This Week in Death: Champions Roundup, Mad Man Pondo, FREEDOMS & ICW No Holds Barred


Mad Man Pondo Returns to Big Japan Pro-Wrestling

Big Japan Pro-Wrestling has confirmed that the American Deathmatch Legend, Mad Man Pondo will be returning to compete for the company this month. Mad Man Pondo will be stepping foot in Big Japan Pro-Wrestling for the first time in nine years; with Pondo’s last match being a Barbed Wire Board Six-Man Tag Team Deathmatch all the way back in April of 2014. In his previous time in BJW, Pondo has faced the likes of Jun Kasai, Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito and Shadow WX; with his reputation in BJW earning him the title of the original Baka Gaijin. You can follow BJW on Twitter for updates on Mad Man Pondo’s upcoming return to BJW.


FREEDOMS 4/16: Deathmatch Festival in Hiroshima

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS is set to host the 2023 Deathmatch Festival on April 16th and already, we have some solid matchups on the Deathmatch end of the card; despite no stipulations being officially announced. We will see the new King of FREEDOMS Champion, Tomoya Hirata team up with Takashi Sasaki as they take on ERE’s Violento Jack & Kyu Mogami. UNCHAIN’s Masashi Takeda & Rina Yamashita will face the team of Daisuke Masaoka & Toru Sugiura. And in Singles Deathmatch action, Jun Kasai will take on Toshiyuki Sakuda. Interestingly as well, we will see Drew Parker in Six-Man Tag Team action in his first match for Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS since retiring from Deathmatches. Again, Deathmatch Festival 2023 will take emanate from Hiroshima Industrial West Hall in Hiroshima, Japan on April 16th. And you can follow Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS on Twitter for updates.

Full Card

  1. Deathmatch Stipulation TBA: Tomoya Hirata & Takashi Sasaki vs ERE (Violento Jack & Kyu Mogami)
  2. Deathmatch Stipulation TBA: Jun Kasai vs Toshiyuki Sakuda
  3. Deathmatch Stipulation TBA: UNCHAIN (Masashi Takeda & Rina Yamashita) vs Daisuke Masaoka & Toru Sugiura
  4. Mammoth Sasaki, Rekka & Tsuyoshi Okada vs ERE (Drew Parker & Dobunezumi Fukki) & Devil Magician
  5. Dragon Libre, Kamui & Takahiro Katori vs F-SWAG (Jun Masaoka & Yuya Susumu) & Kenshin Chikano
  6. GENTARO & Rey Paloma vs Brahman Brothers (Brahman Kei & Brahman Shu)

Nate Webb to Make ICW No Holds Barred Debut

ICW No Holds Barred has announced that Independent Wrestling & Midwestern Legend Spyder Nate Webb will make his debut in The Chains at NHB 48. Nate Webb will step into The Chains against Midwestern Deathmatch Wrestling staple, Neil Diamond Cutter for the first time ever. NHB 48 will be happening as part of of a weekend of ICW shows live from Berwyn Eagles in Berwyn, Illinois on June 16th and 17th. Tickets for both days of ultraviolent action are available now and you can follow ICW No Holds Barred on Twitter for updates.

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