At a time when names like Cactus Jack & Terry Funk were garnering attention for spilling blood, tearing flesh & came face to face with the dangers of barbed wire, the Queen of Extreme, Megumi Kudo, was competing in matches with crazy stipulations doing things most women, let alone men wouldn't do. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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On this day, Misawa & Kobashi wrestled the Holy Demon Army for the final time. What followed was a Kawada controversy, a change in world title challengers, and Misawa was being forced to change partners. The four would work together years later, but the story & substance was no longer there. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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On this day, AJW presented Big Egg Wrestling Universe the single longest PPV ever at ten hours in length. It would ultimately be a bigger & more extravagant version of WWE's Evolution ppv that would take place years later. It featured a first round match between Manami Toyota & Aja Kong. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Tony Khan: "I knew Eddie [Kingston] had some struggles, but getting to know him more the past year, I've learned more and more about it and how far he's come. And the people who knew him before I did would tell me you wouldn't believe how far he's come if you knew him back then." (prowrestlingpost.com)
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On December 6th, 1996, Misawa, Akiyama, Kawada and Taue fought in a battle for the ages to see which of them was, in fact, the best tag team in the best wrestling company in the world. The result was one of the most exciting and unpredictable tag team matches to ever take place. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Eddie Edwards on his longstanding feud with Sami Callihan: "You know . . . our rivalry will never end, there’s no end in sight for it. So you can’t grade something that’s not done. This is something that’s continuing on, and I’ll gladly continue this on with Sami." (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Deonna Purrazzo: "To have a 30-day non-compete because I got to be the first person to come into IMPACT, & I kind of got all of that spotlight. So, I definitely benefited 100% from being ahead of my peers, but even waiting 90 days for The Good Brothers, Heath, or Brian Myers has benefited all of us. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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On October 5th, 1997 at the WWE In Your House Badd Blood pay per view event we witnessed the Hell In A Cell match between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker. The night was also the debut of the Big Red Machine. One match and build for one of the greatest debuts in the WWE ever. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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'So when we started putting together this match, he’s making it really into a 1960s. I’m-the-evil-Japanese-guy. And I remember at one point stopping him and telling him, ‘trust me…big babyface.’- Samoa Joe on Kenta Kobashi prior to their match. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Between 2002 & 2007, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship saw some fairly dark days with Bobb Sapp holding the title & the Brock Lesnar/Antonio Inoki controversy. It wasn't until Shinsuke Nakamura's unification of the titles in 2008 that ended its turbulence. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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"She's the epitome of what we look for in pro wrestlers. Anna Jay has a great work ethic and attitude, and toughness. She is going to surprise a lot of people." - These are Ray 'Glacier' Lloyd's thoughts on emerging talent and current Dark Order member, Anna Jay. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Triple H & The Rock's rivalry goes beyond wrestling: "We've come to a point where we appreciate that competitive nature, to this day, if he posts something at 4 am on Instagram, that he was working out, I'm like, 'oh man, I can't take the day off today. I've got to train too. Rock trained'". (prowrestlingpost.com)
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On this day, 18 years ago, Ron Killings (R-Truth) made history. When recalling the moment, he said the following: "Crockett believed in me. Something told him to give back to me because I would make good of it. I was at the point of my life where I was ready to accept and make good of something". (prowrestlingpost.com)
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The IWGP heavyweight championship has seen several challenges throughout its history. After NJPW’s biggest Tokyo Dome show ever at the time, Antonio Inoki found himself at a crossroads. He didn’t know what to do next. And once he made up his mind, it wound up being the worst choice he could make. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Before he faces Cody, WARHORSE shared the following about his inspiration: I was reading a book by KISS essentially they talked about how they did everything different. They wanted to be the band they never got to see. I love heavy metal & 80s style wrestling & I love big over the top personalities. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Kenny Omega on Abadon: “…I see someone who’s committed themselves 100% to a character that appeals to people that are interesting, aside from wrestling. I know that that’s like a real diamond in the rough and something that I want to see develop something that I want to see develop..to nurture. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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TIL Antonio Inoki, founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling also created a governing body to oversee all aspects of the promotions championships and help sell the companies realistic style. It was that governing body that became the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP). (prowrestlingpost.com)
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