April 2012
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Dramatic Dream Team news and results
The crazy promotion that is Dramatic Dream Team held two shows today. Here are the results, taken from http://dramaticddt.wordpress.com DDT “NON-FIX 4.8 SPECIAL”, 08/04/2012 Shin-Kiba 1st RING 207 Fans – No Vacancy 1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo with a Crab Hold (6:27). 2. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Batten Tamagawa with a Facelock (7:59). 3. KO-D Tag Team Title: Sanshiro Takagi...
Apr 8th
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TAJIRI's new promotion announced
SMASH recently closed down, possibly due to issues between the owners, former WWE superstar TAJIRI and Akira Shoji. As many had hoped, this wasn’t truly the end of the promotion, as TAJIRI has started a new one that will feature much of the same roster. This promotion will be called “Wrestling New Classic”.  Some matches have been announced for the first two shows: TAJIRI vs...
Apr 8th
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New Japan Pro Wrestling news and results
Here are the New Japan Pro Wrestling results from the past week, including the entire New Japan Cup! All results are courtesy of http://www.puroresufan.com This article will also detail the upcoming return of a gaijin, but we’ll get to that later… NJPW, 1st of April 12 (Samurai! TV) Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium 5,600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House 1. New Japan Cup –...
Apr 8th
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Dragon Gate news and results
Only one Dragon Gate show has taken place since WrestleMania weekend. Here are the results, courtesy of http://iheartdg.com :  4/7 GATE OF PASSION - 07 Apr 2012 Aichi, Nagoya Telepia Hall 0. Mondai Ryu (8:59 Low Blow -> Small Package Hold) Chihiro Tominaga 1. Naruki Doi{W}, Masato Yoshino (8:32 Bakatare Sliding Kick) Jimmy Kanda{L}, Jimmy Kagetora 2. Eita Kobayashi (5:52 DQ due to MB...
Apr 8th
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Puroresu Sunday returns!
Puroresu Sunday will be back in full swing today! First off is the latest news from Dragon Gate. There will be news from New Japan Pro Wrestling and whatever else I decide to share, so keep checking back throughout the day!  - Lee
Apr 8th
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This week's CHIKARA videos
CHIKARA post several videos a week on their Youtube channel. Here are the latest:  Podcast A-Go-Go 310- Looking back at “A Death Worse Than Fate, which took place in February: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1sF1GanSGY Throwdown Lowdown - Sara Del Rey presents what is basically the Spot Of The Week. This one is from “The Thirteenth Hat”:...
Apr 7th
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CZW: Best Of The Best XI updates
The following is taken from the latest CZW press release:[[MORE]] CZW ‘Best of the Best XI’ on April 14 in Voorhees, NJ and on iPPV! Media Requests! CZW Dates! CZWrestling.com Flyer link - http://www.czwrestling.com/upcoming/images/041412/CZW041412FlyerSmall.jpg For media requests and interviews, e-mail nate_stein@hotmail.com. For sponsorship or vendor opportunities, e-mail...
Apr 6th
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Updated line up for PWG: DDT4
Super Dragon is still out of action due to his recent heel injury, so he and Steen won’t be in the tag tournament, and the championship won’t be on the line either).  Here’s the line up so far: PWG Championship: Kevin Steen will issue an open challenge DDT4 First Round Match:Sami Callihan & Roderick Strong vs El Generico & Willie Mack DDT4 First Round Match:Future...
Apr 6th
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Live report - Insane Championship Wrestling
Ciaran O’Donnell sent this report in from the recent ICW show at The Garage in Glasgow. Thanks a lot Ciaran! Insane Championship Wrestling - 1st April, The Garage, Glasgow, Scotland:  Mark Dallas kicked off the show and revealed that due to ‘personal reasons’ Red Lightning was retiring from the Wrestling Business. A loud ‘Thank You Lightning’ chant went around the...
Apr 6th
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Best of British - News from the UK Wrestling Scene
Preston City Wrestling held their huge “Springslam” event on the 30th of March. The show was also filmed for DVD and Blu-Ray, and will be available soon. Here are the results: Noam Dar defeated Dean Allmark Handicap Match: Hammer defeated The Blackpool Blonds Pro Wrestling:EVE match: Carmel Jacobs defeated Kay Lee Ray Joey Hayes defeated Jonathan Gresham, CJ Banks and El Ligero ...
