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The Ballad of Mic the Knife
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Final update to this: KURAMA has unmasked and will be starting over as Yasutaka Yano, and will be joining AJPW as a new trainee. Always disappointing to remember that none of these companies have much shame, at the end of the day.
[TW: Sexual Assault]

AJPW has announced the return of former NOAH rookie Yasutaka Yano, currently wrestling under a mask as KURAMA. Yano was fired in 2023 following his arrest for sexually assaulting a woman. Here is AJPW's contact form if you wish to complain:

www.all-japan.co.jp/contact/
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
First Dream, Ota Ward, big Mai Sakurai going for gold (red)

Not getting my hopes up for a big surprise opponent K, but maybe we get the new trainees introduced today?
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Kohei Sato you sick disgusting freak (complimentary)
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
GanPro with YuuRI/Sareee rescheduled, no live for Chanyota/MIRAI – guess it's time for a (p)rewatch
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Miku went for a kickboxing session at the gym where Sakuraba trained and all she got was a SAKU style custom belt (and some suggestions from K-1 referee dude)

Full video here, skip to 2:05 to avoid any hat appearances www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhW8...
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Baby Assassins 4 co-starring Aya and Kiyoka as a pair of socially awkward professional killers

They wouldn't even have to act
New reason why Aya Sakura should go to God's Eye: stunt fight opportunities like Syuri and Kiyoka Kotatsu are doing
January 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Sad Poi post-match was so great, how am I only seeing this now! All shaken, looks down and up and all around the room, but then she finds her focus and looks straight at the camera with tears AND determination.

The darker hair she turned to at Sareee*ISM so adds to the emoshs
January 2, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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This has been on my mind since it happened. Everyone focused on the sick bump right at the start of the match but what made this stick out was Poi instantly getting up on the ringside table for the stare down. #stardom
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Mercedes/Willow pretty much a perfect pairing. Willow a pure-hearted dynamic powerhouse, Moné is evil and technically versatile and loves to get thrown around and die
January 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Not interacting with joshi promotions because "we're not real wrestling" and then the outside thing Actwres do is
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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If you come on the internet always defending the booker of your favorite promotion as a genius who never fucks up

i 100% know you dont know ball or wrestling well. COME ON WAKE UP
I have said it before i will say it again

the only healthy way to have a relationship with a wrestling company

is to have a LITTLE bit of Disdain for the booker at the very least .
December 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I know Michiko Omukai does some Oni mask thing in her own promotion, it's just hilarious how Shinno keeps referring to her as that in interviews.

"And after school i go train with the demon" and ToSpo has to explain (she's talking about her mom)
【マリーゴールド】17歳・心希 新人王逃し涙も…2026年の誓い「若手のトップに駆け上がる」 | 東スポWEB
女子プロレス「マリーゴールド」の心希(17)が、今年の目標を明かした...
www.tokyo-sports.co.jp
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The energy I'm bringing into 2026
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
NOT THE ARM SAW OF TEARS
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Best show streaming this week is actually SenJo in the PIT where little kids are cheering on YUNA and Ema with all their heart
December 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Looks like the last Japanese show of the year started early? Or rather WU schedule had it 40 mins later

Need to catch up and see if Megaton wins the rookie of the year tournament
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
AEW sending another good wrestler to the world wonder ring wow

wwr-stardom.com/news/251231_...
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Showzuki also confirmed the timeline of her injury. Tried to toughen it out until Nanae's retirement and made it worse

www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/3...
【マリーゴールド】翔月なつみ 1・3大田区で復帰! 欠場中よぎった2度目の引退「年齢的にも…と」 | 東スポWEB
女子プロレス「マリーゴールド」の翔月なつみ(36)が、約8か月ぶりの復帰戦への思いを明かした...
www.tokyo-sports.co.jp
December 31, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Thank you ToSpo for feeding my head canon (Sareee says she's ready to face Saya anytime and it's up to her (i.e. Stardom) to make it happen)

www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/3...
Sareee 2026年は15周年…スターダム・上谷沙弥との対決は「私はいつでも準備できている」 | 東スポWEB
2025年度プロレス大賞で女子初の敢闘賞を受賞した〝太陽神〟Sareee(29)が激動の1年を...
www.tokyo-sports.co.jp
December 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
What
December 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Another year is almost in the books and with that, the chapter closes on what has to be the most stacked year of wrestling fashion I've had to rank yet. The hardest, but also most fun, year to date!

Here's Gear of the Year 2025!

🔗: gearoftheyear.substack.com/p/gear-of-th...
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ayame Sasamura, Rina Amikura AND Honori Hana? Do I need to watch GLEAT now?
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Still thinking about Natsupoi/Sareee at Queendom, a match I liked a lot and one that wasn't what I thought it would be (SPOILER obv but I'll hide as much as possible)
December 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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All of this is good true
December 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Queendom time

I guess H.A.T.E. stands tall? (bc Saya three-belts @ the Dome, Hanan return & Sakurara already beat the champs) but also I'm very bad at predictions so looking forward to being surprised 👍
December 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM