Fans got a glimpse of the classic KENTA in his near-five star match against Will Ospreay in the G1 Climax 33. Fans have been critical of KENTA’s performances since joining NJPW in 2019. His time in WWE was riddled with injury, and he never managed to capture the magic as “Hideo Itami” that he did ...
AEW have cancelled the planned KENTA vs CM Punk match at Forbidden Door, despite CM Punk being open to wrestling the Japanese star. According to a recent report by Fightful Select, an anticipated showdown between KENTA and CM Punk at the Forbidden Door event is no longer in the works. Last weekend, KENTA conveyed to ...
In this article, we’ll look at the best AEW debuts of all time and some of the most shocking appearances from the best AEW wrestlers in history. Since the death of WCW in 2001, wrestling in the United States has lacked something. That something is a huge star jumping from one show to another, firing ...
When you talk about the history of Ring of Honor, you simply cannot overlook Bryan Danielson and KENTA. Danielson grew his reputation into the best technical wrestlers in the world during his legendary reign with the ROH title, helping build the company into one of the biggest non-WWE promotions in the United States and helping ...
Two legends of Japanese wrestling are set to reunite in 2023 as KENTA teams with Naomichi Marufuji for a one-off tag team match against Pro Wrestling NOAH’s resident tag team champions. Marufuji and KENTA are long time rivals and former partners in the promotion. Their bouts in the mid-2000s revolutionised Junior-Heavyweight wrestling both in Japan ...
Prior to signing with the WWE, Hideo Itami was one of the biggest talents not signed to one of the big companies. In the mid 2000s, he had revolutionised the Junior Heavyweight style, with his matches against Naomichi Marufuji being years ahead of their time. He also had incredible matches against stars like Bryan Danielson ...
AEW and NJPW jointly announced Forbidden Door, a pay per view on June 26 2022 that pits AEW and NJPW together in the ring. Whether or not the matches will be strictly AEW vs NJPW is currently unknown, but it is likely that some huge inter-promotional bouts are set to take place at one of ...
After Katsuyori Shibata’s Wrestle Kingdom 16 return, it looks likely that KENTA could be next on the radar for the former British Heavyweight Champion. After his victory over Young Lion Ren Narita at Wrestle Kingdom 16, fans wondered whether that would be the last time we see Shibata in the ring. However, with the announcement ...
At NJPW Power Struggle 2021, KENTA finally achieved his goal for over a year and won the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship. The Bullet Club star defeated the Ace of NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi for the title, pinning him after a Go To Sleep. The match between the two was one of the most talked about match ...
Today, while researching some of the best sub-10 minute matches of all time, stumbled upon a match I’d never seen before. In fact I’d never heard of one of the competitors before. That match was KENTA vs Ricky Marvin, in a match that clocks in at just under two minutes. I’m aware of KENTA. I ...
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