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• A Lean Sami Callihan

  By danielcarljohnson on January 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson Austin Aries vs. Sami Callihan Sami Callihan is an interesting and fairly recent success story on the independent scene. The guy used to be huge. By that I mean he didn’t used to have a large fan… Read More ›

• A Mike Awesome for a New Generation

  By danielcarljohnson on January 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TocgYfRJSnI Joe Doering vs. Masayuki Kono Here is one hot off the presses or at least it would be if the official YouTube channel of AJPW had presses. AJPW might get a lot of guff and I… Read More ›

• Women’s Wrestling and Allotted Time

  By danielcarljohnson on January 3, 2013 • ( 2 )

  by Daniel Johnson Gail Kim vs. Candice LaRae This match from Big Time Wrestling (BTW) isn’t particularly impressive. Despite being a decent indie with a good size crowd the commentators spend much of the match talking about a Bret Hart… Read More ›

• Beyond Wrestling: A Company That Cares

  By danielcarljohnson on January 2, 2013 • ( 1 )

  by Daniel Johnson Mark Angel vs. Julian Starr Aside from the great action in this bout featuring top ranked Beyond Wrestling competitor, Mark Angel something else stands out. No, it isn’t something Denver Colorado said, but something he probably typed…. Read More ›

• Is That Panda Dead Yet?

  By danielcarljohnson on January 1, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson El Hijo Del Bamboo vs. Izzie Deadyet El Hijo Del Bamboo comes out with much fanfare and gives out some hugs. After all who wouldn’t want to hug El Hijo Del Bamboo, especially when he comes out… Read More ›

• JT Dunn Interview

  By danielcarljohnson on December 31, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: “The Juice” JT Dunn is a wrestler who estimates to spend his time working for about 12 promotions regularly. He considers Premier Wrestling Federation-New England (PWF-NE) his home promotion and has made a splash at Beyond… Read More ›

• Davey Richards/This is Sparta

  By danielcarljohnson on December 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson Kyle Matthews vs. Davey Richards With the tight, one-camera setup that Platinum Championship Wrestling (PCW) used for this match it is tough to tell how many fans were in attendance. What is known is that they got… Read More ›

• When a Wristlock Isn’t Just a Wristlock

  By danielcarljohnson on December 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ByvDKvUzGI Aaron Epic vs. Maserati Rick I’ve written more than once about restholds dragging down the quality of a match such as one bout involving Savio Vega, King Kong and the bear hug that wouldn’t end. Yet,… Read More ›

• 6 Wrestlers TNA Should Sign/Re-sign…Just for Giggles

  By danielcarljohnson on December 28, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  by Daniel Johnson I’ve heard TNA called the “spiritual successor of WCW” and for a while I almost believed it. However, if you’ve been watching TNA television lately then you’ll know that TNA is far too financially responsible to be… Read More ›

• Too Cool Do Gangnam Style

  By danielcarljohnson on December 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  by Daniel Johnson Unless you’ve been living under a rock or have eaten a whole bunch of smaller rocks and are now dead then you must have heard of Psy’s smash hit “Gangnam Style” by now. Well, here is one… Read More ›