In the 1980s the joshi wrestling scene was so hot that even Vince McMahon wanted a piece of the action. He then made The Jumping Bomb Angels his tag team champs. What’s that? You don’t remember Japanese women holding the… Read More ›
AJW
Eight Women Produce a 5 Star Classic
Imagine “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom took on Bret Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Brian Pillman and Jim Neidhart. Wait, scratch that. That actually happened. Okay, imagine “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Shawn… Read More ›
Dreaming of Another Dream Slam
For those unfamiliar, Dream Slam was essentially heaven on earth for a joshi fan. The original Dream Slam was a wrestling summit that was hosted by AJW at its peak in 1993 and invited female wrestlers from some of the… Read More ›
Toyota is Simply the Best
Two of AJW’s top talents fight it out title for title in this breathtaking encounter. At stake are the All Pacific Women’s Championship and the IWA World Women’s Championship. The former title would eventually have a nearly thirty year history… Read More ›
A 5 Star Bloodbath
This interpromotional match that earned a 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer saw Akira Hokuto, a key player in All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling take on Shinobu Kandori, the leader of Ladies’ Legend Pro-Wrestling. The slow start to this bout is… Read More ›
Females Fighting for a 5 Star Match…And Their Hair
This bout proves that the key to having a truly classic match whether it is ranked by Dave Meltzer as a 5 star match or not is to have not only superior in-ring work, but high stakes as well. I… Read More ›
Going Ape for a 5 Star Match
As promised a little while ago, here is some classic women’s wrestling. This is quite a match to start with and puts just about anything mainstream wrestling has produced in the last five years to shame with the exception of… Read More ›
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