Rambles about the wonderful world of wrestling.
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!
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A lot of companies must be looking at Sendai Girls with envious eyes at the moment. They’re selling tickets, the roster is growing, and with Senjo Spirit, they’ve opened themselves up to a whole new fanbase. As they march towards Budokan, there is a real momentum behind them, and it’s hard not to get caught up in the fun of it all. The vibes are great, and with so many things going right, it would have been a real shock if this show hadn’t followed suit. Let’s have a chat about whether it did.
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Another month, another batch of matches that I mainly watched live. We’ve got returning wrestlers, a big moment for the ChocoPro rookies, and Reina Takano taking on a giant bowl of food. Enjoy!
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Another month, another batch of ramblings about matches and shows I primarily saw live. Of the 11 events covered here, there is only one I didn’t attend in person, and that’s because I woke up feeling like shit, so I stayed in bed that morning. I hope you’re not all bored of me talking about how much I love going to Ichigaya Chocolate Square because it ain’t stopping any time soon.
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My first full month in Japan made for a live show-heavy collection of matches. There are only a couple of things here that I wasn’t in the room for, as I’ve been enjoying the advantages of living in a city that tends to have multiple options a day. I suspect that does alter the way I approach writing about them, but hopefully you still find it interesting!
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As mentioned elsewhere, I moved to Japan this month! So, hopefully you’ll understand that while I have been going to more live shows, getting time to write about them hasn’t been my main priority. I’ve still managed to have a ramble about a bunch of matches I enjoyed, but there were quite a few that I would have liked to talk about, and simply didn’t have the time. Fingers crossed things will be a bit less frantic next month!
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If you keep an eye on the dates for this month’s matches, it will be fairly obvious at what point I got very busy. Thankfully, it’s all for good reasons, which I’ll probably discuss next month when it’s been sorted out. In the here and now, I still managed to get into a fair few matches before life got hectic, touching on a bit of New Japan, CMLL and even American indie wrestling. Of course, there’s also my usual favourites to go alongside them, so don’t assume I’ve sold out quite yet.
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It might be a new year, but some things remain the same, as I commit to rambling about whatever wrestling I’ve been watching each month. You can tell it’s January because I always enter a new twelve months motivated to keep up with as much different stuff as possible. Will these lists be slowly whittled down to mainly covering Marvelous, TJPW and ChocoPro by the time April rolls around? Probably, but it’s nice to convince myself 2026 could be the year I stay on top of everything. You never know!
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When I started to put together my end of year list, my initial feeling was that I wouldn’t include this match. It seemed too obvious, too boring. I’m well aware that’s a fault of mine, a need to point towards the unnoticed rather than accept when the thing in front of me is just as special, but I long ago made peace with that. Besides, it was easy to double down on that feeling when friend-of-the-site Unmanned Local Train posted their writing on it, a piece that beautifully captured so much of what made it great.
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Another month, another host of matches that I think you should be watching. There are a couple of wildcards included, but the majority of it is me watching my usuals. It’s a lot of TJPW, ChocoPro and GAEA. Meanwhile, we’re entering match of the year territory, as I am, as always, running late in starting to put together my list. It’s a year where I don’t have an obvious front runner, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as there is a load of stuff I really love. I’m excited to watch them all again.
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