TJPW All Rise (8/11/26) Review

It’s a cracking picture. Credit: TJPW

As the year draws to a close, TJPW starts to set the foundations in place for the Ittenyon Korakuen. It might not be their biggest show, but when it comes to symbolic importance, it can’t be beaten. Plus, you always want to start the year off with a bang. Anyway, the ground was broken for that event at All Rise, so let’s have a look at what went down.

As tends to be the case these days, I was at this show and not taking notes, so this is more of a vibes-based review.

Continue reading “TJPW All Rise (8/11/26) Review” →
0

Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month October 2026

Catharsis. Credit: AEW

Another month, another collection of rambles about whatever nonsense I’ve been watching. A weird side effect of moving to Japan is that while I now attend a shitload more shows, I actually spend less time watching wrestling at home. However, in October there were a few exceptions to that rule, including a couple from ye olde America. Enjoy.

Continue reading “Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month October 2026” →
0

TJPW Wrestle Princess VII (3/10/26) Rambles

Bee meets boot. Credit: TJPW

It’s a bit later than I would have liked, thanks to life, but I finally managed to sit down and gather my thoughts on Wrestle Princess VII. As has recently been the norm with these big shows, I decided not to go match-by-match, but instead focus on the broader themes. It was a good one! While these tent-pole events aren’t my favourite TJPW shows (more on that below), that doesn’t mean I don’t have a lovely time at them.

Continue reading “TJPW Wrestle Princess VII (3/10/26) Rambles” →
1

Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for September 2026

It’s been a tough month. Credit: AEW

September felt like a long month in the world of wrestling. As always, there were a shitload of shows, with some great performances on them. However, we’ve also lost two people far before their time. I can’t sit here and claim to be experts on either Butcher or PAC’s wrestling careers, and there are better people to dive deep on them than me, but they’re both wrestlers I have some sort of connection to. On top of that, they were, by all accounts, decent human beings. It’s hard not to be sad when we lose good ones.

Elsewhere, it was another impressive month for Mio Momono, Emi Sakura put on a masterclass and Reina Takano continues to impress. Enjoy!

Continue reading “Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for September 2026” →
0

Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for August 2026

Apple goblin. Credit: TJPW

It’s slightly late again (sorry, life is busy), but here are my matches of the month for August. We’ve got rookies convincing you of the impossible, a hybrid wrestling-and-judo fight and another banger of a main event from Big Hash. That’s before we even talk about two lads taking swings at each other in a basement. It was a good month, but if that’s not enough for you, I also did a recap of the Princess Cup last week (hence none of the matches appearing here), so you can always read that afterwards.

Continue reading “Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for August 2026” →
0

TJPW Princess Cup Round-Up

Long-lasting bonds. Credit: TJPW

Better late than never, I have decided to ramble about my favourite matches from this year’s Princess Cup (the final will be covered in my review of the Korakuen at some point in the next few days). I know some people have had issues with the booking, but I thought, from an in-ring perspective, it was a very good tournament. There were some matches I didn’t get into here that were also really good (mainly because that was all I had to say about them), and I don’t think there was anything that left me feeling like I wasted my time. Anyway, on with the rambles.

Continue reading “TJPW Princess Cup Round-Up” →
2

Marvelous (8/8/26) Review

She is Marvelous. Credit: Here

Marvelous didn’t sit back and enjoy the success of their May Yokohama Buntai show for long. Before the crowd had even left the room, they’d already turned their attention towards Korakuen, declaring ambition goal to sell it out. Unfortunately, that didn’t quite happen, but it was damn close. I don’t have the stats to hand, and they tend not to release attendance statistics, but I’d be surprised if this wasn’t one of their highest-selling Korakuens. The room was busy, so let’s ramble about how the wrestling went.

Continue reading “Marvelous (8/8/26) Review” →
1

Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for July 2026

It’s a brave choice, but if Aja tells you to punch, you punch. Credit: TJPW

While I didn’t go to quite as much wrestling in July as I had the previous few months, I still made my way to a fair few shows and had some bits and pieces I fancied writing about. We’ve got old men being bastards, exciting rookies and ChocoPro giving Miya Yotsuba a huge win. If all of that sounds of interest to you, read on!

Continue reading “Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for July 2026” →
0

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

Up ↑