20) Review

07/08/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

It’s time. After stubbornly trying to catch-up for far too long, I have accepted defeat and sprung forward in time with Ice Ribbon. Quite frankly, people barely need my opinion on stuff happening in the here and now, never mind shit from a month ago, so it feels like the right decision and Ice Ribbon’s return to Korakuen seemed like the perfect time to do it. I will still be watching all those shows at some point, so if you want my opinion buy me a pint and I’ll happily fill you in.

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Stardom Cinderella Summer In Tokyo (26/7/20) Review

03/08/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

You go forever without a Korakuen, and suddenly Stardom is there every second week. Their latest visit to that hallowed hall was all about putting those vacant belts back on people. Throw in a High Speed three-way that’s been long in the making, and you’ve got the potential for a decent show.

Ice Ribbon 1048 (27/6/20) Review

31/07/202031/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

You know, I’m not entirely sure why I’ve been trying to review every Ice Ribbon show. I don’t do that for any other company, so why did I set off on this pointless crusade? With that in mind, I’m going to start skipping around, picking up the big shows and hopefully catching up before a certain title shot. Wish me luck!

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Wrestling Mixtape: Lulu Pencil

30/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

The second person to have the dubious honour of taking a spot in my wrestling mixtape series debuted nearly a year ago. However, it’s safe to say that over the last 11 and a bit months, Lulu Pencil has made a hell of an impression, proving that freelance writers and wrestlers are basically the same thing…

Despite the limited options (Lulu hasn’t had that many matches), I’ve decided not to include the obvious (so, no Honda) and instead pick out a few other Lulu efforts. Enjoy!

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DDT Summer Vacation (23/7/20) Review

28/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

If Tokyo Joshi is back in Korakuen, you can bet DDT was going to fall straight after them. Their sister brand set a mighty high bar earlier in the day, so it was time to see if they could hurdle over it.

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SEAdLINNNG Close To You (13/7/20) Review

27/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / 2 Comments

The Korakuen returns continue as it’s SEAdLINNNG’s chance to step into that iconic room. Although it’s worth saying that this happened before the other Korakuens I’ve recently written about, it just aired later. Still, that’s not particularly important, and with a big title challenge on top, it promised to be a good show.

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TJPW Brand New Wrestling 4 (23/7/20) Review

24/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / 2 Comments

There was a lot of hugging on this show. Credit: TJPW

Watching everyone return to Korakuen, even if it is in front of small crowds, is a joy. There is just something right about wrestling airing live from that place, even if this did take place at 4 am on a Thursday for me. Still, it’s Tokyo Joshi! Who needs sleep?

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Stardom Explode In Summer (17/7/20) Review

23/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

Stardom returns to Korakuen, and while the crowd was small, it’s great to have them back. These big shows have been about as reliable a couple of hours of entertainment as you can get in recent times, so let’s see if post-world going to shit, they can keep that good run going.

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Ice Ribbon P’s Party 47 (24/6/20) Review

21/07/2020 / Stuart Iversen / Leave a comment

Tsukushi didn’t get it all her own way. Credit: Ice Ribbon

While I am still lagging woefully behind on real-world Ice Ribbon, this review does catch me up to the shows they’ve put on their niconico channel. So, I think that counts as an achievement, no? Anyway, it’s another party with P, and we all know those are good for a laugh.

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