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• Old School Flashback: Someone Actually Wins a Competitive Match with an Abdominal Stretch

  By danielcarljohnson on January 15, 2015 • ( 3 )

  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 danielcarljohnson on January 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  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 danielcarljohnson on January 12, 2015 • ( 1 )

  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 danielcarljohnson on January 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• 25 and Under: Dare Devil Devan Wrestles at a Picnic in Wisconsin

  By danielcarljohnson on January 5, 2015 • ( 2 )

  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 ›

• 25 and Under: Serenity Now and Back then

  By danielcarljohnson on January 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

  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 ›

• Old School Flashback: Politically Incorrect 1950’s Announcer Calls a Women’s Match

  By danielcarljohnson on January 1, 2015 • ( 1 )

  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 ›

• Joey Mayberry Interview

  By danielcarljohnson on December 31, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Joey Mayberry is a 24 year-old performer based in Florida who debuted for I Believe in Wrestling (Believe) just last year. Mayberry trained in the Team Vision Dojo and has worked with fellow independent wrestlers… Read More ›

• 25 and Under: Blake Andersen Challenges for the BWS Championship

  By danielcarljohnson on December 31, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson Blake Andersen vs. Eddie Dark Blake Andersen is a 20 year-old wrestler based out of Belgium who has been having some enthralling bouts for Belgian Wrestling School/Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation (BWS/BCWF). At BWS/BCWF, Andersen currently holds the… Read More ›

• The 5 Worst WWE Title Reigns of 2014

  By danielcarljohnson on December 30, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson WWE was all over the place with its title reigns this year in terms of quality. If a decade ago an oracle was to predict in 10 years that idiot from the WWE $1,000,000 Tough Enough would… Read More ›