Craig Ballantyne
@universalcynic.bsky.social
Fan of pro wrestling and other stuff.
Left-wing/radical left lunatic depending who you listen to
Left-wing/radical left lunatic depending who you listen to
It's about 6 years too late for a major promotion to sign EVIL. Reforming LIJ in NOAH seems like a more realistic route for him to have any relevance outside NJPW.
Who knows, though, he could surprise us.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
Who knows, though, he could surprise us.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
EVIL has had talks with WWE as his NJPW contract is expiring, FightfulSelect.com has learned.
We've been told WWE and other options in Japan are the most likely landing spots for him.
We've been told WWE and other options in Japan are the most likely landing spots for him.
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
It's about 6 years too late for a major promotion to sign EVIL. Reforming LIJ in NOAH seems like a more realistic route for him to have any relevance outside NJPW.
Who knows, though, he could surprise us.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
Who knows, though, he could surprise us.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
Reform UK is like Hogan-era TNA, a bunch of desperate has-beens and never weres led by carny grifters
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Reform UK is like Hogan-era TNA, a bunch of desperate has-beens and never weres led by carny grifters
That's EVIL officially finishing up with NJPW then. I really struggle to see what he'll bring to WWE (if that's where he's going), although he did have a lot of potential prior to House of Torture
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
That's EVIL officially finishing up with NJPW then. I really struggle to see what he'll bring to WWE (if that's where he's going), although he did have a lot of potential prior to House of Torture
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
Reposted by Craig Ballantyne
Watching Styles v Nakamura from last night, I'll always think one of the biggest mistakes WWE ever made (booking-wise) was not having Nakamura win the title at WrestleMania in 2018.
Instead, they made him a massive loser with a low-blow obsession, then wasted the rest of his career
#WrestleSky 🤼
Instead, they made him a massive loser with a low-blow obsession, then wasted the rest of his career
#WrestleSky 🤼
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Watching Styles v Nakamura from last night, I'll always think one of the biggest mistakes WWE ever made (booking-wise) was not having Nakamura win the title at WrestleMania in 2018.
Instead, they made him a massive loser with a low-blow obsession, then wasted the rest of his career
#WrestleSky 🤼
Instead, they made him a massive loser with a low-blow obsession, then wasted the rest of his career
#WrestleSky 🤼
When The Young Bucks eventually decide to retire, if they don't call their last match 'The Bucks Stop Here', I'll lose all respect for them
#AEW #WrestleSky 🤼
#AEW #WrestleSky 🤼
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
When The Young Bucks eventually decide to retire, if they don't call their last match 'The Bucks Stop Here', I'll lose all respect for them
#AEW #WrestleSky 🤼
#AEW #WrestleSky 🤼
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
If this is accurate, it's really sad to see, Hiromu and Naito were the stars that got me properly into NJPW. Also the last of the LIJ I fell in love with.
Can understand why he'd leave though, there's really not much else he can do unless he goes heavyweight.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
Can understand why he'd leave though, there's really not much else he can do unless he goes heavyweight.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
If this is accurate, it's really sad to see, Hiromu and Naito were the stars that got me properly into NJPW. Also the last of the LIJ I fell in love with.
Can understand why he'd leave though, there's really not much else he can do unless he goes heavyweight.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
Can understand why he'd leave though, there's really not much else he can do unless he goes heavyweight.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Think Gabe Kidd v Andrade is going to steal the show, but Finlay/Newman and KOB/Umino & Uemura might surprise us! (I don't think a Jake Lee match is ever going to get me interested, but who knows?)
#njpw
#njpw
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Think Gabe Kidd v Andrade is going to steal the show, but Finlay/Newman and KOB/Umino & Uemura might surprise us! (I don't think a Jake Lee match is ever going to get me interested, but who knows?)
#njpw
#njpw
The New Beginning in Osaka card really does live up to the event's name. The top of the card is all newer guys and the vast majority on the show are under 40. Hope everyone steps up and makes it one to remember!
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The New Beginning in Osaka card really does live up to the event's name. The top of the card is all newer guys and the vast majority on the show are under 40. Hope everyone steps up and makes it one to remember!
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
I wondered what was going on with TJP. Shame he's just quietly fell out of NJPW.
Did just see he was coaching at the WWE Performance Centre in October, so his return in some dorm's likely been in the world since then
#WrestleSky 🤼
Did just see he was coaching at the WWE Performance Centre in October, so his return in some dorm's likely been in the world since then
#WrestleSky 🤼
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I wondered what was going on with TJP. Shame he's just quietly fell out of NJPW.
Did just see he was coaching at the WWE Performance Centre in October, so his return in some dorm's likely been in the world since then
#WrestleSky 🤼
Did just see he was coaching at the WWE Performance Centre in October, so his return in some dorm's likely been in the world since then
#WrestleSky 🤼
This is pretty much how I imagine billionaires live
January 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This is pretty much how I imagine billionaires live
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
NJPW's made up a handy recap for anyone who wants to catch-up ahead of the New Beginning tour!
