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An in-depth report on perhaps the best talent roster ever assembled. I've been a passionate supporter of New Japan Pro-wrestling since the beginning of this decade and with each passing year, the buzz just continues to grow. What New Japan has accomplished in the last five years specifically is something truly remarkable. Head booker Gedo is an absolute genius and one could say it's because

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AJ Styles was the WWE's standard bearer. Here are the wrestlers honored for outstanding achievement in the year 2016: Wrestler Of The Year: AJ Styles AJ Styles started the year off with a brilliant showcase match against Shinsuke Nakamura at NJPW's premier event Wrestle Kingdom 10. Many said the match was the year's best and while it's hard to argue, AJ Styles would look to prove

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Kazuchika Okada had a better 2013 than anyone else in the sport. Here are the wrestlers honored for outstanding achievement in the year 2013: Wrestler Of The Year: Kazuchika Okada Kazuchika Okada was the top wrestler in the best promotion in the world for the majority of the calendar year. He's got megastar charisma, a varied repertoire and (considering he isn't

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Was this the best year ever for any promotion?     Here we are folks with another article in my annual Year In Review series! A series where I will take a look back at the best performers, PPVs & matches from each major promotion that I watched this year and give an overall assessment of how much I enjoyed said promotion's product throughout 2013. In our next

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A quick review of the most historic TLC event ever. Here are my thoughts from the WWE's fifth annual TLC event live from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX: 3-On-1 Handicap match: CM Punk vs. The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose) - This was just about as good as I expected to be, but it won't be on anyone's list of the best matches of the year. You

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Sigh.... Here we are folks with another article in my annual Year In Review series! A series where I will take a look back at the best performers, PPVs & matches from each major promotion that I watched this year and give an overall assessment of how much I enjoyed said promotion's product throughout 2013. Next up, we're going to take a look at TNA's product and see how they

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An electrifying year. Welcome to another installment in my annual Year In Review series! Here I will take a look back at the best performers, PPVs & matches from each major promotion that I watched this year and give an overall assessment of how much I enjoyed said promotion's product throughout 2013. What better place to start than the world's most famous wrestling promotion,

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Did Randy Orton's dominant main event run over the last four months earn him a nomination for Wrestler Of The Year?   Check after the jump to reveal the full list of nominees for the best of 2013! Wrestler Of The Year Given to the top wrestler of the year. Last Years Winner: CM Punk And the nominees are: Daniel Bryan - The WWE's breakout star of 2013 took the

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At TLC, these two legends will write quite possibly the final chapter to their decade long rivalry. John Cena and Randy Orton were seemingly born to be rivals. Ever since both men landed down in OVW, they were instantly put into direct competition with one another. In the beginning, it was Orton who impressed officials and was deemed "the future of the WWE". As the years went by

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324961232481549603.post-89219191148963179112013-12-13T23:07:00.000-05:002013-12-13T23:07:25.628-05:00

In the latest edition of MVP's "VIP Sessions", he takes us behind the scenes at New Japan Pro Wrestling and introduces unfamiliar fans to some of the best wrestlers in the world today. It's a captivating look into one of the most exciting locker room's in the biz right now. You can view the video in it's entirety below:  

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John Cena is without question, one of the greatest WWE Champions ever. Welcome to another "Great Champions" edition of the ESSENTIALS. Last time, we took a look at why CM Punk's legendary 434 day WWE title reign is easily, the best of the 2010s thus far. Today, we breakdown Punk's greatest rival, John Cena's 380 day run to see why it's widely considered the best title 

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This year's event brought the attention back to the style of match that made it famous. This year's Survivor Series event took place in my hometown of Boston, so you know I just had to be there.  I had the pleasure of being front row behind the announce table and smack-dab in the middle of one of the most intense atmospheres of my time as a wrestling fan.  Fans here in Beantown

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Okada-Tanahashi Part VI: MOTY?  I've been a huge fan of the wrestling scene in Japan for just under a decade now, but when I first started this blog, I centred most of my writing around the WWE's product.  The reason being that my knowledge for the promotion's history ran much deeper at the time.  Since 2009 though, I've been consistently following along with New Japan Pro

