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Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s 35-year wrestling career came to an end at NJPW’s G1 Climax 36 show on August 15, with longtime tag team partner Satoshi Kojima serving as his final opponent. Tenzan requested the match’s five-minute time limit be removed before Kojima defeated him with the Cozy Lariat. The bout came on Tenzan’s 30,000th day in […]
Yuya Uemura and Ryohei Oiwa will meet in the NJPW G1 Climax 36 final after winning their respective semifinal matches on August 15. Oiwa secured the first spot by defeating Callum Newman. Uemura then scored a major victory over IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji to advance, setting up the tournament final on August 16. Following […]
NJPW has confirmed the dates for its next two Wrestle Kingdom events at the Tokyo Dome. During the G1 Climax 36 semifinal show on August 15, the promotion announced that Wrestle Kingdom 21 will take place on January 4, 2027, as part of NJPW’s 55th anniversary celebrations. NJPW also confirmed that Wrestle Kingdom will return […]
Shun Skywalker made his arrival in NJPW at the G1 Climax 36 semifinal event on Aug. 15, officially joining HOUSE OF TORTURE. Skywalker appeared following an eight-man tag match in which Ren Narita, SANADA, DOUKI and SHO defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Taichi, El Desperado and Ryusuke Taguchi. As HOUSE OF TORTURE attacked Takeshita post-match, the group […]
WWE released Paige’s unaired SmackDown promo online after her planned segment was cut from the August 14 broadcast. In the digital-exclusive promo, Paige responded to Nikki Bella’s claim that she helped revitalize Paige’s career. Paige pointed to the eight years she spent working toward a WWE return and said it was Nikki who asked for […]
Randy Orton prevented Cody Rhodes from facing Sami Zayn in a No. 1 contender’s match by attacking Rhodes before the bell in the main event of Friday’s WWE SmackDown. Orton blindsided Rhodes during his entrance before hitting a draping DDT and attacking him with the steel steps. He then positioned the steps on the commentary […]
Jacy Jayne captured the WWE Women’s United States Championship from Tiffany Stratton on the Aug. 14 episode of SmackDown, ending Stratton’s 112-day reign. Stratton entered the match after coming to Chelsea Green’s aid during an earlier confrontation with Nia Jax and Lash Legend. During the title bout, Fatal Influence members Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid […]
The MFTs (Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga) captured the WWE Tag Team Championship on the Aug. 14 episode of SmackDown, defeating champions Damian Priest and R-Truth and The War Raiders in a Triple Threat match. The chaotic match saw all three teams trade control, with Ivar and Priest briefly working together to neutralize Talla. Truth […]