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
NJPW's made up a handy recap for anyone who wants to catch-up ahead of the New Beginning tour!
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
It's a shame to see Hobbs leave AEW, there was a ton more he could do there. He should fit into WWE well, though.
As for AEW, their new signings more than balance out the losses lately
#WrestleSky 🤼
As for AEW, their new signings more than balance out the losses lately
#WrestleSky 🤼
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
It's a shame to see Hobbs leave AEW, there was a ton more he could do there. He should fit into WWE well, though.
As for AEW, their new signings more than balance out the losses lately
#WrestleSky 🤼
As for AEW, their new signings more than balance out the losses lately
#WrestleSky 🤼
Wait, this is true? I have questions. Mainly, how many people have died throwing up a venue for a fucking wrestling show?
You know, considering the reports around the World Cup that's a decade away
#WrestleSky 🤼
cultaholic.com/posts/rumour...
You know, considering the reports around the World Cup that's a decade away
#WrestleSky 🤼
cultaholic.com/posts/rumour...
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Wait, this is true? I have questions. Mainly, how many people have died throwing up a venue for a fucking wrestling show?
You know, considering the reports around the World Cup that's a decade away
#WrestleSky 🤼
cultaholic.com/posts/rumour...
You know, considering the reports around the World Cup that's a decade away
#WrestleSky 🤼
cultaholic.com/posts/rumour...
It's crazy how many wrestlers NJPW took a chance on during the WHC era. Seven guys got their first (and possibly last) reigns with that title.
SANADA
Shingo
ZSJ
Goto
Moxley
Ospreay
Takeshita
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
SANADA
Shingo
ZSJ
Goto
Moxley
Ospreay
Takeshita
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It's crazy how many wrestlers NJPW took a chance on during the WHC era. Seven guys got their first (and possibly last) reigns with that title.
SANADA
Shingo
ZSJ
Goto
Moxley
Ospreay
Takeshita
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
SANADA
Shingo
ZSJ
Goto
Moxley
Ospreay
Takeshita
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
In case there was still any doubt, this was in today's NJPW Euro Store email. Bullet Club is not fine, it's finished after 13 years with barely a word.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
In case there was still any doubt, this was in today's NJPW Euro Store email. Bullet Club is not fine, it's finished after 13 years with barely a word.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
The Stranger Things stuff on Raw was incredibly cringey, especially the awkward "fan cam" segments. It's the WWECW "zombie" bad
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The Stranger Things stuff on Raw was incredibly cringey, especially the awkward "fan cam" segments. It's the WWECW "zombie" bad
Walker Stewart doesn't think Bullet Club is dead, but it would be surprising (in kayfabe) for Finlay and the other War Dogs to just not say anything about it if they disagreed, especially after Tsuji said they'd agreed to it at the press conference.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Walker Stewart doesn't think Bullet Club is dead, but it would be surprising (in kayfabe) for Finlay and the other War Dogs to just not say anything about it if they disagreed, especially after Tsuji said they'd agreed to it at the press conference.
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
#njpw #WrestleSky 🤼
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Hiroshi Tanahashi will return to the ring in Avengers: Doomsday.
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Hiroshi Tanahashi will return to the ring in Avengers: Doomsday.
BoJack Horseman had my favourite ending in recent years. Everything was given a satisfying emotional conclusion, and you knew the characters were going on to continue their journeys, some together and some apart.
"Sometimes life's a bitch, and then you keep living"
"Sometimes life's a bitch, and then you keep living"
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
BoJack Horseman had my favourite ending in recent years. Everything was given a satisfying emotional conclusion, and you knew the characters were going on to continue their journeys, some together and some apart.
"Sometimes life's a bitch, and then you keep living"
"Sometimes life's a bitch, and then you keep living"
Great article about pro-wrestling as an artform from @workofwrestling.bsky.social
It really is underappreciated, and it's been used as a sort of cultural punching bag for decades. Shame so many people refuse to give it a chance.
#WrestleSky 🤼
www.workofwrestling.com/pro-wrestlin...
It really is underappreciated, and it's been used as a sort of cultural punching bag for decades. Shame so many people refuse to give it a chance.
#WrestleSky 🤼
www.workofwrestling.com/pro-wrestlin...
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Great article about pro-wrestling as an artform from @workofwrestling.bsky.social
It really is underappreciated, and it's been used as a sort of cultural punching bag for decades. Shame so many people refuse to give it a chance.
#WrestleSky 🤼
www.workofwrestling.com/pro-wrestlin...
It really is underappreciated, and it's been used as a sort of cultural punching bag for decades. Shame so many people refuse to give it a chance.
#WrestleSky 🤼
www.workofwrestling.com/pro-wrestlin...