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...
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 | May 23, 2020 | AEW, Column, Preview
All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing will air live on Pay-Per-View from Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, May 23rd and the nine-match card is stacked from top to bottom with compelling stories and matches that are sure to be some of the most competitive we’ve...
by Chris Samsa | Feb 28, 2020 | Column, Preview
This article was originally posted at PWTorch.com on February 27th, 2020. Statistical Analysis of All Elite Wrestling’s World, Tag Team, and Women’s Championship Match Booking Ahead of AEW: Revolution Professional wrestling’s in-ring performance is most...
by Chris Samsa | Feb 27, 2020 | Column, Preview
This column was originally posted at VoicesOfWrestling.com on February 27th, 2020. AEW’s Revolution will air live on Pay-Per-View from Chicago’s Wintrust Arena on Saturday February 29th and the seven match card is stacked from top to bottom with compelling...
by Chris Samsa | Feb 21, 2020 | Column, Preview, Uncategorized
This article was originally posted at PWTorch.com on February 21st, 2020. A look at Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley’s similar but disparate routes to their AEW World Championship Match at AEW: Revolution Professional wrestling’s in-ring performance is most often...
