May 2012 – The Johnson Transcript

Goldberg Rules the Ring in Japan

By danielcarljohnson on May 31, 2012 • ( 0 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qWqRkxga1Y&feature=related Fans are still clamoring for Brock Lesnar to return so in the spirit of that I thought I would post a match…not featuring Brock Lesnar. Instead here is one of his “classic” Wrestlemania opponents “Career Endin’” Bill Goldberg. Years… Read More ›

…And Now the Exciting Conclusion

By danielcarljohnson on May 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMw_zvCJ1io I thought I would build up some suspense to the finals of PAIN LIMIT 2010 by not posting it for some days. Of course if you really wanted to you could have searched for it yourself, but oh well…. Read More ›

Best of the Super Juniors Lives Up To The Name

By danielcarljohnson on May 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EpG8c66bUQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhJmDLrGhL0&feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY3ZpmlRiZs As good as some of the matches that NJPW have produced have been they have only put on four, 5 star matches according to Dave Meltzer. While some may argue that more NJPW matches are worthy of… Read More ›

6 Ways WWE Could Benefit From Their Military Ties

By danielcarljohnson on May 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

In honor of Memorial Day I thought I would make a list related to the military. Since WWE gives out free tickets to soldiers, has had a plethora of military gimmicks and its top star has even portrayed a marine… Read More ›

Jun Kasai Finds a Bucket the Hard Way

By danielcarljohnson on May 27, 2012 • ( 1 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkmYFqFQBSE In contrast to the match posted yesterday the other semi-final match of FREEDOMS’ PAIN LIMIT 2010 was a more straightforward hardcore bout right off the bat. The DDT into the bucket of thumbtacks looks more like a match-ender than… Read More ›

A Technical Wrestling Match OMG…Wait…What Are You Doing?

By danielcarljohnson on May 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af9FqRd4tFA At first I was thinking of posting this bout as an example of a bad hardcore match, but then I just realized these guys have a concept of pacing. The encounter is pretty good and at first glance given… Read More ›

Abdullah The Butcher Carves Up Giant Warrior

By danielcarljohnson on May 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_R1i4VUfxw&feature=related Since it has been a while since I posted some classic WWC action I thought I would write about this little gem. Yes, Abdullah in WWC in a match featured “The Bloody Bloody Matches of the Caribbean #2,” so… Read More ›

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI0jj85QX9I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQ3ZPHF0xg This match has a little bit of it all and features four guys who though brought up wrestling stateside seemed quite at home working in Japan. I enjoy Terry Funk’s performance in this match the most as he… Read More ›

The Johnson Transcript

Devourer of Wrestling

Month: May 2012