By John Muse Who springs to your mind when you’re asked “What is a Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Famer?” You might say Lou Thesz, Terry Funk (the GOAT, never forget), Ric Flair, Antonio Inoki, Baba-san, Bruiser Brody, your favorite Pillar, or others who stand among the giants of the past. You might say Bryan…
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We’ll be back later today to cover AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2 starting with the pre-show all the way through the end of the main event, which we believe will be Bryan Danielson Vs Kazuchika Okada. Yesterday, we put up our preview of the show on Fight Game Podcast Extra that you can check out before…
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Powerbombshells Episode 21 is up and we’re celebrating our show being legal with adult beverages. (Our cover photo has confetti in it, which is why it doesn’t have Keith Lee) While we sipped on our drinks, we talked about how smart it is for AEW to utilize Dark to show big matches from other promotions like…
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The biggest news of the week involved Vince McMahon. We discussed the latest from the investigation into multiple NDAs, hush money, and disrespect of women. We had already planned to talk about Eddie Kingston vs. Konosuke Takeshita from AEW Rampage because the match was awesome. While we did talk about it, we also shamed the people…
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Powerbombshells Episode 19 is now up! The unofficial name of this episode is “Story Time with Mel Gray, bay bay!”. Mel made the trip down to Chicago to attend the inaugural AEW x NJPW event, Forbidden Door. We discuss the reactions for YOSHI-HASHI, Shibata, and Claudio Castanogli. We also talked about Mel’s favorite matches from the…
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KUSHIDA officially returns to NJPW this weekend for their a three-night stand at Korakuen Hall beginning July 3. Although he is a six-time former junior heavyweight champion and an NJPW legend, KUSHIDA was gone long enough he feels fresh again. His return is a welcome shot in the arm to a division that is…
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Powerbombshells Episode 18 is up now as a replay. Since Mel was #inChicago for the highly anticipated AEW x NJPW pay-per-view, Forbidden Door, I hosted a livestream right after the show ended. Before the livestream, I live-tweeted the show from the Fight Game Media Twitter. Shout out to Sofia who stayed engaged with my tweets throughout…
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Despite a series of injuries, illnesses and lineup changes that had some referring to the show as “cursed,” New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling managed to put together a tremendous night of wrestling on June 26 in Chicago. The Forbidden Door show kept a crisp pace and kept a red-hot, sold-out crowd entertained…
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Powerbombshells is back with Episode 16. NJPW Dominion took place last Sunday. Before getting into the show results, we discussed the field for G1 Climax 32. Midway through Dominion, there was the announcement that the G1 will have 4 blocks of seven wrestlers. The wrestlers from each block with the most points advances to the semi-finals. We also talk…
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The resurgence of Bullet Club that began at Wrestling Dontaku hit its peak on June 12 at the Dominion event in Osaka, where Jay White became the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. White’s victory came as a surprise to many, who assumed New Japan would stick with championship stalwart Kazuchika Okada going into…
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