The Englishman Will Ospreay defeated Kot Ibushi and ascended the wrestling throne. That happened shortly after the introduction of the new top title in the Japanese league NJPW. The second-largest wrestling league in the world caused a sensation with the surprising outcome. With the victory of Ospreay, the top English[…]
His name says it all, so you can get the right image. Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock has proven that his talents are unbeatable. When the former star of wrestling first appeared in a major Hollywood movie, he made an unforgettable impression. The movie called “Mummy Returns” was a massive[…]
To many people of the Western world Sumo wrestling looks baffling. There seems no skill in two greatly overweight men dressed in nothing but underwear trying to shove each other out of a circle. But like almost everything in Japan, Sumo wrestling has a lot more then at first meets[…]
There is definitely a big difference between solo and tag wrestling, and to master the art of tag wrestling there are many qualities that you and your partner need to develop. Tag wrestling is almost a different version of wrestling, it is exciting and fun. Just when you think a[…]
Considered as one of the oldest sports in the world, wrestling does not have a real reputation as a martial art. But this is not true as many of the moves and throws used in wrestling you can see in martial arts such as sumo, jujitsu and of course judo.[…]
When wrestling first appeared in the UK it was part sport and also part circus, nobody had quite seen the like of it before. Wrestling first came to the fore in Britain during the 1950s, at the time the nation was still trying to emerge from the post war gloom[…]
The Olympic Games is the oldest sporting competition in the world, today it is a massive event watched by millions of people all over the world. Countries from every corner of the globe compete in a bewildering array of events, and during the two weeks of the competition the world[…]
We all know the fact that wrestling matches are made-to-believe and are about acting the pain and punches, but it brings out the enjoyment factor for viewers. Even if the events look violent, they were the main reason why teenagers back in the day stayed up late on a school[…]
The bell has rung, and it is now time for the second round of our blog to celebrate the great British wrestlers of yesteryear. In part one legendary names such as Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy took to the canvas and in this blog, we look at wrestlers like Pat[…]
Britain’s heyday of wrestling mania must have been in the late 60s and the 70s, this was the time that the highly popular ITV television program featured a segment called World of Sport. First screened in 1965 the program was dedicated to the world of British sports, including football, boxing[…]