On the May 9th Stardom New Blood 21 show, company president, 岡田太郎 (Taro Okada) introduced two trainees that have passed their pro tests to become professional wrestlers.

Mariah May has made her WWE NXT debut after leaving AEW, and I can’t help but want The Glamour to achieve her dream.

From what I can recall, many wrestlers start their wrestling journey through the independent scene. Some of the biggest stars in the industry today have come from the independent wrestling scene.

It should come as no surprise to wrestling fans when I say that there is very little in this business that we can all agree on.

You know, as much as I like both of these two women, I am genuinely not a fan of this match happening… again.

For years, De Leon has been the face of Philippine wrestling. A two-time PWR Champion, MWF Champion, and the self-proclaimed Filipino Fighting Rooster, he has fought for recognition not just as an individual, but as a representative of an entire scene, of an entire nation.

AEW Dark: Elevation. An extension of AEW Dark. AEW Dark was the company’s second ever weekly show. It was broadcasted onto YouTube for Free

In the mid to late 90s, the main source of any level of entertainment was your television whether with a cable or satellite connection or the fabled VCR.

20 wrestlers will enter the tournament. There will be 10 wrestlers in each block, A Block and B Block. They haven’t revealed the blocks as of the time of writing.

WCW’s flagship program Nitro ran from September 1995 to March of 2001 and until recently was the longest running non-WWE

It’s a classic tale in America, but this piece will specifically be about Black Americans.

Shingo Takagi would have a breakout year in 2005. At Dragon Gate Kobe Pro-Wrestling, Shingo would win first championship.

AEW’s women's division did not get off to the best of starts, that’s a story for another day

If you were a pro wrestler, would you be willing to do whatever means necessary to get a victory?

My first exposure to the word of professional wrestling sounds, when written down, like something the police should have got involved in.

Mayu Iwatani is considered as one of the greatest women’s wrestlers of all time.

Gabe Kidd doesn’t talk. He fights. He bleeds.

In a world full of things I absolutely fucking hate, there is one thing that keeps its grasp on me, no matter how hard it tries to drive me away.

We’ve all seen it. The glaring white elephant in the wrestling room as of late, the seediest of underbellies to exist in the business we all love in a long time.

Professional wrestling has always been the easiest way for me to connect with other people.