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.

Hundreds of children competed in the 34th annual Wanpaku sumo wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan, this year. Held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, the competition is open to students in fourth ...

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 ...

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 ...

"I didn't have a good time in Japan, because back then — you're talking about the late '80s, early '90s — they weren't really cool with tattoos, and people like me and Bam Bam Bigelow?

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.

Wrestled his first match under a New Japan contract on May 3, 2014–nearly a decade to the day–Styles left an enduring mark, defeating Kazuchika Okada to become the new IWGP heavyweight champion.

This is the fourth installment of the series to recap the wrestling landscape of a particular year, or in this case a period of time.If interested, here are the articles on 1984, 1985, and 1986 ...