All Japan Pro Wrestling: a promotion that has flown to great heights and has sunk down into deep valleys. A promotion that has represented tradition, honor, champion heart, and at a brief time what WWE would realistically look like in Japan. I have made no qualms in saying that AJPW is my favorite promotion of all time, and not even just because of the 90’s King’s Road period. Every era has some…

Welcome to the fourth part of the “Quick Guide to the Four Pillars of Heaven”, our 5 part look at the awesomeness of 90’s All Japan Pro Wrestling and the four (unofficially five) men who pioneered the King’s Road style of pro wrestling and lead the company in a decade of sellouts and critical praise. Today, as we examine the final official pillar, let’s quickly take a look at one of the most…

Welcome back to our 3rd part of the “A Quick Guide to the Four Pillars of Heaven”, our 5 part look at the awesomeness of 90’s All Japan Pro Wrestling and the four (unofficially five) men who came together to create art during that wonderful decade. Last week I spent time talking about the King’s Road style, so this week, let’s talk about another important of AJPW as a whole, the gaijin.   Gaijins…

Last week I talked about a man by the name of Hideki Suzuki, who I called one of the hottest prospects outside of New Japan. His 2015 is off to a hot start, and I’m excited to see what happens the rest of the year. However, there is still a giant world of puro out there and I want to put spotlight a number of underrated talents. Here are some of the other wrestlers outside of New Japan who are…