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 ...

Join us at the Fifth Annual 80s Wrestling Con on Saturday, May 4th, at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, NJ, featuring The Four Horsemen, Jake Roberts, and More!

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.

During WrestleMania 40 weekend, Bull Nakano was honored by WWE with an induction into their Hall of Fame. Nakano had a brief stint with the company in the 1980’s before a much more impactful ...

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.

"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?