Tag Archives: The Great Muta

Pro Wrestling NOAH have announced that Keiji Mutoh will be a special guest commentator for their event this Saturday. Mutoh, along with Naomichi Marufuji, vacated the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championships back in February of this year, due to to Mutoh being sidelined with a hip injury.

Japanese wrestling legend Keiji Mutoh (aka The Great Muta) announced on his official Twitter account that he will be undergoing double knee replacement surgery next month. 55-year-old Mutoh noted that he did not know whether he would be able to return to the ring after the surgery, but would make his best effort to do  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent PCW ULTRA live event. The event took place on January 19th, 2018 at the ILWU Memorial Hall in Los Angeles, California. Singles Match ACH defeated Rey Fénix. Singles Match Kikutaro defeated Mariachi Loco. Triple Threat Match Shane Strickland defeated Flip Gordon and Brody King. Singles Match Alexander Hammerstone  Continue Reading »

PCW Ultra, the former Pacific Coast Wrestling, have announced that Japanese wrestling legend The Great Muta (Keiji Mutoh) will be returning to the United States next month at their 2nd Anniversary event on January 19th in Wilmington, California. In a press release issued by the company, PCW Ultra owner Mike Scharnagl stated, “Each time we  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Eric Bischoff commented on a variety of topics, including Hulk Hogan’s thoughts on portraying a heel character, why The Great Muta joined the now and more. On Hulk Hogan portraying a heel character: “Hulk got very comfortable in that heel role, but initially, it was very hard for him.  Continue Reading »

The WRESTLE-1 promotion out of Japan will be returning to the United States this June, with legendary Japanese wrestler Great Muta also making an appearance. For those wondering, WRESTLE-1 will be partnering with American Pro Wrestling Association as part of their “Justice 4 All” tour events in Charlotte, North Carolina. More information on those events  Continue Reading »

Japanese wrestling legend The Great Muta (Keiji Mutoh) made an appearance at a Hercules promotional event in Japan earlier today where he confronted The Rock and after engaging in some banter, shook hands with The Rock, who said that it was an honor to meet the legendary Mutoh, who he said is an inspiring man.  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling announced today that the company will be holding a press conference in New York City, where TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter and legendary Japanese wrestler The Great Muta (Keiji Mutoh) will be present. While nothing is confirmed, the expectation is that Mutoh’s WRESTLE-1 promotion will have some involvement at TNA’s Bound For Glory  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling sent out the following: THE GREAT MUTA Announced for Special Appearance at TNA’s June 25th TV Taping in NYC Simply, The Great Muta is one of the brightest international stars the professional wrestling world has ever known. Throughout his career, he’s held wrestling gold 19 times and has won awards and praise across  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling sent out the following: The Great Muta will compete at Lockdown on March 9 in Miami TNA Wrestling is proud to announce that on Sunday, March 9 in Miami live on Pay-Per-View, Japanese wrestling legend The Great Muta (Keiji Mutoh) will make a rare wrestling appearance in the United States as he compete  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling sent out the following: TNA EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH WRESTLE-1 | IMPACT WRESTLING SUPERSTARS TO HEADLINE MARCH SPECIAL EVENT IN JAPAN Building on the popularity of its programming internationally, TNA announced it will send 11 of its Superstars to Japan for a special event with Wrestle-1, founded by the legendary Keiji Mutoh (The Great  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett will be returning to Japan next month, as he has been announced to appear for The Great Muta’s Wrestle-1 promotion. The event takes place on October 6th in Tokyo, Japan.

According to PWInsider.com, The Great Muta met with Jeff Jarrett and TNA’s Andy Barton about the idea of TNA sending talent to his new promotion Wrestle 1. Longtime Japanese photographer Jimmy Suzuki was also at the meeting. One would assume that this would lead to talent coming Stateside as well, but nothing has been officially  Continue Reading »

The official website for Impact Wrestling has just reported that legendary Japanese wrestler The Great Muta met with Jeff Jarrett and TNA officials at the TNA offices in Nashville, TN earlier today. The report notes that TNA and Muta, who runs Japan’s WRESTLE-1 promotion, discussed potential opportunities between the two companies.

WWE.com has an interesting article up today looking at the 10 greatest wrestlers to have never wrestled in the company. Sting tops the list, and WWE teased a dream WrestleMania match between him and The Undertaker. The following is the Top 10 list comprised  by the WWE: 1. Sting 2. Abdullah The Butcher 3. The  Continue Reading »

Pro Wrestling NOAH announced over the weekend that Kenta Kobashi’s retirement match will take place on May 11th at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Kobashi will team with The Great Muta, Jun Akiyama & Kensuke Sasaki to take on the team of Go Shiozaki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Maybach Taniguchi & KENTA in an event titled  Continue Reading »

In an update on Ric Flair’s appearance at the January 26th All Japan Pro Wrestling event, in addition to Flair teaming with The Great Muta to take on the team of Tatsumi Fujinami & Seiya Sanda, Flair’s son Reid will also be in tag team action. All Japan announced today that Reid will be teaming  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent Pro Wrestling Syndicate internet pay-per-view event. Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s Fifth Anniversary Show Night One took place at the Rahway Recreational Center on June 1st, 2012 in Rahway, New Jersey. Dark Match The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) defeated Adam Cole and Davey Richards. This was a dark match  Continue Reading »

Following on from the reports earlier today that TNA Impact Wrestling had released X-Division star Anthony Nese from his contract with the company, Nese, who only joined the company back in December 2011, commented on the matter. “I wanted to be the first to inform everyone that I have requested my release from TNA Wrestling.  Continue Reading »

TNA Wrestling have confirmed that TNA X-Division star Anthony Nese had been released from his contract with the company effective today. Nese hasn’t been used on TNA Wrestling television in months and was booked by Pro Wrestling Syndicate for their June 1st pay-per-view event where he will be teaming with Sami Callihan to take on  Continue Reading »