WE ARE BACK! After a bit of a break, we make our long-awaited return to the realm of PANCRASE, and we arrive at the start of 1994 in Yokohama, where the pioneers of Hybrid Wrestling are kicking off…

The first UFC event is in the rearview mirror, and with the ripple effects of that event still being felt, our attention turns back to Pancrase. Wayne (Ken) Shamrock comes back not as a conquering …

There are very few moments in history where multiple transformative movements happen concurrently. 1993, as we have seen so far, was one instance where this occurred. Both professional wrestling an…

It was only a matter of time before the reverberations from Pancrase’s formation led to a clash between disciplines. As already hinted at in our early steps of this journey, we are on the pre…

OUR COLLECTIVE JOURNEY through the revolutionary existence of Pancrase continues, with October 14th, 1993, arriving with as much excitement as September 21st, 1993 did at Tokyo NK Hall. Here, at Ts…

The paradox of professional wrestling is that it is well-defined yet quite nebulous. Most fans, particularly English-speaking ones, can tell you the defining characteristics without hesitation: pre…

THE LONG MARCH THROUGH PANCRASE COMMENCES FORTHWITH, and our journey begins on a warm autumn night in Tokyo, Japan, September 21st, 1993. The inviting voice of WARD E. SEXTON, of Resident Evil and …

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