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 ›
Wrestling Clips
A Mike Awesome for a New Generation
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 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 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 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 ›
Davey Richards/This is Sparta
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 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 ›
Too Cool Do Gangnam Style
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 ›
Stop! Hama Time
by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeBYI9W9Oas Masayuki Kono and Ryota Hama vs. Seiya Sanada and Manabu Soya The tag team of Kono and Hama reminds me of Owen Hart and Yokozuna if they were a less organized face duo. Whereas Hart and… Read More ›
Women on Commentary
by Daniel Johnson Angel Blue vs. Athena vs. Barbi Hayden vs. Su Yung Now that the big day has passed and the ham has been about picked clean we can get back into the normal swing of things. Okay, maybe… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 