by Chris Samsa | Jul 24, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT & INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH EVIL (C) v. HIROMU TAKAHASHI RECENT HISTORY SINGLES OVERALL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS The IWGP Heavyweight Championship hasn’t been defended against the IWGP Junior...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 11, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT & INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH TETSUYA NAITO (C) V. EVIL IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT AND IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tetsuya Naito has been IWGP World Heavyweight Champion for 188 days during this reign and this will be his second...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 10, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 FINAL: KAZUCHIKA OKADA V. EVIL New Japan Cup History Kazuchika Okada is 13-1 All-Time New Japan Cup Matches, giving him the best winning percentage (.929) in New Japan Cup History. Okada enters tonight’s final on a 9 match...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 2, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Semi Final Match: Hiromu Takahashi v. Kazuchika Okada New Japan Cup History Kazuchika Okada’s three victories via the Cobra Clutch in this year’s New Japan Cup leave him with four total submission victories in New Japan Cup history, second only to SANADA and...
by Chris Samsa | Jul 1, 2020 | Column, NJPW, Preview
Quarter Final Match: Kazuchika Okada v. Taiji Ishimori New Japan Cup History Kazuchika Okada has defeated both of his New Japan Cup opponents this year by submission, his last singles victory via submission before this year’s tournament was on...
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...
