Weekly Watchlist 101 - The Burning Sword Duels With The Awesome Gladiator

What's new, viewers of veiled vanquishing?!

Things have been a bit slow for your favourite wrestling reviewer recently. A combination of burnout and depression hitting me with a lethal one-two combination that has been putting me on the backfoot for a number of days. I'm still putting in the work to keep on top of the blog, at least the weekly posts, but it doesn't come without some difficulties. 

Similar to when I was in a rough spot last year, I decided to watch a wrestler that, if he were in my shoes, would surely not give up. Would push on through the pain, and would persevere until the bitter end. 

For days like the ones I've been having, sometimes I just need to ask myself;

What would Kenta Kobashi do? 

AJPW

Weekly Watchlist 100 - Wrestling Roulette

What's new, defenders of delusive disagreements!

Welcome, one and all, to the 10th edition of...

The Weekly Watchlist Wrestling Roulette! 

Yes, dear reader, it's back! The once-every-10-weeks tradition continues! We've reached 10 instances of Wrestling Roulette and 100 total Weekly Watchlists! Man, what a milestone. First off, I'd like to thank my mo- oh, it's not one of those occasions? Oh, my bad. 

I didn't have anything big planned for this roulette, saving a big post for my upcoming 2 year special, opting instead to let the RNG gods decide my fate once again this week.

So, what did they spin up for me? Read on and find out! 

Match of the Year Tournament - B Block - April 2026

Welcome back friends, to the end of the B Block! 

What a month April was, eh? Busy, busy, busy. I was a bit worried that there wouldn't be a lot worth talking about this month, with how the 'Mania week shows were panning out, but we sure lucked out.

Let's get right into things, shall we?  

The Pre-Quarterfinalists

Weekly Watchlist 099 - Eye for a Lariat

What's new, advocates of artificial altercations?!

We've got a pretty infamous bout on offer for you guys this week, less for the in-ring action and more for the injury and story surrounding this match. I don't spend a lot of time focusing in on the injury, for the squeamish in the audience, so feel free to read this without fear of losing your lunch. 

Let's not waste any more time in the preamble, let's get into this, yeah? 

 

NJPW

Matches of the Month - April 2026

What’s new, friends?! 

April is in the books already! Man, what a month it was. ‘Mania season had me watching more matches in a week than I sometimes average in a month, and I couldn’t help but feel a touch of burnout for the final weeks of the month. But alas! I pushed on! I persevered! And man, what a month it was. Multiple Match of the Year contenders and 5 star barn burners. Let’s dig into some of them, yeah?