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• Old School Flashback: Yes, Randy Orton’s Grandfather Loved Restholds, Too

  By danielcarljohnson on December 25, 2014 • ( 1 )

  by Daniel Johnson Bob Orton vs. Billy Hickson About half of a century before Randy Orton, founder of The Randy Orton School of Restholds and master of the extended chinlock wrestled his first WWE match, his grandfather “Cowboy” Bob Orton, Sr. debuted in… Read More ›

• Cindy Sanders Interview

  By danielcarljohnson on December 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Cindy Sanders is a wrestler from Belarus who had the chance to tour with Japan’s World Woman Pro Wrestling Diana (Diana) for the first time this year. In her home country she is more commonly… Read More ›

• 25 and Under: The Crowd Cheers on Jessie Kaye at PCW in West Virginia

  By danielcarljohnson on December 24, 2014 • ( 5 )

  by Daniel Johnson Jessie Kaye vs. Kacee Carlisle Jessie Kaye is a 23 year-old who has wrestled all over the United States including working for Primal Conflict Wrestling (PCW), a small promotion based out of West Virginia. Kaye was trained… Read More ›

• 6 Tremendous Wrestlers Under 26 December 2014

  By danielcarljohnson on December 23, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson December 2014 was not a fun time to be a fan of mainstream American wrestling. Ring of Honor (ROH) put on a solid show with ROH Final Battle 2014 as did other smaller companies with their respective… Read More ›

• Indie Flashback: Andrew Palace Wrestles Jimmy Nutts at FSW Lord of the Ring 2013

  By danielcarljohnson on December 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson Andrew Palace vs. Jimmy Nutts In October 2013, Five Star Wrestling (FSW) based out of West Virginia was without a top guy holding the FSW Heavyweight Championship. The former champ, Stryder had vacated the title necessitating that… Read More ›

• Indie Wrestling News Roundup 12/22/14

  By danielcarljohnson on December 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson *Kaho Kobayashi, a joshi star who is just 22 years-old, had a competitive match with 13 year veteran Yumi Ohka on December 21 at Pro Wrestling WAVE. Timing in at just over 12 minutes the bout was the second… Read More ›

• 25 and Under: Syuri Hangs with the Best at WNC

  By danielcarljohnson on December 22, 2014 • ( 2 )

  by Daniel Johnson Syuri and Kyoko Kimura vs. Dump Matsumoto and Mima Shimoda Syuri is a 25 year-old joshi wrestler with over six years of experience. Despite having so much ring time at such a young age she was hanging… Read More ›

• Indie Flashback: John Hennigan Wrestles Petey Williams at FWE in 2013

  By danielcarljohnson on December 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson John Hennigan vs. Petey Williams Back in 2013 Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) held the FWE Openweight Grand Prix, a tournament spread out over two events featuring some top indie talent. The opening rounds were held at an… Read More ›

• Jurn Simmons Interview

  By danielcarljohnson on December 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Jurn Simmons is a 23 year-old wrestler from The Netherlands who has become a big player for Pro Wrestling Holland (PWH). Simmons currently holds the PWH Heavyweight Championship, having defeated veteran powerhouse wrestler Big Geert… Read More ›

• Indie Flashback: Kenny Steele Debuts at MPX

  By danielcarljohnson on December 20, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson Kenny Steele vs. Ben Wylde Kenny Steele debuted for  the Bedford, Texas based Metroplex Wrestling (MPX) on November 13, 2010 at MPX Consequences 2010. MPX had been running shows since only April of that year up to… Read More ›