Alex Giardini, Author at Voices of Wrestling

Highs & Lows: NJPW New Japan Cup 2016

Posted by Alex Giardini | Mar 15, 2016 | Columns, VOW

New Japan’s 1st tournament of the year (New Japan Cup 2016) wrapped up this past weekend, immediately impacting the future of the IWGP Championship.

Highs & Lows: NJPW The New Beginning 2016

Posted by Alex Giardini | Feb 17, 2016 | Columns, Featured

In a desperate need for a reset or an overhaul, New Japan Pro Wrestling had a busy weekend with two The New Beginning 2016 shows.

NJPW Highs & Lows: Wrestle Kingdom 10 and New Year DASH!

Posted by Alex Giardini | Jan 10, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Wrestle Kingdom

Days removed from a monumental weekend for New Japan, which included Wrestle Kingdom 10 (Jan. 4, Tokyo Dome) followed by New Year Dash (Jan. 5, Korakuen Hall), the aftermath of both events has the wrestling world buzzing. The Tokyo Dome show was as important as any other show in the promotion’s history, while major shakeups happened the next night in front of the raucous Korakuen Hall faithful.