Note: This article was written in 2017 2007: Minoru Suzuki © vs Yuji Nagata – Triple Crown titleWrestle Kingdom (attendance: 28,000 / 18,000)http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00168_1_7 It’s the first appearance of the Wrestle Kingdom name. New Japan celebrate their 35th anniversary by inviting All Japan to compete in a joint celebration (AJPW was founded in the same year) with the intention to recapture […]
After Hogan and the NWO I had to break the scope back open again. Rina Yamashita is a name unknown to many, even amongst a lot of western joshi fans. Rina is (as of writing) one of the top freelancers in Japan and one of the most unique wrestlers in her field. She has competed in many smaller promotions with […]
It’s wrestling the way it used to be and the way you like it as TWR takes a look at Jim Cornette’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the first major event – Volunteer Slam! Also available wherever you get your podcasts.
This week marks the 25th anniversary of Hulk Hogan telling the fans to stick it, dropping the leg on Randy Savage and joining Scott Hall and Kevin Nash during the main event of Bash at the Beach 1996. It marks the 25th anniversary of the New World Order of wrestling brother! The NWO was a revolutionary group and a revolutionary […]
In September 1995, World Championship Wrestling launched their new flagship television programme Nitro, in direct competition with the WWF’s Monday Night RAW. Eric Bischoff – in his role as President and play-by-play commentator – aggressively went after the WWF. For the first year and a half of Nitro, he repeatedly took potshots at his competition, even going so far as […]
Born: July 2, 1957 (Bret Sergeant Hart) | Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBilled Weight: 234 lbs Bret Hart was the eighth child of Stu and Helen in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He became an amateur wrestler in high school and won a number of tournaments, including the 1974 city championship in Calgary. Bret became collegiate champion at Mount Royal College in 1977, and […]
On this episode of the Roadshow we’re talking AEW, Smoky Mountain, gimmick matches and some of the problems with modern wrestling. We also remember The Patriot who passed away on July 1. Reach out to us at ‘podcast@thewrestlingroadshow.com’ The podcast is now available on a number of podcast providers including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Deezer.
We head to the heartland of America for the first-ever King of the Ring pay-per-view extravaganza! Check it out!
What do a masked Mexican wrestler (Mil Mascaras) and an Australian-Hong Kong co-produced film (The Man from Hong Kong) have in common? Given that you’ve clicked on an article about theme music, your guess is likely spot on. English group Jigsaw (known as English Jigsaw in Australia due to another group named Jigsaw already existing) contributed Sky High to the […]
