by Alex Knapp ECW Hardcore Revolution Year: 2000 Systems: PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast Developer: Acclaim Publisher: Acclaim Late in The Monday Night Wars, the wrestling video game community witnessed an event that signaled a major changing in the wind…. Read More ›
Month: January 2015
25 and Under: Dark Angel Wrestles Cimarrera at VLL
by Daniel Johnson Dark Angel vs. Cimarrera Back in 2012 two female Chilean wrestlers, Dark Angel aka Stephanie Vaquer and Cimarrera were wrestling regularly. Vaquer uploaded a couple of these matches to her YouTube channel. Although bouts such as this… Read More ›
WWE Pay-Per-View Roundtable: Royal Rumble 2015
by Daniel Johnson Editor’s Note: Justin Watry is a wrestling columnist. He can be followed on Twitter @justinwatry. Kyle Childers/Hawk Jefferson is the author of the Hawkeye’s Hangout series on The Johnson Transcript and is the co-host of the Ruthless… Read More ›
Indie Flashback: Hailey Hatred Brawls with John Thorne in an I Quit Dog Collar Match
by Daniel Johnson Hailey Hatred vs. John Thorne At Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Hailey Hatred and John Thorne have had an on and off feud as lengthy as it has been aggressive. At least they did until a few years… Read More ›
Sam’s Adventures in Luchaland Tres
by Sam DiMascio For the fifth year in a row CMLL and NJPW has a series of joint events in Japan under the name NJPW/CMLL Fantasticamania. Personally, it is one of the most fun weeks on the wrestling calendar every year…. Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Someone Actually Wins a Competitive Match with an Abdominal Stretch
by Daniel Johnson Johnny Gilbert vs. “Judo” Jack Terry Usually I never like use a title to spoil a clip that I write about on The Johnson Transcript, but this is really is the remarkable selling point here. Just about… Read More ›
Indie Wrestling News Roundup 1/12/15
by Daniel Johnson *Syuri, 25, had her first successful defense of the CMLL World Women’s Championship on January 11. At a Universal Woman’s Pro Wrestling REINA (UWWR or REINA) show, Syuri defeated Shuu Shibutani, 35, in a match that went over… Read More ›
25 and Under: JJ DeVille Battles the Odds at ASWA
by Daniel Johnson JJ DeVille vs. Random Pain JJ DeVille was born in 1990 and has worked for promotions like Mid-Ohio Wrestling (MOW), Ohio Championship Wrestling (OCW) and some promotions affiliated with the NWA. He has kept a low profile… Read More ›
Indie Wrestling News Roundup 1/5/15
by Daniel Johnson *NJPW in collaboration with Global Force Wrestling (GFW) put out an international spectacle on January 4. The NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 show may not have been an indie show on the surface, but at its heart was… Read More ›
Wrestling Game StArcade: WWF Attitude
by Alex Knapp WWF Attitude Year: 1999 Systems: PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast Developer: Iguana Entertainment Publisher: Acclaim As the 1990s approached an end, the WWF was back in the saddle again. Rocked by the steroid trials of the early 1990s,… Read More ›