19) Review

It’s time for my first proper Stardom tournament! Well, that’s not technically true, they ran a trios contest in January, but it’s my first big one. Cinderella, which I was genuinely delighted to hear gives the winner, among other things, the right to wear a pretty dress. God, I love wrestling. Anyway, I’m going to split this review up into chunks because otherwise, it will be massive, so here are my thoughts on the first round.

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02/05/2019 0

Stardom Glory Stars (Evening 21/4/19) Review

Stardom’s second show from the 21st continued the theme of the day as they bed in their new look units. There were a lot of first-time tag teams on this card, and that had the potential to lead to all sorts of interesting dynamics. Oooh, how exciting.

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30/04/2019 0

Meltzer’s Classics: Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (29/8/94)

Image result for owen hart vs bret hart cage — Hart off!

For a company that produces as much wrestling as they do, WWE/F has had shockingly few Meltzer rated five-star matches over the years. Their focus on entertainment over skill has often led to even hot feuds not producing classically great bouts. However, there have been a few, and today we go back to SummerSlam 1994 where it was brother vs brother.

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25/04/2019 0

Stardom Glory Stars (Afternoon 21/4/19) Review

Stardom has mixed things up, and one glance at the card for this show suggests they are already reaping the benefits. Our main event has two old JAN pals facing off plus the debuting of Hana’s new-look faction. Where will it lead? I guess it’s time to find out.

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24/04/2019 0

Stardom Glory Stars (14/4/19) Review

It’s draft time! Well, it was draft time a week ago, and I presume all of you are well aware where the various cogs in Stardom’s wheels ended up, but I’m going to write about it anyway. It’s what I do. Not all I do, though. I have some other hobbies… maybe. Shut up, Stuart, and get on with it.

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23/04/2019 0

Stardom Glory Stars (13/4/19) Review

Stardom may have just made it back from the good old US of A, but there was no time to rest tired bodies. Night two of this weekend was set to be the big one as the Stardom Draft took place, but the first show wasn’t without consequences itself. The main event saw Oedo Tai put their dance up against Queen’s Quest’s masks as one will be lost forever. Which one? Read on to find out.

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18/04/2019 0

Meltzer’s Classics: Katsuyori Shibata vs Tomohiro Ishii (4/8/13)

Image result for ishii shibata g1 — It’s safe to say that Shibata was coming in fast. Credit: NJPW

Damn, I was almost giddy with excitement about getting to check this one out. Ishii and Shibata are two of my favourite wrestlers of all time, yet, somehow, I’ve never seen this match. Time to change that.

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16/04/2019 3

WrestleMania Weekend: Blackcraft Wrestling No Apologies (6/4/19) Review

Image result for blackcraft pro wrestlemania — Credit: Blackcraft Pro

It’s time for my final WrestleMania Weekend review because, well, I’ve got to stop somewhere. However, I’ve decided to go out on a high. Blackcraft Pro’s show has been widely derided as the worst of the weekend, and I’ve been drinking for a few hours, so I can’t resist that temptation. It happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, so I am very intrigued to see if this is as awful as I’ve heard, or if the reviews were the result of tired bodies.

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15/04/2019 0

WrestleMania Weekend: Stardom American Dream In The Big Apple (5/4/19) Review

One day I will run out of Mania Weekend shows that I want to review. That shall not be this day. It would have been a bit weird not to check in on Stardom when I watch everything else they do. Plus, there was no chance I was missing Momo vs Utami.

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11/04/2019 0

WrestleMania Weekend: DDT Is Coming To America (4/4/19) Review

Image result for ddt is coming to america — Credit: DDT

DDT is the next promotion I have pencilled down to start watching, so I was intrigued to check out their trip to America and see one of their shows with the benefit of English commentary. However, that also means I am coming into this with exactly zero prior knowledge, please don’t judge me.

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10/04/2019 0