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Joshi Wrestling Weekly (March 31st, 2016): Hana Kimura Graduates!

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[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″][/media-credit] Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are looking at the graduation of Hana Kimura (the daughter of Kyoko Kimura), Maki Narumiya officially retiring, and Io Shirai defending her championship! Joshi Wrestling News   Photo: battle-news.com As I mentioned last week, Maki Narumiya officially retired from professional wrestling on … Read more

Joshi Wrestling Weekly (March 22nd, 2016): Maki Narumiya Retirement Set

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[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″][/media-credit] Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are going to discuss the latest events in Japan, including a big Stardom show, a new ICExInfinity Championship, and Maki Narumiya‘s upcoming retirement!   Joshi Wrestling News   Photo: battle-news.com After having her last match in Ice Ribbon, Maki Narumiya announced plans for … Read more

Joshi Wrestling Weekly (March 15th, 2016): Kaho Kobayashi Spotlight

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[media-credit name=”Photo: yahoo.co.jp” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to a new edition of the Joshi Wrestling Weekly! I know it has been awhile, but we are now looking to bring back this column as a regular feature on Diva Dirt again. Lots of results and news from Japan to discuss, as well as a closer look at young wrestler Kaho … Read more

Joshi Roundup for October 21st, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! We are back with results and news from Japan, as well as a closer look at legend Dump Matsumoto!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com Ice Ribbon continues to battle injuries, as not only has Aoi Kizuki not recovered from her knee … Read more

Joshi Roundup for October 7th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: wwr-stardom.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! We are back with injury updates, a new promotion starting, and spotlighting the one and only Act Yasukawa!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com To update a story from a few months ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler KANNA fractured her eye socket in … Read more

Joshi Roundup (September 30th, 2015): Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: we-are-stardom.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! A lot has happened since my last column, this week we have the conclusion of the Stardom FIVE STAR GP and a spotlight on a very special wrestler to me, Hudson Envy!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com Some quick news items … Read more

Joshi Roundup (September 20th, 2015): Mio Shirai Special Edition

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[media-credit name=”Photo: battle-news.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! This is a special edition of the column, as there has really been one news story that overshadowed everything else this week. On September 20th, 2015, the talented Joshi wrestler Mio Shirai retired from professional wrestling.   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com At … Read more

Joshi Roundup (September 6th, 2015): Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: battle-news.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Since we are in a holiday this will be a shorter column this week. Let’s get right to the news!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com As Kana works her way towards her “hiatus” starting on September 15th, she is making her … Read more

Joshi Roundup for August 30th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: sendaigirls.jp” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Lots going on in the world of Japan, including a veteran wrestler announcing her retirement!   Joshi News Photo: sendaigirls.jp In exciting news for her but sad news for her fans around the world, Sendai Sachiko announced this week that she … Read more

Joshi Roundup for August 23rd, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMER Wrestling” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Lots going on in the world of Japan, including one of my personal favorite wrestlers randomly showing up at NXT TakeOver last night!   Joshi News Photo: kana.cm The biggest news for fans of Joshi is that the world famous … Read more

Joshi Roundup for August 16th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Apologies for missing last week, life got a bit too hectic for a minute there but things have returned to normal. We have a little catching up to do so let’s get to it! Joshi News It has been a slow few weeks for true “news” … Read more

Joshi Roundup for August 2nd, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! This is going to be a more “informative” column than usual, as this past week was a little slow in regards to results. But there is still plenty to talk about and we’ll take a closer look at the biggest Joshi promotion – Stardom! Joshi News Photo: … Read more

Joshi Roundup for July 26th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-News.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! There were several big events last week which I will cover, and we’ll also take a  deeper look at one of my favorite wrestlers, Kairi Hojo!   Joshi News Photo: Battle-News.com In Japan more so than in the United States, wrestling promotions … Read more

Joshi Roundup for July 19th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-News.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Hello! My name is Kevin Wilson, and I have been a fan of Japanese wrestling for over a decade. During that time I have slowly started watching more and more women’s wrestling in Japan (better known as Joshi) and that is now my primary interest. I hope through this column I … Read more

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