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NJPW Betrays WWE by Crowning AEW Star Jon Moxley as IWGP Champ

NJPW Betrays WWE by Crowning AEW Star Jon Moxley as IWGP Champ

Auughh man! So unfair! 😠 The Chadster just can't believe what he saw last night at NJPW Windy City Riot. In a shocking betrayal, New Japan Pro-Wrestling allowed Jon Moxley, a top AEW star, to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship from Tetsuya Naito. 😱 It's just so disrespectful to the wrestling business and […]

Two Ex-WWE Stars Win Gold at NJPW New Beginning at Sapporo

Two Ex-WWE Stars Win Gold at NJPW New Beginning at Sapporo

¡Saludos, comrades! It is I, your fearless leader and champion of the people, El Presidente, reporting to you live from a golden throne inside the hidden vault of my palatial estate, where I keep my collection of priceless wrestling memorabilia seized from the decadent American capitalists! Today, I bring you the tale of gladiatorial triumph […]

Jungle Boy Rips Up AEW Contract at NJPW Show in Anti-WWE Ruse

Jungle Boy Rips Up AEW Contract at NJPW Show in Anti-WWE Ruse

WHAT IS JACK PERRY DOING AT #NJPW #njBITV? LIVE NOW on #TrillerTV PPV 👉 https://t.co/OBo4y11BUJ pic.twitter.com/gLKEGVyuX9 — TrillerTV powered by FITE (@FiteTV) January 14, 2024 Oh, you bet The Chadster has some thoughts about the antics of NJPW Battle in the Valley last night. The Chadster was JUST trying to enjoy a peaceful evening, maybe […]

MLW x NJPW Crossover: KUSHIDA Battles Deppen at Phillys Fury Road

MLW x NJPW Crossover: KUSHIDA Battles Deppen at Philly's Fury Road!

Salutations, comrades! Live from my golden palace, overlooking the beautiful, uranium-enriched fields, it is I, your beloved El Presidente, typing away in-between arm-wrestling matches with my brother from another mother, Kim Jong-un. Now, before CIA misinterprets our gleeful camaraderie as a threat to world peace, let's divert your attention to a more exhilarating battle brewing […]

NJPWs G1 Climax 33 Closes With An Epic Main Event &#038 Other Surprises

NJPW's G1 Climax 33 Closes With An Epic Main Event & Other Surprises

NJPW has been holding its annual G1 Climax event over the past month, with the 33rd tournament closing at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo last night. The event essentially serves as the beginning of their road to Wrestle Kingdom in January, as the winner of the G1 gets a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship […]

Bryan Danielson Injured Fractured Forearm Halts Wrestling Revolution

Bryan Danielson Injured; Fractured Forearm Halts Wrestling Revolution

Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, reporting to you live from the underside of a Wagner tank on its way to Belarus. Oh, do not worry, comrades, I'm not involved in the coup attempt. I'm just observing the situation for tips on what not to do when putting down an armed rebellion. Haw […]

Bryan Danielson Beats Kazuchika Okada by Tapout at Forbidden Door

Bryan Danielson Beats Kazuchika Okada by Tapout at Forbidden Door

Hey there, wrestling fans! The Chadster here with more thrilling and totally unbiased live coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. This time, we're discussing the main event of the night, where Bryan Danielson pulled off an incredibly disrespectful defeat of Kazuchika Okada by submission. Auughh man! So unfair! It's been a long night, but […]

Will Ospreay Beats Kenny Omega for IWGP US Title at Forbidden Door

Will Ospreay Beats Kenny Omega for IWGP US Title at Forbidden Door

Hey there, The Chadster's loyal readers! 🙋‍♂️ Welcome back to more live coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, where one of the sure to be most talked-about moments was when Will Ospreay faced off against Kenny Omega for the IWGP United States Championship, emerging victorious as the new champion with a little help from […]

The Mandalorian: Swallow &#038 Sackhoff Support Varnado at NJPW Event

The Mandalorian: Swallow & Sackhoff Support Varnado at NJPW Event

It should be no surprise that Mandalorian sisters stick up for each other as Emily Swallow and Kate Sackhoff, who play The Armorer and Bo-Katan Kryze, respectively, came out to support Mercedes Varnado (aka Mercedes Moné & FMA as WWE's Sasha Banks) at a New Japan Pro Wrestling Resurgence event in California on May 22nd. […]

