NJPW To conquer Riki Choshu, Fujinami must master himself. Riki Choshu has an uncanny ability to piss people off. That stern smugness he carries himself with might do it. There's also the immediacy of his attack. Here's a man prone to throw that killer lariat at any second in the match. That's the
Paid-members only NJPW Joseph and Colette Discuss Antonio Inoki vs. André the Giant BIG EGG's monthlong look at NJPW kicks off in the biggest possible fashion, literally, with Andre the Giant and Antonio Inoki.
NJPW Against André the Giant, Antonio Inoki Chops Down a Mountain In 1976, fresh from fighting Muhammad Ali, Antonio Inoki found himself proving that Strong Style was the strongest style against André the Giant.
Antonio inoki The Strongest Style Against Nature Itself As New Japan Pro Wrestling's founder and first ever ace figure, Antonio Inoki made a name on proving that pro wrestling is the strongest style. Much of his work through New Japan's first decade is aimed at proving that philosophy in a variety of ways. Notably,
Paid-members only UWFI Three From Kensuke Sasaki and Yoshihiro Takayama Yoshihiro Takayama and Kensuke Sasaki wrestled three very different singles matches against each other, all of which rocked.
Paid-members only NJPW Shinsuke Nakamura and Yuji Nagata Battle For Points in the G1 Climax A fairly standard G1 Climax match is elevated by a lack of cameras, editing, and commentary.
Paid-members only NJPW Black Tiger and Jushin Liger Have a Not-So-Friendly Friendly in the 1996 BOSJ Finals The 1996 BOSJ ends with a technically accomplished finals that feels like it's just shy of true greatness.
NITRO MASTERLIST XTRA Coward Shit (CM Punk & Buff Bagwell) | NITRO MASTERLIST XTRA #1 CM Punk in disguise! Vicious & Delicious in Japan! An AEW / NJPW post that isn't about Forbidden Door!
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay A trillion white ninjas in popular culture and this is the one we like??
NJPW Will Ospreay's First Match Against Shingo Takagi Is Frustratingly Incomplete Would Will Ospreay be a more enjoyable wrestler if the Ubisoft franchise he loved was Rayman and not Assassin's Creed? The world may never know.
NJPW I was right about the 2019 BOSJ Final. Will Ospreay's work is dazzling, but how does it hold up to closer scrutiny?
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Evan and Colette Discuss Shingo Takagi vs. Dragon Lee PLUS: Goldberg talk! Hot Takes Month comes to BIG EGG!
Paid-members only NJPW NJPW Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome 1989 The first Tokyo Dome show! Jushin Liger's debut! Vader vs. Hash! Inoki promotes peace through pro wrestling and maybe hates Americans!
NJPW The Bad Blood of Yuji Nagata vs. Kensuke Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki returns home to NJPW and gets a bloody welcome back from Yuji Nagata.
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Shinya Hashimoto vs. Nobuhiko Takada BIG EGG EXPLODES as Joseph and Colette fight it out over which wrestling style, and which wrestler, reigns supreme.
NJPW Shinya Hashimoto Proves that Pro Wrestling is the Strongest Take your shoot style out of our hallowed halls.
NJPW Nobuhiko Takada Bets It All Against Shinya Hashimoto at the Dome and Loses Weird vibes and Pyrrhic defeat as Battle Formation 1996 brings a close to the NJPW/UWFi invasion angle.
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Antonio Inoki vs. Big Van Vader Vader should have stayed in Japan, man.
NJPW Big Van Vader Wants Antonio Inoki to Fight Him. Boy Does He Ever. Rekindling and putting an end to a major feud six years after the fact, in the Tokyo Dome, is a tall task, but Inoki is Inoki and Vader is Vader, so they do.
NJPW Antonio Inoki Makes Big Van Vader Bleed Antonio Inoki and Big Van Vader meet again at the end of Inoki's career, with retribution on the line.
Joseph's Best of the Month Joseph Montecillo's Best of the Month (August 2023) From Wembley Stadium to Korakuen Hall.
Joseph's Best of the Month Joseph Montecillo's Best of the Month (July 2023) Tournament month in Japan!
BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Jushin Liger vs. The Great Sasuke Sometimes you biff something and it's for the best.
NJPW Jushin Liger and The Great Sasuke Steal the Show at Super J Cup One of wrestling's greatest karmic moments.
NJPW Jushin Liger and The Great Sasuke are Icons in the Coolest Sense of the Term They're, like, living metaphor, man. Words made flesh and whatnot.
