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• A Loud Japanese Crowd

  By danielcarljohnson on April 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  One stereotype that some American wrestling fans have of wrestling in Japan is that Japanese crowds are always quiet and respectful. As hopefully some of the matches I have already written about show this is not always the case. While… Read More ›

• Wrestling with Hepatitis C

  By danielcarljohnson on April 22, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Yes, X-Pac is still wrestling. This match is over a year old, but it occurred long after X-Pac admitted that he had hepatitis C. While some may not blink an eye at this, others may be opposed to his continuing… Read More ›

• Was Konnan Ever Good in the Ring?

  By danielcarljohnson on April 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Just an observation, but I often come across this question whenever I read things about Konnan on the Internet. By comparison I have never seen the question, “remember when Konnan was good in the ring?” So, I thought I would… Read More ›

• Two Greats Battle

  By danielcarljohnson on April 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Mick Foley once bragged that for years, people referred to him as the American Onita. Given Foley’s rep that should tell you what you can expect from Atsushi Onita aka The Great Nita. With Nita’s hardcore background and the aura… Read More ›

• Nice and Sloppy Inter-Promotional Fight

  By danielcarljohnson on April 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Finally, I have gotten around to posting some stuff featuring CZW wrestlers. The nice part of this match comes from watching Danny Havoc, who is a pretty versatile wrestler, who can venture beyond just the hardcore stuff. DJ Hyde is… Read More ›

• The WWE Alternative That WWAsn’t

  By danielcarljohnson on April 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  If you were a fan of wrestling at the end of the Monday Night Wars you may remember that for a while it looked like the WWF (WWE) would have a monopoly in professional wrestling in the United States. Yeah,… Read More ›

• Best of the Super Juniors XIX is Coming

  By danielcarljohnson on April 17, 2012 • ( 1 )

  NJPW recently announced the entrants for the Best of Super Juniors XIX Tournament. Two wrestlers making the cut are Prince Devitt and KUSHIDA. Both guys have a shot at winning as Devitt actually won the 2010 edition of the tournament… Read More ›

• Hiram Tua and Noriega Need House Show Bookings

  By danielcarljohnson on April 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Before I get to anything, I just wanted to point out that this video is stretched so the wrestlers look a little bit like hobbits. Oh well, at least now you will get a good idea of what it would… Read More ›

• Pre-ECW Barbed Wire

  By danielcarljohnson on April 15, 2012 • ( 4 )

  A lot of newer fans (or at least as new as from the 1990s onward) may have had their first knowledge of barbed wire matches by watching the original ECW or perhaps for even newer fans by watching TNA. However,… Read More ›

• Before Brock Was Back…

  By danielcarljohnson on April 14, 2012 • ( 1 )

  He first had to go away (duh), but before he did he had one final match for Antonio Inoki’s IGF promotion taking on old rival Kurt Angle. Although the match was promoted as being for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Brock… Read More ›