The Great Muta Confirmed as Next WWE Hall of Fame 2023 Inductee

The Great Muta Confirmed as Next WWE Hall of Fame 2023 Inductee

Keiji Muto, also known as professional wrestling's The Great Muta, is the latest name to be announced for the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame, with his long-time opponent Ric Flair announcing the news on The Bump. It's a bit of a shocker because, to American audiences, he's the only remaining World Championship Wrestling superstar to […]

NJPW Releases Mercedes Moné/KAIRI Highlights Post-Match Comments

NJPW Releases Mercedes Moné/KAIRI Highlights, Post-Match Comments

Mercedes Moné started off 2023 by making a major statement at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17, dropping IWGP Women's Champion KAIRI after first introducing herself to NJPW and congratulating KAIRI on her title defense victory over Tam Nakano. And that's when Moné made it clear that she wanted KAIRI's title and planned on taking it during […]

The CEO Seals The Deal: Mercedes Moné New IWGP Womens Champion

The CEO Seals The Deal: Mercedes Moné New IWGP Women's Champion

At NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4th, we officially said goodbye to "Sasha Banks" and hello to Mercedes Moné, as Mercedes Varnado made her return to professional wrestling in a very big way – and by making a very big statement. After a successful title defense of her IWGP Women's Championship against Tam Nakano, […]

The Mandalorian: Sackhoff Congratulates Varnado on Wrestling Return

The Mandalorian: Sackhoff Congratulates Varnado on Wrestling Return

From one proud warrior to another, The Mandalorian star Katee Sackhoff, who plays Bo-Katan Kryze, congratulated her co-star Mercedes Varnado, who played Koska Reeves, on her latest venture at New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Varnado, formerly known as Sasha Banks, was with WWE when filming season two of the Disney+ series. Sackhoff, who originally voiced Bo-Katan […]

Mercedes Moné Teases World Tour at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Presser

Mercedes Moné Teases World Tour at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Presser

Thank you, Sasha Banks… and long live Mercedes Moné! Confirming what had become one of the worst-kept secrets in professional wrestling, Mercedes Varnado made her departure from the WWE official with her debut at NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17. After a successful title defense of her IWGP Women's Championship against Tam Nakano, KAIRI was confronted (and quickly dropped) […]

Kenny Omega Wins IWGP United States Title at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom

Kenny Omega Wins IWGP United States Title at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom

After months, or by some perspectives, years of trash-talking, Kenny Omega defeated Will Ospreay at Wrestle Kingdom 17 to win the IWGP United States Championship. The AEW star made his big return to the company after leaving to co-found AEW in 2019. Since that time, Omega claimed, Ospreay failed to carry the torch for the […]

The CEO Mercedes Moné Debuts at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 (VIDEO)

"The CEO" Mercedes Moné Debuts at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 (VIDEO)

The rumblings of rumors had been growing over the past few months about when & where Mercedes Varnado would make her official return to professional wrestling after the prospects of her returning to the WWE as Sasha Banks dimmed. And while Varnado's series of tweets heading into the historic pro-wrestling event appeared to pretty much […]

Report: Sasha Banks Headed to NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

Report: Sasha Banks Headed to NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

The Chadster is saddened to have to bring some very bad news to members of the WWE Universe. Sasha Banks is headed back to wrestling, but it's not for WWE. According to a report from PWInsider's Mike Johnson, a man who is definitely on Tony Khan's payroll and helping Tony Khan in his quest to […]

Kenny Omega Challenges Will Ospreay to Wrestle Kingdom Title Match

Kenny Omega Challenges Will Ospreay to Wrestle Kingdom Title Match

AEW Full Gear was a massive success for AEW, pivoting from the disaster of the All Out post-show media scrum to highlight homegrown AEW talent in a turning point for the promotion, in front of a sold-out crowd live on PPV. And The Chadster feels it was oh so unfair! The Chadster thought he was […]

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Delivers Bleacher Report Does Not

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Delivers; Bleacher Report Does Not

AEW and NJPW's first joint PPV, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, is in the record books, and the promotions delivered an entertaining event that even managed to have consequences, with the IWGP Tag Team Championships changing hands and two new AEW champions crowned. Running from 7PM to shortly before midnight, Forbidden Door was nearly an […]

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Card Changes Again for Illness

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Card Changes Again for Illness

The Dudes With Attitudes will be one dude short at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, as Hiromu Takahashi is a dude with a fever. As a result, Takahashi will be unable to travel to the United States for tomorrow's PPV, and the planned match he was set to participate in will now be a six-man […]