by Daniel Johnson Dare Devil Devan vs. Archer Sterling Wrestling in Campbellsport, Wisconsin at the town’s July 4 fire department picnic may not be something a lot of kids aspire to when dreaming to be a pro wrestler. Yet, before… Read More ›
Month: January 2015
25 and Under: Serenity Now and Back then
by Daniel Johnson Serenity vs. ThunderKitty Serenity is a 23 year-old wrestler from Illinois who wrestled a fair amount from 2011 to 2013, but has since kind of vanished. In this 2012 bout from IWA: Midwest, Serenity wrestles ThunderKitty at… Read More ›
Sam’s Adventures in Luchaland Dos
by Sam DiMascio In my last piece I focused on an aspect of lucha libre that has drawn me in further in 2014, the young talent. For this edition, I would like to focus on something that attracted me from… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Politically Incorrect 1950’s Announcer Calls a Women’s Match
by Daniel Johnson Lorraine Johnson vs. Shirley Strimple At the Chicago International Amphitheatre in Fred Kohler’s NWA territory some of the best men of the day battled in wrestling matches that have been masterfully preserved by Chicago Film Archives through the… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 