Back in May, Emiliana Rico-Toro explained to us why the character of Hangman Adam Page is her “Special Little Guy”. Now, she takes us on the
As our first tumblr promoted edition, we have a 3 week Blue Whale of a newsletter (read: IT'S HUGE). And we begin with "Just a Little Texas Death", as editor Emi takes us with her to North Texas for a weekend of celebration and triumph. We follow that up with a comprehensive review of AEW's "All In: Texas", where we break down what worked, what didn't and why this show was such a triumph for AEW.
(Additional Features, Retro, and Global News Links and Summaries below the cut!)
In our Features section, Chris asks the question, "What's more Punk rock than selling out?" As he looks at the events that led to CM Punk travelling to Saudi Arabia last month.
And Tim provides us with a career retrospective on Jaguar Yokota, as we celebrate the 49th anniversary of her in ring debut.
What’s More Punk Rock Than Selling Out? Career Retrospective: Jaguar Yokota
In Retro this issue, Peter looks at four game changing women's matches from the past four decades.
In Peter Edge’s latest look back, he focuses on some of the game changing women’s matches over the past four decades.
In our Americas section, we have WWE reviews of "Evolution", "The Great American Bash" and "Night of Champions" from David, as well as a report on "Saturday Night's Main Event" from Conor. We also have a full review of C4's "Deliver Us From Evil" from Alice, as well as news and analysis from across North America.
The Saudi General Entertainment Authority’s annual sportswashing extravaganza, Riyadh Season, culminated with WWE’s legitimately sold-out “N
In our Europe section, we have full reviews of Progress' return to action in Manchester, as well as a rundown on APC Catch's "Final Storm" show in Nanterre. We also check in on Rev Pro "Live in Coventry" with Peter, who also provides us with a full review of EVE's "Mean Grrrls" show.
It's ironic that on Independence Day an AEW wrestler who spent the first few months of her time in the company as an alien spent July 4th in
In our mammoth Asia and Oceania section, we take a full look at the buildup to this year's G1 tournament, including the absence of Hirooki Goto, the crowning of a new IWGP Heavyweight Champion and what opportunities this tournament could offer for New Japan's younger talent. We then head across to Stardom, as Tim previews the upcoming 5 Star Grand Prix and reviews the promotion's latest Korakuen Hall show. Eric takes us across to Pro Wrestling NOAH for more "Wrestle Magic", before heading over to TJPW for Hyper Misao's Produce show and Yoshiko Hasegawa's graduation.
We then travel with the promotion across to Texas, for shows in both Houston and Dallas. We then move to Dragongate for their big show at Kobe World Hall, with a pivotal main event for Shun Skywalker, before heading to DDT's "King of Kings", "Rock In Ring" and Sanshiro Takagi's 30th Anniversary Project. David takes us through Marigold's winner takes all bout at "Burning Desire" before we visit Shinkiba with Marvelous on both a Friday and Sunday night. Tim takes us to Chapter VIII of Sareee ISM, before we take in shows from OZ Academy, Pro Wrestling Evolution, Diana, Pro Wrestling WAVE, Actwres girl'z and Chocopro. There is even time for Eric to bring us to the strange world of GLEAT.
We then make our way to Australia, where Corey talks us through Melbourne City Wrestling's "Ballroom Brawl" and we check in on Riot City Wrestling's 300th show.
New Japan head into their biggest tour of the year with an interesting mix of uncertainty, promise and with a New IWGP Heavyweight Champion,
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