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The Rhodes Dynasty triumphs in the feel good moment of the year. I won't be doing a full review of Battleground because frankly, there really isn't much to say about the show as a whole.  A slew of predictable outcomes and a horrid ending to the main event may have many calling their local cable company and requesting a refund, but for me, there was only one reason to throw

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Orton has been on the roll of his career as of late. When Randy Orton cashed in his Money In The Bank contract to become WWE Champion last month at Summerslam, I like everyone else thought that his title run would just serve the purpose of getting the title back on Daniel Bryan in the most impactful way possible.  What I didn't realize is that Orton may very well turn in the most

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AJ Lee's "Pipebombshell" had fans buzzing.    On this past Monday's RAW the feud of the year continued as CM Punk took his personal war against Paul Heyman even further when he beat Heyman's newest protégé Curtis Axel for a chance to go one on one with his former mentor.  AJ Lee cut what is possibly, the promo of the year and Daniel Bryan's quest for the WWE title saw

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CM Punk and road wife Kofi Kingston were caught lurking around a place very familiar to fans of AMC's hit series Breaking Bad.  The home featured in this photo belongs to none other than the infamous Walter White.  I don't know about any of you, but I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of Heisenberg's wrath.  And even though they may have "mysteriously disappeared" come

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Orton and Bryan highlight an excellent episode. Here are my thoughts on this week's Smackdown from the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, CA: -The opening back and forth between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan was very well done.  Orton has fallen into his new role of "Corporate Viper" brilliantly and there is a great bit of electricity between the two.  I don't know if this counts

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One of the most satisfying WWE events of all time. Here are my thoughts on the WWE's second biggest PPV event of the year:   Pre-Show match:: WWE United States Championship: Dean Ambrose(c) vs. Rob Van Dam As far as pre-show matches go, this was one of the better matches they've had this year.  Van Dam has been killing it since he's returned to the WWE and Ambrose can

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324961232481549603.post-50506407310325997942013-08-18T04:29:00.000-04:002013-08-18T19:54:32.888-04:00

The Best & The Beast get top billing in the biggest party of the summer. Here are my predictions for tonight's show: United States Championship match: Dean Ambrose(c) vs. Rob Van Dam   I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed that this didn't make the main show.  And I know that lately I haven't been reviewing many pre-show matches, but I'll make an exception for this.

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2013's biggest tournament may very well be the all-time best.     For those of you who still haven't hopped a ride on the New Japan train just yet, there isn't much more I can say at this point about the level of greatness you are missing out on.  No other wrestling promotion in history has been able to put forth a better combination of glorious panache and superb

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My money is on the Real Rock 'N' Rolla. Whatup fellow puro marks it's that time of the year again!  The brilliant minds over at New Japan Pro Wrestling are currently delivering some of the most epic and cant-miss iPPV events of the year with their longest running tournament, the G1 (Grade One) Climax very well underway.  For those of you who aren't familiar with it, this is

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New Japan delivers another stellar iPPV. In my month long hiatus from writing I came very close to losing interest in pro graps for the time being.  As a huge WWE fan, the lack of any real compelling storylines had left me feeling a bit let down & burnt out.  Thank the Lord for New Japan Pro Wrestling!  With their latest iPPV outing, they've re-ignited my interest in the

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    Welcome to another edition of the HONOR ROLL. Every year during my "Year End Awards" I give out roughly 15 awards. Of those awards, "the big four" are the Wrestler, Woman, Tag Team & Match of the year. The winners of these awards were generally the most awesome performers of the year and with hundreds of prominent wrestlers worldwide, it's a true honor to be able to snag

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324961232481549603.post-2517255999458612632013-05-25T14:16:00.000-04:002013-12-23T02:00:44.636-05:00

Triple H & Brock Lesnar main event the WWE's most brutal PPV event of the year. Last year's Extreme Rules was the first ever PPV hailed a "classic event" since the blog's creation.  It was a show that had many memorable matches and was highlighted by a particularly cringe worthy main event between John Cena and Brock Lesnar.  This year's effort had the near impossible

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