2026-Stars in the Tokyo Dome Pro Wrestling Thread

[Huggy]

The challenge for Thunder Rosa at the end was a nice little wink at their rivalry, which was one of the highlights of pandemic-era AEW. Their "lights out" match is on the upper tier of women's matches in the company's history.

Yeah, I caught that too. I'm not a huge fan of women's wrestling but they brought the house down, as it were at the time, with their feud.

 

[nietsroob17]

Taking a page out of the AEW playbook with an interim champ, but it's something WWE badly needs for the women's division right now. It's laughable that the two women's belts have been defended a combined ONCE since WrestleMania.

This ladder match for Rhea's belt should be a good chance to something fresh (do something out of left field, like giving it to Chelsea), but I have a hunch they'll just lump the Jade/Charlotte feud into it.

 

[nietsroob17]

Apparently, this is some indie in Knoxville. Gallows and Anderson against the sons of Gallows and Styles.

 

[mpcincal]

Apparently, this is some indie in Knoxville. Gallows and Anderson against the sons of Gallows and Styles.

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So, Styles' kid facing the Good Brothers with one of the GB's son. I smell a heel turn!

 

[JimmyHoward33]

So Danhausen will be backed up by a …. Cat.,,,, hmmm…..

 

[nietsroob17]

So Danhausen will be backed up by a …. Cat.,,,, hmmm…..

A black cat.

OMG. HIS BACKUP IS GOING TO BE ERNEST MILLER!

Meanwhile, an honest to goodness pre-show match tonight, and it should be a good one. Don't even remember the last time had a televised pre-show match that wasn't dark for the crowd.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The Livestream of Danhausen’s “parade” may have been the most entertaining half hour I’ve seen in wrestling for years. Wait until the end for a special appearance by a former WWE superstar.

Also loved the little tribute to Sid where Truth asked of they were live, and Danhausen replied, “we’re live, pal.”

 

[nietsroob17]

She has more important things to tend to now, but damn. Hope there's some point (if she wants to) that Bianca can return to action.

 

[nietsroob17]

Stephanie McMahon and Joe Tessitore being listed as the "Okerlund" on the SNME commentary graphic is great.

 

[nietsroob17]

Ahhhh ... it's a black KAT.

Good dance partners helped, but JD and Dom made those chokeslams look like a million bucks.

 

[nietsroob17]

A tough week for bird ladies in NYC (RIP Brenda Fricker).

Bayley just POUNDED Lyra's nose something fierce.

 

[nietsroob17]

Ahh, so WWE is going to have WrestieMania weekend shows for the lesser brands in NYC while they sell out the rest to Saudi.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

A tough week for bird ladies in NYC (RIP Brenda Fricker).

Bayley just POUNDED Lyra's nose something fierce.

Yeah, we got some hardway blood there.

Heckuva banger between Lyra and Bayley. That seems like either sort
of break time for Bayley or some sort of sendoff.

 

[nietsroob17]

Yeah, we got some hardway blood there.

Heckuva banger between Lyra and Bayley. That seems like either sort
of break time for Bayley or some sort of sendoff.

You know that if it's in NYC, it's definitely not a blade job, if the commission has anything to say about it.

Bayley's future in WWE has been a big topic of discussion. Supposedly, her contract expires at the end of the year. Since she's pretty much done everything in WWE short of a Mania main event, does she jump to join her bestie Mercedes on the other side?

 

[nietsroob17]

We've got 40+ minutes theoretically and wasn't there supposed to be something with Roman and Brunson? Is that going on after the main event? Something dark for the live crowd?

Is Seth going to curb stomp Brunson to further blur the heel/face dynamic?

 

[JimmyHoward33]

One of the pods was saying Seth is the face in this feud this week. I think thats crazy. Roman is clearly the baby face

You dont send anyone but your No 1 baby out with Jalen Bruson in the Garden

 

[nietsroob17]

I guess Trae Young wasn't available?

 

[JimmyHoward33]

Aw man if they could’ve actually gotten a tag match out of this it wooda been bigger than Malone and Rodman in 98

 

[Baron Scicluna]

You know that if it's in NYC, it's definitely not a blade job, if the commission has anything to say about it.

Bayley's future in WWE has been a big topic of discussion. Supposedly, her contract expires at the end of the year. Since she's pretty much done everything in WWE short of a Mania main event, does she jump to join her bestie Mercedes on the other side?

I’m not sure of the current NYAC rules on blading, although I do recall a story from 40+ years earlier when Capt. Lou Albano did a blade job at MSG and Vince Sr. threw a major fit because Albano did it in literally in front of the athletic commissioners at ringside and left what looked like a large switchblade (!) in the ring.

As for Bayley, I’d think at this point, unless the E backs up a Brinks truck, that she take a break and go to AEW or Japan for a few years, then come back to the E for one final run.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

An update on Ludwig Kaiser’s legal situation: Legal Filing Details Ludwig Kaiser's Side Of Battery Arrest Incident

It sounds like the complainant, who may be this guy, is making things up.