Apr 6th
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Updated EVOLVE 11 line up
This show will be broadcast on live online pay per view on the 13th of April. You can pre-order now at WWNLive.com The card:  Low Ki vs El Generico Finlay vs Sami Callihan 2 Just announced: Johnny Gargano vs AR Fox Just announced: Chuck Taylor vs Samuray Del Sol More matches will be announced soon, featuring Bobby Fish, the Super Smash Brothers and more.  Thoughts: Two potentially awesome...
Apr 5th
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Ring Of Honor : 2 full matches from Saturday...
Due to technical difficulties, two matches were absent from the live stream of Ring Of Honor: Showdown In The Sun Day 2, which aired on IPPV on Saturday. ROH have uploaded both matches to Youtube for everyone to see:  Kyle O’Reilly vs Adam Cole Street Fight: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs The All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus) Thoughts: This is great for...
Apr 5th
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Live YouShoot with Vince Russo on IPPV
Former WWF, WCW and TNA booker Vince Russo’s upcoming shoot interview with YouShoot will be broadcast on live online pay per view  on June the first. You can order it for $15 over at WWNLive.com Russo will be answering questions from fans throughout the interview. I could be mistaken, but I think all of the questions will be from fans. Those who are familiar with the YouShoot series will...
Apr 4th
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Finlay coming to Ring Of Honor
Fit Finlay has been announced for Ring Of Honor: Border Wars. His opponent is yet to be revealed. The show will take place in the Ted Reeve arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 12th of May.  Thoughts: Finlay’s independent matches always deliver brutal hard hitting old school action, so this is great news for ROH. Fans of the “Belfast Bruiser” should also check out the...
Apr 4th
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Uhaa Nation injury update
According to PWinsider, Dragon Gate USA wrestler Uhaa Nation will be out for six to nine months due to the knee injury he sustained last week (at DGUSA/CZW: Heat). The CZW Facebook page stated that he would be out for nearly a year. Uhaa himself is yet to publicly disclose the amount of time he will be out, as far as I know.  Thoughts: Uhaa is one of the best wrestlers out there today, and a...
Apr 4th
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Review - WWE: WrestleMania 28
WWE: WrestleMania 28 took place on Sunday the first of April in Miami. Welcome to a rare WWE review here at Indy Wrestling Express! I’m writing this since it would be a shame to cover WrestleMania weekend in such depth without looking at the show it all revolves around. My reviews usually utilise my patented “The good, the bad and the questionable” format, but since almost...
Apr 3rd
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Anonymous asked: Where's the best place to check out some Chikara and PWG for people who can't really afford to buy their DVDs?
Apr 3rd
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Review - Dragon Gate USA: Mercury Rising 2012
Dragon Gate USA: Mercury Rising 2012 took place in Miami on Saturday night (March the 31st). Warning: Spoilers ahead!  THE GOOD Match of the night: The main event (Low Ki, Akira Tozawa & BxB Hulk defeated PAC, Ricochet & Mochizuki) This was awesome. Did you expect anything else? It was the match of the weekend for me, these guys put on a hell of a show. Tozawa and Hulk continued to...
Apr 3rd
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Lee is back!
I hope you enjoyed WrestleMania weekend folks! I’m back on the internet, I was avoiding it so I didn’t see DGUSA Mercury Rising or WrestleMania results. I’m all caught up now, so I’ll have reviews of both of those shows, as well as all the latest indy wrestling news, tomorrow. You can check out my review of Friday night’s DGUSA show here:  ...
Apr 2nd
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Dragon Gate USA "Mercury Rising" results
Now here’s the results from last night’s DGUSA IPPV, “Mercury Rising 2012”, courtesy of http://iheartdg.com. Lee is watching the show when it becomes available on demand, and will have a full review up in the coming days. Bobby Fish defeated Jon Davis AR Fox defeated Arik Cannon by disqualification after Sami Callihan threw a chair at Fox No Rules: Sabu defeated Sami...
Apr 1st