With WWE's rising popularity in the '80s, ... Meanwhile, Rikidozan also started featuring women in his promotion. Altogether, it was a booming period for women's wrestling in Japan.

Article Summary. United Japan Pro-Wrestling unifies 10 major promotions in groundbreaking formation. Leading promoter Sanshiro Takagi spearheads this new wrestling collective.

Before becoming Papa Shango and later on The Godfather, WWE Hall of Famer Charles Wright had a stint in Japan, where he competed under the name The Soultaker -- a moniker he also competed under in ...

U.S. grappling start-up All Elite Wrestling (AEW) may need its Japanese partner to help fill London's 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium for a show in August, its billionaire founder said, looking to ...

Katsuragi is the origin of sumo, Japan's national sport with 1,500 years of history. At Kehayaza Sumo Museum, we took our shoes off and sat in a box seat on top of cushions to watch.

Matt Sydal’s high-flying style made him a standout in WWE as Evan Bourne, and later a respected name on the indie and ...

AEW star Eddie Kingston revealed his favorite matches of his G1 run in NJPW, and has spoken passionately about his love for Japan and their wrestling culture.

It may have been the third day of Frieze, but Thursday night, the London fashion community gathered at a very different kind of event.Queues snaked around East London streets as editors, influencers ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 12: A general view during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax 28 at Nippon Budokan on August 12, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

Penn State wrestling adds Japan’s Masanosuke Ono. ... kg weight class in freestyle and should allow him to transition seamlessly to the 133-pound weight class in folkstyle wrestling at Penn State.

Team Japan has a legendary lineage in women’s freestyle wrestling, carried on by Mayu Mukaida (53kg), Risako Kawai (57kg) and Yukako Kawai (62kg) who likewise will defend their Olympic titles in ...