by Chris Samsa | Jun 16, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Round 1 Match: Yuji Nagata v. Minoru Suzuki New Japan Cup History This will be the first of seven first round match-ups featuring wrestlers who have both competed in previous New Japan Cups. This will be Nagata’s 13th New Japan Cup, Suzuki’s sixth. Only Hiroshi...
by Chris Samsa | Jun 15, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Round 1 Match: Togi Makabe v. Yota Tsuji New Japan Cup History Recent History Notes: • This will be Togi Makabe’s first singles match since last year’s New Japan Cup. • This will be Yota Tsuji’s first New Japan Cup • This will be Togi Makabe’s 11th New Japan Cup and...
by Chris Samsa | Jan 26, 2020 | AEW, Column, NJPW, NXT, NXT UK, WWE
Match of The Year: Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi (6/5/19 – NJPW) Ospreay and Takagi had elevated each of their blocks throughout the 2019 Best of the Super Juniors tournament and they didn’t disappoint in the block finals. This match benefited from either...
by Chris Samsa | Jan 4, 2020 | Column, NJPW
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 – January 5th Statistics & Research New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 is finally upon us! Here are all of the statistics and research that I provided to the English Broadcast for night two of the...
by Chris Samsa | Jan 3, 2020 | Column, NJPW
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 – January 4th Statistics & Research New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 is finally upon us! Here are all of the statistics and research that I provided to the English Broadcast for night one of the...
by Chris Samsa | Nov 2, 2019 | Column, NJPW
This article was originally published on November 2, 2019 at VoicesOfWrestling.com Below are my raw statistical notes and nuances for NJPW Power Struggle. As NJPW ramps towards Wrestle Kingdom, this is sure to be a card full of twists and turns. As always, you can...
by Chris Samsa | Oct 11, 2019 | Column, NJPW
This article was originally published on October 11, 2019 at VoicesOfWrestling.com Below are my raw statistical notes and nuances for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s 2019 King of Pro Wrestling card. With five singles matches in a historical venue, this promises to be one of...
by Chris Samsa | Sep 27, 2019 | Column, NJPW
This article was originally published on September 27, 2019 at VoicesOfWrestling.com Tetsuya Naito started 2019 by defeating a legend for a championship in a main event match at the Tokyo Dome. This set of accomplishments would be the pinnacle moment in most...
