of mine and become a changed man. Now we have 7 of his 9 Different Style Fights (I'm not holding my breath for his fight against Larry the Villain, whoever the hell that is) and finally h...2025
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• Gabe Kidd: If The Rock Wants To Come To NJPW, I'll Slap Him Up, No Problem
Gabe Kidd couldn't care less to stop and smell what The Rock is cooking. The Rock recently posted a viral photo wearing a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) shirt while solving a Rubik's Cube on social media. Now, one of the top stars in present-day NJPW, Gabe Kidd, has commented on the photo and made it very clear he doesn't care about Dwayne Johnson or the movies he's been in. MuscleManMalcolm rece...2025
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• Report: The Good Brothers Officially Return to NJPW, Set for Resurgence Appearance

The speculation is over — Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, collectively known as The Good Brothers, are back in New Japan Pro Wrestling. After weeks of buzz and online rumors linking them to NJPW’s Resurgence event, Fightful Select has confirmed that the duo has indeed signed on with the promotion once again. While fans had … Continue reading Report: The Good Brothers Officially Return to NJPW...2025
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• WWE Creative Reportedly Discussing Jeff Cobb’s Potential Debut
The post WWE Creative Reportedly Discussing Jeff Cobb’s Potential Debut first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.A recent report from WrestleVotes indicates that the potential WWE debut of highly sought-after free agent Jeff Cobb may be getting closer to reality. The former Olympian and New Japan Pro Wrestling standout has been the subject of speculation for weeks, with fans eager to see if the ...2025
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• Former STARDOM Star Likely Headed To AEW

After a standout stint in Japan, Thekla is officially making her way to the United States—and she’s not coming without buzz. The former STARDOM star recently wrapped up her run with the promotion, and according to Fightful Select, she’s had her sights set on relocating to the U.S. for quite some time. Thekla’s next move … Continue reading Former STARDOM Star Likely Headed To AEW...2025
• CMLL seemingly sends a message to WWE after AAA acquisition

@luchablog AEW & New Japan’s partner promotion looks to be positioning itself as the Mexican defenders of lucha libre. Last Saturday (April 19), the WrestleMania 41 pre-show delivered some shocking news — WWE was acquiring AAA, one of Mexico’s two big lucha libre promotions. WWE’s parent company TKO formally announced the transaction on Monday, which they hope to finalize by the third quar...2025
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