by Chris Samsa | Jun 30, 2020 | AEW, Column, Preview
All Elite Wrestling’s Fyter Fest comes to you live from Jacksonville, Florida on July 1st and July 8th on TNT or AEW Plus. My raw statistical preview is below with specific applicable statistics highlighted for each match on Night One! Check out my core...
by Chris Samsa | Jun 30, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Round 2 Match: Kota Ibushi v. Taichi New Japan Cup History Kota Ibushi’s .778 (7-2) winning percentage in New Japan Cup matches is second amongst competitors with more than two New Japan Cup matches behind only Kazuchika Okada (11-1 / .917) While it’s only two...
by Chris Samsa | Jun 23, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Round 2 Match: Kazuchika Okada v. Yuji Nagata New Japan Cup History • Kazuchika Okada’s .909 Win % is the highest amongst all New Japan Cup competitors with more than one New Japan Cup Win. • Yuji Nagata’s New Japan Cup experience shouldn’t be understated. His 5:26:59...
by Chris Samsa | Jun 22, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Round 1 Match: Hirooki Goto v. Yujiro Takahashi New Japan Cup History This will be Hirooki Goto’s 11th New Japan Cup and record 31st New Japan Cup Match. Goto’s .733 Winning % is behind only Kazuchika Okada, Zack Sabre Jr, Katsuyori Shibata, and Kota Ibushi. Hirooki...
by Chris Samsa | Jun 21, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Round 1 Match: Zack Sabre Jr v. Kota Ibushi New Japan Cup History This will be this year’s only first round matchup between former New Japan Cup winners (Ibushi: 2015, Sabre: 2018) Statisically, this is the closest matchup of the first round. Both competitors have six...