Host of the ProWres Paradise at @PWTorch
Joined November 2009
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After a month off, ProWres Paradise is kinda, sorta back.
My good pal @jmshapyro was kind enough to accompany me for a big ol' update on MY NEWS, the show status, life, health, and lots more. I talk A LOT so brace yourselves.
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- Kaito Kiyomiya's career
- The European independent scene & TK's innocence
- His arteries
- Trainees in the NJ dojo in the mid 90s.
Yes, harm inflictors indeed.
Jun 10
In the mid 90’s in Japan. I’m just looking through my “not at work eyes” and that’s a fair old group of harm inflictors.
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This this this.
Apr 19
We hear your complaints from LV. Here's our offer: Do 16 Carat as your big wrestling trip instead of WM.
No dynamic pricing. Get a full weekend with 7 nicely produced, on time, quality shows with engaged crowds & worldwide top independent talent starting at around 180 EUR.
Spend a wrestling festival with like-minded, open, positive wrestling fans.
No fear of erratic border controls or deportation.
Decent quality hotels at affordable prices.
No spike prices for public transportation.
Affordable food prices in restaurants. Drinks sold at a fraction of the US prices.
Want to do more? Travel destinations like Amsterdam, Paris, Hamburg and Cologne are a short train ride away. Vienna, Budapest, Berlin and Rome are less than 2h on a plane.
No visa needed for EU travel from a lot of countries including USA.
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Just saw this on instagram, apparently Joe Doering is fighting a brain tumor for the third time. Horrible news, as he's been fighting cancer for ten years now.
The gofundme's been online since September but apparently it's still relevant, here's the link: gofundme.com/f/help-joe-pin-…
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Alan4L retweeted
27 Sep 2025
Can we make the 20th 16 Carat Gold the best one? We are 100% trying. Super excited to finally bring Chihiro Hashimoto to wXw!
27 Sep 2025
Teilnehmerin #2 für wXw 16 Carat Gold 2026: Chihiro Hashimoto
Sie gehört zu den dominantesten Wrestlerinnen Japans, ist Schülerin von Meiko Satomura – und schreibt Geschichte: @chihiro_senjo ist die erste japanische Wrestlerin, die an #wXw16Carat Gold teilnimmt! In Oberhausen feiert sie ihr wXw-Debüt.
Die mehrfache Sendai Girls World Champion ist bekannt für ihre enorme Power, ihren Background als Amateur-Ringerin und ihre kompromisslose Art im Ring. In Japan hat sie sich gegen die Größten ihrer Zunft bewiesen und gilt längst als eine der stärksten Frauen im Pro-Wrestling.
Jetzt stellt sie sich einer neuen Herausforderung – beim größten Wrestling-Turnier Europas: wXw 16 Carat Gold 2026.
🔥 Seid live dabei!
wXw 16 Carat Gold 2026
präsentiert von @Wrestling_Infos
📅 6.-8. März 2026
📍 Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
🎟️ Tickets & Infos: events.wXw-Wrestling.com
👉 Einzeltickets gibt es ab Dienstag, 30. September
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
absolutely gobsmacked. we used to have a running joke that wherever you went in the wrestling world, diggers would show up. even randomly bumped into him at a beer festival! he was a lovely man and always a joy to be around. horrible horrible news. heartbroken for his family.
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
Ah this is awful news, Ian was a lovely fella and I always enjoyed talking to him when we used to bump into each other at the wrestling.
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
literally just ran into him at forbidden door. a lovely man always up for a chat. seen him at shows all over the continent. it’ll feel strange taking the post-weekender group photo in louisiana this weekend without him. gutting
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
Ian truly was such a staple in all the wrestling weekenders at home and afar. Always so lovely to chat to, and sneakily he was so incredibly knowledgable. RIP ❤️
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Pretty big shock and very sad to see this
I think we put the wrestling world to rights in at least 3 countries together, there was an inevitability I’d just turn around and see him at some point at shows
Rest Easy
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
Awful news to get today. Sad to have missed it previously. Ian was a gent and I got to hang out with him again a few times this year which was always harder in a "post" wrestling world.
I'll think of him every Birthday as we always used to share it over Carat weekend 💚
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
Awful sad news. Ian was always a constant at every show I've been to in the continent. The chill character that you always needed in a group. Incredibly friendly, and present in every wrestling rabbit hole conversation that was had in various places. Rest easy, pal.
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
24 Sep 2025
Absolutely awful news - Ian was a lovely lad whenever I ran into him (usually in Germany). He's going to be a big miss on these weekenders, that's for damn sure.
Another unfortunate reminder to always take the photos.
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share with the Irish/UK/European graps community
Ian Dignam has unfortunately passed away
Due to the disparate nature of social media his family have asked me to pass on the news
Condolences can be shared here rip.ie/death-notice/ian-dign…
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Alan4L retweeted
2 Jul 2025
Today marks 10 years since I began covering Dragongate for @voiceswrestling. Along the way, I've made a number of great friends, covered a lot of great shows, and enjoyed a lot of DISCOURSE.
Here's a collection of my favorite things that I've written for VOW:
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The April 18th Arena Mexico main (Los Guerreros vs. Sky Team & Blue Panther) was as close to a perfect lucha libre experience as it gets. Absolutely beautiful professional wrestling.
This happened the same day as Dragongate delivered a perfect DG trios match in Vegas. Go figure
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Alan4L retweeted
11 Mar 2025
THOSE DAYS: A MICHINOKU PRO RETROSPECTIVE launches tomorrow on the Open the Voice Gate feed. We’ll cover the improbable rise and devastating collapse of a promotion that influenced wrestling on a global scale. Subscribe now to listen to Episode 1 tomorrow!
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