Shining Wizard Designs

A full year in wrestling extracted and echoing forever, came out looking kinda great. There’s a World of Wrestling Going On, available in paperback or kindle editions right now amazon.com/dp/B0DS8ZQ85W #wrestlesky

From terrible pain great art is wrought, with greetings of the season to all, Eddie Kingston holding Luke Jacob’s bloody head aloft this past Sunday in PROGRESS #PROGRESS #aew

Congratulations to Mayu Iwatani who further cemented her legacy as the best in the world this weekend, here about to pin future ace Victoria Yuzuki to become a triple Marigold United National, Superfly, World Champion #pw_mg #wrestleUNIVERSE

Keeping a certain flame alive, the distinguished Karl Malenko extinguishes Josh Barnett in Los Angeles this past Thursday as Hell Came to Dogtown #PRODUCE6 #battlarts

Oracles and pioneers, Manami Toyota, Kyoko Inoue and Mariko Yoshida #ajw #arsion

Things fall apart. Antonio Inoki watches the very public breakdown of Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami’s relationship in Tokyo, October 1982 #njpw

When you finally find home, battleship and captain. Giant Baba and Stan Hansen side by side #ajpw

A tale of two tigers and a chicken wing. Tiger Queen trapped for the moment by Super Tiger in Tokyo back in April 2023 #pw_Diana #sspw

Representing La Fuerza Poblana, as we all should aspire to, Guerrero Maya Jr. stretches Angel de Oro this past Sunday in Mexico City #cmll

Rina steadies herself before dropping Utami Hayashishita on the Path of Thunder, yesterday in Utsonomiya #STARDOM

Uptown royalty, Hyo Ogawa truly breaking out whilst still a society debutante, a remarkable talent #pw_uptown #ajpw #ddtpro

Celebrating 11 years a wrestler, the sublime VENY faces the returning queen Ayako Hamada in BLOOM, yesterday in Tokyo #VENY11周年

At his most deliciously disruptive, OZAWA readies himself before crushing the never more relatable Tetsuya Naito #noah_ghc #njpw

A strong hold, Gabe Kidd locks in on Shota Umino as both men bring the best out of each other at King of Pro-Wrestling in Tokyo this past Monday #njpw #njkopw #aew

To the future NEVER, an exceptional contest between Kosei Fujita and Aaron Wolf this past Monday in Tokyo. Based on a perfect photo by @/(twitter)tkyb11 #njpw #njkopw

A gleeful Kenny Omega sets out his stall at King of Pro Wrestling yesterday in Tokyo #njpw #njkopw #aew

El Desperado overcomes his biggest challenge to date and drives Andreza Giant Panda to the mat yesterday in Tokyo. A perfect celebration of New Nemuro Pro Wrestling, based on a tremendous photo by @/(twitter)horie_gantz #nnpw #ddtpro #njpw

Simon Gotch throws Takanori Ito during his challenge for the LIDET UWF Championship this Friday in Tokyo. Based on a wonderful ringside photo by @ (twitter) __Yukiko__s #GLEAT

The purest powerhouse, Ares, hurls the top contender for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Ryohei Oiwa this past Wednesday in Tokyo #njpw

The all seeing eye, Lady C hooks and holds HANAKO, Hanan and Saya Iida this past Sunday in Shizuoka #stardom

Knockout, brother…Yuto-Ice drills HENARE during their tremendous bout for the IWGP Tag Team Championships, this past Tuesday in Tokyo #njpw

Infinitely more than the king of the headlock thing, the mighty Ryohei Oiwa m readies himself for this coming Monday in Tokyo and his highly anticipated match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship #njpw #njkopw

Ahead of a huge show this coming Friday, it’s been a delight to see Chris Ridgeway shining in Japan once more, here tearing it up against the incredibly gifted Tetsuya Izuchi last week in Nagoya #GLEAT

Opening the Gate of Victory by remembering the greatest of warriors, Dragon Kid pays tribute to Pac, last Thursday in Tokyo

Jushin Thunder Liger dispensing justice following vehicular assault via bicycle by Hyper Masao at Wrestle Princess VII in Tokyo on Sunday #tjpw #njpw

Flight of the bumblebee interrupted, Yuki Arai reels in Suzume whilst defending her Princess of Princess Championship, yesterday in Tokyo #tjpw #wrestleUNIVERSE

Captains of industry and Kings of Destruction, Shinya Hashimoto, Minoru Suzuki and Mitsuharu Misawa

Fuwa-Chan stretching Julia Hart in Tokyo, this past Tuesday #STARDOM #aew

Passing four years ago today, never to be forgotten, Antonio Inoki

Enbattled, but never broken, Antonio Inoki records a final message for the world on September 22nd 2022.

To a better world and our shared humanity, Fidel Castro and Antonio Inoki sharing a toast in 1990 #njpw

Pac, the kind of man that only gravity could forget.

Antonio Inoki twists Renzo Gracie to usher in a new year in Osaka, New Year’s Eve 2000 #njpw #pride

The most saintly set of Místico El Desperado, and Starlight Kid #cmll #njpw #stardom

Don’t fear what happens if you keep going on this road…with fear, there will be no road. The final Antonio Inoki match in a New Japan ring, submitting Don Frye in April 1998 #njpw

Delightfully dangerous denizens of darkness, Great Muta, The Great Kabuki and Hechicero #njpw #cmll

Inoki Final Countdown 7th, Antonio Inoki forever entwined with Satoru Sayama, their contest in April 1997 being the first use of the evolved Tiger King moniker #njpw

Inoki Final Countdown 6th, Antonio Inoki endures the power and precision of Willie Williams to secure victory in the Tokyo Dome, January 1997 #njpw

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This one is going to hurt. Inoki Final Count Down 5th, Antonio Inoki locks horns with the mastodon Big Van Vader one final time #njpw

Under the gaze of Kim Il Sung and the record setting 190,000 in attendance, Antonio Inoki readies himself to strike Ric Flair, Pyongyang, April 1995 #njpw

March 1995 in Nagoya, Antonio Inoki meets Yoshiaki Fujiwara for the final time in singles competition as step 4 in his Final Countdown #njpw

Vader and the Miracle Violence Connection, Dr. Death Steve Williams and Terry Gordy #ajpw #njpw

Life bringers, masters of death(match). Mitsuhiro Matsunaga Jun Kasai and Atsushi Onita #fmw #bjw #pwfreedoms

The fascinating final of the BVD Cup Martial Arts tournament completed the third step along Inoki’s Final Countdown, Antonio Inoki demonstrating stubborn endurance to subdue the Icon, Sting #njpw #aew

The BVD Cup Martial Arts Tournament at the Tokyo Dome marked the 3rd stop for Antonio Inoki’s Final Countdown, first seeing him eliminate the masterful Gerard Gordeau in the semi-finals #njpw #ufc

September 1994 in Yokohama, two time Olympic gold medalist judoka, Willem Ruska clashes with Antonio Inoki in the second match of his Final Count Down #njpw

A warrior monk and the life aquatic, Jinsei Shinzaki, Gran Naniwa and Super Delfin #michipro #osakapro #senjo #njpw

Congratulations to Yushin Hatazawa on making his pro wrestling debut this week for New Japan, wishing him a long, happy and healthy career #njpw

Slipping the grip of Shinya Aoki, Mikuru Asakura is set to turn and deliver punishing blows. A poetic and painfully poignant contest in Osaka yesterday as part of Super RIZIN 5 #rizin  #ddtpro